National
Engineers Week
Awards Banquet
Friday, February 25, 2011
6 pm - 9:30 pm
The Joan B. Kroc
Institute for Peace & Justice (Use USD West Entrance)
5998
Check-in at
the atrium in the Shirley Science and
(Free parking at
the Joan Kroc Institute and self parking in any adjacent student or faculty lot
or street space after 5pm)
For Driving Directions, see http://peace.sandiego.edu/about/directions.html
Sponsored
by the San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC).
General Chair 2011:
American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers (ASHRAE)
San Diego Section
Hosted by
University of San Diego (USD) www.sandiego.edu
Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (KIPJ) www.peace.sandiego.edu
USD Department of Engineering www.sandiego.edu/engineering
Theme:
Engineers - Turning Ideas into Reality
Speaker Information Reservations
Information Awards Information
NEW SD 2011 Planning Committee Meetings are held at
PBS&J, 9275 Sky Park Court, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92123
Meeting Dates:
Monday, September 20, 2010, 5:30pm – 7:30 pm
Monday, October 18, 2010, 5:30pm – 7:30 pm
Monday, November 15, 2010, 5:30pm – 7:30 pm
Monday, December 20, 2010, 5:30pm – 7:30 pm
Monday, January 18, 2011, 5:30pm – 7:30 pm
Monday, February 7, 2011, 5:30pm – 7:30 pm
R.S.V.P. to
Bruce Brown
Johnson Controls
Office Phone: 858-614-8546
Email: carl.b.brown@jci.com
Keynote Speaker
Miriam Goldstein
Miriam
Goldstein is a Ph.D. student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) at
UCSD studying biological oceanography.
She has an M.S. in Marine Biology from SIO at UCSD and a B.S. in Biology
from
Keynote Topic
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
In August 2009, as chief
scientist on the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX),
Miriam Goldstein led a group of doctoral students and research volunteers on a
20-day expedition to study the “Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch” with an
estimated area the size of
For further information contact:
Ken Discenza, NEW SD/SDCEC Coordinator
Email: sitedesign@sda-pe.com
Telephone: 619-442-8467
Attire: Business
Attire
Registration:
Upon arrival, check in at the atrium in the Shirley Science and Technology
Center, the building adjacent to the The Joan B. Kroc
Institute for Peace & Justice where the banquet will take place. Go to the Registration Table and give the
check-in person your name and your engineering society affiliation. You will be
given one beverage ticket, a menu ticket indicating your reservation menu
choice and table number. Additional beverage (soft drink, beer or
wine) tickets are available for $5 each upon check-in, prior to 7:15 pm.
6:00 - 7:15pm: Reception in Shiley Science and Technology Atrium (bldg adjacent to The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice where the banquet will take place)
No-host reception: Beverages $5.00 (One free beverage ticket per dinner)
7:00-9:15pm: Banquet in The
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Banquet Room
Bruce Brown, ASHRAE, NEW SD 2011 General Chair, Banquet MC
8:00-8:30pm: Awards Presentations for
1) Outstanding Engineer,
2) Outstanding Engineering Educator,
3) Outstanding Engineering Project(s);
4) Dr. Thomas Avolt Kanneman Outstanding Engineering Service Award;
5) Co-sponsored Projects Awards.
Gerald Gerace, IEEE, NEW SD 2011 Awards Chair.
8:30-9:15pm Keynote Speaker Ms. Miriam Goldstein
Introduction by Bruce Brown, ASHRAE, NEW SD 2011 General Chair, Banquet MC.
9:15 pm Closing Comments
Reservation Deadline: February 14, 2011.
Individuals should make reservations by contacting the designated representative (table captains) for your Engineering Society sponsor (IEEE, ASME, ASCE, CSPE, SWE, SME, AIAA, etc.), University sponsor, or Company sponsor. Provide your representative with a list of names and the meal preference (see choices below) for each person, and your contact information. Your representative will advise you on how and when to make your non-refundable reservation payment.
Meal Selections:
1) Tuscan Stuffed
Chicken Breast Dinner
2) Salmon Dinner
3) Pasta-Veggie
dinner
All meals include:
• Soda, Beer, Wine, or Mixed Drink
served at check-in
• Boston Bibb Salad w/ Dijon Dressing
• Rolls & Butter
• Seasonal Fresh Vegetables
• Chef’s Choice of a Starch
• Chocolate Truffle Cake
• Coffee, Iced Tea, Water
Societies, Corporations, and Companies: Send
Reservation Lists including Name, Meal Choice and payment (payable to CSPE/NEW)
NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 8th to:
Ken Discenza, CSPE,
Or email Ken Discenza at sitedesign@sda.pe.com
Please include Society/Organization name, Table Captain/Contact Person name, email address, phone number, and payment information.
IEEE Members: RSVP to Dr. Gerald C. Gerace, g.c.gerace@ieee.org, 858-826-5140. Please provide the names and meal preferences for each guest. IEEE prices will be provided upon request.
ASME Members: RSVP to Mr. Phillip Young, youngp@asme.org . Please provide the names and meal preferences for each guest. ASME prices will be provided upon request.
Student Reservations: contact Sandi J. Wong McKellips at swmck@cox.net (provide name, email, phone number, and meal preference)
A note on reservations:
The NEW SD Awards Banquet is organized by sponsor tables of
eight. Sponsors include local SDCEC society sponsors, schools & others, and
company/corporate sponsors. Each organization pledges and pays for at least one
table of 8 (see prices below) and is recognized in the banquet program as a
banquet patron. Table sponsors are encouraged to sponsor one or more of their
student members. Reservations beyond the table size of 8 are charged at the
equivalent per person rate. Partial tables will be combined with other partials
(& closely located) to the parent table(s). Societies, Universities, and
Companies may elect to subsidize a portion of or all of the cost of each
reservation. Please check with your
representative to determine the cost to you.
Each table patron must supply a sponsor contact (Table Captain). Individuals
will provide reservation information (name & entree selection) and payment
for their seats. The Table Captain or other society contact will provide the
total payment and reservation data (names, meal choices) to the banquet
reservation coordinator, Ken Discenza, NEW SD Finance
Chair/Treasurer.
Prices
Society or University Table of Eight: $320
Individuals after February 8, 2010: $45 per person – Choice if available or Chef's choice.
Company Sponsored Table of Eight: $500 (Includes a priority seating, program inside only recognition, website posting.)
Corporate Sponsor Table of Eight: $1000 (Includes designation and public recognition as "Corporate Sponsor of National Engineering Week", display table, priority seating, program cover and inside recognition, NEW website recognition.)
Awards
AWARDS FOR NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK, SAN DIEGO 2011
Call for Nominations:
The National Engineers Week (NEW)-San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC) Planning Committee is seeking nominations for SDCEC awards: 1) Outstanding Engineer Award, 2) Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, 3) Outstanding Engineering Project Award, 4) Dr. Thomas Avolt Kanneman Outstanding Service Award and 5) SDCEC/Co-sponsored Outstanding Engineering Project awards (e.g. Outstanding IEEE Project Award) to be presented at the National Engineers Week Banquet on February 25, 2011, 6pm-9:30pm at the Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice on the University of San Diego Campus.
These awards are intended to recognize recent contributions to engineering within San Diego County, and are not intended for life-time contributions but for contributions typically within the past three to five (max) years. Prior contributions (over five years) are appropriate for the general background but not the primary basis for the current year award.
Award criteria (and nomination information formats which follow) are described below.
Deadline for all nominations:
The nomination priority deadline for SDCEC awards is December 31, 2010, and for SDCEC/Co-sponsored awards is January 10, 2011. Nominations are closed after these dates. Nominations are reviewed and initially selected by the NEW SD Awards Committee with award recommendations submitted to the full NEW SD Planning Committee for adoption. Nominations must be post marked or emailed by: above indicated deadlines.
Earlier nominations are encouraged.
The National Engineers Week - San Diego Committee, comprised
of representatives of local
Any questions and all nominations must be emailed or FAXED to the NEW Awards Chair:
Dr. Gerald C. Gerace
Email: g.c.gerace@ieee.org
FAX: 858-826-6587
Phone: 858-826-5140
OUTSTANDING
ENGINEER AWARD:
The Outstanding Engineer award recognizes a practicing engineer who has made recent (last three to five years) outstanding contributions to the field of engineering. To be eligible, a candidate must:
1) hold a BS, MS, or Ph.D. in an engineering field or be a licensed professional engineer
2) be primarily employed as a practicing engineer (outstanding engineers primarily involved in education are not qualified for this award but may be qualified for a different award)
3) be a resident of
4) agree to accept the award in person at the annual National Engineers Week Banquet (unless special exceptions are approved in advance which would provide for a representative to accept the award in person on behalf of the awardee).
Click here to download OUTSTANDING ENGINEER AWARD Nomination Form
OUTSTANDING
ENGINEERING EDUCATOR AWARD:
The Outstanding Engineering Educator award recognizes an engineer who has made who has made recent (last three to five years) outstanding contributions to the field of engineering education as a faculty member in an ABET accredited engineering program. To be eligible, a candidate must:
1) hold a BS, MS, or Ph.D. in an engineering field or be a licensed professional engineer
2) be primarily employed in a faculty position in an ABET accredited engineering program (adjunct or part-time faculty do not qualify for this award but may be qualified for a different award).
3) be a resident of
4) agree to accept the award in person at the annual National Engineers Week Banquet (unless special exceptions are approved in advance which would provide for a representative to accept the award in person on behalf of the awardee).
Click here to download OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING EDUCATOR AWARD Nomination Form
OUTSTANDING
ENGINEERING PROJECT AWARD:
The award recognizes an outstanding engineering project brought to fulfillment recent (last three to five years) contributions through design and production that benefits the general public. To be eligible, a project must:
1) be constructed or produced in
2) have a representative to accept the award in person at the Annual National Engineers Week Banquet
Click here to download OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING PROJECT AWARD Nomination Form
Outstanding Co-Sponsored Engineering Project: In addition to the typical standard four NEW Awards listed above, additional project oriented awards (e.g. Outstanding EE Project) areas may be proposed and awarded jointly by the NEW Awards Committee and a sponsoring San Diego (SD) Society. Co-sponsored project award proposals are submitted by the sponsoring society, and reviewed for final approval by the NEW Awards Committee. The sponsoring NEW SD Society must fund ($200) the co-Sponsored Awards that are selected for presentation. The co-sponsored award will be published with the other standard four NEW awards in the Awards Banquet Program.
The co-sponsored project package, due no later than January 3, 2010, should include:
1) an award description in a pertinent format similar to the one used below to describe the Outstanding Engineering Project award.
2) nomination package(s) in a pertinent format similar to the Outstanding Engineering Project nomination format.
3) $200 for plaques and dinners if award is approved (due no later than January 11, 2010).
DR. THOMAS AVOLT
KANNEMAN OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING SERVICE AWARD:
The award recognizes an engineer or non-engineer who has
given outstanding professional and/or public service in or for engineering. The
individual should have made recent (last three to five years) direct
contributions to enhancing the objectives of the engineering professional in
To be eligible, a candidate must:
1) be a resident of
2) agree to accept the award in person at the annual National Engineers Week Banquet (unless special exceptions are approved in advance which would provide for a representative to accept the award in person on behalf of the awardee).
Outstanding Engineer Award Nomination Format (two pages or less):
A. Candidate's
name
address
telephone number
email address
B. Sponsor's
name
address
telephone number
email address
C. Qualifications
highest degree, year, institution and/or professional license, year, state
employer, title, primary duties
county of residence
agreement to accept award in person (yes/no)
D. Brief description of recent significant engineering achievement(s) and its impact or potential impact on society and/or technological progress.
E. Brief description of technical society activities.
F. Brief description of humanitarian and civic contributions.
Submit Nomination to:
NEW 2010 Awards Committee
c/o Dr. Gerald C. Gerace
FAX: 858-826-6587
Phone: 858-826-5140
Email: g.c.gerace@ieee.org
Outstanding Engineering Educator Award Nomination Format (two pages or less):
A. Candidate's
name
address
telephone number
email address
B. Sponsor's
name
address
telephone number
email address
C. Qualifications
highest degree, year, institution and/or professional license,
year, state
employer, title, primary duties, ABET Accreditation (yes/no)
county of residence
agreement to accept award in person (yes/no)
D. Brief description of recent significant engineering education achievement(s) and its impact ld(s).
or potential impact on society, and/or technological progress, and/or the education of students
in the relevant fields
E. Brief description of technical society activities.
F. Brief description of humanitarian and civic contributions.
Submit Nomination to:
NEW 2010 Awards Committee
c/o
Dr. Gerald C. Gerace
FAX: 858-826-6587
Phone: 858-826-5140
Email: g.c.gerace@ieee.org
Outstanding Engineering Project Award Nomination Format (two pages or less):
A. Project's
name
primary organization or company
primary manager's name, email, phone number
primary project work address
B. Sponsor's (if co-sponsored, also include this information for the co-sponsor)
name
address
telephone number
email address
C. Qualifications
county of construction or production
name, address, email, telephone of person accepting award in person
D. Additional candidate information (if applicable)
highest degree, year, institution and/or professional license, year, state
employer, title, primary duties
E. Brief description of the project including engineering achievements, special obstacles overcome, and the technological significance of the project, and the benefit to public.
F. Photographs, brochures, and other supporting documents may be included and will not be counted toward the 2 page limit. These items will not be reproduced or returned.
Submit Nomination to:
NEW 2010 Awards Committee
c/o Dr. Gerald C. Gerace
FAX: 858-826-6587
Phone: 858-826-5140
Email: g.c.gerace@ieee.org
Dr. Thomas Avolt Kanneman Outstanding Engineering Service Award Nomination Format (two pages or less):
A. Candidate's
name
address
telephone number
email address
B. Sponsor's
name
address
telephone number
email address
C. Qualifications
county of residence
agreement to accept award in person (yes/no)
D. Additional candidate information (if applicable)
highest degree, year, institution and/or professional license, year, state
employer, title, primary duties
E. Brief description of recent significant direct contributions to enhancing the objectives of the engineering professional in Southern California and its impact or potential impact on society, and/or technological progress, and/or other professional engineering objectives.
F. Brief description of any relevant professional, humanitarian, and/or civic contributions.
Submit Nomination to:
NEW 2010 Awards Committee
c/o Dr. Gerald C. Gerace
FAX: 858-826-6587
Phone: 858-826-5140
Email: g.c.gerace@ieee.org