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Mechanical Engineering
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November 1, 1997
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GOING INTERNATIONAL
To the Editor: I was delighted that the Board of Governors (BOG) created ASME's new Region XIII at the 1997 Summer Annual Meeting (SAM).
When we crafted ASME's vision statement-"to be the premier organization for promoting the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering through the world"-at the 1993 BOG retreat in Newport, R.I., ASME took a significant step forward in its global journey.
Shortly thereafter, at the 1994 SAM, the BOG approved the addition of the word International to the ASME acronym and the pace towards globalization quickened: the first overseas presidential workshops with chapter chairs and correspondents in Europe and Asia, the creation of ...