January 4, 2021
Our meeting will be on Monday, January 4th Webex meeting online, at 6pm.
Agenda
December 29, 2020
7 Dec 2020
PSEC via WebEx
Attendees
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Gail Cornelius SWE
Andrew Gall SME
Sam Gheesling ASME
Paul Grant ASCE
Luis Leon ASM
Regina Long IIS
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle
Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE
Call To Order
Kathi calledmeeting to order at 6:04
Approval of Agenda
Approved
Approval of Minutes
November meeting minutes approved
Around the Room
Each attendee gave the status of their society and/or plans for this month’s meeting
Calendar
Dave volunteered to figure out how to utilize the calendar function (see website update)
Website Update
Dave reported that Sergio has had some changes in his life and can no longer serve as our Webmaster. Dave will assume responsibility until a new volunteer steps up
Engineering Fair Report
Beth and Carmen are ironing out details for the online proposal. They are working on a formal writeup to present to the council
Banquet
Sam reported the Museum of Flight is kindly holding space for May or June 2021. The council voted to postpone a firm decision until the January 2021 meeting
Mentor Nights
Luis reported that Seattle Central has taken the lead for a Zoom meeting with breakout sessions on 29 April 2021. Andrew volunteered to contact North Seattle and South Seattle to determine possible interest in this meeting. UW Bothel is also looking into a possible similar meeting. Gibson EK high school may still be interested in a college career night activity.
Intersociety Officers Workshop
Discussion postponed to the January 2021mee
Meeting Adjourned at 6:45 pm
November 17, 2020
2 Nov 2020
PSEC via WebEx
Attendees
Charles Beard AIAA
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Andrew Gall SME
Sam Gheesling ASME
Paul Grant ASCE
Luis Leon ASM
Regina Long IISE
Beth Mende AWWA
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle
Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE
Call To Order
Kathi called meeting to order at 6:01pm
Approval of Agenda
Approved
Approval of October minutes
October meeting minutes approved
Around the Room
Each participant gave the status of their society and/or the plans for this month’s meeting
Treasurers Report
Dave reported that six societies have promptly paid this year’s dues. Our current bank balance is $14195
WebMaster
Dave reported that Sergio is on board and has already made some minor changes to our website
Engineering Fair
Beth reported that she and Carmen have had several discussions. They are working on a proposal that would involve each society coming up with an activity that could be sent out to participants. This would involve a video with instructions. Required details are still in discussion: age group, how to acquire names and addresses of participants etc. Beth will send a summary to Kathi
Engineering Banquet
Discussion and decision postponed to December meeting
Mentor Nights
Luis reported that Seattle Central is tentatively scheduled for 21 Apr 2021. They will host the ZOOM breakout sessions
Andrew reported that Seattle University has already conducted a Mentor night
Kathi has been contacted by Gibson Ek High School in the Issaquah School District. They are interested in some kind of College Career night activity
ISOW
Discussion postponed to the January meeting
Next Meeting
7 Dec 2020
Meeting Adjournd at 6:51pm
October 15, 2020
5 Oct 2020
PSEC meeting via WebEx
Attendees
Charles Beard AIAA
George Bondor SAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Camen Cejudo ASHRAE
Andrew Gaul SME
Sam Gheesling ASME
Paul Grant ASCE
Luis Leon ASM
Bethany Mende AWWA
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle
Kathi ShoeMake ASHRAE
Call to Order
Kathis called meeting to order at 6:04 pm
Approval of agenda
Approved
Approval of minutes
The September meeting minutes were approved with one exception; our September bank account balance is actually $13300
Around the room
Each participant stated the status of their society in the current COVID-19 environment
Treasurers report
Dave reported our current account balance of $13600
WebMaster
Dave reported he has recruited a qualified volunteer, Sergio Moraes. The group approved his recommendation. Dave will proceed with bringing Sergio on board
Engineering Fair
Paul reported that the popsicle bridge competition is tentatively been scheduled for 6 Mar 2021 at the Museum of Flight. This is important to us if we want to schedule a physical Engineering Fair concurrent with the competition.
Bethany had some thoughts for a virtual approach to our Engineering Fair. Each society would create a 10 minute video to be shown online in a virtual meeting. This might be presented concurrently with the virtual Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF) scheduled on 26-27 March 2021. Bethany will investigate this approach. Carmen volunteered to help Bethany with this approach.
Engineering Banquet
A decision will be made in our December meeting if we will reschedule for spring 2021 or fall 2021
Mentor Nights
Luis had an interesting conversation with Seattle Central College. The contact there is enthusiastic about the mentor night using a ZOOM feature that provides breakout sessions. Luis will explore the capabilities of this feature.
ISOW
Postponed
New Officers
Kathi Shoemake President
Andrew Gall President understudy
Dave Butcher Treasurer
George Bondor Secretary
This slate was approved by the Board
Next Meeting 2 Nov 2020
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm
September 24, 2020
14 Sep 2020 PSEC Mtg Minutes
PSEC Mtg via WebEx
Attendees
Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE
Dave Butcher IEEE
Charles Beard AIAA
Luis Leon ASM
Sam Gheesling ASME
Carmen Cejudo ASHRAE
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle
Paul Grant ASCE
Matt Clegg SME
George Bondor SAE
Call to Order
Kathi called meeting to Order at 6:05
Approval of Agenda
Approved with one addition “Covid 19 considerations” after Approval of Minutes
Approval of Minutes
Approved. George will attempt to get them out sooner
COVID19 Considerations
Lengthy discussion
PSEC meetings to continue on WebEx until state puts Seattle into phase 4 (possibly phase 3)
Engineering Banquet and Engineering Fair postponed until fall of 2021 (earliest). Solicitations for awards and venue reservations initiated in spring of 2021. All contingent on how well COVD19 is controlled.
Mentor program on hold. Luis to contact schools for input. Early 2021 possible contingent on state upgrading of phases.
SME is planning virtual seminars for students graduating in June 2021
Around the room
Each attendee reported on how their societies are coping with COVID19. Most are diving into virtual activities including monthly member meetings
Treasurers Report
Dave reported we have received the benefits of Luis’ efforts to get employee volunteering reimbursement from Boeing. Bank account balance is approximately $1300.
Calendar
Skip
Website update
Dave has not had much luck getting a volunteer to takeover webmaster duties. He will continue in that role until we have a volunteer
Engineering Fair
Paul Grant to contact ASCE student group to determine what their intentions are concerning scheduling of the popsicle stick bridge competition
Banquet
Postponed until fall 2021 (earliest)
Mentor Nights
Postponed until state upgrades phases. Luis to contact schools to get their input
Intersociety Workshop
Postponed until state upgrades phases
Action Item Review
Luis to contact schools concerning Mentor nights
Paul to contact ASCE student group concerning intentions about scheduling popsicle stick bridge competition
Kathi to contact Andrew Gall to determine if he still on for President of PSEC
Swearing in of 2020-2021 officers
Postponed to next month
Adjourned at 7:05
September 10, 2020
PSEC via WebEx due to COVID 19
1 June 2020
Attendees
Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE
George Bondor SAE
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle
Charles Beard AIAA
Dave Butcher IEEE
Regina Long ISE
Luis Leon ASM
Sam Gheesling ASME
Eugene Brown ASME
Call to Order
Kathi called meeting or order at 6:02
Approval of Agenda
Approved
Approval of May meeting minutes
Approved
Treasurer Report
Dave Butcher reported that late checks for the banquet have been received. We are stil not quite at the break even point. A sponsor is still needed.
Website Updates
Dave requested we send any suggestions for the PSEC website appearance improvements to him
ISOW
Due to COVID 19 group ageed to defer the next ISOW until June 2021
2020-2021 officers
Andrew Gall has agreed to be chairperson.
Open Discussion
Luis has located the Boeing weblink that give instructions on how to obtain support. With our 501C3 qualification he will attempt to sign us up.
Kathi will contact Razzis to reserve room for 14 Sep 2020 meeting (if open)
Adjourned at 6:43
May 29, 2020
4 May 2020 Meeting Minutes
PSEC via WebEx due to COVID 19
4 May 2020
Attendees
Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE George Bondor SAE
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle Eugene Brown ASME
Dave Butcher IEEE Paul Grant ASCE
Luis Leon ASM Sam Gheesling ASME
Call to Order
Kathi called meeting or order at 6:02
Approval of Agenda
Approved
Approval of March meeting minutes
Approved
Around the Room
Each attendee reported that most society activities have been suspended due to COVID 19
Treasurer Report
Dave Butcher reported we are almost at breakeven for the year with a current $900 deficit. Compared to past years the difference is that we need a Banquet sponsor. With our IRS status established, Luis is making inquiries in Boeing to detemine if they are willing to restablish as our Banquet sponsor. Luis will also confirm if Boeing will reimburse to PSEC Boeing employees PSEC volunteer time.
Website Updates
Dave confirmed our Drop Box capacity has been increased and that our website will be backed up to the Drop Box
Banquet
One society has not paid for table yet and is asking for and invoice. Dave will handle this
Mentor Nights
The 5 Mar 2020 mentor night at North Seattle College was successful with 7 mentors and 22 students
The 14 Apr 2020 mentor night at Highline College was cancelled due to COVID 19
Luis provided the year’s Mentor Night counts summary:
University Date Mentors Students
Seattle U 10/14/19 20 65
Green River 1/15/20 14 133
Seattle Central 1/30/20 15 165
Shoreline 2/19/20 6 20
UW Bothell 2/27/20 18 45
North Seattle 3/5/20 7 21
Highline 4/15/20 Cancelled
ISOW
Due to COVID 19 group discussed the possiblitiy of doing a virtual meeting. Decided that a physical face to face is much more effective. Decided to cancel the Jun 2020 meeting and possibly push it out to Sep 2020
Next years officers
The current Treasurer (Dave Butcher) and Secretary (George Bondor) agreed to continue in that capacity for next year. No official agreement for Chairperson yet.
Adjourned at 6:41
April 30, 2020
2 Mar 2020
PSEC meeting at Razzis
Attendance:
Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE Sam Ghessling ASME
Andrew Gall SME Regina Ong IISE
Luis Leon ASM George Bondor SAE
Butcher IEEE
Call to Order:
6:04 Kathi called meeting to order
Approval of Minutes:
February Minutes not yet posted on website
Around the Room:
Each participant stated their society affiliation and upcoming meeting status
Treasurers Report:
Reviewed with no changes
Calendar:
Reviewed what is currently on the calendar and highlighted the ISOW event in June. Details are forthcoming
Website:
No comments
Engineering Fair:
Discussed a possible date change to 6 Mar 2021. The popsicle bridge competition which draws a large number of high schoolers is changing to that date. We as a group agreed it would be in our best interests to change the Engineering Fair date to 6 Mar 2021. Kathi suggested we create a list of technically related groups/activities aimed at High School and below students and actively promote the Fair to them.
Engineering Banquet:
62 meals served at this years banquet. After discussion agreed that 8 attendees per table is the best configuration. Next years banquet is tentatively scheduled on 13 Feb 2021
PSEC Awards
Agreed that PSEC needs to promote greater participation in nominating potential recipients
Mentor Nights:
Shoreline College: on 19 Feb 6 mentors/20 students
UW Bothel: on 27 Feb 18 mentors/45 students
North Seattle College: upcoming on 5 Mar possibly 13 mentors
ISOW:
Still evolving. More info to come soon
New Topics:
PSEC President plans to attend society Board Meetings to pitch PSEC
Action Item Review:
Shared Storage Unit with ASHRAE also possibly with Engineers Without Borders. No decision
Boeing sponsorship of Banquet: With our recent IRS status in hand Luis will pursue Boeing
Group voted to expand our dropbox to 1-2 terabytes. This will cost $100 per year
Next meeting:
on 6 Apr 2020
7:15Adjourned
3 Feb 2020
PSEC meeting at Razzis
Attendance:Kathi Shoemake ASHRAE
John Schaufelberger WSPE Seattle
Paul Grant ASCE Luis Leon ASM
Matt Clegg SME Dave Butcher IEEE
Sam Ghessling ASME George Bondor SAE
Andrew Gall SME Tony Huan-Wong IEEE
Call to Order:
6:12 Kathi called meeting to order
Approval of Minutes:
Both December 2019 and January 2020 minutes were approved
Around the Room:
Each participant stated their society affiliation and upcoming meeting status
Treasurers Report:
Additional societies have paid dues
The Banquet is paid for
Luis volunteered to pursue Boeing for future Banquet Sponsorship
Calendar:
Verified that following Mentor nights are on or will be added to calendar
19 Feb Shoreline Community College
27 Feb UW Bothel
5 Mar North Seattle College
Website:
Temporary offline today as the ISP transfers us to a different server
Engineering Fair:
Good to go.
Kathi will be at PSEC booth all day and Luis and Andrew will be part time
Engineering Banquet:
Luis presented status of reservations, table purchases and seating
Dave Butcher said programs are ready to go to printer
John Schaufelberger has the award plaques ready
Sam Ghessling has the scripts ready
Discussed number of people per table seating
Mentor Nights:
Green River College 15 Jan went well with 85 students and 17 mentors
Seattle Cental College 30 Jan went well with 100 students and 15 mentors
ISOW:
No updates, still on for 6 Jun
Needs to be added to calendar
Next meeting on 2 Mar 2020
February 29, 2020
Our PSEC board meeting will be on Monday, March 2nd, 2020 at Razzi’s in Greenwood at 6pm.