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    Upcoming VOLT Events

    The VOLT Academy offers a variety of leadership training and orientation events for ASME volunteers throughout the year, including  general leadership development workshops on topics relevant to ASME’s volunteer leaders for all interested volunteers as well as specialized training for various ASME units and volunteers in leadership roles throughout the Society. To find out what trainings we have coming up or to discuss training options for your ASME unit, please contact Clare Bruff, Director, Volunteer Engagement and Diversity at bruffc@asme.org.

    Upcoming Leadership Training and Orientation Events

    VOLT Annual Business Meeting Workshop: Generative AI Foundations

    ASME operates at the intersection of engineering, innovation, and global impact. As Generative AI continues to reshape how work gets done, there is a clear opportunity to equip your ASME volunteers with practical tools that enhance both technical expertise and human capability. 

    This workshop is designed to help ASME volunteers understand and apply Generative AI in ways that are immediately useful, responsible, and aligned with how they already work. Grounded in a strengths-based approach, the session focuses on how individuals think, solve problems, and collaborate, then shows how AI can amplify those natural patterns rather than replace them.

    Participants will not just learn what AI can do. They will experience how to use it as a thought partner for their ASME volunteer work, communication, and decision-making

    Learning Objectives: 

    • Build Foundational AI Literacy for Practical Use: Develop a clear understanding of what Generative AI is, how it works, and where it adds value across leadership, operations, and cross-functional collaboration. 

    • Apply AI to Real-World Scenarios: Use structured prompting and guided exercises to explore how AI can support problem-solving, documentation, communication, and efficiency in day-to-day ASME volunteer work. 

    • Leverage Individual Strengths to Use AI More Effectively: Identify how personal strengths influence how participants approach AI, enabling more effective, authentic, and strategic use of these tools. 

    Presenter:

    • Caroline Dotts, Strengths On Site 

    Date & Time: Sunday, June 7, 2:00-4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
    Location: Orlando, FL
    To Register: This in-person workshop is open to all attendees at the ASME Annual Business Meeting


    Check back soon for more events.

    Past Leadership Training and Orientation Events

    • Creating a Successful ASME Initiative (March 2026)
    • Leading Through Uncertainty: Practical Strategies for Resilient Leadership (June 2025)
    • Forming Successful Teams (February 2025)
    • Storytelling to Motivate and Inspire (June 2024)
    • Setting up for Success Through Succession Planning (March 2024)
    • Making it Easier to Talk about Race (December 2022)
    • Balance – Carving Out Time for What’s Most Important to You (June 2022)
    • Effective Mentoring for All Generations (February 2022)
    • ​Performance Management: Using Positive Reinforcement and Other Techniques to Improve Team Results (October 2021)
    • Leveraging Diversity to Make More Effective Teams (April 2021)
    • Finding Opportunities in Times of Change (January 2021)
    • Why You Need Resilience and How to Build It (June/July 2020)
    • Succession Planning for ASME Units (March 2020)
    • Communicating to Include (March 2020)
    • Exploring Engineering Identity (March 2020)
    • Communicating Effectively to Inspire Action (February 2020)
    • Your Next Volunteer Position: Navigating Your ASME Volunteer Pathway (November 2019)