2005 Engineers week: Engineers make a world of difference

摘要

Engineers Week, a formal coalition of more than 70 engineering, education, and cultural societies and more than 50 corporations and government agencies, was founded in the United States in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Dedicated to raising public awareness of engineers' positive contributions to quality of life, Engineers Week promotes recognition among parents, teachers, and students of the importance of a technical education and a high level of math, science, and technology literacy and motivates youth to pursue engineering careers in order to provide a diverse and vigorous engineering workforce. Each year Engineers Week reaches thousands of schools, businesses, and community groups across the United States. Engineers Week 2005 is co-chaired by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and BP p.l.c.