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Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Features

Power Threshers
Combines have become the norm for farmers in the United States and other developed countries. However, some areas of the world still face barriers to automating their harvests.

Functional Fabrics
Nonwoven materials are finding their niche in agriculture for building structures, crop protection and other applications.

A Climate of Change
The debate over global warming and greenhouse gases continues as governments throughout the world work together to develop solutions.

Dealing with Death
Traditional disposal methods for dead livestock could soon give way to more cost-effective reuse of the animals, researchers say.

Last Word (reader opinion) ­ Leadership
A consulting engineer discusses the importance of all engineers becoming involved in community, state and national policy and decision making.

Inside ASAE

Transitioning to ASAE's New Structure
Following the membership's resounding "yes" vote to proposed constitutional changes, Society leadership has implemented the transition plan developed by the former Board of Directors. Here, ASAE President Robert Fridley explains how that transition plan is easing the Society's leadership into the new structure, and graphically depicts that structure with an organization chart.

ASAE's New Organizational Structure
Use this chart to determine how your elected leaders will be serving ASAE in the coming year.

The $13 Challenge

Free Database of Employers

1997 Annual Meeting Papers on CD-ROM

Environmental Quality Group Listserv Created

Another ASAE Foundation & International Success Story
Thanks to the efforts of ASAE member William Chancellor and the ASAE Foundation, arrangements have been made to ship collections of publications to 11 countries.

Preprofessionals
National Preprofessionals Council President Russell Persyn writes that at ASAE's 1997 Annual International Meeting, "The Great Society" became even better. Also, "Quarter Scale Tractor Pull to Begin in 1998!"

Professional Development
AETC '98 is shaping up to be a real winner.

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