ThomasNet.com and National Association of Engineering Student Councils Help Rising Engineers Enjoy Career Success
ThomasNet.com is Title Sponsor of NAESC's National Conference April 5-6 in Urbana, Illinois
URBANA, Illinois and NEW YORKÂ - ThomasNet.com and the National Association of Engineering Student Councils (NAESC) today announced a partnership to introduce the nation’s next generation of engineers to new resources for professional success. ThomasNet.com will be the Title Sponsor of this year’s NAESC National Conference taking place April 5-6, 2013 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The conference will expose more than 300 top engineering students to ideas for strengthening their schools’ engineering programs, along with resources to help them develop more satisfying careers.
ThomasNet.com is industry's only free website for supplier discovery and sourcing of components, equipment, MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) products, raw materials and custom manufacturing services. Engineers and manufacturers using the site can also find the new IMT Career Journal, which gives them tips for finding the jobs of their dreams, and helps employers to find new sources of talent.
Kristin Carty, Audience Outreach Manager, ThomasNet.com, will lead three breakout sessions to introduce students to this free platform, which recently re-launched with groundbreaking Product Search technology aggregating details on more than 100 million parts. By defining precise attributes such as applications, materials, dimensions and tolerances, engineers can find the exact products that match their needs. ThomasNet.com also features a directory of more than 610,000 North American suppliers, thousands of product catalogs, and millions of downloadable 2D/3D CAD models and drawings.
“We are excited to have ThomasNet.com sponsor our National Conference for a second consecutive year,” said Brandon Brunner, National President of NAESC. “Our mission is to serve our member schools, and ThomasNet.com aligns well with that mission – not just through their financial support, but also because of the impact they can have on University-level Engineering. ThomasNet.com is an extremely comprehensive resource, especially with the addition of the Product Search and IMT Career Journal. Plus it's completely free, so we are encouraging our members to take full advantage of it.”
“NAESC’s members understand the rewards and satisfaction of engineering, and are eager to find new ways to make the most of their careers. ThomasNet.com is delighted to support this next generation of employees at a critical time, and to help bring employers a well-educated source of talent. Our 2012 Industry Market Barometer® survey demonstrated that U.S. companies are challenged to find employees with engineering and other skills. At ThomasNet.com, helping to address this need is one of our top priorities,” said Tom Greco, Vice President, ThomasNet.com.
About NAESC
The National Association of Engineering Student Councils (NAESC) is an organization comprised of representatives from more than 50 universities nationwide. NAESC meets annually for its National Conference, which gives the attending engineering student councils the opportunity to discuss issues related to their universities and councils while helping to promote engineering throughout the country. For more information, please see www.naesc.org.
About ThomasNet
Thomas is an information and technology company. For over a century we’ve led the way in connecting manufacturing and industrial buyers and sellers.
Buyers worldwide, including engineers, purchasing agents, facilities managers and more, rely on ThomasNet.com for product sourcing and supplier discovery. This free online platform combines semantic product search technology with information rich company profiles enabling educated supplier selection. ThomasNet News is a family of online publications and electronic newsletters delivering the latest news and trends affecting manufacturing and industry. ThomasNet News’ goal is to give manufacturers the market intelligence they need to run their businesses effectively, and includes the flagship Industry Market Trends (IMT) along with several market-specific journals, including Machining Journal.
For suppliers (manufacturers, distributors and service providers) we provide strategic website development, tools and technology to help them better manage and share product and service data internally and externally.
Thomas' suite of Enterprise Solutions enables companies to effectively manage digital product data for syndication across a variety of enterprise-wide systems and sales channels to meet their strategic business needs. The Navigator Platform, our proprietary technology, is the central place through which we help our clients manage their information. The Platform enables CAD publishing, online catalogs, and syndication of detailed product data to channel partners. We offer Custom SPEC for the unique needs of custom manufacturers. Through our Digital Media Group we help companies build brand awareness and generate leads with our social media, email marketing and SEO programs.
