4 Jan 2021
PSEC via Google Meet
Attendees
Charles Beard AIAA
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Carmen Cejudo ASHRAE
Gail Cornelius SWE
Sam Gheesling ASME
Paul Grant ASCE
Luis Leon ASM
Beth Mende APWA
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle
Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE
Call To Order
Kathi called meeting to order at 6:08 pm
Approval of Agenda
December meeting minutes approved
Around the Room
Each attendee gave the status of their society and/or plans for this month’s meeting
Calendar
Dave noted links to ASHRAE, SWE, joint SAMPE/ASMI, and AIAA retiree’s meetings are on the PSEC events calendar
Treasurers Report
Dave reported that there are four societies that have not paid dues
Engineering Fair Report
Beth and Carmen gave a Cliff Notes description of what they propose for a virtual Engineering Fair project. The group felt it would be quite a project. That coupled with many people (esp students) getting “Zoomed” fatigued might be too much. Beth will send a written copy of the proposal to Kathi who will distribute to the Board to be voted on.
Banquet
Sam verified that the Museum of Flight is holding a date for us in June 2021. The group discussed this at length concerning the rate of vaccine inoculation, the rate of reduction in COVID cases and the lead times required to firm up the banquet. The board decided to cancel the 2021 Engineering Banquet and look forward to the 2022 banquet.
Mentor Nights
The Seattle Central Zoom meeting with breakout sessions on 29 April 2021 is the only Mentor night currently scheduled. Andrew Gall is pursuing having North Seattle and South Seattle join in on this. UW Bothel is also looking into a possible similar meeting. Gail reported that all three UW campuses are organizing a similar virtual mentor meeting.
Intersociety Officers Workshop
Decision postponed to the April board meeting
Meeting Adjourned at 6:50 pm
Meeting Adjourned at 6:50 pm