Student Competitions
2007 Human Powered Vehicle Venezuelan Challenge
The 2007 HPVVC is an international event with one mission, to enhace the human powered vehicles design, projects and contests especially in the Latin American and Caribbean Sections.  Please click here for additional information.

2007 VI ANNUAL CONGRESS “TECHNOLOGY IN MOTION”
Caracas, Venezuela
The VI Annual Congress of Engineering is an opportunity for the continued advances of technology and engineering to be presented and recognized within the scientific society and ASME. 

Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) Competition
The point of the competition is the elegance and ingenuity of the design, including presentation, practicality and safety. All areas of engineering problem-solving are addressed - it's not as simple as it appears to design and build these vehicles. And the competition itself is great fun for the team.

Ingersoll Rand Competition
The purpose of the contest is to encourage engineering students to be total professionals by participating in events that expand on their academic pursuits.


2007 Design Problem: Human-Powered Potable Water Still
Teams are asked to build a small, prototype device to accomplish the task using limited motors and power sources.

ASME Scholarships Available for International Students!
International students are eligible for certain scholarships.

EMentoring
The EMentoring program is available to all ASME members with 5 years or less work experience in the engineering field all year round.
Participating in this program will give you the opportunity to interact with an experienced engineer in your chosen field. There are over 500 Mentors with expertise in Aerospace, Biomechanics, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Petroleum, Plant, Power, Waste Management, Pressure Vessels & Piping, Nuclear Engineering, Process Industries, Management, Engineering Sales & Marketing and more.

International Partnership Program
Encouraging international partnerships between institutions such as establishing a study abroad program, attracting international students for graduate study, establishing research collaborations, or a variety of other arrangements.

Mechanical Engineering Department Websites
Want to know more about Mechanical Engineering Departments in your region?

STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES
Each year ASME USB organizes in USB's campus an arbitrated engineering congress where more than 600 participants from all over the world gather to learn about the principal and latest achievements and tendencies of engineering.
SPDC ASME USB 2007 VENEZUELA
SPDC ASME USB 2007 ECUADOR

ARGENTINA
Universidad Tecnologica Nacional Alberto E. Giecco Tulsa Oilfield Equipment SRL Calle 18 Ex Murature 3740 Buenos Aires, Villa Lynch 1672 Argentina E-mail: agiecco@tulsaoil.com Ph: 541147535506 Fax: 541147546020 Student Section Chair:
BOLIVIA
Universidad Mayor De San Simon Julio Medina Pacheco 238 Quillacollo Cochabamba, Bolivia E-mail: juliogam@supernet.com.bo Ph: 5914263241 Student Section Chair: Rodrigo Corrales Arcienega E-mail: rodri_c_a@hotmail.com	Universidad Privada De Santa Cruz Claudia Tinoco Univ Privada de Santa Cruz Ave Paragua y 4to Anillo Santa Cruz, Bolivia E-mail: claudiatinoco@upsa.edu.bo Student Section Chair: Herman Stelzer Garret E-mail: herman_stelzer@hotmail.com
BRAZIL
Universidad De Sao Paulo Edson Gomes Escola Politec Dipto Engenhari Av Prof Mello Moraes 2231 Sao Paulo 5508900 Brazil E-mail: edsgomes@usp.br Ph: 55118185331 Fax: 55118131886 Student Section Chair: Andre Gouvinhas E-mail: gouvinhas@gmail.com
COLOMBIA
Universidad De Los Andes Rafael G. Beltran Professor Diagonal 109 NO 31-04 I-501 Bogota DC, Colombia E-mail: rbeltran@uniandes.edu.co Ph: 5712866205 Fax: 5713364929 Student Section Chair: Jonathan Carranza Vidal E-mail: j-carran@uniandes.edu.co	Universidad Nacional De Colombia Miguel A Baquero Depto Ingenieria Mecanica Ciudad Universitaria Bogota, Colombia E-mail: mabaqueroc@unal.edu.co Ph: 5713165586 Fax: 976426679 Student Section Chair: Karen Y. Velosa E-mail: karen_velosa@hotmail.com
Universidad Industrial De Santander Carlos Borras Pinilla University of Oklahoma 865 ASP Ave., Room 122 Norman, OK 73019-1029 Ph: 405 325-5030 Fax: 405 325-1088  E-mail: cborras@ou.edu	Universidad Del Norte Antonio Bula Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica Universidad del Norte Km. 5 Avenida a Pto Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia Email: abula@uninorte.edu.co Student Section Chair: Jorge Luis Giraldo Navarro E-mail: jgiraldo@uninorte.edu.co
ECUADOR
Escuela Politecnica Nacional Victor Hugy Guerrero, PH.D. Isabel La Catolica 202 y Veintimilla Esuela Politecnica Nacional Ed.de Ingenieria Mecanica Of. M310D Quito, Ecuador E-mail: guerrero@server.epn.edu.ec Student Section Chair: Pablo Castaneda Email: castanedap2@asme.org	Escuela Politecnica Del Ejercito Mina Natchova Email: natchovam@asme.org Student Section Chair: Jose Luis Cepeda Email: cepedaj2@asme.org
Escuela Superior Politecnica Del Litoral Jorge Duque Rivera Escuela Superior Politecnica Del Litoral FIMCP, Campus Gustavo Galindo M. 30.5 Via Perimetral PERIMETRAL GUAYAQUIL Student Section Chair: Luis Abarca Email: laabarca@espol.edu.ec
PANAMA
Universidad Tecnologica De Panama Victor Sanchez Promed S A 2292 NW 82nd Ave Hot Box 2236 Miami FL 33122-1509 E-mail: vsanchez@ciar.utp.ac.pa
PERU
Universidad Nacional De Ingenieria Ruben Gomez Sanchez Soto Email: istqaqc@terra.com.pe Student Section Chair: Ruth Gaspar Meza Email: de25ar@hotmail.com	Universidad Nacional De San Agustin Javier Oviedo Universidad Nacional de San Agustin DPTO ING MECANICA ELECTRICA AV. Independencia S/N Edificio Pedro Paulet Arequipa, Peru Email: joviedoc@unsa.edu.pe Student Section Chair: Ismael Barbero Email: urdayi2@asme.org
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Peru Miguel Alvarez Rojas Av. Universitaria Cuadra 18 S/N San Miguel Lima, Peru E-mail: malvare@pucp.edu.pe Ph: 5114602870 Student Section Chair: Mariangela Mateo Ramos Email: a19980426@pucp.edu.pe
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
University Of West Indies Dr. Winston G. Lewis St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Email: wlewis@eng.uwi.tt Student Section Chair: Kimberly Ramroop Email: kimberlyramroop@yahoo.com
VENEZUELA
Universidad Simon Bolivar Sergio E. Diaz DPTO De Mecanica Dept. Aptdo 89000 Caracas 1080-A, Venezuela E-mail: sdiaz@usb.ve  Ph: 582129064136 Fax: 58219064062 Luis Medina DPTO De Mecanica Dept. Aptdo 89000 Caracas 1080-A, Venezuela E-mail: lmedina@usb.ve Ph: 582129064136 Fax: 58219064136 Student Section Chair: Carlos Castro E-mail: castroc2@asme.org Website: http://www.asme.grupos.usb.ve/	Universidad Del Zulia Jose Luis Romero Universidad Del Zulia School of Mechanics Zulia, Venezuela E-mail: jlromero3@yahoo.com Student Section Chair: Cesar Flores E-mail: floresc3@asme.org
Universidad Nacional Experimental Del Tachira Francisco Caminos Email: fcaminos@latinmail.com Student Section Chair: Alberto Briceno Email: alberto.10000@gmail.com	Universidad De Carabobo Carlos Perez Silva Student Section Chair: Yamile Raffoul Email: raffoul4x4@hotmail.com
Universidad Nacional Experimental de las Fuerzas Armadas Roque Altuna Email: Roquealtuna@yahoo.es Student Section Chair:  Carelia Mejias Email: princesacarelia@hotmail.com