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
General Planning Information
National Engineers
Week
Awards Banquet
Friday, February 25,
2011
6 pm - 9:30 pm
Sponsored by the
General Chair
2011: ASHRAE
Hosted by
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
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
Mathcounts: http://www.mathcounts-ca.org/sandiego.htm
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 (a) SDCEC awards:
Outstanding Engineer, Outstanding Engineering Educator, Outstanding
Engineering Project, and Outstanding Service and for (b)
SDCEC/Co-sponsored Engineering Project awards to be presented at the
National Engineers Week Banquet on February 19, 2010, 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:
FAX: 858-826-6587
Phone: 858-826-5140
Also see: www.new-sandiego.org
OUTSTANDING ENGINEER:
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).
OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING EDUCATOR:
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).
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
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 13, 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 13, 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 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:
Outstanding Engineering Educator 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:
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:
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