ASME Student Led Design Conference (SLDC) is a yearly event organized by ASME India at the zonal level. ASME SLDC 2015 was a tremendous success and received overwhelming participation in various zones last year.

ASME SLDC 2016 will be a wonderful and enriching experience for the host student section. We seek your support in making this edition of ASME SLDC a huge success. Institute representatives from every Zone of ASME India interested in hosting SLDC 2016 are requested to fill the following Google form for registration.

http://goo.gl/forms/i2fEhSsyxS8uWkJs1

The last date for expressing your primary interest is 5th July 2016 by registering through the Google form.

This immensely productive and popular event acts as a platform for students to showcase their engineering prowess by competing in a series of technical competitions. In addition, the conference provides students with an opportunity to advance their communication skills by participating in several oral competitions. The professional development seminars provide the attendees with a plethora of opportunities to interact and establish a professional network. ASME SLDC events include:

1. Student Design Competition (SDC)

The ASME Student Design Competition provides a platform for students to present their solutions to a range of design problems.

2. Invention Showcase (IShow)

The ASME Invention Showcase focuses on the design and engineering journey of taking physical products to market.

3. Old Guard Program Competitions

The ASME Old Guard competitions consist of a variety of events which test the communication skills of students. The events included are:

• Oral Presentation
• Video Presentation
• Technical Web Page Presentation
• Technical Poster Presentation

4. Student Training Conference and Guest lectures

ASME provides a number of grants and awards. The list of awards and grants that are currently open for submission are:

1. 2016 Outstanding Student Section Award - GREATER THAN 3 Years.
2. 2016 Outstanding Student Section Award - LESS THAN 3 years.
3. 2016 Outstanding Startup Student Section Grant.
4. 2016 Outstanding Student Section Project Award.
5. 2016 Outstanding Student Section - Multidisciplinary Humanitarian Grant.
The last date for submission of documents for the above mentioned grants and awards is 30th May 2016.
For more information, please visit: https://asme.submittable.com/submit