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2016 DiscoverE Engineers Week
San Diego Awards Banquet
Friday, February 26, 2016
5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
San Diego Air & Space Museum
National Engineers Week is the fourth week of February. It is observed by more than 70 engineering, education, and cultural societies, and more than 50 corporations and government agencies. The purpose of National Engineers Week is to call attention to the contributions to society that engineers make. It is also a time for engineers to emphasize the importance of learning math, science, and technical skills.
The celebration of National Engineers Week was started in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers in conjunction with President George Washington's Birthday. President Washington is considered as the nation's first engineer, notably for his survey work.
The National Engineers Week Foundation is a formal coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations and government agencies dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce. This is done by increasing awareness and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science. National Engineers Week (NEW) also raises public understanding and appreciation of engineers' contributions to society. Although NEW is a nationwide event, each major county puts together their own E-Week and San Diego county does just that. The week in San Diego has many events with the culmination being the awards banquet which is sponsored by the San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC) and hosted at the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park.
NEW San Diego 2016 contributing societies are:
AIAA
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics San Diego Section
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| ASCE |
American Society of Civil Engineers San Diego Section |
| ASHRAE |
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers San Diego Chapter
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| ASM |
Materials Information Society San Diego Chapter |
ASME
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers San Diego Section
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CSPE
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California Society of Professional Engineers San Diego Chapter
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IEEE
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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers San Diego Section
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| INCOSE |
International Council on Systems Engineering San Diego Chapter |
| PECG |
Professional Engineers in California Government |
| SDSA |
San Diego Science Alliance |
| SDSU |
San Diego State University College of Engineering |
SEAOSD
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Structural Engineers Association of San Diego
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| SFPE |
Society of Fire Protection Engineers San Diego and Imperial Counties Chapter |
SHPE
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Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers San Diego Professional Chapter
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| SME |
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Chapter 44 |
| SWE |
Society of Women Engineers San Diego County Section |
| UCSD |
University of California San Diego |
| WateReuse |
California WateReuse Association San Diego Chapter |
Each year one of the many professional engineering societies leads the committee in collaboration with the California Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE) San Diego Chapter to plan for the National Engineers Week San Diego. The 2016 co-chair is the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) San Diego Section. As usual San Diego NEW will have educational outreach events such as Engineering Day at the Mall and MathCounts to go along with the Awards Banquet.
The San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC) will proudly present awards to distinguished individuals and organizations from the San Diego County region in the categories of:
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