ASEM 2025 International Annual Conference

Powering the Future of Engineering Management
The Grove Hotel, Boise, Idaho, USA

Hosted by University of Idaho

Join engineering management professionals, academics, and industry leaders for four days of immersive learning, collaboration, and innovation. The program features keynote addresses, expert panels, technical workshops, exclusive industry tours, networking receptions, and a Saturday virtual session.

The conference will be in-person. The time zone will be Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), UTC-6.

Wednesday (Sept. 24)
1:00 - 3:00pm MDT: Industry Tour 1 at Micron Technology
3:30pm - 4:45pm MDT: Industry Tour 2 at UI Center for Ecohydraulics Research (CER)
1:00pm - 5:45pm MDT: In-person technical sessions, workshops and panels
5:30pm - 8:00pm MDT: Welcome Reception; ticket provided with paid registration
Thursday (Sept. 25)
8:00am - 5:45pm MDT: In-person keynote, technical sessions, panels, and workshops.
6:00pm - 8:00pm MDT: Social Event; ticket available for purchase with registration.
Friday (Sept. 26)
8:00am - 5:45pm MDT: In-person keynote, technical sessions, panels, and workshops.
6:00pm - 9:00pm MDT: Awards Banquet; ticket provided with paid conference registration.
Saturday (Sept. 27)
8:00am - 1:00pm MDT: Virtual Presentations Only

Please plan your travel accordingly.

Conference Registration Includes:

Wednesday: Welcome Reception
Thursday: Breakfast, Lunch, and Breaks
Friday: Breakfast, Lunch, Breaks, and Awards Banquet

Guest tickets for evening events will be available for purchase.

Industry Tour 1 | Micron Technology

Wednesday, September 24 from 1:00-3:00pm

This tour requires a security screening prior to the event. Information will be collected in early September to satisfy this requirement. Onsite, attendees will need to present government issued identification (i.e. driver’s license, passport, US military ID.)

In 2022, Micron announced our historic investment plans to bring leading-edge memory manufacturing to Idaho. The Department of Commerce awarded Micron up to $6.165B in direct funding under the CHIPS Act to support planned leading-edge memory manufacturing in Idaho and New York. The grants will support Micron’s plans to invest approximately $50 billion in gross capex for U.S. domestic leading-edge memory manufacturing through 2030. The CHIPS grants and additional state and local incentives will support the construction of one leading-edge memory manufacturing fab to be co-located with our existing leading-edge R&D facility in Boise, Idaho and the construction of two leading-edge memory fabs in Clay, New York. These planned investments represent the first step toward Micron’s vision of both a leading-edge R&D and manufacturing center in Boise and a four-fab manufacturing complex in Clay to be built over the next 20-plus years with potential investment totaling up to $125 billion.

Micron’s planned state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing facilities are expected to create approximately 75,000 domestic jobs over the next 20-plus years and strengthen U.S. economic and national security, furthering American innovation and competition for years to come. In Idaho, this includes 2,000 Micron jobs, 4,500 construction jobs and 15,000 indirect jobs.

Micron initiated construction on its Boise fab in October of calendar year 2023, with meaningful DRAM output projected in 2027. The fab will be co-located with Micron’s world-class R&D center to enhance operational efficiency, accelerate technology deployment and improve time to market for leading-edge products.

https://www.micron.com/manufacturing-expansion/boise

Industry Tour 2 | UI Center for Ecohydraulics Research (CER)

Wednesday, September 24 from 3:30-4:45pm

This tour requires attendees to wear closed-toe shoes.

The Center for Ecohydraulics Research (CER) is located in the Idaho Water Center in downtown Boise, Idaho. It is a graduate education and research program dedicated to studying links between physical processes and aquatic ecosystems.

The StreamLab features a large-scale sediment flume to allow fundamental and applied research of processes in headwater streams and mountain rivers with a unique combination of scale, instrumentation, and computer-control.

The flume is 20 meters long, 2 meters wide and 1.2 meters deep. The maximum water discharge is 1.1 cubic meters per second (or 40 cubic feet per second); maximum slope of the flume is 10 percent. A distinguishing feature is the ability to feed sand and gravel in an open circuit (non- recirculating) mode. The flume is designed to be environmentally sensitive. For example, water is recirculated through a large sump and the pumps are lubricated by water rather than oil.

Instrumentation for the flume includes stereoscopic PIV, ADV, optical and acoustic cameras, an optical bed mapping system, and a real-time ultrasonic bed mapping system. Instrumentation may be located anywhere in the flume by a three-axis computer-controlled platform.

https://www.uidaho.edu/engr/research/cer

The Social Event - Thursday Evening

Get ready to let loose and dance the night away with Guilty Pleasure, the ultimate party band! A dynamic seven-piece band from Boise, Idaho, we've been wowing audiences since 2017 with top-flight performances of the greatest dance hits from the 1960s to today. Led by our unparalleled vocal talent, the fabulous Mary Houston, we serve up delicious, danceable soul, funk, rock and disco – guaranteed to get everyone moving!

Whether you're looking for a cover band to rock your wedding reception, a dance band to liven up your next corporate event, or a soulful ensemble to set the mood

Guilty Pleasure

at a social gathering, Guilty Pleasure has you covered. With years of pro experience, we know how to read the room and keep the party going all night long. From smooth ballads to high-energy pop hits, there's something for everyone.

Our premium high-end audio equipment delivers crystal clear sound that fills the house (or the mountainside!). Our audio and light technicians are master professionals. Guilty Pleasure can handle every aspect of planning, technology, and setup for your event, including emcee services.