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EWeek 2011 ENews #2 - May 26, 2010

Engineers Week 2011 will be celebrated February 20 - 26. Co-chairs are Raytheon Company and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Feel free to forward this letter or contents to other interested parties.

Contents
1. Calling All Future City Mentors
2. “Out to Innovate” Summit
3. DESIGN SQUAD Trash to Treasure Contest
4. Local News

1. Calling All Future City Mentors
It is that time of year again, and volunteers are gearing up for another great year for the National Engineers Week Future city Competition. Coordinators are looking for engineers who may be interested in serving as team mentors.

With the theme of Providing a Reliable and Effective Health Care System That Improves a Sick, Injured or Disabled Patient’s Quality of Life and Comfort, student teams will write a research essay describing their concept, design a computer model of their project using SimCity 4 Deluxe software, and then build a physical model using recycled materials. This is the first year sixth graders are being invited to join seventh and eighth graders in the competition.

Registration deadline for schools nationwide is Friday, October 29, 2010. For information, school registration, or to volunteer in the Future City Competition, visit http://www.futurecity.org/

2. “Out to Innovate” Summit
The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP) is presenting its inaugural "Out to Innovate" STEM Summit for LGBT students and career professionals on October 9, 2010, on the main campus of the University of Southern California immediately following the Out and Equal Workplace Summit. The Summit is an opportunity for mentoring and networking within the LGBT student and professional community. For information, see www.noglstp.org

3. DESIGN SQUAD Launches Second Trash to Treasure Competition
This contest challenges kids to take everyday recycled materials and re-engineer them into functional projects. Three grand prize winners will win a trip to the development lab at Continuum to build a prototype of their winning design and appear on Season 4 of Design Squad.

To help you share the excitement, Design Squad staff have developed:

Contest Flyer
HTML Postcard
Promotional Language
Logo and Images

If you would like any of the resources listed above, please feel free to contact natalie_hebshie@wgbh.org or 617-300-3639.

4. In Local News
In San Jose, California, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council is initiating the planning cycle for E-Week 2011 in Silicon Valley (Santa Clara County and Environs). To join in the planning process, contact Ed Aoki aoki.ed@gmail.com.

The New Jersey Science and Engineering Festival www.njsciencefestival.org will be taking place at the Clifton High School Complex (the largest single campus high school in New Jersey, with 100,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor exhibition space) and Essex County (Caldwell) Airport on the weekend of October 23 and 24, 2010. It is a satellite event of the USA Science and Engineering Festival, which will be taking place on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

There will be exhibits, demonstrations, activities, lectures, live music, theater, films, and other forms of live science themed entertainment for everyone, as well as the aircraft and aerospace exhibits at nearby Essex County Airport, with Nobel Laureates, VIP's, dignitaries, and an astronaut or two! This will be a phenomenal and spectacular event – not to be missed. To exhibit, donate or become an event sponsor, or participate in any way, contact Michael Paitchell, Executive Director New Jersey Science and Engineering Festival, New Jersey Applied Science Council, mpaitchell@aol.com or mpaitchell@njscitech.org

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The National Engineers Week Foundation coalition comprises more than 75 engineering, professional, and technical societies and more than 50 corporations and government agencies. The coalition is dedicated to sustaining and growing a dynamic engineering profession by ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce, increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students, and promoting pre-college literacy in math and science.Among the oldest of America's professional outreach efforts, the coalition also raises public understanding and appreciation of engineering contributions to society through year-round innovative programming and celebration.

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