Maintenance Professional Training Series Benefits of Professional Society Affiliation

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Maintenance Professional Training Series
Benefits of Professional Society Affiliation
American Society of Naval Engineers Tidewater
Section

• October 2006

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ASNE Mission

• Purpose
• Advance the knowledge and practice of naval
  engineering in public and private applications
  and operations
• Enhance the professionalism and well-being of
  members, and
• Promote naval engineering as a career field.
• Functions
• Provide a multidisciplinary forum for the
  exchange of scientific, technical and operational
  knowledge,
• Hold technical meetings at national and local
  levels,
• Publish a journal of naval engineering and other
  publications,
• Promote the exchange of information with industry
  and the government and among engineers,
  engineering groups societies
• Enhancing professional development of engineers,
• Honor outstanding contributors and make awards
  for significant achievements in the field of
  naval engineering,
• Promote membership growth for the society

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ASNE American Society of Naval Engineers
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ASNE Membership

• Member - Any person actively engaged in, or
  retired from, the practice of Naval Engineering
  or teaching within one of the broad aspects of
  Naval Engineering including active or retired
  members of the uniformed services (regular and
  reserve), civilian employees of the uniformed
  services or other appropriate government entities
  as well as employees of publicly or privately
  owned commercial enterprises or public or private
  academic or not-for-profit institutions.
• Associate Member - Any person who is not eligible
  as a Member but is especially interested in naval
  engineering.
• Student Member- A full time student in a
  curriculum related to Naval Engineering for a
  bachelors or higher degree, until the end of the
  calendar year in which graduated or separated
  from the school.
• Honorary Member - High level government officials
  responsible for naval engineering, by invitation
  for the duration of their tenure.

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Cooperative Programs

• Joint sponsorship with government organizations
• Navy
• Marine Corps
• Coast Guard
• Joint sponsorship with other professional
  associations
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  (SNAME)
• International Council on Systems Engineering
  (INCOSE)
• Human Factors and Ergonomic Society (HFES)
• International Test and Evaluation Association
  (ITEA)
• Surface Navy Association (SNA)
• Association of Scientists and Engineers (ASE)
• U.S. Naval Institute (USNI)
• National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
• International Society for Logistics (SOLE)

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Tidewater Section, Brief History

• Tidewater Section founded 1970
• AMSEC founder Carl M. Albero
• Charter member of the Section as a USN LCDR
• Chairman for the 1st Fleet Maintenance Symposium
  in 1978
• Current membership 500 people
• Section of the Year honors 16 times
  reflecting
• ACTIVE membership
• ROBUST program offering to its members
• DIVERSE contribution to the Naval Engineering
  communi

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Tidewater Section Activities

• Monthly Dinner Meetings w/ Guest Speakers
• Periodic Ship-Plant-Facility Tours
• Fleet Maintenance Symposium (Sept 2007)
• Student Section Support at ODU VT
• College and post-graduate Scholarships
• Mentoring Tutoring 7th 8th Grade Math
• Educational Community Outreach Programs
• Quick Dirty Boatbuilding Competition
• Support Science Fairs

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Teamwork Family Fun
Boatbuilding Competition
Prominent Guest Speakers
Industry Tours
Networking Opportunities
Mega Yacht Facility
BB-64 USS Wisconsin
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Benefits.. of ACTIVE Professional Society
Affiliation

• Professional career development
• Unparalleled network opportunities
• Stay Informed
• Perspective of government and industry leaders
• Listen Learn from those setting policy
• Insight to new business opportunities
• Situational awareness
• Exposure to your ideas
• Publication of technical papers
• Presentation at symposia
• Contribute to the future of your profession

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