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Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Developing a Durable Product ... 5
Increasing pressure to develop and deliver reliable products are necessitating more intelligent testing, coupled with computer aided engineering procedures, into a coherent durability engineering process. A durability engineer's challenge is not just the accurate assessment of life ­ it must also establish where, when and for what reason fatigue failures will occur.

AE50 Awards
Winners of the 2002 AE50 competition are published in this special section. Photos and descriptions of each product are listed and can be found following page 8.

Guide to Consultants
An annual listing of professional engineers and engineering firms. Pull out and save your 2002 Guide to Consultants, inserted in the center of the magazine.

INSIDE ASAE

Get-A-Member and Get a Chance to Attend the 2003 ASAE Annual Meeting for Free ... 9
Want to attend the 2003 ASAE Annual International Meeting in Las Vegas, July 20­23, 2003 for free? How would you also like three nights free lodging while you are there? Participate in ASAE's Member-Get-A-Member Recruitment Program and you may do just that.

ASAE-CIGR Annual Meeting Events ... 10
Five Things Essential to Advancing Your Career, ASAE-CIGR Meeting Updates Online, Course on Feedstock Engineering to be Held at Annual Meeting

Professional Development ... 11
ATOE Conference, Crop Harvesting and Processing Conference Accepting Papers for 2003 Meeting, Actual Tasks on Agricultural Engineering Symposium

Foundation ... 12
Consider Giving to the ASAE Foundation

Sections ... 12
Minnesota Section

CIGR E-journal now onCD-ROM ... 12

A Special Anniversary Salute to our Long-Time ASAE Members! ... 13

In Memoriam ... 14
Robert W. Bottcher, Bryon T. Aasland, William O. Ree, John C. Nye, Gerald S. Birth

Member News ... 15
Roger C. Brook, Edmond P. Harty, James H. Dooley, Zachary A. Cook

Welcome New Members ... 15

Departments

Events Calendar ... 2nd cover

Advertisers Index ... 2nd cover

Update ... 3

Personnel Service ... 16

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