June - Seattle ASCE
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June - Seattle ASCE
Seattle ASCE YMF Newsletter June 2016 Edition Join Our List Upcoming Events This Thursday, June 2nd - YMF Annual Picnic and Elections This Saturday, June 4th - Volunteer - Storm Drain Marking Quick Links Seattle YMF Web Site June/July 2016 - Supercharge Your Career Series Seattle YMF Facebook Friday, August 5th - Golf Tournament Page August 5th-7th - YMLS Google Calendar of Events August 2-4th - Girl Scout Volunteers Needed Seattle ASCE Main Page November 9th-12th - Emerging Leaders Alliance Dear (), Summer is here! We will be taking a break from our bimonthly newsletter until the end of the Summer but we still have some fun and exciting events planned. So don't miss out! Take care and have a safe and lovely summer! See below for upcoming events. Updates and past events can be found at the end of this newsletter. Also you can 'like' us on Facebook or see the gallery on the Seattle ASCE website. On Behalf of the YMF Officers and Chairs, Inna Tasmaly, PE Seattle ASCE YMF Secretary [email protected] UW Concrete Canoe - Going to Nationals Fundraiser Help Fund the UW Concrete Canoe Team for their trip to Nationals! Thank you for your encouragement and your support, we are so excited to share our story with the greater ASCE community. Visit the UW Concrete Canoe Team link for more information and to donate. Summer Picnic and Elections Thursday, June 2nd, 5:30pm-8:30pm @ Volunteer Park 1247 15th Ave E Seattle, WA 98112 Our annual year-end picnic is coming to Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill! This is a great opportunity to network, hear updates on YMF activities, learn more about student outreach we are involved in and professional development opportunities we have available! We will also be electing our new officers so grab a few co-workers and help kickoff the summer with the YMF. Ezell's famous fried chicken will be provided, but please bring a side or dessert to share as well. Please contact President Elect Jared Nakamoto if you have any questions or are interested in an officer position for 2016-2017 May Community Service - Storm Drain Marking Saturday, June 4th, 10:00am-12:00pm at The Landing in Renton,WA May is "Puget Sound Starts Here" Month! Come learn and help educate Renton residents in pollution prevention techniques. We'll mark storm drains with "Only Rain Down the Drain" decals, test your stormwater knowledge, and distribute educational materials to the public. Please wear closed toed shoes and bring an appetite for lunch. RSVP to Kristina Lowthian at [email protected] for location details. When responding, please indicate if you need or could provide a carpool. Supercharge Your Career Series -Career Development Tuesday, June 21st, June 28th, & July 12th, 5:30pm-8:00pm @ Location TBA, Seattle, WA The ASCE Supercharge Your Career Series is back! Come learn the key basics of Career Development where you will gain an understanding of practical career-building principles and techniques that will help keep your career on track. $25/Session - Working Professionals $15/Session - Students, Unemployed, Public Agency Professionals Only 25 seats are available per session, so register early to reserve your spot! Registration for he Career Development Modules below: Session 1 - Career Basics (June 21st) Session 2 - Career Skills (June 28th) Session 3 - Career Planning (July 12th) For questions, contact Lynette Sla at [email protected]. YMF Annual Golf Tournament - Register Today! Friday, August 5th, 2016 Willows Run Golf Club on the Coyote Creek Course ASCE and SEAW are holding a joint annual golf tournament. Bring your clients and colleagues for a fun afternoon of golfing, networking, and enjoying the beautiful summer weather! The tournament format will be a shotgun 4-man scramble starting at 1:00 pm. A putting contest will be set up before the event, and range balls will be provided for everyone to warm up. After the tournament, there will be a dinner social, a raffle, and awards for the putting contest, teams with the lowest scores, and longest drive & closest to the pin for both men and women. Register Today for Early Bird Specials Schedule: 11:00 - 12:30 a.m. Event check-in is open 11:30 - 12:45 p.m. Putting contest; driving range open 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Golf Tournament 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dinner social, award ceremony, and raffle Money from the golf tournament goes towards supporting YMF programs and the scholarship. If you have any questions please contact Shelley Collins at [email protected]. Younger Member Leadership Symposium - Registration Now Open Friday, August 5th - Sunday, August 7th, 2016 ASCE Headquarters in Reston, VA Registration is now open for the 2016 Younger Member Leadership Symposium slated for August 5-7 at ASCE Headquarters in Reston, Virginia. This two-day leadership symposium will offer interactive sessions on professional development topics you need to progress in your career. Registration is free and stipends of $135 will be available on a limited basis to help off-set the cost of travel. A pre-conference tour of the United States' Capitol in Washington DC, will start off the weekend. Make your plans and register early for this fun, informative weekend. Registration and more information here. Volunteers Needed - Escape From Gilligan's Island August 2nd-4th, 9:45am-3:45pm @ Kent-Evergreen Girls Scouts Maple Valley and Renton The Kent-Evergreen Girl Scout Day Camp in the Maple Valley/Renton area will be challenging their campers this year to create life raft prototypes to 'escape from Gilligan's Island.' They are looking for volunteers to come in and teach the campers the basic scientific and engineering principles behind design, buoyancy, surface tension, etc. as well as guide them through their building process. Volunteers would be needed from about 9:45-3:45 on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. They would be teaching 6 different groups a day in about 30 minutes sessions (very little teaching, much more doing). If you have questions or are interested in being a part of the fun and exciting STEM activities during camp, please contact Sonja Griffing at [email protected]. Emerging Leaders Alliance - Accepting Applications until July 1st November 9th - 12th, 2016 @ Westin Tysons Corner in Falls Church, Virgina The Emerging Leaders Alliance (ELA) is a partnership between engineering, research, and science-based organizations dedicated to leadership development. The ELA promotes great leaders within the technical community, arming them with broad skills to address the needs of people in the 21st century. The ELA hosts an annual interdisciplinary leadership conference, providing training in topics such as social styles, leading innovation, global and virtual team leadership, and more. The Conference is an exciting opportunity to participate in hands-on leadership training with members of leading engineering, research, and scientific organizations. For further information and specific participant criteria, visit the Emerging Leaders Alliance web page. _______________________________________________________ UPDATES/PAST EVENTS Engineering Rocks! Our K-12 Event for the month of May was a huge success. Hundreds of children stopped by our tables to learn about Civil Engineering and do some hands on activities with our Younger Member volunteers. Thanks for everyone that came out and made this fun event successful!!!