Energy4me (presented by the Society of Petroleum Engineers) is a sponsoring society of Engineers Week.
Engineers Week is 15-21 February 2009
This global engineering education initiative promotes math, science, and technological literacy, encourages students to consider engineering careers, and raises awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to society.
EWeek.org is the official website for Engineers Week, featuring special programs like “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” and National Engineers Week Future City™ Competition. It also explains how to organize and run a local Engineers Week program, features the New Faces of Engineering, offers classroom activity suggestions for all grade levels, and much more.
Ways to participate
- Speak at a local elementary, middle or high school (Energy4me will donate an “Oil and Natural Gas” book to the school)
- Organize a tour of interesting engineering achievements in the community
- Have a student shadow you on the job
- Sponsor a teacher workshop
- Sponsor a prize, or judge a local Future City™ competition (see www.futurecity.com)
- Present a demonstration to a high school science club
- Hold an “introduce a girl to engineering” day
- Team with other organizations in your community for an expanded outreach
- Offer an art or essay contest for students on the importance of engineering
- Purchase “Oil and Natural Gas” books to donate to schools
- Visit www.eweek.org for more ideas and materials!
Volunteer as an Engineer Mentor for a Local Future City Team.
The students are ready and working hard to complete their Future City design, but need mentors to get involved! Nearly 1100 schools in 40 regions with a participation of over 27,000 7th and 8th graders are registered and can’t compete without your help. A team must consist of three students, one teacher AND one engineer mentor.
The Role: Engineer mentors serve as an advisor to the student teams and should provide guidance in all phases of the competition.
The Time Commitment: Most mentors will spend 20-40 hours between November and the National Finals event in February.
The Reason: Bridging the gap between engineers and students is an important part of making math and science come to life. With the direct involvement of an engineer, students can more easily learn how engineers make a difference in our world.
Rally your members and help Engineers Week make this a successful Future City Competition for your local region and a great experience for the students. See FAQ’s filled with additional information that will be helpful for your interested members.
Sign up today! Simply register online at www.futurecity.org/register/engineer.asp. Then start logging your volunteer hours at http://millionhours.djangodomain.com and enter “Future City” when specifying the program for which you have volunteered.
Future City Judging Opportunities in DFW, Texas, USA
The Future City Competition – sponsored by National Engineers Week – is designed to inspire 7-8th grade students about engineering by challenging them to solve the real-world problems associated with building a livable city of the future. Hundreds of North Texas students have been working hard since October on their city concepts.
Judges Needed – About 100 engineers and technical professionals are needed to volunteer their time and expertise in judging student designs, models, and presentations. Opportunities range from judging simulated city designs and essays – which can be done from the comfort of your own computer at your own pace (now through early January) and interacting with the students as you judge models and presentations on the day or the competition January 24th at UT Arlington. Spread the word, enlist your colleagues, and register online at www.dfwfuturecity.org/volcenter.html. For more information, contact Richard Reppert, judging@dfwfuturecity.org.
Special Awards – We also need sponsors for special awards that promote the particular interest of your organization or company and increase the opportunities for every student to be a winner. For more information or to sign-up, contact Jean Eason, j.eason@ieee.org.
Event Coordinators – It’s not too soon to volunteer to help out the day of the competition. There’s a lot to do to make sure everything runs smoothly. Contact Jean Eason, j.eason@ieee.org.
For more information, visit www.dfwfuturecity.org.
SPE sections hosting 2009 Engineers Week activities
East Texas Section |
See SPE sections 2008 Engineers Week activities
Don’t see your section’s Engineers Week activities listed above, email the details to EnergyEd@Energy4me.org.
