Engineers Week 2008 will be celebrated February 17 – 23, and is co-chaired by the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE)–USA and IBM Corporation. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties.

Contents:
1. Introduce a Girl to Engineering in 2009
2. Help Reach One Million Hours
3. In Local News

1. Introduce a Girl to Engineering in 2009
On February 19, women engineers and their male counterparts will mentor and reach as many as one million girls around the country with workshops, tours, on-line discussions and a host of hands-on activities at local businesses, universities and libraries.  All of these events deliver the message that a career in engineering is within the grasp of every young woman who is looking to play a role in addressing the issues her generation will face as it comes of age, such as finding new energy sources, addressing global climate change and re-building our nation's infrastructure.

Agilent Technologies, Inc. and the Motorola Foundation are lead sponsors for Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2009, with additional funding from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation.

"Agilent's sponsorship of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2009 is part of our long-standing support for science education and our strong commitment to the future of technology innovation," said Terry Lincoln, Manager, Global Signature Programs for Agilent.  "We're excited to be associated with Engineers Week, and we continue our commitment to 'inspiring the scientists and engineers of tomorrow'."

Need ideas? Have an activity to report? Check the Girl Day Pledge roster 

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2. Help Reach One Million Hours
To quantify the global outreach efforts of engineer volunteers donating their time to support STEM education – such as Girl Day - National Engineers Week Foundation and 2009 Chair National Society of Professional Engineers recently launched the One Million Hours Initiative.  In 2009, mentors and other volunteers are able to log in and track their volunteer hours at http://www.eweek.org/NewsStory.aspx?ContentID=138 as a way of showing the world the collective strength of their efforts.

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3. In Local News
During Engineers Week 2009, Fermilab's Diversity Council will host 'High Energy . . . High Ambitions' on February 18.  The event, acknowledging Black History Month, is an educational outreach initiative primarily directed at high school students in under-represented minority groups. Components of the day-long career exploration program include a lab tour, lunchtime performance by Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago, student career exploration and teacher discussion. The lab expects 12 high schools, 270 high school students, and 35 mathematics and science teachers.  Contact is Sandra Charles,  (630) 840-4574

'Engineers Make a World of Difference' at the Pentagon.  February 17, featured speakers from the US Army Engineer Research & Development Center will discuss Response of Hurricane Protection Infrastructure in Katrina and ERDC Research in Mitigating Terrorist Threats.

Continuing a longheld tradition, the University of Kentucky invites the public from 9:00 to 1:00 Saturday, February 21 for an open house. There are contests, prizes, exciting demonstrations, outside exhibitors related to engineering, and much more for kids of all ages.

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The National Engineers Week Foundation coalition comprises more than 75 engineering, professional, and technical societies and more than 50 corporations and government agencies. The coalition is dedicated to sustaining and growing a dynamic engineering profession by ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce, increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students, and promoting pre-college literacy in math and science.  Among the oldest of America's professional outreach efforts, the coalition also raises public understanding and appreciation of engineering contributions to society through year-round innovative programming and celebration. 

Previous issues of the EWEEK ENEWS available here .

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