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EWeek 2005 ENews #23– March 16, 2005
National Engineers Week 2005 was celebrated February 20-26. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. Global Marathon Set for March 24-25 On March 24-25, the National Engineers Week Foundation will facilitate the first global marathon for, by, and about women in engineering. The purpose is to help create awareness for education and career issues related to women, including pre-college and college students. The event begins at noon EST on the 24 th and ends on the 25 th at noon EST. At any and all times during the 24-hour period, a “conversation” will be taking place on these issues somewhere in the world. The marathon will be a combination of live Internet chats and teleconferences. Presentations are originating from the United States , Europe , Qatar and other points around the globe. Engineers and engineering students will especially benefit. High school students, teachers and counselors will find topics of value as will parents. Universities, engineering societies and employers engaged in women in engineering outreach will find discussions of interest. You can check the schedule as it develops http://www.eweek.org/site/News/Eweek/girlsday.shtml. Presentations are subject to change. What will folks be talking about? Parents and students can get tips from “Questions Parents and Students Should Ask when Choosing an Engineering College .” College students can learn “Strategies for Success in Engineering Studies.” Students and professionals will be interested in “Women at the Top: Running a Large Engineering Firm.” Check it out. News You Can Use ASCE’s National Capital Section Minority Programs Division hosted Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day 2005 with the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital on February 26 in Washington, D. C. The event was also hosted by the University of the District of Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science (www.udc.edu) The event hosted 200 Girl Scouts from Junior to Cadette levels (4th-9th grades). Another 50 Girl Scouts and adults volunteered as helpers along with 20 engineers/educators and engineering students from the University of the District of Columbia and Howard University . Scouts worked on ZOOM Into Engineering activities. Contact is Pamela R. Bingham pamelarbingham@aol.com. The Vicksburg , Mississippi , EWEEK 2005 Planning Committee reports working with the Vicksburg Post newspaper and the City of Vicksburg cable Channel 23 to cover the week- long activities. Channel 23 video taped the annual luncheon and speaker and has rebroadcast the presentation many times to the citizens of Vicksburg . Publicity was also provided by the Public Affairs Offices of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mississippi Valley Division, the USACE Vicksburg District and the USACE Engineer Research and Development Center . The planning committee includes SAME, ASME, ASCE, ANS, MES, and IEEE. Contact is Joe Savage joe.savage@ieee.org. The Society of Women Engineers in Lake Oswego , Oregon , sent a speaker to a 3rd / 4th grade classroom at Palisades Elementary School on February 24. The class learned about several different kinds of engineers and how they each use different kinds of science. Since the class was already studying electricity and magnetism, engineers worked with teams to build an electronic circuit. The class succeeded in completing a circuit for a police siren. Contact is Diana Laboy-Rush at dlaboyrush@yahoo.com. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey hosted an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day on February 25. The day included six women engineers and architects and five engineering hands-on activities. Contact is Frank Lombardi FLombard@panynj.gov. To submit content or comments, or to be added to our email distribution list, please e-mail eweek@nspe.org. All suggestions will be considered. Founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, Engineers Week (February 20-26, 2005) 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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