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.
November 2, 2019
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
September 29, 2019
Our October meeting will be on Monday, October 7th at Razzi’s in Greenwood at 6 pm.
Agenda
September 19, 2019
Puget Sound Engineering Council Meeting Minutes
Razzi’s
Attendees:
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
Action Item Review
Kathi will attempt to pare the list down and organize it.
Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 7:01 pm
September 2, 2019
Our September meeting will be on Monday, September 9th at Razzi’s in Greenwood at 6 pm.
Agenda
May 6, 2019
Our May meeting will be on Monday, May 6th at Razzi’s in Greenwood at 6pm.
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
April 4, 2019
SU Campion Ballroom
When: Tuesday, May 14th, 2019, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Where: Campion Ballroom, Seattle University
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.
April 1, 2019