Date: Monday, January 9, 2017
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Razzis Pizzeria 8523 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle WA 98103

Attendance

Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions & Updates on Member Societies’ Events: All
   • Attendance list is above
2. Approval of Agenda: All
   • Approved
3. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes: All
   • Accepted as written
4. Treasurer’s Report: Julie Bennett (SWE)
   • Julie was not present. No treasurer’s report
5. Website Updates: Stan Dyck (IEEE)
   • The Banquet page has been updated with the announcement and keynote speaker.
   • The Awards page will be updated next. Stan will assist John with this as the bios and pictures are collected.
6. K-12 STEM: Mark Powers (IISE)
   • Mark presented a proposal. He requests that the PSEC Reps plug this with their societies.
   • Mark will send out a note and offered to help plug this for societies that want more information.
   • Louie suggested that we might push this to the tech community.
7. Engineering Fair: Chris Roberdeau (AIAA)
   • Less than a month away. All is go
   • Popsicle stick bridge competition will now be placed within view of the booths to help generate cross traffic.
   • 12 booths are sold with more expected.
   • No word yet from FIRST Robotics. If someone has a contact, please talk to Chris.
   • Volunteers are still appreciated.
   • Louie reported that SAME will not participate this year but it does look likely that they will next year.
   • Chris will do a Fair report for the website.
8. Banquet: Sam Gheesling (ASME)
   • The banquet sponsorship from Boeing is still being worked out be Sam expects it will come though it will probably be late.
   • The announcement has been posted. 7 awards will be made this year. The paperwork is complete
   • Shelly Oberman will be doing the photography instead of Seattle Met. We still need to get a link for the 2016 photos from them.
   • Stan agreed to do the badges again this year.
   • Someone is still needed to handle the back table duties.
   • Dave is working on the programs.
   • Sam will be the emcee
   • The Governor’s proclamation has been requested.
9. Awards: John Schaufelberger (WSPE)
   • The awards are finished. there will be 7 recipients this year. Posting will be done soon.
   • John suggested that next year we provide copies of well-done nomination forms from the past to serve as examples to future nominators.
   • Some discussion was had about the requirements for the Kenneth Porter award related to a minimum number of years served in an educational capacity. This was tabled for further discussion later.
10. Mentor Nights: Jason Salazar (PSEC)
    • Jason did not attend. Luis reported that only 8 mentors had been signed up for the SCC Mentor night so far. More are needed soon.
    • Future Cities is still looking for judges.
    • The Bellevue Mentor Lunch will be longer than last year. Probably an afternoon session (1-3 PM)
11. ISOW: Dave Butcher (IEEE)
    • Dave is looking for a co-chair. Please talk to him if you want to help.
12. Letter of Support SU NSF Grant: Dave Butcher (IEEE)
    • Dave presented a request from Seattle University for a letter of support for their NSF grant proposal. They are planning to rework their mechanical engineering program. The deadline given was January the 13th.
    • Dave recommended that we supply such a letter and the PSEC agreed. Dave will draft and send the letter by the 13th.
13. Open Discussion: All
    • Louie reported that the SAME chapter on the Penninsula is looking to start a Mentor Night program modeled on ours over in Kitsap county. As the SAME PSEC representative, he plans to act as a go-between for this effort.
    • Chris asked if other representative had received dues notices yet. He is the AIAA treasurer and had not received any yet.
14. Action Items from Previous and this Meeting Review: All
    • See action item list below

Action Items