Sunday, May 13, 2007 at the Palais des Congrès in Montréal, Canada
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration: $50 (ASME member)/$75(Non-member)
Includes admission to the Monday Techincal Sessions, Monday Keynote Luncheon and Exhibition on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Online Registeration: Please follow the instructions on the first page of the registration. You will not see the Early Career Forum listed. However, before you "Continue Your Registration" select "Exposition Visitor 3-Day (Free)" then proceed.
The Global Landscape: Essential Strategies to Transform Your Career in the Gas Turbine Industry
The Early Career Forum will focus on how early-career gas turbine engineers are getting ahead and excel in a global industry. There will be two discussion sessions that will expose early career engineers to a diverse group of noteworthy engineers. Those that attend will have the opportunity to ask specific questions and learn specific strategies to fit their career goals.
9:00 AM
Welcome/Introduction
Program Moderators:
Karyn Ip Lun Shu, Engineering Intern, Pratt & Whitney Canada
Panagiota Tsifourdaris, Engineer, Pratt & Whitney Canada
9:05 AM – 10:35 AM
Discussion #1 Career paths in the gas turbine industry
Dr. D. R. Reddy, Chief of Propulsion Systems Division
NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC)
Tom Scarinci, General Manager of Energy Gas Turbines
Rolls-Royce
Erick Van Houtte, Director, HR and Skills Management
Dassault Systèmes Inc
This discussion will feature senior engineers that have taken different career paths in the industry. They will talk about their experiences including the decisions they have made, what they have learned and the challenges they have encountered.
10:35 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Discussion #2 Gas turbine industry – globally speaking
Bradford A. (Brad) Cowles, Sr. Discipline Fellow for Materials & Processes
Engineering, Pratt & Whitney
Dr. Hermann Scheugenpflug, Director, Technology Management
MTU Aero Engines, Germany
Senior-level engineers will explore careers on a global level and you will
- Find out where the industry is headed
- Learn how innovation happens on a global level
- Discover where to advance an engineering career in a global market
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
Introduction to Career Fair
12:30 - 1:30 PM Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Career Fair Opens
Featuring companies hiring engineers and other opportunities. Be sure to bring a plenty of resumes and be ready to network and learn about different opportunities available to engineers to enhance your career.
  
This program is being held in conjunction with the ASME 2007 Turbo Expo. | 
