SAWE
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The Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE) is a professional society of engineers that pertains to the specific field of Mass Properties. The society was founded originally as the 'Society of Aeronautics Weight Engineers' in 1939 but was later renamed to the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc. on January 1, 1973 due to a diverse membership including those outside the field of aeroautics.
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[edit] Purpose
- Providing a means for those interested in mass properties engineering to work together to further their professional goals.
- Promoting recognition of mass properties engineering as a specialized discipline in the entire spectrum of professional engineering.
- Serving as a medium for the exchange of current mass properties related techniques and state of the art improvements in the profession.
- Promoting the design and manufacture of optimum weight equipment, development of new materials, and improvements in the state of the art.
- Encouraging members to promote continuous improvement in the interrelations between mass properties engineers for mutual benefit.
- Publicly recognizing any person or organization that significantly enhances the professionalism of the Society or develops new technology that improves the state of the art of mass properties engineering efficiencies.
- Promoting the inclusion of mass properties engineering in the curriculum of study in institutions of higher learning.
- Providing training for those working in the field of Mass Properties.
[edit] Membership
Membership to the society is open to all those involved in the field of Mass Properties. This includes those who actively practice Mass Properties and those whose line of work contributes to the advancement of Mass Properties.
[edit] Ranks of Membership
- Honorary Fellows
- Fellows
- Members
- Academic Members
- Student Members
- Retired Members
- Lifetime Members
- Company Members
[edit] Benefits of Membership
- Three issues of the Weight Engineering Journal
- Four issues of the SAWE Newsletter
- The Annual Membership Roster
- The Technical Paper Index (issued every three years)
- The Conference Announcement
- The opportunity to take specialized training classes
- A 15% discount on technical papers purchased
- Free handbook updates and revisions.
[edit] Conference
A yearly conference is sponsored by SAWE and hosted by one of the local chapters. The 2006 SAWE Conference was held in Valencia, California and the 2007 was held in Madrid, Spain. They 2008 International Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington; just in time for the delivery of the first Boeing 787.
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