ASCE YMF Seattle Newsletter
Mid-March 2019
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Greetings!
See below for upcoming events with the Seattle ASCE YMF!
On behalf of all of the YMF Officers and Chairs,
Ann Albright
Seattle ASCE YMF Secretary
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Featured Events
Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition, THIS SUNDAY March 17th
Volunteering - Beacon Food Fest, Saturday March 16th
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I hit my head on a low bridge...
I should have viaduct.
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Monthly Networking Events
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Make friends, eat food, have fun!
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Build your personal and professional network at one (or both!) of the YMF's monthly networking events. This is a low stress environment to meet fellow civil engineers and gain valuable connections in the industry.
Appetizers provided by the YMF.
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Thursday March 21st
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Look for the ASCE sign! Awesome brewpub with gluten-free beer. If you have questions, please email
Matt.
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Eastside Networking
Henry's Tavern
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Tuesday March 19th
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Come meet other young professionals in the civil engineering field with good happy hour drinks and food. If you have any questions, please email
Eamaan
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Popsicle Stick Bridge, THIS SUNDAY March 17th
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POPSICLE STICK BRIDGE, fondly referred to as PSB, will be held at the
Museum of Flight
on the morning of Sunday March 17th. This is one of the YMF's largest events, and our largest K-12 outreach event all year. Plus all volunteers get access to the museum's exhibits.
The YMF is looking for volunteers to help plan the event as well as for the day of event.
If you have any additional questions regarding the volunteer positions, please email
seattle.asce.ymf@gmail.com
with subject line "PSB Volunteering."
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Younger Members go to Hawaii
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Earlier this month about half of the Younger Member board of the Seattle ASCE Chapter went to the ASCE Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC).
They had a great time meeting other young engineers from the across the country, sharing ideas, and gaining valuable insight. If you're interested in going to next year's WRYMC, consider getting involved with the YMF!
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Saturday March 16th
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Join YMF and the Beacon Food Forest to celebrate the approach of Spring with some outdoor garden work! We will meet at the Beacon Food Forest (at the gathering plaza at the top of the hill near S Dakota St) to help at one of their monthly work parties on Saturday, March 16 from 10am - 1pm.
As we will work on maintaining and expanding their public veggie garden and edible landscape as well as soil building and construction of walls. Please dress accordingly (closed-toed shoes, clothes to get dirty in, and rain jacket in case of rain!). Feel free to bring a change of clothes for food/drinks afterwards!
If you are interested or have further questions, please email
Shirley.
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Wednesday March 27th
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Federal Way High School
30611 16th Ave South
Federal Way, WA 98003
Come help inspire high school students about STEM and specifically Civil Engineering! We need at least 3 volunteers to table hands on engineering activities. Partial volunteer shifts are okay too. Carpooling options to be coordinated.
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UW Presenters Wanted for
Lunch and Learns
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The ASCE student chapter at the University of Washington is looking for representatives from local civil engineering firms to present on campus through their ongoing
Lunch and Learn
program.
For more information, please email
Peter
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Tuesday March 19th
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Edmonds Community College
20000 68th Ave. W
Lynnwood, WA 98036
Volunteer at this national conference to inspire girls grades 8-12 to pursue careers in STEM! We need at least 2 volunteers to table. Carpooling options to be coordinated.
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Water Resources Engineering
Go with the flow... aka the velocity X the cross sectional area
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Wednesday, March 27th
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Osborn Consulting Inc.
Please join the Seattle ASCE YMF for the March Tech Talk at Osborn Consulting Inc. Janina Glovatchi and Maria Peraki are employed by Osborn Consulting Inc., and will be co-presenters providing insight into the various areas of expertise in Water Resources Engineering. Janina has 7 years of experience providing stormwater design solutions for transportation projects and Maria recently completed her PhD in applications of electrokinetics in subsurface energy extraction, and is ready to jump into the consulting world!
Light refreshers and drinks will be provided by Osborn. Free parking is available within the building premises. The office is also accessible by bus and is a 15-minute walk from the Bellevue Transit Center.
If you are interested in presenting or hosting/sponsoring a tech talk in the future, please contact
Elyssa Dixon.
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Seattle Bouldering Project
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Wednesdays
5:00 PM - whenever we get tired
Seattle Bouldering Project
This is a casual, reoccurring meetup for all climbing skill levels on Wednesday nights at the Seattle Bouldering Project. Day passes and shoe rentals are available for those without memberships.
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ASCE Seattle Section, PO Box 1786
Seattle, WA 98111
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