What Does the New ASME Mean to Me March 4, 2006

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Whats New at ASMEResources for Student
SectionsASME Student Leadership SeminarFall
2008
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Outline

• Section Administration - Important ASME Websites
• Reaching Members - Electronic and Outreach Tools
• Student Activities at ASME
• Benefits of ASME Student Membership
• Key ASME Volunteers and Staff

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ASME.org Basics
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Section Administration Important ASME Websites

• Unit Leadership Resource Center
  volunteer.asme.org/unit
• Student Operations Manual (ML-1)
• Forms and Instructions
• Policies - conflict of interest, use of member
  data
• Volunteer E-Request Tool (VERT) request
  supplies, submit a calendar notice
• General Information (e.g. Newsletter templates)
• Linda Hall Library a collection of technical
  references
• Student Activities Calendar of Events on
  Undergraduate page of Student Center
• Knowledge and Community Website links to
  District, Student Section and Section Websites

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Knowledge and Community Website

• Access to
• Global Communities
• Technical Communities
• Affinity Communities
• Governance Documents
• Newsletters
• Web Sites

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District Student Section Websites

• http//districts.asme.org -- Access to
• All District Web Sites
• All Sections and Student Sections within each
  District
• Unit Leadership Resource Center
• Hotlink found in text box on the Knowledge and
  Community Sector Home Page
• To reach Student Section Websites from
  www.asme.org
• Drop down Communities Menu, select Sections, then
  Student Sections from the top bar OR hotlink on
  KC home page

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Reaching Members - Electronic and Outreach Tools

• On-line Student Section Roster
• Student Section E-mail Messaging
• Online Directories
• Volunteer Contact Center

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Online Student Section Roster Member Data

• Student section chair and SSA have access.
• Data can be used for
• Learning about changes in student section
  (address changes, new members)
• Demographics studies (where members live,
  technical divisions and technical interest)
• Phone banks and contact information
• To gain access, chair and SSA must sign a
  conflict of interest form and member data
  agreement.
• Instructions for use and forms on the Unit
  Leadership Resource Center

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Student Section E-mail Messaging Tool

• Available to section chair and SSA
• Messages sent to all student members with valid
  email addresses in ASME system
• Members can choose to unsubscribe
• Section chairs may have others send email
  messages by giving them their ASME membership
  number
• No attachments in your email message (Use
  Volunteer Contact Center for that).
• Instructions for use on the Unit Leadership
  Resource Center

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Online Directories

• Global Communities Directory
• Best way to find contact info for officers of
  districts, local sections and student sections
• Searchable see your handbook
• AC-10 Board of Governors, Sectors and
  Committees
• Membership Directory Search Function
• Directories are linked to the ASME database so
  they are always up-to-date
• Access through Members Only link on ASME.org.
  or at https//members.asme.org/myasme/login/myasme
  .cfm
• To access any directory you will need your ASME
  member number.

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Volunteer Contact Center

• A staff tool you can use to send messages to
  selected student section officers (e.g. chair,
  vice chair, etc.), SSAs or all student officers
  within a district.
• Messages can be sent at any time and can include
  attachments.
• Contact Jessica Albert (albertj_at_asme.org).

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Student Information Activities

• ASME Student Center events and resources for
  student leaders and members, links to Financial
  Aid, Contests (under Communities)
• Contests and Competitions Student Sections
  Competition, Human Powered Vehicle Competition,
  Student Design Contest, Old Guard Competitions -
  http//www.asme.org/Events/Contests/
• ASME Student Leadership Student District
  Operating Board, Student Sections Committee,
  Committee on Student Development
• International Petroleum Technology Institute
  (IPTI) Student Activities www.asme-ipti.org
  (click on students)
• ASME Periodicals

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ASME Student Membership Benefits

• ASME Student Benefits Web Page Membership ?
  Benefits ? Student Benefits
• E-Mentoring
• Lifetime E-mail Address
• Career Resources Development of Leadership
  Skills/Networking
• Subscriptions to ME Magazine, (except for free
  Freshman membership), Mechanical Advantage, and
  ASME NEWS, ASME E-Library
• Membership Card, Pin, and Certificate
• Technical Division Membership (1 division)
• Discounted rates on Short Courses and
  Publications
• Special Rates for Technical Division Conferences
  Other Society Meetings
• Financial Assistance Scholarships, Fellowships,
  Loans
• ASME-Sponsored Competitions and Awards
• ASME Online Membership Directory find other
  ASME members
• ASME Group Insurance Program
• Professional Benefits Discounts, including Car
  Rentals

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Key Volunteers
Student District Operating Board Chairs D
Kimmy Lyons Luke Clark Committee on Student
Development Chair Kalan Guiley
Global Communities VP Tom Libertiny District
Leader D - Bill Robbins Student Sections
Committee Chair Dr. Abel Hernandez
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Key ASME Staff

• Unit Support
• Jessica Albert Online Roster, Supplies, Section
  Reports
• Nicole Alston Officer Information Reports,
  Student Sections Competition
• Deidra Hackley Expense Reports
• District Liaisons (contracts, questions)
• Vince Dilworth District D
• Contests and Financial Aid
• Amira El-Ghobashy
• Student Conferences
• Marian Heller
• Awards
• Catherine Mervyn

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• Questions?

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Reaching out to Members - Exercise

• Work in groups of five or six
• Select an event you have planned for this coming
  year (e.g. technical speaker)
• GOAL increase the overall attendance and
  diversity of your audience
• Take 5 minutes to come up with 3 ways to use the
  demographic information from the Section Roster
  and the email tool in the planning and promotion
  of the event
• Take 5 minutes to discuss with everyone