IMECE 2016 to Host a Variety of Special Events

Nov. 4, 2016

The ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE 2016) in Phoenix, Ariz., the world’s largest interdisciplinary mechanical engineering conference, begins in just one week. The conference, which will be held from Nov. 11 to 17 at the Phoenix Convention Center, will feature more than 450 technical sessions, more than 20 technical tracks, and a number of prominent speakers representing the full scope of the engineering profession.

One of the many special events scheduled to take place during IMECE 2016 is the Keynote Event on Monday, Nov. 14, which will be presented by David Sandalow, the Inaugural Fellow at the Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy. This special keynote session, titled “How Technological Advances Are Altering Companies Engineering-Skill Set Needs,” will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at North Ballroom C and D of the convention center. A free continental breakfast will be served to all attendees prior to the keynote from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

David Sandalow

IMECE 2016 will also feature three Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions. Jeffrey B. Lowinger, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Industrial Eaton Corp., will speak at the first of these sessions, “How Technological Advances Are Altering Companies Engineering-Skill Set Needs,” on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from Nov. 15 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in North Ballroom C and D. Jim Holland, vice president for vehicle component and system engineering at Ford Motor Co., will present the second Conference-Wide Plenary Session, “Facing the Mobility Challenge,” the following day from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in North Ballroom C and D. The third session, to be held Nov. 17 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in North Ballroom C and D, will feature Ilan Gur, founding director of Cyclotron Road., a new public-private innovation platform for breakthrough energy technologies.

One highlight of IMECE this year is sure to be the Invited Industry Presentations program, which will consist of talks from executives representing Westinghouse Electric Co., GE Healthcare and Raytheon Co. David Howell, senior vice president of Westinghouse’s Operating Plants Business, will give the program’s first Invited Industry Presentation on Monday, Nov. 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in Room 125A of the convention center. Jeff Geersten, transducer design manager at GE Healthcare, will deliver the second of the program’s presentations the following day, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Room 125A of the convention center. The final Invited Industry Talk, to take place Nov. 16 at the same time and place, will feature Steven Unikewicz, senior licensing engineer at NuScale Power and member of the ASME Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards.

(Left to right) Jeffrey B. Lowinger, Jim Holland and Ilan Gur will speak at the Conference-Wide Plenary Sessions at IMECE 2016.

Another event you shouldn’t miss at this year’s IMECE will be the Honors Assembly, the annual multi-media celebration recognizing the achievements and contributions of a select group of engineering leaders. This year’s Honors Assembly, to be held Sunday, Nov. 13 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in North Ballroom C and D, will pay tribute to the career accomplishments of nine engineering innovators: Cristina H. Amon, James J. Duderstadt, Ashwani K. Gupta, Bernard E. Hrubala, Evangelos T. Laskaris, Shiv G. Kapoor, J.N. Reddy, Helen Louise Reed and Lijie Grace Zhang.

David Howell (left) and Steven Unikewicz will be two of the speakers presenting Invited Industry Talks at IMECE this year.

Those are just a few of the many special activities planned for IMECE 2016. Some of the conference’s other highlights, which will take place at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix as well as the Phoenix Convention Center, will include:

• Old Guard Oral Competition Finals, Nov. 12, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Camelback A and B, Sheraton Grand Phoenix;

• ECLIPSE Alumni Reception, Nov. 12, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Room 128B; Phoenix Convention Center;

• ASME Student Design Competition Finals, Award Ceremony and Reception, Nov. 13, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., North Ballroom B, Phoenix Convention Center;

• Members and Students Luncheon, Nov. 13, noon to 1:30 p.m., Room 124 A and B, Phoenix Convention Center, $60 per ticket for members and non-members, $30 for students;

• First-Time Attendee Orientation, Nov. 13, 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Room 124 A and B, Phoenix Convention Center;

• Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Opening Reception, Nov. 13, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Exhibit Hall C and D, Phoenix Convention Center;

• President’s Luncheon, Nov. 14, noon to 1:30 p.m., Room 124 A and B, Phoenix Convention Center, $60 per ticket;

• FutureME Mini-Talks Program and Social Meetup, Nov. 14, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Room 120A, Phoenix Convention Center;

• Symposium for New and Prospective Faculty: “Tips for Faculty Job Search, Promotion and Tenure,” Nov. 15, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Deer Valley, Sheraton Grand Phoenix;

• Society-Wide Micro and Nanotechnology Forum and the NSF Poster Competition, Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Exhibit Hall, Phoenix Convention Center;

• Career Workshop: “Finding Your Dream Job Online — and Getting It Offline,” Nov. 15, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Exhibit Hall Stage, Phoenix Convention Center;

• Women in Engineering Reception, Nov. 15, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Oculus, Sheraton Grand Phoenix; and

• The IMECE Volunteer and Student Recognition Reception, Nov. 16, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Paradise Valley, Sheraton Grand Phoenix.

For more information on the ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition or to view the conference’s entire schedule of events, visit go.asme.org/IMECE.