Register Now for IMECE 2016 in Phoenix

Register Now for IMECE 2016 in Phoenix Register Now for IMECE 2016 in Phoenix Register Now for IMECE 2016 in Phoenix Aug. 5, 2016 Registration is now open for the worlds largest interdisciplinary mechanical engineering conference, the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), which will be held this November in Phoenix, Ariz. Attendees who sign up for the conference by Aug. 8 will receive a discount of up to $100 on the cost of registration.Each year, IMECE provides engineers with a unique opportunity to develop professionally and learn about the latest advances in mechanical engineering. This years conference, which will take place from Nov. 11 to 17 at the Phoenix Convention Center, is expected to draw more than 4,000 attendees from a variety of industry sectors, including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, advanced energy, fluids engineering, heat transfer, design engineering, materials, energy production, conservation and rec overy, applied mechanics, power, rail transportation, nanotechnology, bioengineering and environmental engineering.The IMECE 2016 program will feature presentations from a host of thought leaders from the engineering profession, including David Sandalow, the Inaugural Fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, who will present the Opening Keynote on Nov. 14, and Ilan Gur, founding director of Cyclotron Road, and Jim Holland, vice president for Ford Motor Co.s Vehicle Component and System Engineering department, who have been selected as the speakers for two of the meetings Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions. David Sandalow, the Inaugural Fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy, will present the Opening Keynote at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition on Nov. 14. In addition, David A. Howell, senior vice president for Westinghouse Electric Co.s Operating Plants Business, has been confirm ed to appear at IMECE 2016 as one of the conferences Invited Industry Presentations. The Invited Industry Presentation program was launched at IMECE two years ago to encourage more engineers from industry to attend and participate in the conference.Other highlights of IMECE 2016 will include the Student plan Competition, the Presidents Luncheon, the Old Guard Oral Competition, the Undergraduate Student Expo, the Members and Students Luncheon, the NSF Student Competition, the FutureMe Mini-Talks program, and the Micro-Nano Forum and Career Workshop for early career engineers. This year, another IMECE special event, the Honors Assembly, will move up a day on the schedule from its traditional spot on Monday. The multi-media awards ceremony, which showcases the work and contributions of some of the professions leading innovators and educators, will be held on Sunday, Nov. 13 from 700 p.m. to 800 p.m. ASME members and conference presenters can register for IMECE through Aug. 8 for the discount price of $740 - a savings of $100 off the standard registration price. Discounts are also available through Aug. 8 for ASME student members and non-member registrants.To learn more about IMECE 2016, or to register, visit www.asme.org/events/imece. To view the conferences schedule of events, visit www.asme.org/events/imece/program/schedule-at-a-glance. To access videos and podcasts of highlights from past conferences, visit www.asme.org/events/imece/about/past-imece-highlights.