ASME and Engineers Without Borders are teaming up to engineer a better world - and your student section can help.

ASME is now forming teams of engineering students (junior or senior standing minimum), professional engineers, and engineering faculty to be an integral part of the projects. Multidisciplinary teaming is encouraged.

To participate you must:

• Form an ASME team and enlist your Faculty Advisor to participate with you.
• Apply for a project from the list of approved projects, or write your own project. (Guidelines and projects are available on the web. Project approval takes at least 4 weeks.) Application deadlines are August 1 (for 2004 - early 2005) and December 1 (for projects considered during 2005).
• Use only appropriate and sustainable technology.
• Commit 6-12 months to finish and install the project.
• Supply your own travel funds, and arrange funding of materials.

Engineers Without Borders (EWB) envisions a world in which all people have access to adequate sanitation, safe drinking water, and the resources to meet their other self-identified engineering and economic development needs. Engineers have a central role in building a sustainable future and provide leadership in this direction. It's the learning adventure of a lifetime, an opportunity to become more aware of the social, economic, environmental, political, ethical, and cultural impacts of engineering projects.

Projects are underway in communities throughout the world, and since its inception, EWB has been building partnerships with organizations and corporations in a growing network dedicated to the support of these projects. Several projects still need to be assigned from the current list, and additional projects will be available on the EWB list by August.

All teams must apply through EWB, whether they select from listed projects or initiate and submit their own. Each team should work with the EWB office within its country, if available, anticipating some variations in program structure. For EWB-USA, example, chapter membership is preferred, but can be waived for EWeek-related projects. Contact your EWeek sponsor or EWB branch or chapter, for details.

For project information through various EWB-membership countries, visit Engineers Without Borders - International at http://www.ewb-international.org

To learn more about Engineers Without Borders-USA, including guidelines and projects under current consideration, visit http://www.ewb-usa.org