Re: Stress Analysis Spreadsheet Software - Opinions

From: <Christopher>
Date: Sun Feb 19 2006 - 17:43:00 EST

On Feb 19, 2006, at 3:08 PM, Geoff Stone DD&D Australia wrote:

> Where will the next generation be without a vibrant body such as this
> in the future?

The operative word is 'vibrant.' The ASME hasn't been 'vibrant' for years. The governing board has been throwing around all sorts of management-speak buzz words for year, but the fact is that they haven't been attracting younger members or really doing all that much for the members they have.

I agree that professional (more accurately 'technical') societies are important things for any profession, but what's the good if they've lost their focus?
Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=SRjZAWTZpYS4zfRCn7Ivf4dAKqk8lHUYAC_s2ZA15wQlVU1bM2REjRLaYV47XAlVMoxqxgE0FRds9iw">chrisw@skypoint.com</a> | this distance" (last words of Gen.

.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania

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<a href="http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw/">http://www.skypoint.com/~chrisw/</a> Received on Sun Feb 19 17:43:00 2006