| Febuary 25, 2004 National Engineers Week 2004 will be celebrated February 22-28. The 2004 program is chaired by IEEE/IEEE-USA and Fluor Corporation. This is the twelfth in a series of e-newsletters that will inform you of products and programs. But, the best way to keep current is to periodically visit http://www.eweek.org. Feel free to forward this newsletter or contents. Contents:
1. Draper Prize
2. CIE/USA Awards
3. New Survey Finds Adults Like Engineering Careers for Kids
4. E&C Task Force Chaired by EWeek Chairman
5. Speaking of Fluor…..
6. Other Local Events 1. Draper Prize Recognizes PC Networks, Telecommunications
Last night, February 24, the National Academy of Engineering presented the 2004 Charles Stark Draper Prize to the engineers credited with the world’s first practical networked personal computers. The Draper recipients are Alan C. Kay, Butler W. Lampson, Robert W. Taylor, and Charles P. Thacker. Learn more at www.nae.edu. NAE also presented the 2004 Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Techology Education to Frank S. Barnes of the University of Colorado, Boulder. back to top 2. CIE/USA Awards Honor Prominent Engineers
On February 28, the Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Yuan-Cheng Fung, professor emeritus of bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego, fondly known as the “father of biomechanics.” Fung initiated a new direction for bioengineering and coined the field as “tissue engineering” in the 1980’s. CIE’s Distinguished Science and Technology Award goes to Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel Prize winner in physics and professor at Stanford University. Read more about all recipients at the Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards at http://www.eweek.org/site/News/index.shtml. back to top 3. New Survey Finds Adults Like Engineering Careers for Kids
In a Harris Interactive survey released for National Engineers Week and conducted on behalf of the American Association of Engineering Societies with a grant from the United Engineering Foundation, engineering receives a higher rating from adults, whether or not they are parents, as a career choice for children than either accounting or the ministry. Read details at http://www.eweek.org/site/News/index.shtml. back to top 4. E&C Task Force Chaired by EWeek Chairman
In a move to combat global corruption within the industry, 19 leading international engineering and construction companies signed and adopted a set of business principles for countering bribery. The principles are the product of a year-long effort by the World Economic Forum’s Governors for Engineering and Construction Task Force, chaired by Fluor Chairman and CEO and Engineers Week Honorary Chairman Alan Boeckmann. The principles were written in close association with Transparency International and the Basel Institute on Governance. Read more at www.eweek.org. back to top 5. Speaking of Fluor…..
More than 250 teams from 24 locations around the globe are signed up to compete on February 25 in the Fluor Friendly Competition for 2004 titled “Catch Me if You Can.” Planned by last year’s winning Long Beach, California, team, the design element and rules are being kept secret and will be only be unveiled when the competition begins. This approach challenges the teams’ ingenuity to plan, design and execute the task on the spot. The winning team will keep the Si Fluor Cup until the 2005 competition. Fluor engineers reach 5,000 Houston, Texas, 8th graders and also conduct a Future Engineers Day, an event that brings students in 6th through 12th grades on-site for an introduction to engineering careers. Fluor’s Greenville, South Carolina, office participates in the "Invention Convention" for 6th through 8th graders and in the Roper Mountain Science Center Exhibit, an outreach program for K - 8 graders. Fluor's Richland, Washington, office joins with Bechtel National and CH2M HILL to participate in the Columbia Center Exhibit Day on Saturday Feb 28th. This is an outreach to kids of all ages with exhibits from several engineering related competitions. In Calgary, Canada, employees will visit 25 school classes. “You know you have made an impact, when you talk to the students or present an experiment and they respond with genuine questions and interest,” says Bryan Lyster, Calgary coordinator. back to top 6. Other Local Events
IEEE/USA IEEE sections from Arizona (Fort Huachuca) to Alabama (Huntsville) are sponsoring technical sessions, awards programs, banquets, student outreach and more. IEEE’s flagship publication – IEEE Spectrum – conducted and released a member survey on job satisfaction. Check out “A Fat Paycheck is Fine, Engineers Say, but What Really Gets Them Going is a Problem to Solve” at http://www.eweek.org/site/news/index.shtml. Agilent
Agilent Technologies, Inc., a Grand Sponsor of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2004, is planning events worldwide. In India, Agilent women engineers and Agilent student scholars will spend the day at the Gurgaon School for girls. Agilent engineers, with students and faculty from Arizona State University’s College of Engineering, will visit local elementary schools with hands-on activities. There’s lots more, from Canada to Colorado. Contact is jean_mooney@agilent.com Hawaii
The Big Island Chapter of the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers launched its observance of National Engineers Week by picking up highway litter. HSPE hosted MATHCOUNTS in February and also plans a special networking breakfast on February 23, when it will receive the mayor’s Engineers Week proclamation. Contact Daniel K Kaniho, P.E., at dkaniho@ilhawaii.net. Florida
The University of Miami Student Chapter/Society of Women Engineers will hold their annual High School Outreach Experience on “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.” The chapter has invited local high schools to have breakfast, enjoy a few speakers, then tour the College of Engineering and participate in a student competition. Many students who participated in the past are current engineering students at the university. Contact Lara Traver at l.traver@umiami.edu Ohio
The COSI science center in Columbus, Ohio, will host engineering activities every day during Engineers Week at 11:00 a.m. Kids of all ages can build structures out of marshmallows and toothpicks and devices to rescue sunken submarines (marbles) from an aquarium. Contact Matt at mvandeneyanden@mail.cosi.org. back to top
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