EWB-AUS is the Greater Austin chapter of Engineers Without Borders.

Partnership for a Sustainable World (PSW) is currently helping the St. Louise House Lamar Street complex with an exterior renovation project.  Beginning in March, we’re planning to build porches, install hardscaping, and complete landscaping and aesthetic improvements.   However, there is a severe drainage issue in the courtyards after a heavy rain.  The drainage issue needs to be resolved before the exterior aesthetic renovations can be constructed. PSW is looking for someone with a civil engineering or other similar background to help develop an approach for resolving the issue.

You can find more information about our nonprofit at Partnership for a Sustainable World and our project partner, the AIA DesignVoice committee.

Project #1 Escuela San Miguel Escobar

AWB-Austin will be providing design assistance for Phase 2 of a Secondary and Vocational school near Antigua, Guatemala. The master plan and Schematic Design has been completedfor this phase. We will be providing design documents. Please contact magan.slattery@awb-austin.org for more information. We currently have a need for the following volunteers:

· A structural engineer with seismic design experience to provide assistance in the design of the 2-story Concrete/Masonry Secondary classrooms.

· An architect/designer with experience in 3D modeling (sketch-up) to help with design documentation, detailing experience a plus, but not required.

Project # 2 Colibri Cloudforest Ecolodge

AWB-Austin is seeking to fill the following positions with individuals to participate in the design of a 10-room Ecolodge in the region of Pampa Hermosa, Peru. Please contact jennifer.heim@awb-austin.org for more information.

· An architect with experience in construction drawings, 3d rendering, and estimating.

· A structural engineer, preferably with experience in seismic zones.

· A civil engineer

TSPE is partnering with the Central Texas Discover Engineering organization which pairs up engineers with schools and takes care of all the logistics. We will have some of the activities at this meeting to help us understand what we will actually be doing with the kids.  We will be signing people up for school visits so don’t miss this opportunity!

The Travis Chapter of TSPE is pleased to welcome Lonny Stern with SkillPoint Alliance to our January luncheon. Mr. Stern’s presentation entitled “Changing the Conversation” will examine how we can impact the future of the engineering field by engaging students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) subjects.

Mr. Stern will provide helpful tips about the best (and worst) ways to talk to students about the engineering field. Additionally, we will see results from demographic studies showing who is studying engineering now and what students say about studying engineering in the future.

We look forward to seeing you there!

DATE: January 11, 2012

LOCATION: Green Pastures, 811 West Live Oak Street, Austin, TX 78704

TIME: 11:30AM- 1:00PM

SPEAKER: Lonny Stern with SkillPoint Alliance

COST: $25 per person with advanced registration online; $10 for students and government employees

Additional $5 at the door.

Pay at the door with cash or check. Please make cash or checks payable to TSPE Travis Chapter.

RSVP: Click here to RSVP.

Advanced registration closes on Friday, January 6th at noon.

There is a $50 early bird discount for the International EWB Conference that expires on Dec. 31st! Right now it would be $200 for student members and $300 for professional members (or $175 and $275 if you attended the workshop).

Have you ever wanted to learn about what data other EWB-USA chapters collect while working with their project communities? Now is your chance! 24 EWB-USA chapters will discuss data collection, data methods and data sources during the EWB-USA Project Presentations.

Interested in presenting your chapter’s data and methods? Complete and send Page 2 of this form to events@ewbusa.org with “EWB-USA 2012 International Conference Project Presentations” in the subject line.