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EWeek 2006 ENews #2 – October 4, 2005
National Engineers Week 2005 will be celebrated February 20-26. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. Contents 1. Ask an Engineer 1. "Ask an Engineer" 2. Girl Day Goes to the Movies Here's how it works. Engineers Week provides you with the Girl Day visual to use as background for your ad. You provide us with a small amount of text (less than 15 words), a phone number and Web site address. We find the theaters in your area. You pay only for the screen time. The ads run twice before each movie screening, for approximately 13 seconds each time. And the price is right: most theaters charge as little as $25 per screen per week. Prices vary depending on market size, and there is a four-week minimum. So, to advertise for four weeks at a theater with six screens, the cost to your organization can be as low as $600! It couldn't be easier. Engineers Week provides the art and creates the ad. Your organization pays only for the screen space. But, to guarantee screen space during busy pre-Oscar January and February, you must indicate your interest in the Girl Day Movie Campaign by Friday, November 11 th. See eweek.org for more information on how to participate. 3. Even the Busiest Engineers Find Time To Mentor Future City Students Engineers have a lot on their plates, yet hundreds find the time to mentor Future City students each year. In fact, it seems that the busier the engineer, the more likely they’ll get involved with the competition. A good case in point is Hamilton, owner and operator of Busy Bee Industries, a thriving business farm selling honey, handcreams and other products from the hive. She is also the inventor and marketer of the "Sticky Machine," a standalone unit that cultivates bee populations. An independent businesswoman with a crowded professional and personal schedule, Hamilton says the program offered too many positive paybacks for her not to help out. Hamilton says that young people are surprisingly receptive to the rigors of engineering. “Kids respond well when you give them something fascinating,” she says. “I love the feedback I get.” For more information on how to participate in a Future City program near you, check out participating sites and coordinators on www.futurecity.org. 4. MIT Women’s Initiative The primary goals of the Women's Initiative are to:
All companies that financially sponsor the Women's Initiative will have their logo put on all brochures and presentations and at the end of the year's program, an annual report will be sent to the company representative. For more information about this program, please visit their website, hkn.mit.edu/wi or contact Anna Michel at wi-directors@mit.edu. ----------------------------------------- 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 19-25, 2006) 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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