2013 Sporting Clay Fundraiser

6th Annual Birmingham ASME William B.Sanford Scholarship Sporting Clays Fundraiser

Our 2013 ASME William B. Sanford Memorial Scholarship fundraiser is coming up on Friday, May 10th. Sign up for a team and help us give 2 deserving engineering students scholarships. All corporate sponsors will have their company logo displayed on all promotional materials, event shirts, and the event banner. Join us for your chance to win tournament prizes including a guided dove shoot at Selwood Farms.

Contact us for more details or see the event flier.

Birmingham ASME

Professional Development Seminar

The Birmingham Chapter of ASME is hosting another professional development seminar.  Professor Robert L. Norton is visiting Birmingham this week to serve as a guest lecturer at UAB and to also conduct this professional seminar.  At the bottom of this message is further information concerning the seminar and Prof. Norton's Biography. The date and time for the events are as follows:

Lecture for Kinematics & Dynamics: 2:30-3:20 Friday, 11/30/2012

Professional Seminar for Industry and Academia "Controlling Vibration in Automated Assembly Machinery", 3:30-5:30 Friday, 11/30/2012

We would like to invite all members from the Birmingham Chapter and student chapters to join us for the professional seminar.  We will be offering PDH credits for attendees.  Please feel free to call if you have any questions.

Please register on our eVite to ensure we know you are coming and have enough room for you to attend:  http://new.evite.com/l/ZB5QZWZLOM

Thank you,

Birmingham Section of ASME
Email: birmingham.asme@gmail.com
Call: 205-578-ASME (2763)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASME.Birmingham
Twitter: @Bham_ASME


http://sections.asme.org/birmingham/controlling_abstract.pdf
http://sections.asme.org/birmingham/Norton_biography.pdf

2012-2013 Kickoff

One week from today, we will have our first ASME Event of the 2012-2013 ASME year at the J. Clyde. This event will be an informal networking event; so please come join us after work to network and get to know your fellow ASME members in the Birmingham area.

Sign up Here

Have a suggestion for another networking event, a tour, or meeting location? Please send us a suggestion. We welcome your input.

Networking Event

Birmingham ASME Networking Event Tuesday, March 27th at 5:30PM

Please join Birmingham ASME during our monthly Networking event at Good People Brewery and hosted by AEROTEK. There will be finger food for all ASME participants. Please Register on Evite by 3/27 at noon to ensure there is enough. Hope to see you there.

Birmingham ASME and AEROTEK

Skeet Shoot Networking Event

Birmingham ASME
Skeet Shoot Networking Event

Tuesday February 28th at 5:30PM

Please join Birmingham ASME as we kick-off our annual William B. Sanford Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser with a Networking event at the J. Clyde.

There will be finger foods and 1/2 price draft beers for all ASME participants. Please register on Evite by 2/28 at noon to ensure you get these exclusive benefits!

Hope to see you there!

Birmingham ASME

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Sporting Clays Fundraiser

5th Annual Birmingham ASME William B.Sanford Scholarship Sporting Clays Fundraiser

This years event will be held at Selwood Farms in Alpine, AL Friday, April 15th, 2011. Come and sponsor a team to show your support for the scholarship fund, you, as an individual, or your company may sponsor a team. Each year, this event makes it possible for this ASME Section to provide scholarships to outstanding local mechanical engineering students.

Please do your part to help this very worthwhile cause!

4 Person Teams

100 Round Sporting Clays Each

Golf Cart

Lunch for all Team Members

Eligibility for Tournament Prizes

*Three Sponsorship Levels available for Corporate Teams

Promotion of Sponsors with Banner to be Displayed at Selwood

Morning and Afternoon Rounds Available - 15 Teams Available for Each

NSCA Rules Apply

*Pricing TBD for Teams and Sponsorship Levels

More information to come soon

2011 Blazer BEST – BUGS

The UAB’s Blazer BEST Hub anticipates hosting over 650 students at their local competition this fall. We won't tell you this year's theme, unless you really bug us! Here are the dates to know:

September 25 - Mall Day (Riverchase Galleria)
October 8 - Game Day (Bartow Arena)


Please click here for Volunteer Sign-up Form

BEST Robotics is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to engage, excite, and inspire middle and high school students! Our goal is to help encourage them to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics‐related careers through participation in a competitive robotics competition. BEST is a grassroots effort that began in 1993 with only 14 schools. Today, there are almost 60 BEST Hubs across the United States including the Blazer BEST Hub at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) that was formed in 2008. BEST is the second largest educational robotics program in the country!

How does BEST work? Using only the materials in the provided kits, student teams have six weeks to design, develop, and test a robot that can outperform their competitors. Typically the competition begins with a kickoff event and concludes with a head-to-head competition. During this time, students experience challenges and breakthroughs. To help coach the students through the process, technical and engineering mentors from local companies and organizations are enlisted. Through their participation in the program and the competition, students have an opportunity to develop their problem-solving and decision-making skills, work as a team, and practice time management. Perhaps most importantly, students increase their confidence and competence through self‐directed learning and abstract thinking. One out of two students surveyed stated that their experience in BEST has influenced their career plans after high school.

FREE for all! Arguably one of the most attractive aspects of the BEST competition is that ANY school can join and there is NO FEE for students or schools to participate in the program. Additionally all equipment and materials for the robotic division of the competition are provided to the school at no cost. This has allowed the Blazer BEST Hub to reach out to schools that otherwise would not be able to participate in such an activity due to lack of funding – particularly those located in low-income neighborhoods in the greater Birmingham area.

Sponsors Needed! Since there is no fee for students or schools to participate, the UAB School of Engineering is seeking almost $28,000 in sponsorships to cover the costs associated with the various aspects of hosting the competition. Sponsorship funds are tax deductible and 100% of the funds raised through the sponsorships will be used at the event to benefit schools in the Greater Birmingham area.

Here is a list of schools already registered:
Alabama School of Fine Arts
The Altamont School Upper Level
The Altamont School Lower Level
Berry Middle School
Briarwood Christian Team 1
Briarwood Christian Team 2
Bumpus Middle School
Bush Middle School
Carver High School
Duran Junior High School
Homewood High School
Homewood Middle School
Hoover High School
Isabella High School

J.H. Phillips Academy
Jackson-Olin High School
Oak Mountain High School
Parker High School
Prince of Peace Catholic Middle School
Shades Valley Technical Academy
Simmons Middle School
Spain Park High School
Woodlawn High School

Opportunities to Learn about Alternative Fuels

We are excited to announce to you two special opportunities in the Birmingham area this month. They are both hosted by the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition and focus on alternative energy sources. These two events are both FREE of charge.

The first is on October 15th at Lawson State University titled Odyssey Day:

Photo courtesy of Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition

National Odyssey Day is a nationwide, biennial event with the mission of educating the public about alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and the important role these vehicles play in providing solutions to our nation's growing energy security and environmental issues.

Come join us for a full day dedicated to providing clear, concise information about alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles. Enjoy viewing, and driving, many of the alternative fuel vehicles that will be on display.

To help Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition plan food and materials, please register by clicking HERE to go to the registration page. When you register you will receive directions and other important information to help you make the most of this Odyssey!

The second opportunity is a Forum on Energy Policy on October 18th at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa with T. Boone Pickes as the keynote speaker. Pickens will be discussing the national and economic security risks of our addiction to foreign oil, and his Pickens Plan for U.S. energy independence. The meeting will be held at "The Zone-Bryant Denny Stadium" which is located in the North End-Zone & University Blvd. This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 and the event begins promptly at 6:00.

Photo courtesy of PickensPlan.com

Please use the links provided to learn more about these events. We hope you have the chance to attend one or both of these events. Please take this opportunity to expand your knowledge of energy in this time when energy policy and direction are ever changing.

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Birmingham ASME Officers

Skeet Shoot Scholarship Fundraiser

The 3rd Annual William B. Sanford Scholarship Skeet Shoot is coming up. I hope that you will consider taking part in this event, to be held June 4th at Selwood Farms (706 Selwood Road Alpine, AL 35014-5431). One of ASME's overarching goals for its member sections is workforce development. Our scholarship fund provides the ability for students to further develop their skills so they can enter the workforce more prepared and better equipped to meet the challenges of our industries. Please let me know if you have any questions. Click here to access a pdf of the flier.

Michelin Tire Retread Plant Tour - RESCHEDULED!

The Michelin Tour that was scheduled in October has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 4th at 10:00 AM. There are still spaces available for those of you who are interested. Please email coleyb 2 at asme dot org if you want to attend. There are still a limited number of spaces available, and they will be filled at a first-come first-served basis. Directions will be sent to those who sign-up.

Hope to see you there!