Student Professional Development Conference

Howdy ASME Members!

The Student Professional Development Conference, better known as SPDC, is quickly approaching... and we want YOU to show off your Texas Aggie Engineering skills by taking part in this year's competitions!

For information on SPDC see the attaches flyer and read the descriptions below.

UNDERGRADUATES (This includes our awesome FRESHMEN :)! Show us what you got by participating in one of FOUR of the following competitions:

         1. Old Guard Oral Presentation*
         2. Old Guard Technical Poster* 
         3. Old Guard Technical Web Page Design*

*CA$H Prizes for the winners and a PAID one time membership upgrade for any student member who participates in these competitions!

         4. 2010 Student Design Competition- Earth Saver: Autonomous Material Sorter***
                
***Each year, several teams of up to four students compete at Student Professional Development Conferences in districts worldwide. Winners then proceed to finals at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE). This year, it's in Vancouver, British Columbia! Cash prizes and awards are presented to winners at both district and final competitions!!!

Visit http://districts.asme.org/spdc/OK/OKCompetitions.htm for competition information.

GRADUATE STUDENTS!

ASME has organized the Early Career Technical Conference (ECTC) as a forum for mechanical engineering graduate students and early career engineers to develop their technical credentials and to establish their professional identity. ECTC occurs in conjunction with SPDC.

You can take an active role by presenting your in-progress or near-completion research work. Participating will allow you to practice your presentation skills in front of students and other faculty, who will provide friendly and constructive criticism on how to improve your work. 

Practice makes perfect! Why not present in front of your fellow peers before presenting your work at national and international conferences?  

What separates YOU from the other candidates? ECTC will help you develop the skills that employers and engineering managers are looking for!

***BONUS: Also note that there will be a $100 honorarium for each author/presenter and a cash prize for the best paper in each session!!!

View attached file for conference information.  

Contact ME, Merlen de la Garza if you are interested in participating and with any other questions you may have!