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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) was founded in 1880 and is now a nonprofit organization with a member’s log of 125000 people. The ASME has member-elected Board of Governors. The board has 5 councils, 44 boards and hundreds of committees in 13 regions of the world. There are 400 sections worldwide. It costs 116 to become a member and 25 to become a student member. Conducting on of the world’s largest technical publishing operations, 30 technical conferences and over 200 developments courses are held each year, and sets many industrial standards.
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