Last Days to Cast Your Ballot
 Balloting closes March 1 and your vote matters! Members who haven't yet voted were sent a final email from Intelliscan with instructions and a secure link to the ballot. If you haven't voted, check for your email message, click on the link, and vote.
Thanks to those who have supported the work of your Society and the candidates with their vote.
Please contact Joann McQuone by email or by phone (269/932-7022).
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MEETING
July 13 –16, 2025
Toronto, Ontario
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Toronto is this summer's destination for #ASABE25, and you can start building your AIM schedule with tours and activities now!
Registration now includes the full lineup of optional tours, social events, and CPDs, as well as the Foundation Dinner. Don't wait to register: many will require reservations before mid-May to prevent cancelation. Check out all your options on the agenda page of the AIM website.
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Not sure if you need a visa? Find out what traveling to Canada will require. Prepare early, it can take several months for passport or visa approvals.
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Sponsorship options and exhibitor tables are available. This is a great way to support ASABE and members, showcase your company, and also attend the meeting.
Contact Liz Metts for details.
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January 11-17, 2026
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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The Global Symposium on Sustainable Microirrigation Advances: Drop to Boom abstract portal is still open-the deadline has been extended until March 31! This will be held January 12-16, 2026, at the Punta Borinquen Resort in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, USA.
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Share your expertise at this specialty conference by submitting an abstract before the deadline of March 31, 2025.
The Symposium invites research on these themes:
- Challenges to Sustaining Microirrigation into the Future
- Technological Advancements in Microirrigation Systems
- Role of Microirrigation Systems in Land, Water, Energy, & Food Security
- Stakeholder & Community Engagement & Education
- Microirrigation Design, Innovations, and New Techniques for Increased Crop Productivity
- Challenges and Opportunities for Management across Irrigation Systems
The expanded list of themes you should align your abstract to is available in the symposium brochure. Bookmark the symposium website where updates will be posted for full schedule details, registration, sponsorship options, and more.
This symposium is supported by ASABE Initiative Funds.
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Thanks to all who attended and supported AETC 2025
You made our 30th anniversary event memorable!
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What made the 30th event so special?
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- Our AE50 awardees, whose presence at the recognition luncheon provided opportunity for their peers to celebrate with them
- A near-record number of students, including many who participated in the student poster competition
- Marquee presentations from keynote speaker Jesse Daystar and distinguished lecturers Benno Pichlmaier and Markus Ehrl
- Enriching technical sessions, many of which were standing room only!
- A well-attended evening social that provided a fun opportunity for a rising generation of talent to mingle informally with professionals
- A lively roundtable session on meeting the needs of students in agricultural science and technology programs
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See you in 2026, when the conference will return to Louisville's Seelbach Hotel
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ASABE JOURNALS
Submit Your Annual Meeting Paper by May 1
Presenting at the ASABE 2025 Annual International Meeting? Be sure to use the 2025 paper template and read the FAQ for instructions. If your paper is not submitted by May 1 (midnight eastern time), it will not be added to our Online Technical Library until after the meeting.
Email AIMpapers@asabe.org with questions.
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RESOURCE MAGAZINE
Promote Your Expertise in Our Guide to Consultants
Advertise in our Guide to Consultants, published as a supplement to the May/June issue of Resource magazine. Engineering consultants can provide invaluable assistance with complex issues and this Guide is a great way to get the word out about your expertise.
Deadline is March 17 to submit the order form to Jill Straub.
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Dooley, Ruan Elected to NAE Class of 2025
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We congratulate ASABE Fellows Jim Dooley and Roger Ruan (top and bottom photos, respectively), who were recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2025.
Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Members of the academy are elected by their peers.
Dooley and Ruan will be formally inducted during the NAE's Annual Meeting on October 5, 2025.
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Webinar: What's New with CBSI?
 Catch up with ASABE's Circular Bioeconomy Systems Institute.
Join CBSI Chair Erin Webb on Tuesday, March 11, at 1 pm eastern, for an hour-long webinar discussing updates, opportunities, and ways for you to get involved.
This webinar is free, registration required.
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YOUR MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Did You Know. . .
Our Career Center is a great resource—for those seeking a new position as well as those seeking new talent. Look for a new opportunity, post a job, and browse resumes.
And exclusive to members: Use the code 2025member20 to receive a 20% discount!
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COMING UP
Member Events
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E-Week Outreach Raises Awareness of the Profession
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Our celebration of Engineers Week included sponsoring a special award at the Future City Competition Finals, held in Washington, DC. The competition challenges middle-school teams to dream a city of the future and leverage all the engineering components that will make it wonderful place to live. ASABE’s special award recognizes the team that presents the Most Sustainable Food Production System. This year’s winner was the team from Pui Ching Academy, in Macau, who impressed our judges with their use of multiple innovative solutions to sustainably feed its population. Our judges also liked their use of wind turbines that pulled moisture out of the air.
Our thanks to the Maryland/DC section members who judged on behalf of ASABE. Photo above, from left: National Agricultural Engineer (ret.) Wayne Bogovich, National Agricultural Engineer J'Que Jones, and National Energy Engineer Terri Ruch.
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Nominate Now for 2026 Class of Fellows
“A Fellow shall be an engineer of unusual professional distinction, with outstanding and extraordinary qualifications and experience in, or related to, the field of agricultural, food or biological engineering.”
Do you know of someone worthy of this prestigious honor? If so, and if the individual has been a member of ASABE for at least 20 years and has actively practiced in, or related to the profession of engineering, the teaching of engineering, or the teaching of an engineering related curriculum for at least 20 years, consider nominating for Fellow of ASABE for 2026.
For nominating instructions and eligibility requirements on the Fellows webpage. Contact Awards Administrator Corey Sayles with questions.
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Standards Developer Award
Here's a final reminder that nominations for the Standards Developer award are due by March 1. The award recognizes the significant efforts of those teams who devoted time and energy to revision and development of ASABE Standards during the previous calendar year.
For further information please contact Scott Cedarquist.
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Student Scholarship & Competition Deadlines
Visit the ASABE Student Awards and Competitions webpage for more details and entry instructions for each of these opportunities listed below.
March 15
William J. Adams, Jr. and Marijane E. Adams Scholarship
ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship
Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award
John C. NYE Graduate Fellowship
April 15
Bioprocess Startup Competition
G.B. Gunlogson Environmental Fountain Wars Design Competition
April 20
Student Honor Award
May 15
K.K. Barnes Student Paper Competition
AGCO National Student Design Competition
G.B. Gunlogson Environmental “Open” Design Competition
June 1
ASABE Robotics Student Design Competition
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ITSC Paper Award Deadline April 20
The Information Technology, Sensors & Control Systems (ITSC) technical community is pleased to announce the ITSC Meeting Paper Award for the 2025 ASABE Annual International Meeting to be held July 13–16, 2025, in Toronto.
To be considered for the award, by April 20, papers must:
- Be submitted to ASABE via the standard conference paper submission process detailed at asabemeetings.org
- Be associated with an abstract that has been approved for presentation (any format) during an ITSC-sponsored or -cosponsored session at that year's meeting
- Use the most current annual meeting paper template
Successful submission is ultimately the responsibility of the contact author. For questions, email AIMpapers@asabe.org.
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