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Welcome to the Phoenix Branch Younger Member Forum What is the Phoenix YMF All About? Calendar
This month's meeting is all about MARKETING. Like it or not, personal and professional marketing is an integral part of our industry. Melissa Serven from Gannett Fleming will be speaking with us about marketing and how we can make our written, verbal, and overall marketing efforts more effective. Meeting will be on Tuesday, February 28th at 530pm at Half Moon Grill located at 2121 E Highland Ave in central Phoenix. Spring 2012 PE Review Course: Over 90% of our course attendees pass the PE! You can now pay with credit card or check! We have assembled a group of highly qualified instructors that take the time to make the course extremely useful. Last day for regular registration is February 22, 2012. See the registration form for more details. Free Meeting Skills Webinar: This Friday, February 3rd, at 11am, ASCE's Committee on Younger Members is offering all YMFs a free webinar about how to run and participate in effective meetings. Sign up for this event here https://secure.asce.org/ASCEWebSite/eSTORE/AddProductToCart.aspx?ProductId=130297748 Brunson Lee Educational Outreach: On Friday, February 3rd, at 1230pm for approximately one hour, the Phoenix YMF will make a difference in the lives of elementary school students at Brunson Lee Elementary School. Contact Rebecca Janney (RJanney@Entellus.com) if you are interested. You don't have to be an expert to participate, Rebecca will give you all the tools needed, and it really is fun. Big Brothers Big Sisters Engineering Outreach: On Friday, February 10th 2012 from 12:45PM to 1:30PM, YMF has been asked to prepare a half-hour presentation/activity about the STEM field to twenty-five 4th graders and their adult mentors. This will take place at the US Airways corporate headquarters in Tempe. If you would like to participate or have any questions please contact Gabe Prusak (gabe.prusak@gmail.com). Technical Tour of the Yuma Desalination Plant: YMF is teaming up with AZ Water YP to bring you a technical tour of the US Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma Desalination Plant. This tour will be held on Friday, February 10, 2012. We will be meeting at approximately 7:00 AM on the morning of Feb 10 at Dibble Engineering's west valley office (1626 North Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85395-1254) to carpool to Yuma. We expect to arrive back in the Phoenix Metro Area by 4:00 PM. RSVP to Chuck Davis at cdavis@westconsultants.com if you are interested. See the flyer for more details. Space for the tour is limited, so reserve your spot today! Resume/Interview Workshop for ASU-ASCE: YMF has been asked to make a short presentation to the ASU-ASCE group on February 14th at noon on ASU's campus. We need several volunteers for this event! We will be done before 1pm, so RSVP to Ted Smithwick (SmithwickT@AyresAssociates.com) if you are available. Arizona Strong Beer Festival: We are gathering a group to attend the Arizona Strong Beer Festival on February 18th, at 1pm. We will meet for lunch before at noon. See this flyer for more details. Engineers Week Outreach Program: Over 160 classrooms have registered to have an engineer give a presentation during eWeek (Feb 19-25). You have the opportunity to show students how math, science, and engineering create the world around them. To view a map of the schools and identify a classroom to visit go to the following link: http://www.eweek-phx.org/NewMap.htm Once you find the school you would like to present at you'll be able to select that school and send an email to the teacher. Your classroom will be confirmed via email as multiple requests may be filed for each school. After receiving confirmation please coordinate the details of the presentation (ie, parking, school check-in procedure, set-up if necessary, if the activity requires water or electricity, etc). If you have additional questions about eWeek Outreach, contact Chris Milner at chris@eweek-phx.org. For any other questions about eWeek, contact Charles Griffith at Charles.Griffith@atkinsglobal.com. 2012 Engineers Legislative Luncheon: Several YMF members are attending this event at the State Capitol on February 23 as we meet with our Representatives and Senators to discuss issues that affect our profession. If you have any concerns about what our lawmakers are doing, this is your chance to make yourself heard! Deadline to register is February 6. See the flyer at http://www.azsce.org/downloads/LegislativeLuncheonv1.pdf. Engineer's Week Banquet: This fun event with cocktail hour, dinner, speakers, and awards presentation, is on Thursday, February 23rd, at the downtown Sheraton. More information here: http://www.eweek-phx.org/EWeekAwardsGala2012.pdf. Engineer Day at the Science Center: This great event is on February 25th from 10am-4pm at the Arizona Science Center. Volunteers should bring nothing but themselves, and can come for some of or all day (volunteers also get free access to the science center!). We will be running a floating concrete activity. For more information, or to sign up, contact Danny Harris at (danny.harris@kimley-horn.com). Kenya Dig It?: We are gathering a group to participate in the Kenya Dig It? 5k Run/Walk. The 5k is being organized by ASU Engineers Without Borders to raise funds for a water project in Kenya. The event will take place March 10th at 8:00am at ASU Tempe Campus and will be followed with brunch at a restaurant in the ASU vicinity. The cost will be $20/person and will include a t-shirt and snacks after the race. If you are interested in participating please email Rebecca Janney at RJanney@entellus.com to sign up with the YMF group. Visit http://www.stayclassy.org/tempe/events/2nd-annual-kenya-dig-it-5k-run-walk/e8352 for event details. . Past Events
On September 9th the Phoenix YMF led an egg-drop competition with a sixth grade class at Brunson Lee Elementary. The students were provided with a packet of materials and given approximately 30 to 40 minutes to design and build a vehicle to protect an egg from a 6.5 foot drop. The students were also given a small amount of capital and the option to purchase any additional materials they felt would help their design. The students were exposed to some basic engineering principals of materials as well as the process of design, construction, and testing (plus they had fun!). At the end of the activity the students had lots of questions about what it is like to be and engineer and how to become one. Our next event is scheduled for Friday October 14th from 12:30 to 2:00pm doing the same activity with a different class at Brunson Lee. Contact Rebecca Janney (RJanney@Entellus.com) for more information. ASU-ASCE Resume and Interview Workshop: Thanks to Amanda Hamlin for organizing this event! Amanda gave the ASU ASCE students some great tips on interviews, resumes, and overall job-seeking advice. Then, Phoenix YMF members Danny Harris, Rebecca Janney, Gabe Prusak, Vincent Rollins, and Ted Smithwick served as panel members to answer any general questions from students. Great job! 21st Annual Phoenix YMF Golf Tournament: On September 24th, 62 golfers participated in the 21st Annual Phoenix YMF Golf Tournament at the Legacy Golf Resort. The tournament raised over $4,200 for the ASU Jan J. Tuma Civil Engineering Scholarship and the Phoenix YMF Foundation. The event was a success and the Phoenix YMF Board thanks everyone that helped out and sponsored. See the flyer! News: Are you interested in making a difference in your profession and community? The PBYMF may be an excellent way for you to get involved. We are in constant need for new members to spearhead new activities and events. Furthermore, now is the time to express your interest in becoming a PBYMF Officer, another way to become more involved and meet new people. For more information please contact Ted Smithwick (SmithwickT@AyresAssociates.com). Do you know of an organization, event, or worthy cause that can use some help from the PBYMF Foundation? PBYMF members can sponsor an application for a grant from the PBYMF Foundation. Get more information about the PBYMF Foundation. Join our group on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/home.php?sk=group_243223792717&ap=1 Other PBYMF Information |
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