May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 January 2010 December 2009 October 2009 August 2009 April 2009 March 2009 | EWB-Atlanta establishes a preliminary collaboration with the Atlanta area council of the Boy Scouts. The purpose of this collaboration is to provide mentoring to young men who may be interested in various aspects of the engineering sciences. As needed, the Scouts will request our assistance with providing the opportunity to earn merit badges, or general instruction and involvement. EWB-Atlanta presented at Monticello Presbyterian Church's Outreach Committee dinner. EWB-Atlanta LinkedIn and Facebook social media networking sites launched. All are encouraged to join. The sites are a work in progress and will help to raise awareness and facilitate ease of communication, as well as list relevant updates and discussions. EWB-Atlanta member Heather Bowman gave a presentation to the Georgia Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association. EWB-Atlanta Interviewed on People TV Channel 24 EWB-Atlanta member Andrew Parks was interviewed on Caribbean Report, a weekly program featured on PeopleTV Channel 24, Atlanta. The topic involved the recent crisis in Haiti as well as EWB-Atlanta's Haiti project. A Special Thanks to Our Haiti Project Donors During the month of December, EWB-Atlanta participated in online fundraisers sponsored by GlobalGiving and Google. Through these and other fundraisers, within 30 days we raised a total of $16,265 for our Haiti Water Supply project, bringing us that much closer to our budget goal. Given the combination of the holidays and the recession it is amazing to see that so many are still able and willing to commit the resources to support the completion of this project. Thank you! Welcome 2010 Officers President: Andrew Parks Vice President: Heather Bowman Secretary: Cara O'Hearn Treasurer: Krishna Maddi EWB-Atlanta Speaks to the Atlanta Section of the Society of Women Engineers EWB-Atlanta members Andrew Parks and Heather Bowman joined the Atlanta Section of the Society of Women Engineers at Everyobody's Pizza in the Virginia Highlands for their holiday social and happy hour. The social focused on ways that engineers can give back to the local community as well as potential partnerships between our organizations. EWB-Atlanta Interviewed on People TV Channel 24 EWB-Atlanta member Andrew Parks was interviewed on Caribbean Report, a weekly program featured on PeopleTV Channel 24, Atlanta. The topic included EWB Atlanta's mission, our projects in the Caribbean, sustainable engineering practices, and the obligation that engineers have to society beyond the technical aspects. Haiti Water Project Followup Assessment Completed On August 10-15, the EWB-Atlanta Haiti water project team returned to the village of Los Palis to conduct a followup assessment. The followup assessment included verification of the production rate of the newly installed well, a survey of the existing and proposed system expansion, water sampling, geological survey, socioeconomic survey, proposal of a memorandum of understanding to the community water committee, negotiations with local materials suppliers, and a meeting with USAID. A special thanks to Harvey Toub of VillageFund for taking the initiative to have one of the hand-pumped wells repaired. To learn more about this project, click here.  FilterPure/EWB-Atlanta Partnership Established  EWB-Atlanta is pleased to announce a new partnership with FilterPure, Inc. to provide services associated with the standardization of their proprietary ceramic water filters and the construction of additional factories in developing countries. These services include factory and component CAD drawings and specifications, as well as manuals for O&M, health and safety, and QA/QC procedures. FilterPure, Inc. currently has one factory in the Dominican Republic and one in Tanzania. They were also recently featured on CNN. Click here for video. Click here for more information on this project. EWB-Atlanta Speaks at GA Tech Pi Tau Sigma Banquet EWB-Atlanta member Andrew Parks gave a presentation at the Georgia Tech Pi Tau Sigma annual induction banquet. The presentation covered EWB-Atlanta, our Haiti project, and the role of engineers in world poverty reduction. EWB-Atlanta Speaks at Lowell Opry House Event EWB-Atlanta member Andrew Parks gave a presentation for a private event at the Lowell Opry House. The presentation covered philanthropy, EWB-Atlanta, our Haiti project, and the role of engineers in world poverty reduction. EWB-Atlanta Speaks at SPSU EWB-Atlanta member Andrew Parks gave a presentation to engineering students at Southern Polytechnic State University. The presentation covered EWB-Atlanta, our Haiti project, and the role of engineers in world poverty reduction. View presentation .pdf |