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Hope everyone is having a great start to 2017!
We have a lot of great opportunities and exciting events coming up the next few months so stay informed and let us know if you have any questions! And of course, if you want to get involved!
Please read below for our latest updates and details on upcoming events.
Our group had a great time at YMF 2017 in Los Angeles!
On Behalf of the YMF Officers and Chairs,
Schyler Hect
Seattle ASCE YMF Secretary
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| Congratulations Award Winners! |
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The Seattle YMF would like to congratulate the following award winners:
Puget Sound Engineering Council
Young Engineer of the Year -
Don Nguyen
Kenneth W. Porter Award -
Eset Alemu
K-12 STEM Engineering Teacher of the Year -
Noah Crofoot
Don, Eset and Noah will be honored at the
Western Regional Younger Member Council Awards
Outstanding Younger Member in Community Activities -
Cal Bearman
Outstanding Younger Member in ASCE Activities -
Diana Hasegan
Cal and Diana were recently honored at the WRYMC Awards Banquet on January 14th in Los Angeles.
ASCE New Faces of Civil Engineering
Don Nguyen has been named on of
ASCE's 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering - Professional Edition. He will be honored at the ASCE OPAL Awards on March 16th in Arlington, VA.
Congratulations again to all the award winners!
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| January Community Service Event |
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Friday, January 27th - 6:00
- 8:00 pm
Cedarbrook Lodge
18525 36th Ave S, Seattle
Brides for a Cause resells wedding dresses to raise money for women's health, education, and supportive services, Over $400,000 has been donated to women-focused charities from funds raised from collecting and reselling wedding dresses.
We will help set up dresses for Seattle's annual "Dress Dash", a bridal dress sale for Brides for a Cause.
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| January Eastside Networking Event |
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Monday, January 30th -
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Pearl Restaurant
700 Bellevue Way NE, Ste 50
Don't miss the first eastside happy hour of the year! And look for the hard hat on the table.
Pearl will validate parking at Lincoln Square Mall for up to 3 hours. As always, appetizers will be on the YMF! Check out the Pearl Happy Hour Menu here.
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| ASCE Society Level Award Applications due February 1st! |
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The YMF is looking for nominees for the upcoming Society Level Awards. These are national awards get very few applicants. Awards will be presented to the winners in New Orleans, LA this Fall! Deadline for Application: Wed., February 1st.
Collingwood Prize
Have you recently been published in an ASCE journal? If so, please apply for the Collingwood Prize! The Collingwood Prize is awarded to an author, under 35 years of age who contributed to an ASCE Journal in the Past 12 months. Publications during graduate school also qualify.
Daniel Mead Prize
Enjoy writing? Prepare a 2,00 word essay on professional ethics. 2017 Topic: "Is it ethical for university engineering faculty to teach technical subject matter to engineering students without obtaining professional licensure?"
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| February K-12 Outreach Opportunities! |
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Next month is going to be a really exciting month for ASCE for two main reasons:
1) National Engineers Week which is February 19-25 and
2) The national premiere of "Dream Big: Engineering Our World", a giant-screen film presented in partnership with ASCE.
To accompany these two exciting events, there are a couple of community outreach opportunities for anyone who is interested in engaging with kids and families about the Civil Engineering profession. If you're interested in volunteering at any of the upcoming events, please send me an email with the day and time that you're available to volunteer.
Saturday, February 4th
@ the Museum of Flight, 10:00a-4:00p
Available Shifts: 9:45a-12:00p, 11:45a-2p, 1:45p-4:00p
ASCE Seattle and SEAW are partnering for this event
Saturday - Monday, February 18-20th
"Engineer It!" Weekend (see attached for more info)
@ the Pacific Science Center
This is a three day science festival to kick off engineers week and the premiere of "Dream Big". ASCE would like to have a booth for all three days if we have enough volunteer capacity. If you're interested in volunteering for "Engineer It!" weekend, please indicate the day(s) and the time of day (morning or afternoon) that you're available.
Both of these events will include fun and engaging activities for kids and their families. The goal is to get people excited about the Civil Engineering profession, which is guaranteed to be a really great time! If you have any questions or if you are interested in volunteering, please contact Brad Strandquist
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| Heads up on the February Westside Networking Event |
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Thursday, February 16th - 5:30
- 7:30 pm
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| Annual YMF Ski Retreat |
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We will join the Portland, Bellingham, and Tacoma ASCE YMFs at Mt. Hood for our annual Ski Retreat in late February. Please let Elyssa Dixon at elyssa.dixon@gmail.com know if you are interested in joining so we can evaluate cabin needs or if you have any questions. More information will be available at a later date.
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| ASCE Soccer Team |
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Wednesday evenings, January 2nd - March 18th
Fields around Seattle
Come join your fellow engineers to play soccer! Any experience level is welcome. Please let
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| Volunteers Needed - Upcoming Popsicle Stick Bridge (PSB) Competition! |
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Volunteer with us for one of our biggest events of the year, Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition 2017! It will be held at the Museum of Flight next Saturday on February 4th, 2017. Activities for volunteers will include facilitating registration, judging, set up/clean up, emceeing, photography, scoring, and simply providing enthusiasm and energy for engineering to the students that are in attendance.
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| 2017 Golf Tournament |
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This year, the annual YMF golf tournament will be on Fri., August 18th at 2:00 pm at Eagles Talon.
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| Volunteers Needed - Lake Stevens High School Civil Engineering Club |
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Volunteers Needed for the Lake Stevens HS Civil Engineering Club
The Lake Stevens HS Civil Engineering Club can always use volunteer engineers to be guest speakers or to help lead one of the ASCE-provided hands-on activities.
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