Surveying Workshop – March 5, 2011
Surveying Workshop - March 5, 2011
On Saturday, March 5, our chapter hosted a surveying basic training workshop in Centennial Park, Ellicott City. We had a great turnout, with students coming from as far away as Delaware. Thanks to all of our organizers and trainers (Sebastian, Paul, J.D., Carlos, James) and to ACE Services for donating time and equipment. Click on the photos below to see more of the action!
Kickball Tournament – September 11, 2010
Our Kickball Without Borders Tournament was a BLAST!!! Congrats to University of Maryland’s EWB-USA Student team for taking the championship. AECOM Allstar Team took second place in a hard fought battle. Thanks to Patrick Williams for heading this up and for all those involved in volunteering, playing or donating to this tournament!
Teams:
University of Maryland – EWB-USA, Student Chapter (Champions)
AECOM Allstar Team (Second Place)
George Mason – EWB-USA, Student Chapter
Montgomery College – EWB-USA, Student Chapter
Hughes Allstar Team
“BV United” : Black & Veatch Allstar Team
“Misfits” : Mixed Team of Professional & Students
More photos below!
Spanish Language & Cultural Workshop – August 9, 2010
As many EWB projects are located in Central and South America, the need for a basic understanding of the language and culture of these areas is critical to improve the success of these projects. As a Returned Peace Corps volunteer who worked and lived in Central America, the facilitator and chapter member, Katie Strass, can attest to the correlation between good communication and the success of a project.
Katie Strass uses her language skills conducting a Community Meeting
The objective of the workshop was not to attempt to teach the entire Spanish language but to give EWB engineers the background and skills needed for basic communication in the host country. The focus was on pronunciation and the basic grammatical structure of Spanish so that an engineer armed with a dictionary and phrase book will be able to maximize their use. While basic survival phrases were briefly covered, the majority of the workshop focused on engineering-based conversations and words not likely found in a typical tourist phrase book. A brief overview of rural Latin American culture was also given by our Argentina project team lead, Guillermo Warley. Click on the photo below to see the full album.
Concrete Workshop – April 18, 2010
Kevin Yue and his colleagues conducted the concrete workshop. And special thanks goes to their company, Kleinfelder, for sponsoring the event. During the event, EWB members from U. of Delaware, JHU and the Chesapeake Professional chapters learned how to construct reinforced concrete block walls. This will be useful on many of our projects, particularly for building water tanks.
