American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is both a design team and a professional organization. Every year the parent organization releases a new design challenge called the Student Design Competition in August. Teams have until the spring, usually April, to design and build a working solution to the problem posed. The competition is held at ASME E-Fest, which not only hosts teams from all over the country for the competition, but also provides networking opportunities and informational sessions on a variety of topics. This is a great way for students to get real world experience and information, and we try to send as many of our members as possible.