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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK!
National Engineers Week Is February 18-24, 2007
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - February 9, 2007 -
Engineers Week, a formal coalition of more than 75 engineering, professional, and technical societies and more than 50 corporations and government agencies, was founded in 1951 by the National Society of Professional Engineers.
The program is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science.
E-Week Activities in Boston
Boston Area Career Night
Thursday, February 15, 4-7:00pm, Hyatt Regency Hotel, BostonFree admission for students. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served. Formal attire recommended. For more details contact Katie Moulton (moulton@pbworld.com).
E-Week Activities @ Harvard
Egg Drop
Wednesday, February 21, 3-6 pm, MD Lobby and a High WindowTeam up with faculty, students, and staff to build a safe haven to help fragile eggs survive a gravity-gulping fall from several stories up. In addition to having fun, you’ll learn some of the basic principles of good engineering design. Everyone is invited to participate! For more details contact Marie Dahleh (mdahleh@deas.harvard.edu).
Schedule
3 pm: Planning and building
5 pm: Eggs Away!
6 pm: Winners will be announced and prizes awarded
Reception and Tours for Participants of the 2007 Joint Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists
Wednesday, February 21, 2:30–5pm
SEAS and the Physics Department have organized a reception and lab tours for attendees of the NSBP/NSHP annual conference, which is in Boston Feb 21-25. For more information contact Kathryn Hollar (hollar@deas.harvard.edu).
Web Chat for Early Admits
Tuesday, February 20th, 9pm-11pmFaculty, students, and administrators will host a live chat for early admit Harvard students who have expressed an interest in engineering. The goal is to answer questions related to studying engineering and applied sciences at Harvard.
Related Future Events
2007 TEAMS Competition
Saturday, March 3Harvard is hosting the 2007 TEAMS (Test of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science) competition for high schools in the Cambridge/greater Boston area on Saturday, March 3, 2007.
TEAMS is an annual national competition for high school students with an interest in math, science, and engineering applications.
Each year, TEAMS brings together more than 14,000 students and 700 educators from around the country to solve real-world engineering challenges-in a fun and fast-paced environment that inspires creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and peer-to-peer cooperation.
For more details contact Marie Dahleh (mdahleh@deas.harvard.edu).
2007 Microsoft Imagine Cup Semi-Finals
Saturday, April 7Students (from across the country) will compete in nine categories spanning software design and short film to challenges involving algorithms and programming. Students’ work will reflect valuable, real-world solutions that address the pressing global issue of education while giving them the opportunity to compete for generous cash prizes.
Harvard will host the semi-final programming competition and a related career fair (with about 20 companies, including Microsoft). 125 student competitors are expected to attend (with 200 total participants, including Microsoft staff, company reps, etc.)
Note: A Harvard undergraduate team will compete!
For more details contact Michael Patrick Rutter (mrutter@deas.harvard.edu)