2nd Annual ASME HM Capitol Mechanical Engineering & Energy Symposium at ESPlaza

Albany, NY, September 09, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Symposium's focus is to promote the Mechanical Engineering Profession while providing opportunities for continuing education and professional development. The purpose of this event is to raise public awareness of engineers' positive contributions to the quality of life, promote the importance of a technical education including a high-level of math, science and technology literacy among both ASME membership and local citizenry, and to motivate youth to pursue engineering and related careers to provide a diverse and vigorous engineering workforce.

Proceeds from the Symposium will help build ASME Hudson Mohawk Section's Annual Scholarship Fund, for RPI, Union College, HVCC and local high school ME-track students, with their group's goal of making our JP Morgan-Chase "Custodial" fund self-sustaining / "perpetual."

Featuring a Panel Discussion with Congressman Paul Tonko, New York's 20th Congressional District: "How to encourage more K-12 children and young adults to pursue careers in 'STEAM' (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) -related ENERGY careers." Panelists include: Jim Smiley, Lawrence Kelley, Glenn Saunders, and others TBA . . .

Keynote: Jim Smiley, NY Capital Region Atomic Safety Expert: "The Possible Future for New York's Indian Point Facility and Extremely-Safe 'Next-Gen' Small, Modular Nuclear Reactors."

Mary Burke, Manager of Special Projects - NYSERDA & NY STEAM Leadership Team/Champions Board; NY STEAM Girls Collaborative
Glenn Saunders, ASME Pre-College Chair & RPI Student Advisor
Professor Haralabos "Harry" Efstathiadis, SUNY Albany; "Solar Energy Fuels Electric Cars in the Empire State"; An electric car will be on display.
Lawrence Kelley, Mechanical Engineer, Sustainable Energy Expert, Chairman, ASME Hudson-Mohawk Section

For more information, registration, sponsorship, booths, parking details, directions: http://capitolmeandenergysymposium.brownpapertickets.com/
Lawrence Kelley (ASME Hudson-Mohawk Section Chair) 518-812-1268 • KelleyLB@ASME.org.