The Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE) goals are to promote mass properties engineering as a specialized discipline and to provide a means for those interested in mass properties engineering to work together to further their professional goals. Since it's inception in 1939, the SAWE has grown to include 22 chapters located in the United States, Canada, Central Europe, and the United Kingdom and has members from over 22 countries. The Society promotes technical interchange between its members through international and regional conferences, the Weight Engineering Journal, specialized training, technical papers and a growing number of professional publications.2010-2011 SAWE International Elections
2010-2011 SAWE International Elections are now open. Voting ends April 15, 2010. Clikc the link below to vote online.
If you are asked for a Token Number, enter your SAWE Member Number. Your SAWE Member Number is located just above your name on the mailing labels of recent Weight Engineering Journals and on the Conference registration and voter information packet mailed to all members. For more information on where to find your SAWE Member Number, click here.
[ 2010-2011 Online Voting Form ]
2010 Award Nominations
Nominations for Fellow, Honorary Fellow, and the Ed Payne Award are due March 6, 2010.
Any SAWE member may make a nomination. These prestigious awards designate an elite group of contributors to the SAWE and the field of mass properties engineering.
2010 SAWE Scholarship Program Applications Due
In May 2009, the SAWE Board of Directors approved a continuation of the Scholarship Program for Children and Grandchildren of SAWE Members. Two $1,000 scholarship were approved for the 2010-2011 school year. In addition, one scholarship will be awarded from The SAWE / Frank Fong Memorial Scholarship, established in 2005 by the SAWE and Fong family in honor of SAWE past-President and Honorary Fellow, Frank Fong. The award amount for that scholarship is also $1,000, making a total of three $1,000 scholarships to be awarded in 2010.
[ Read on for more scholarship information after the break. ]
Call for Papers and Instructions to Authors
The SAWE is actively soliciting papers and presentations for the following Regional and International Conferences.
Weight Engineering - Fall 2009
WEIGHT ENGINEERING
SAWE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WEIGHT ENGINEERING
TABLE OF CONTENTS
68th INTERNATIONAL SAWE CONFERENCE
President's Opening Remarks
Training Classes
Technical Tracks
Government/Industry Workshops
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Honors and Awards
From the Hosts' Point of View
Registrants and Guests
Minutes of BOD Meeting
L.R. "MIKE" HACKNEY AWARD WINNING PAPER
Quantifying Uncertainty and Risk in Vehicle Mass
Properties Throughout the Design Development Phase
by William Boze and Patrick Hester, PhD
OTHER
Index of Advertisers
Market Your Meeting by Mary Boone
It's the Life by Larry Jodry
In Memoria - Robert Forrest Pence
In Memoria - William H. Statler
Chapter Reports
The Uncomfort Zone: What Drives Your Desire? by Robert Evans Wilson
