Thank you for your interest in volunteering at ASME!   As a volunteer, you are the lifeblood of ASME.  Filling a leadership role or working on a project is a great way to gain professional exposure and leadership experience, expand your knowledge of ASME, connect with others in your profession from around the world, and establish life long friendships.  You can take pride knowing that you play an important role in fulfilling ASME’s mission of contributing to the well-being of humankind. 

Whatever your interests and passions are, there’s a place for you at ASME.  Whether it involves organizing conferences and meetings, talking to youth about your experience in engineering, or simply maintaining websites, chances are your local Section or Society is in need of someone with your expertise.   Opportunities for involvement include standards development, pre-college outreach and educational activities, government relations, and the development of new products and programs.

Are you looking for an opportunity to volunteer or are you posting a volunteer opportunity?
 
“I’d Like to Volunteer” Looking for ways to become involved?  You can search our database of open positions for ones that match your interests, or post your information for others to view.  
 
“I’d like to Post a Volunteer Opportunity” Volunteer leaders – you can contact your staff support person to post open positions to recruit volunteers here.

New to ASME?  Learn About Us! Read about ASME’s mission, organization, strategic directions, and the myriad activities and ways in which you can get involved.

Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training (VOLT) Academy  ASME’s Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training (VOLT) Academy, a resource for all ASME volunteers, is here to make your ASME volunteer experience richer and more meaningful.   VOLT’s leadership resources include:

Volunteer & Leadership information: Highly recommended reading for all ASME volunteer leaders, including: 

• ASME 101-organization, mission, and strategic directions
• ASME Finances
• The Fine Print:  Legal Issues of Volunteering in a Non-Profit Association
• Parliamentary Procedure Primer
  

Support for Training & Orientation Events (e.g. Student Leadership Seminars, our annual Leadership Training Conference, and Sector Orientations):

• Guidance in establishing a goal-focused curriculum
• Resources for developing and facilitating high-quality training
• Guidance in developing and implementing pre- and post-event evaluations
• Helpful web-based resources (e.g. planning templates)
  

Leadership Development Events:

• Leadership Tracks at the Summer Annual Meeting and Congress
• Orientation webcasts and workshops

Join Us! VOLT invites volunteers from all ASME Sectors to become involved with any of its committees: 

• Training Development - articulation of measurable goals that match volunteer training needs; identification of metrics; conduct of training assessment; and guidance on best practices in training methodologies and facilitation.
• Training Programs - curriculum and content for specific training events, assistance to project teams for face-to-face events; and updating of leadership development resources.
• Training Communication and Scheduling - VOLT’s communications plans, development and maintenance of its web site, and exploration of best practices for online training methodologies.