EWB-Chesapeake http://chesapeakeewb.org Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:32:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Updated – Meeting tonight! http://chesapeakeewb.org/updated-meeting-tonight/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/updated-meeting-tonight/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:32:20 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=225 The EWB-USA, Chesapeake Professional Partners will be having their March meeting on Monday, March 8 at 7:00 pm.  The meeting will be held in the Civil Conference Room (EGR 1179) at the University of Maryland, College Park.  Details for parking and building location are provided below.

Our agenda is the following:

  • Introductions
  • Chapter Elections
    • Set date
    • Open nominations
  • Fundraising
    • New ideas for this year
    • Orioles Games
    • Update on account
  • News from EWB-USA National
    • EWB-USA Conference – March 18-21 in Denver, CO – Registration still open
    • Maryland State Rep position  (Please see the position description below)
    • New policies for applications
  • Argentina Project Status
  • Student Project Updates
  • UMCP Brazil Project Presentation – Mentor Opportunity

    • Introduction to the new water treatment project for Ilha das Pecas, Brazil

    • Questions
  • Bitsat Yohannes – Featured Speaker
    • Bitsat will be giving a presentation about her experiences working for the UN in Liberia

If you are unable to attend the meeting in College Park, call-in information is below.

Call-in Number: 877-603-8688
ID: 5214150

Parking:  Meeting is in Martin Hall # 088 on the campus map. You can see the building location at http://www.parking.umd.edu/themap/.

There are two parking lot options:
1.)  After 4 pm, free parking lot XX beside the EGR building is available.
2.)  There is a Visitor’s Lot on Paint Branch Drive, across from Building #223 (interactive campus map), the Energy Research Facility, which is a short (5-7 minute) walk to Martin Hall. You will get a parking ticket as you drive in.
NOTE:  If you park anywhere else, please make sure to read the signs before you park.

]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/updated-meeting-tonight/feed/ 0 Meeting March 8 at UMD http://chesapeakeewb.org/meeting-march-8-at-umd/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/meeting-march-8-at-umd/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:03:55 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=223 We are still finalizing the details, but our next meeting will most likely be on March 8 at the University of Maryland, College Park. I will post more definite information as soon as it is available.

]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/meeting-march-8-at-umd/feed/ 0 February Meeting Canceled http://chesapeakeewb.org/february-meeting-canceled/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/february-meeting-canceled/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:52:11 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=219 Sorry for the short notice, but because of the near-record snowfall over the weekend, we are canceling the Feb. general meeting.  We will let everyone know about the March meeting as soon as we can.  Until then, I hope everyone stays safe until the snow is cleared.

]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/february-meeting-canceled/feed/ 0 Next Meeting – Feb. 8 at UMD http://chesapeakeewb.org/next-meeting-feb-8-at-umd/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/next-meeting-feb-8-at-umd/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:26:24 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=217 This is a reminder that the EWB-USA, CPP chapter will be having their monthly meeting on Monday, February 8 at 7:00 pm.  The meeting will be held at University of Maryland, College Park in the Civil Conference Room (EGR 1179).  Details for parking and building location are provided below.

During the meeting, we will be discussing opportunities to get involved with student projects, the new professional Argentina project, and fundraising ideas.  Bitsat Yohannes, a member of our chapter, will give a presentation on her UN work in Liberia in 2008.  The Argentina project team will have a short meeting following our general chapter meeting to prepare for the February 14 assessment trip application deadline.

Additionally, the EWB-USA, UMCP student chapter will be having their first general body meeting right before our professional meeting.  Please feel free to arrive early and listen to updates on the student chapter’s Peru, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia projects.  Their meeting will be in EGR 1202 at 5:30 pm.

If you are unable to attend the meeting in College Park, call-in information is below.

Call-in Number: 877-603-8688
ID: 5214150

Thank you and I hope to see everyone next week.

Parking:  Meeting is in Martin Hall # 088 on the campus map. You can see the building location at http://www.parking.umd.edu/themap/.

There are two parking lot options:
1.)  After 4 pm, free parking lot XX beside the EGR building is available.
2.)  There is a Visitor’s Lot on Paint Branch Drive, across from Building #223 (interactive campus map), the Energy Research Facility, which is a short (5-7 minute) walk to Martin Hall. You will get a parking ticket as you drive in.
NOTE:  If you park anywhere else, please make sure to read the signs before you park.

]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/next-meeting-feb-8-at-umd/feed/ 0 JHU Dessert Reception Fundraiser http://chesapeakeewb.org/jhu-dessert-reception-fundraiser/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/jhu-dessert-reception-fundraiser/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:31:46 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=215 The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) student chapter is hosting their second
annual *Dessert Reception*!  The event will be on *Tuesday, February 2 at
7:00 pm*.  The announcement flyer can be found here.  Please be sure to RSVP to ewb-jhu@jhu.edu by January 25!

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]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/next-meeting-february-8/feed/ 0 December meeting – Dec. 10 http://chesapeakeewb.org/december-meeting-dec-10/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/december-meeting-dec-10/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:20:34 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=211 Sorry for the very short notice, but hopefully you got the announcement from our email list as well.  We will be having a meeting on Thursday, December 10 at 6:30 pm.  Our meeting will be at the Greene Turtle in Columbia, MD (address below).

Greene Turtle
8872 McGaw Road
Suite C
Columbia, MD 21045

This meeting will be a great time to network with other EWB-USA professionals, learn more about the organization, and get involved!  We will be discussing the current student projects and their professional mentoring needs and the new CPP Argentina program. Hope to see you there!

]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/december-meeting-dec-10/feed/ 0 TAC and H&S Presentations http://chesapeakeewb.org/tac-and-hs-presentations/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/tac-and-hs-presentations/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:59:24 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=209 Hi everyone. I’d like to think Dirk and Kevin for their excellent presentations at JHU last month. They have also been gracious enough to provide copies of their presentations. I encourage everyone involved with EWB projects, be it student or professional, to download and check them out.

Dirk’s TAC presentation

Kevin’s Health and Safety presentation

]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/tac-and-hs-presentations/feed/ 0 November Meeting – Nov. 9 http://chesapeakeewb.org/november-meeting-nov-9/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/november-meeting-nov-9/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:49:36 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=206 Sorry for the lack of warning, but our November chapter meeting will be Monday, November 9 in Charles Commons Ballroom B at Johns Hopkins University at 7:00 pm.

Kevin Yue and Dirk Bouma will be giving a presentation on the basic criteria that the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) reviews, helpful tips for passing the TAC review, and how the new Health and Safety plan is being integrated into the review process.  This presentation will begin at 7:00 pm and last approximately one hour.

The normal CPP monthly meeting will be around 8:00 pm following Kevin and Dirk’s presentation.  I strongly encourage everyone to attend the TAC presentation since many of our professionals are mentors to student chapters and because we are starting our new Argentina program.

Below is a link to the JHU campus map.  Charles Commons is Building No. 85 in the lower center section (E5) of the map.  The meeting will be above the Barnes and Nobles.  There is street parking on 33rd, Charles Street, and St. Paul that is all free after 6 PM.

http://chesapeakeewb.org/lib/docs/JHU/JHU_Homewood_Parking_Map_070828_1.pdf

]]> http://chesapeakeewb.org/november-meeting-nov-9/feed/ 0 2009 G&O Golf Tournament Proceeds Donated to EWB-CPP http://chesapeakeewb.org/2009-go-golf-tournament-proceeds-donated-to-ewb-cpp/ http://chesapeakeewb.org/2009-go-golf-tournament-proceeds-donated-to-ewb-cpp/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:26:53 +0000 Brian http://chesapeakeewb.org/?p=187 2009 G&O_EWB Golf Fund RaisingGreenhorne & O’Mara held their annual Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, October 2. As has become tradition, and despite the economic downturn, the tournament was a huge success! Each year, G&O donates the tournament proceeds to a local charitable organization. We are honored and humbled that they chose our chapter, EWB-Chesapeake Professional Partners, for the forth consecutive year. $3,000 was raised for our chapter. These funds will be used to support our Argentina project.

Click on the image to see the full sized photo of former chapter president Patrick Murphy receiving the check. Additional photos from the tournament can be viewed by clicking here.

Please join us in thanking G&O for their continuing support of EWB-Chesapeake!

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