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EWeek 2008 ENews #25 – May 27, 2008

Engineers Week 2008 will be celebrated February 17 – 23, and is co-chaired by the Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE)–USA and IBM Corporation. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties.

Contents:
1. Hispanic Summit
2. Summer Training Opportunity
3. Trash to Treasure Contest Deadline Nears
4. Engineer Your Life
5. Local Events

1. Hispanic Summit
Earlier this month, EWeek partners IBM, ExxonMobil , Lockheed Martin, Boeing and other industry leaders sponsored America's Competitiveness: Hispanic Participation in Technology Careers Summit. Two reports are available that were commissioned by IBM in advance of the summit. You can see both, from the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute and Public Agenda at ibm.com/ibm/ibmgives.

2. Summer Training Opportunity
The Techbridge Summer Training Institute is returning this August 4-6 in Oakland, California.

Are you interested in developing a program to encourage girls in technology, engineering and science? Would you like to gain girl-tested, hands-on curriculum and learn strategies for success? The Techbridge Summer Training Institute is a 3-day workshop which will teach participants strategies for encouraging girls in technology, science and engineering.

Techbridge has served over 2,000 girls through after-school and summer programs over the past 8 years, working closely with teachers, parents, role models and corporate partners. Founded by Chabot Space & Science Center, Techbridge offer hands-on projects developed for girls and career exploration activities such as field trips to companies and role model visits. The Summer Training Institute shares best practices and curriculum while providing the tools and framework for achieving success to engage girls in technology and science.

A registration fee covers the 3-day Training Institute and includes a CD-ROM containing all of Techbridge's hands-on curriculum. Due to the hands-on nature of the curriculum, we highly encourage two participants of the same organization to attend the training together. The fee for one participant is $750; for two from the same organization $1,000. Register at http://wwwtechbridgegirls.org/programs_institute.asp by the deadline of June 30th - spaces are limited! For inquiries and/or further information, please contact Jennifer Wei at jwei@chabotspace.org or 510.777.9170 ext. 308.

3. Trash to Treasure Contest, Deadline June 30
The Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition challenges kids of all ages to take everyday discarded or recycled material and re-engineer it into functional products. The product can move things or people (Mobility), protect the environment (Environmental), or be something kids can play with inside or out (Play). The grand prize winner will receive a $10,000 cash prize provided by the Intel Foundation and a trip to the development lab at Continuum, an award-winning international design and innovation consultancy, to build a prototype of his or her Trash to Treasure design. For more information, go to: http://pbskids.org/designsquad/contest. Entry deadline is June 30.

4. Engineer Your Life
Do you know a high school girl? Summer is the perfect time to introduce her to Engineer Your Life (EYL), an online guide to engineering for high school girls. An outreach program developed by the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project, EYL shows girls that with engineering they can love their work and live their life, too. The site has profiles of inspiring engineers, career possibilities, and special sections for counselors and parents, and engineers.

5. Local Events
Central Texas Discover Engineering and the Austin Children's Museum will host a Design Squad Science Sunday on June 22. Local TV station KLRU will donate videos of the two Design Squad episodes that match the event's activities.
The new video from EWEEK, Discover Engineering with three ten minute segments will run on a laptop in the rotunda. One of the segments features the Solar Decathlon. The professor at UT who advises engineering students on their entry will be there to talk about the local entry. Hands-on project sheets for building a solar cooker and cleaning water will also be featured. The Solar Decathlon ties into the Power Up online game.
Contact Rick McMaster for more information, http://www.centexeweek.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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