EWeek 2007 ENews #17 – February 2, 2007
Engineers Week 2007 will be celebrated February 18 – 24, 2007.
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Contents:
1. Ways You Can Participate
2. Field Is Set for the Future City National Finals
3. In Local News
1. Ways You Can Participate
It's not too late to participate in Engineers Week 2007. Here are two activities you can pull together quickly.
Build spirit in the organization. Display posters and table tent cards in public areas. Host a workplace event – a fun competition - for engineers and other employees. Contests can range from online trivia questions to hands-on design and construction in the cafeteria. Plan a special recognition luncheon in your office and invite the CEO or chief technical officer to participate.
See if the children's librarian at the local public library will allow you to create an engineering corner. Use the poster, table tent cards, and bookmarks from National Engineers Week to grab attention. What books did you like to read as a child? Survey others in your office and create a suggested reading list. You and the librarian can display some of those books or, if they aren't available at your library, donate them. Librarians would love to have Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers. See more information and give-aways in the online Engineers Week product catalog.
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2. Field Is Set for the Future City National Finals
Ask a middle school student in America to name a "cool" job and expect answers ranging from rock star to sports idol to engineer. Engineer? Cool? It's true: Thanks to the National Engineers Week Future City Competition, a career that most young people once barely knew existed has now become hot.
While no one is confusing engineering with the next "American Idol," the profession that affects virtually every part of our lives has earned the respect and, often, awe of tens of thousands of young Future City participants. And for the teams of seventh- and eighth-grade students heading to the Future City National Finals, the passion is particularly keen.
Word from these young competitors is that they can definitely relate to building infrastructure, developing clean energy supplies, exploring outer space and nanotechnology, working medical miracles, and the countless other tasks that engineers do every day.
The field is set with winning teams from 35 regional competitions descending upon Washington for the Future City National Finals, February 19-21. Stay tuned or come see the action for yourself as the Top Five teams square off on February 21, 8:15 AM to 12:00 Noon, at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 400 New Jersey Ave., NW in Washington, D.C.
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3. In Local News
Arizona State University in Tempe will host parents, teachers, and students with astronaut Wendy Lawrence for a Sally Ride Science Festival as part of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. The Tempe event will also feature dozens of local female engineers and scientists who will share their inspiring stories and entertain girls with fun workshops. The festival will take place on February 25 and includes a street fair. Teachers, parents, and students can register and learn more about the festivalonlineor by calling 800-561-5161.
On February 17 join engineers from Rockwell Collins and area engineering societies as they share fascinating activities and exciting experiments throughout the Iowa Children's Museum in Coralville. Learn first hand how engineering is incorporated into our everyday activities and celebrate Engineers Week. Admission is free and hands-on activities are provided from 10:00am - 2:00pm. For more information,call 319.625.6255
Stop by the Children's Museum of Wilmington, North Carolina, during Engineers Week to play with engineering. Some of the hands-on engineering activities include Cup Towers, Roman Arches, Puzzles, Tangrams, Bridge Building, Gravity Wall Maze, and much, much more. Eweek activities are included with admission. For information call 910-254-3534 or contact smckenzie@playwilmington.org.
On February 17, approximately 65 Girl Scouts in grades three through six will attend Exploring Engineering Day at the Johnson Engineering Center at Rensselaer (New York) Polytechnic Institute presented by SWE. The snow date is February 24. Girls will learn about what engineers do by engaging in fun hands-on activities based on the principles of science, technology, and engineering. Contact is Kathy Castracane at kcastracane@girlscoutshvgsc.org.
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Founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, Engineers Week (February 18-24, 2007) is celebrated annually by thousands of engineers, engineering students, teachers, and leaders in government and business. In 1988, the National Engineers Week consortium expanded its scope and now includes more than 100 engineering, scientific, and education societies and major corporations dedicated to enhancing the public understanding of the engineering profession and to promoting pre-college interest in math, science, and engineering as a career option.
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