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EWeek 2007 ENews #6 – November 1, 2006 Engineers Week 2007 will be celebrated February 18 – 24, 2007. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties. Contents: 1. Engineering Television Show to Premiere during Engineers Week 1. Engineering Television Show to Premiere during Engineers Week Design Squad is part reality competition, all engineering, and major fun. The Design Squad audience is 9-12 year olds. Viewers will follow two teams of real high school students, ages 14-17, as they compete using their problem-solving skills to design, construct and test functional, whimsical machines. The viewers witness the ups and downs and inherent drama of the competition and the interpersonal relationships of the teenage contestants. Professional engineers will mentor the teams and be featured in 60-second profiles. The television show is only part of the campaign. There is an accompanying Web site and outreach program with a toolkit to support volunteer outreach. We're calling on engineers to volunteer by holding Design Squad events such as premiere parties, workshops and more. Keep checking eweek.org for updated informationor click on the Design Squad button and you'll find video clips, meet the cast and hosts and learn more about outreach. This is a terrific opportunity to partner with public television, science centers and others. Major corporate funding for Design Squad is provided by the National Science Foundation and National Engineers Week Foundation partner the Intel Foundation. Additional funding is provided by Engineers Week partners Tyco Electronics, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, Intel Corporation, American Society of Civil Engineers, and IEEE, and by The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation and Noyce Foundation. 2. RecognizingNew Faces 3. JETS launches Clubs JETS Clubs help members explore the vast world of engineering with lesson plans, college and career information and other information on current events in engineering. Members will receive a monthly club-only email September to May, with all resources in a concise format. Other benefits include: a subscription to the JETS Pre-Engineering Times, periodic special discounts at the JETS Store, TEAMS and NEDC updates and registration fee promotions and access to ----------------------------------------- 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 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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