2023 Inter-Society Officers Workshop

May 2, 2023

Register Here

The PSEC Inter-society officer’s workshop (ISOW) brings together volunteer leaders from all PSEC member societies. The objective of the workshop is to share best practices for running our volunteer lead professional societies. Each year three topics are chosen for discussion during the workshop. The topics change each year to encourage continued participation and the timeliness of the topic. Roundtable sessions of 30-40 minutes allow participants to discuss and share experiences focused on a topic.

When: Saturday – June 3rd, 2023, 10:30am – 2:00pm

Where: University of Washington Facility, 7543 63rd Ave NE, Building #5, Bay B, Seattle, WA 98115-8116

Refreshments will be provided (please register using the link above for planning)

Who:

All Officers (current & incoming) from all PSEC engineering Societies are invited to come and exchange ideas with Officers from each of the other local engineering Societies. This is a free, annual event for all PSEC member Societies.

All PSEC reps. should attend & try to also bring 2-3 other Officers from your local engineering Society.

Agenda:

Three 30-40 minute discussion sessions will follow a brief overview of PSEC & the planned program year.

There will be a short break for snacks & beverages (being provided), between sessions.

Discussion Topics:

1. Membership, recruiting young members: (i)how do we ensure continuation of student members into senior chapters? (ii) How do we engage young members as leaders? (iii) How do we define the value of volunteering?

2. How do we combine and improve communications between groups?: (i) Zoom and post Covid Meetings. (ii) How we get better engagement from other societies? (iii) Combining meetings and working together?

3. How do we onboard the next generation of leaders, sustaining and codifying?: (i) Where do you store this information and how do you hand off? (ii) Historical information storage process? (iii) Organizational charts, process documents, drop boxes?

Typed summaries of the discussions will be prepared later and sent out.

Please RSVP if you can attend (or contact with any questions)

Andrew Gall (206)390-6647

gallat@me.com

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2020 Engineering Fair

January 6, 2020

The 2020 Engineering Fair will be held on Saturday, February 8th at the Museum of Flight. The booth registration is currently open.

The Fair runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and includes a Popsicle Stick Bridge competition sponsored by the Younger Member Forum of the ASCE.

You can now register if you want to host a booth for the K-12 students. We are looking for organizations and companies who can host a booth providing kids hands-on opportunities to learn about engineering.

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Agenda for Monday November 4, 2019

November 2, 2019

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes
  4. Around the Room
  5. Treasurer Report
  6. Calendar
  7. Website Updates
  8. Engineering Fair Report
  9. Banquet Updates
  10. Mentor Nights
  11. InterSociety Officers Workshop
  12. New Topics
    1. Updated Roster
  13. Action Item Review
  14. Adjourn
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October 7, 2019 Meeting Minutes

PSEC

7 Oct 2019

Razzi’s

In attendance:

Kathi Shoemake                     ASHRAE

Luis Leon                                ASM

Andrew Gall                            SME

Paul Grant                               ASCE

George Bondor                       SAE

John Schaufelberger              WSPE-Seattle

Sam Gheesling                       ASME

Charles Beard                         AIAA

Dave Butcher                          IEEE

Call to order:

 by Kathi at 6:01

Approval of Agenda

John Schaufelberger added a discussion of the various lists PSEC publishes

Approval of Minutes

September meeting minutes approved

Around the Room

Each attendee reported on the status of their respective Society upcoming monthly meeting

Treasurers Report

Dave noted the increase to $10K budgeted amount for the Engineers Banquet

Group discussed and suggested removing Societies that have not been active in PSEC for several years

Calendar

Noted Mentor Night at Seattle University next Monday 14 Oct 2019. Volunteers still needed.

Electric Airplane Flyoff at Museum of Flight coming up. Date has not yet been set.

Website updates

Still actively looking for a webmaster

Mentor Nights

14 Oct 2019 Seattle University

30 Jan 2020 Seattle Central College  tentative

Luis and Andrew are in contact with several other colleges. Several are doing “their own” organizing.

Engineering Banquet

15 Feb 2020 at the Museum of Flight Skyline Room. Group gave Sam approval to setup the contract. Sam is actively pursuing a speaker from WSDOT to talk about the new tunnel

Group discussed soliciting sponsors offering three levels of acknowledgement based on sponsorship total. Sam will examine the levels offered in the past.

Action Item Review

Kathi will contact last years Engineering Fair organizer (cancelled due to weather) and recruit for the 2020 Fair

Adjourn

Meeting adjourned at 7:02 pm

Next meeting on 4 Nov 2019

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October 7, 2019 Meeting Agenda

September 29, 2019

Our October meeting will be on Monday, October 7th at Razzi’s in Greenwood at 6 pm.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes
  4. Around the Room
  5. Treasurer Report
  6. Calendar
  7. Website Updates
  8. Mentor Nights
  9. Engineering Banquet
  10. Action Item Review
  11. Adjourn
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September 9, 2019 Meeting Minutes

September 19, 2019

Puget Sound Engineering Council Meeting Minutes

Razzi’s

Attendees:

  • Charles Beard               AIAA
  • George Bondor             SAE
  • Dave Butcher                IEEE
  • Andrew Gall                  SME
  • Sam Gheesling              ASME
  • Luis Leon                      ASMI
  • John Schaufelberger      WSPE-SE
  • Kathi Shoemake            ASHRAE

Call to Order

Kathi called meeting to order 6:06 pm

Approval of Agenda

Agenda approved unanimously

Approval of Minutes

Minutes from last meeting were not available

Around the Room

Attendees stated their name, society represented and any upcoming societal activities

Treasurer Report

Dave Bucher presented our financial stats and a proposed budget for this coming year. The group discussed items that during last year had differences between budgeted and actual amounts. The only approved change was to up the Annual Banquet budget from $9000 to $10000.

Calendar

The Seattle University Mentors Night was added to the Calendar on 14 Oct 2019

Website Update

Dave Butcher is actively recruiting a Webmaster. He has one individual who might be interested but is concerned about attending our monthly meetings. The group agreed that the webmaster does not need to attend every monthly PSEC meeting and could accomplish most if not all tasks from a remote location.

Mentor Nights

Luis Leon and Andrew Gall are currently handling Mentor Night details

Officer Election/Swearing In

This year’s board was sworn in

  • Kathi Shoemake            President 2019-2020
  • Andrew Gall                  President Elect
  • Dave Butcher                Treasurer
  • George Bondor             Secretary

Action Item Review

Kathi will attempt to pare the list down and organize it.

Adjourn

Meeting was adjourned at 7:01 pm

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September 9, Meeting Agenda

September 2, 2019

Our September meeting will be on Monday, September 9th at Razzi’s in Greenwood at 6 pm.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes
  4. Around the Room
  5. Treasurer Report
  6. Calendar
  7. Website Updates
  8. Mentor Nights
  9. Officer Election/Swearing In
  10. Action Item Review
  11. Adjourn
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May 6, 2019 Meeting Agenda

May 6, 2019

Our May meeting will be on Monday, May 6th at Razzi’s in Greenwood at 6pm.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of Agenda
  3. Approval of Minutes
  4. Around the Room
  5. Treasurer Report
  6. Calendar
  7. Website Updates
    1. Webmaster Replacement
  8. Engineering Fair Report
  9. Banquet Update
  10. Mentor Nights
  11. Officers Workshop
  12. New Officers Slate
  13. Action Item Review
  14. Adjourn
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Inter Society Officers Workshop 2019

April 26, 2019

The PSEC Inter-society officer’s workshop (ISOW) brings together volunteer leaders from all PSEC member societies. The objective of the workshop is to share best practices for running our volunteer lead professional societies. Each year three topics are chosen for discussion during the workshop. The topics change each year to encourage continued participation and the timeliness of the topic. Roundtable sessions of 30-40 minutes allow participants to discuss and share experiences focused on a topic.

Saturday – June 8th, 2019 10:30am – 2:00pm
University of Washington Facility
7543 63rd Ave NE, Building #5, Bay B (map)
Seattle, WA 98115-8116

Refreshments will be provided

All Officers (current & incoming) from all PSEC engineering Societies are invited to come and exchange ideas with Officers from each of the other local engineering Societies. This is a free, annual event for all PSEC member Societies.

All PSEC reps. should attend & try to also bring 2-3 other Officers from your local engineering Society.

Three 30-40 minute discussion sessions will follow a brief overview of PSEC & the planned program year. There will be a short break for snacks & beverages (being provided), between sessions.

Mentoring – Organizational involvement must start early. How can we inspire the future engineers? What opportunities are there for our members to be Mentors?

Connecting with Members – Many organizations are struggling with engaging members. Engaged members can become future volunteers. How can we keep members coming together and attending meetings? Can we bring members back?

The Future of Volunteer Leaders – Finding ways to engage younger members to volunteer to lead projects, events and become board members. How can we, as societies support and mentor the younger members of our societies?

Typed summaries of the discussions will be prepared later and sent out.

Please RSVP if you can attend (or contact with any questions)
Kathi Shoemake  (425)744-6033
PSEC’s web site

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2019 Seattle University, PSEC Engineering Mentor Night

April 4, 2019


SU Campion Ballroom

When: Tuesday, May 14th, 2019, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Where: Campion Ballroom, Seattle University

Mentor Registration Here

Seattle University (SU) is hosting an engineering mentor night for their students on Tuesday, May 14th from 6 to 8 pm and they are particularly seeking mentors in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer and Civil Engineering. The event will be hosted in the SU Campion Ballroom.

The event will see the students rotate among tables with the mentors for discussions. To facilitate the discussions, mentors are asked to bring a sample of work (reports, photos, drawings, etc.) to help the students better understand what they might do in different disciplines of engineering.

Mentors will be sent final details, directions, campus map and parking passes a week prior to the event. Thank you for volunteering and giving your time and talent to encourage our next generation of engineers! For questions please contact Andrew Gall, the PSEC SU Mentor Night Volunteer Coordinator at: Andrew.Gall@PACCAR.com.


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