Archive for the 'Press Releases' Category
Mar
11
ASA and AIA Sign Agreement to grow workforce, jobs, economy.
March 11, 2016 | Comments Off on ASA and AIA Sign Agreement to grow workforce, jobs, economy.
Aerospace States Association (ASA) and AIA signed agreement to grow high-paying jobs, increase economic development, and inspire America’s youth to join future aerospace workforce. In addition to helping inform aerospace state officials as well as better positioning them to wisely legislate/regulate/engage, collaboration benefits aerospace professional education/training; new technology development, testing, and incubation; as well as sponsorship and tax structure facilitation opportunities.
Mar
11
ASTM, ICC Host Middle East Delegation for training program.
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From April 3–14, ASTM International and International Code Council (ICC) will host officials from Gulf Cooperation Council Standardization Organization (GSO). Delegation, while visiting Pennsylvania, NYC, Chicago, and San Antonio, will vis…
Mar
11
NAM Reacts to EPA Announcement about methane regulations.
March 11, 2016 | Comments Off on NAM Reacts to EPA Announcement about methane regulations.
In his statement following Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement to regulate methane from existing oil and gas sources, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) VP of Energy and Resources Policy Ross Eisenberg urged the administration “to avoid issuing any unnecessary or duplicative regulations that would limit manufacturers’ access to critical energy resources.” Eisenberg cited reductions in GHG emissions and rises in economic value, jobs, and solutions development.
Mar
11
ANSI to hold Personnel Certification Accreditation Workshop.
March 11, 2016 | Comments Off on ANSI to hold Personnel Certification Accreditation Workshop.
ANSI invites all interested stakeholders to register for its 2-day Personnel Certification Accreditation Workshop—with multiple dates available in 2016. Workshop is designed to introduce stakeholders to the international standard ANSI/ISO/IEC 1…
Mar
11
Rocketry Competition propels students into STEM-based careers.
March 11, 2016 | Comments Off on Rocketry Competition propels students into STEM-based careers.
Nearly 5,000 students across USA are preparing for Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC); 789 teams of secondary school students will vie for 100 spots in TARC national finals, which will be held May 14 outside of Washington, DC. According to AIA President and CEO David F. Melcher, “skills students discover and build while participating in this program will propel them to pursue education and careers in STEM fields, specifically in the aerospace industry.”
Mar
11
Mary Lou Jepsen keynotes Light the Future speaker program.
March 11, 2016 | Comments Off on Mary Lou Jepsen keynotes Light the Future speaker program.
On March 23, members of the media are invited to join OSA for the second event in its Light the Future speaker series with special guest Mary Lou Jepsen, executive director of engineering at Facebook and head of display technologies at Oculus. One of…