Meetings & Conferences
Virtual Symposia: Sustainability – Case Studies for Industry
March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12
5 Virtual Seminars on implementation of sustainable engineering practices for your company
Sponsored by ASME and AIChE
Case studies by leading experts in sustainable engineering, delivered to your desktop or company training facility.This series of virtual symposia is designed for engineers, designers, technical personnel, engineering managers and executives grappling with the implementation of sustainable engineering in their companies.
Dates and Registration Information
All sessions run from 1-2:30pm Eastern Time. Register for each session by clicking below:
March 15, 2007 Shaping Your Sustainability Strategy and Moving to Action
March 22, 2007 Tools for Measuring Sustainability Performance
http://catalog.asme.org/Education/Webinar/TOOLS_MEASURING.cfm
March 29, 2007 Sustainability Tools: Applying Life Cycle Assessment
http://catalog.asme.org/Education/Webinar/SUSTAINABILITY_TOOLS_APPLYING.cfm
April 5, 2007 The Business Case for a Sustainable Enterprise
http://catalog.asme.org/Education/Webinar/BUSINESS_CASE_SUSTAINABLE.cfm
April 12, 2007 Designing to Meet Sustainability Objectives
http://catalog.asme.org/Education/Webinar/DESIGNING_MEET_SUSTAINABILITY.cfm
Who should attend?
Technical personnel purchasing or using resources
Designers planning the design of new products
Engineers with oversight for budget, resources and personnel
Managers responsible for return on investment
Executives responsible for strategic direction
What is sustainable Engineering?
Sustainability is a path of continuous imporvement, wherein the products and services required by society are delivered with progressively less megative impact upon the Earth (defined by AIChE Grassroots project, 2004).
Why should my company care?
There is growing global recognition that sustainability is increasingly important. Industry and policy makers have to face these issues in order to make the best use of resources. A variety of organizations have been addressing this issue for some time. The beauty of sustainability development is that it offers a win-win situation, since implementing sustainable practices also improves your company’s bottom line by saving energy and reducing materials and waste.
Learn from companies dealing with the issues on how sustainable engineering affects your organization, its resources, its return on investment, and its outlook for the future.
What’s in it for me?
Engineers are ethically responsible for good design of systems and parts. Engineers are also responsible for having an option as to whether their design adequately meets some standard. As stewards of society they need to have really good handle on issues like climate change and water. Sometimes they don’t weigh in on it because it becomes politicized. If you read weekly magazines, you cannot pick up an issue without an article on water, global warming or climate models.
You will get practical information from professionals for implementing these ideas, processes and practices in your company.
Benefits
Convenient – Learn right from your office and save travel time
Fast – Just 90 minutes, just in time, just right and doesn’t take time away from your job
Practical – Case studies from companies (mention names of companies) grappling with the same issues that you face
Interactive – Ask questions of the experts, practicing professionals
Cost Effective – Site licenses allow you to have a group of participants from your company in one room for one fee
Community of Practice – Continue the dialogue with like minded folks after each webinar by logging in to our community of practice for an ongoing discussion
Additional information, or for special group pricing; contact
infocentral@asme.org
Phone: 1-800-843-2763
or 1-973-882-1170
or darls@aiche.org