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EWB-USA Conference. Philip Danser and Patrick Ye April 7, 2009. Engineers in Action. Materials Procurement and Delivery Contact with Local Community Review Design & Assess Local Feasibility Provide on-site Professional Engineer Located in La Paz, Bolivia Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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EWB-USA Conference Philip Danser and Patrick YeApril 7, 2009
Engineers in Action • Materials Procurement and Delivery • Contact with Local Community • Review Design & Assess Local Feasibility • Provide on-site Professional Engineer • Located in La Paz, Bolivia • Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Bridge Advice - “Bridging Rivers and Cultures” presentation - Met cool professional, EWB-experienced engineers that gave us advice on design - Gained: designs, contacts and optimism
Memorandum of Understanding AutoCAD Bridge Designs
Assessing Project Consequences • Natural Capital • Cultural Capital • Human Capital • Social Capital • Political Capital • Financial Capital • Built Capital Logical Framework Approach (LFA) is a management tool mainly used in the design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
EWB-USA relations - Met Chapter Regional Manager (CRM) Scott Hammond - Need to re-establish communication - EWB-USA can help link us with professional engineers in the area
Networking with other Chapters • Princeton • Missouri School of Science and Tech. • Columbia • Drexel • Carleton • University of Florida