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src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0" alt=""/><br/> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <!--### Section B.1 - Big Image, Main Content, Footer Image //--> <td height="270" valign="top" width="100%"> <font class="BodyText">The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) mission is to promote the technological welfare of the nation by marshaling the knowledge and insights of eminent members of the engineering profession.</font> <!-- ### Home Page Specific *********************************************************************************** //--> <br/><br/> <b>Features</b> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="Table1"> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="/web/20080808140528/http://nae.edu/nae/bridgecom.nsf/weblinks/MKEZ-7FRJUD?OpenDocument">Summer Issue of The Bridge on Transportation Infrastructure</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080808140528/http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/">Grand Challenges for Engineering UNVEILED</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="/web/20080808140528/http://nae.edu/nae/awardscom.nsf/weblinks/WDER-7D42GY?OpenDocument">Photos from the 2008 Awards Banquet</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="/web/20080808140528/http://nae.edu/nae/engecocom.nsf/weblinks/PGIS-6SKKDZ?OpenDocument">Offshoring of Engineering Commissioned Papers and PowerPoints</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080808140528/http://www.nae.edu/NAE/pubundcom.nsf/webviews/Engineering+Innovation+Podcast+and+Radio+Series?OpenDocument&count=3">Radio Series on Engineering Innovation, with NEW Podcast</a></td></tr> </table><br/> <b>Events</b> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="Table2"> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="/web/20080808140528/http://nae.edu/nae/naehome.nsf/weblinks/MKEZ-7HBHJP?OpenDocument">2008 Annual Meeting Member Registration Information</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="/web/20080808140528/http://nae.edu/nae/engethicscen.nsf/weblinks/CGOZ-7C6L3X?OpenDocument">Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development: Oct. 2-3</a></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/>><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="/web/20080808140528/http://nae.edu/nae/naehome.nsf/weblinks/CGOZ-7BEHC3?OpenDocument">Meet the Winners of the Draper and Gordon Prizes: Feb. 19</a></td></tr> </table> <br/> The NAE is the portal for all engineering activities at the National Academies, which along with the NAE include the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.<br/> <!-- ### END Home Page Specific *********************************************************************************** //--> </td> <!-- ### Section B.2 - News //--> <td valign="top" width="171"> <img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/sidebar_right_news/$file/sidebar_right_news.gif" width="171" height="14" border="0" alt="NAE News"/><br/> <table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%" background="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/sidebar_right_news_middle/$file/sidebar_right_news_middle.gif"> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" background="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/"> <tr><td valign="top" 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Engineering Program</a><br/><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="3" height="3" border="0" alt=""/><br/></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" class="SmallHighlightText">><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080808140528/http://nationalacademies.org/morenews/20080623.html" class="RightNewsLink">NAE Identifies Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering</a><br/><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="3" height="3" border="0" alt=""/><br/></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" class="SmallHighlightText">><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080808140528/http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06172008" class="RightNewsLink">Creative Young Engineers Selected to Participate in NAE's 2008 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium</a><br/><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="3" height="3" border="0" alt=""/><br/></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" class="SmallHighlightText">><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="5" height="3" border="0" alt=""/></td><td valign="top"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080808140528/http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=06092008" class="RightNewsLink">Students Imagine Ways to Engineer Energy for the Future</a><br/><img src="/web/20080808140528im_/http://nae.edu/nae/naekiose.nsf/Graphic+Lookup/Spacer/$file/spacer.gif" width="3" height="3" border="0" 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