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2028 Vision for
Mechanical Engineering
A report of the Global Summit on the
Future of Mechanical Engineering

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2028 VISION FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
A report of the Global Summit on the Future of Mechanical Engineering

July 2008

This report was prepared for the ASME Strategic Issues Committee of the Strategic Management Sector by the Institute for Alternative Futures

© 2008, ASME, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA (www.asme.org)

All Rights Reserved.

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WORK HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS FROM SOURCES
BELIEVED TO BE RELIABLE. HOWEVER, NEITHER ASME NOR ITS AUTHORS OR EDITORS GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF
ANY INFORMATION PUBLISHED IN THIS WORK. NEITHER ASME NOR ITS AUTHORS AND EDITORS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS,
OMISSIONS, OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION. THE WORK IS PUBLISHED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT
ASME AND ITS AUTHORS AND EDITORS ARE SUPPLYING INFORMATION BUT ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO RENDER ENGINEERING OR OTHER
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IF SUCH ENGINEERING OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUIRED, THE ASSISTANCE OF AN APPROPRIATE
PROFESSIONAL SHOULD BE SOUGHT.

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FOREWORD
By Sam Y. Zamrik, Ph.D.
ASME President 2007-2008
We look forward with great expectation to how the global mechanical engineering community will rally around the challenges and goals identified at the Global Summit on the Future of Mechanical Engineering 2028. Our distinguished speakers and guests from 19 countries became a “think tank” that will help our profession create a roadmap to assist us in fulfilling the vision of our profession over the next 20 years.
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