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 San Diego

 

Awards Banquet

 

Friday, February 25, 2011

6 pm - 9:30 pm

 

Sponsored by the San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC).

General Chair 2011:  ASHRAE

 

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

 

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 Brown University.  For her thesis work, she is investigating the distribution and abundance of plastic debris in the North Pacific Gyre, as well as the potential for plastic debris to impact the distributions of invasive species.  Miriam is an avid educator and actively popularizes science with appearances and articles on CNN, CBS News, National Geographic, Associated Press, Union Tribune, NPR Science Friday, and PRI’s The World, and many other media outlets.

 

 

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 Texas.  Miriam will discuss why plastic is accumulating in the remote open ocean, what the “Garbage Patch” looks like, and how it impacts the marine ecosystem. She will discuss current efforts to control marine plastic pollution through prevention, legislation, and technology.

 

 

Mathcounts: http://www.mathcounts-ca.org/sandiego.htm

 

AWARDS FOR NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK, SAN DIEGO 2011

(www.new-sandiego.org)

 

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 San Diego County engineering societies, will judge nominations. A special plaque will be presented to award recipients.

 

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

 

 

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 San Diego County

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 San Diego County

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 San Diego County

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 Southern California.

To be eligible, a candidate must:

1) be a resident of San Diego County

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: g.c.gerace@ieee.org

 

 

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: 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