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Engineers Without Borders-USA Texas A&M University Student Chapter

Engineers Without Borders-USA Texas A&M University Student Chapter. General meeting Speaker: President R. Bowen Loftin November 18, 2010. Thanks for coming! . Speaker: President Loftin Updates: Acuna and Costa Rica Updates: Local projects VP’s talk some Updates: Publicity Website

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Engineers Without Borders-USA Texas A&M University Student Chapter

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  1. Engineers Without Borders-USATexas A&M University Student Chapter General meeting Speaker: President R. Bowen Loftin November 18, 2010

  2. Thanks for coming! • Speaker: President Loftin • Updates: Acuna and Costa Rica • Updates: Local projects • VP’s talk some • Updates: • Publicity • Website • Fundraising • Amanda’s Updates

  3. Acuña Project • Progress: • Community manual • Assembly instructions • Operation and Maintenance • Conversations with community contacts • Potential foundation revision • Materials • Next Steps: • Coordinate foundation construction with community • Some paperwork

  4. Costa Rica Water Project Finished the 521!!! Getting ready for assessment trip Team chosen What data do we need to take? - Surveying - Water Pressures - Surveys for Water Usage

  5. What’s Next? • Fall – Assessment trip planning • Winter Break – Assessment trip • Spring – Design work Get Involved!! • Come out to a meeting and jump in! • 7:00 pm Monday’s, CE 104 • Come learn about ahuge water project and have fun with friends!

  6. 3-2-1 LIFT OFF! Wear safety glasses. CONSTRUCTION IMPLEMENTATION

  7. WHAT’S NEXT? WE HACE BEGUN CONSTRUCTION FOR PULLEY SAFARI! FINISHING BY THE END OF THE SEMESTER. NEXT SEMESTER WATER CONSERVATION EXHIBIT: SAVE SOME FOR THE FISH! AND

  8. From the (office of the) Vice Presidents Development Projects

  9. Engineers Without BordersChapter Goals • WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? • Focus on the community. • Undertake and accomplish big projects. • Serve people. EWB-TAMU will deliver sustainable and innovative solutions to real-world problems in order to empower international communities by offering opportunities for the students of Texas A&M University to: • Manage international engineering projects, • Develop relationships with members of other cultures • Create engineering designs, • Lead the implementation of those designs, and • Initiate the supporting functions of the projects: fundraising, manage finances and establish relationships with faculty and donors • Metrics for organizational development: • Publicity: Member Recruitment and Retention • Training: Membership Development • Fundraising and Spending Improvements • Project size and Quantity • Project Quality and Improved Execution: Project Development

  10. The TREASURER Position is now available for Spring 2011 • Positional Responsibilities • Manage the SOFC account (reimbursements, reconcile the account every other week, make payments) • Maintain records of donors, incoming and outgoing funds • How we spent money on projects- Annual Report • Compile budgets received from project leads • Give weekly financial updates during Development committee meetings • Handle Membership dues Talk to a Grady or Kevin after the meeting.

  11. Why you should come • It is FUN! • You learn a lot of practical things – many times hands-on. • You get to interact with other EWB members. • For the occasional food. • Take a break from school. • Gives you something to talk about in an interview. • To reward officers’ hard work.

  12. Publicity • Public Relations & Outreach Team (PRO Team) • Online • YouTube Channel • Twitter • Facebook Group • Flickr • General Meetings now online • SCC and CE Computer Lab Screensaver • Keep an eye out for new banners and Battalion Articles

  13. I want to help! • Publicity & Outreach Team • Photo/Video/Poster Contest • http://www.ewb-usa.org/conference/2011/photo_contest • http://www.ewb-usa.org/conference/2011/film_contest • http://www.ewb-usa.org/conference/2011/chapter_project_posters • publicity.ewbtamu@gmail.com

  14. WEBSITE UPDATES!

  15. Financial Considerationshelp us help you (and the community) • Current budget for January: • $7,500 for Acuna Implementation • $5,000 for Costa Rica assessment • $500 for operations • $500 for local projects (likely to increase) • Outlook for next semester and summer: • $3000 for Int’l Conference (hopefully will be sponsored) • Possible $15,000-20,000 for Costa Rica Implementation • Possible $5,000 for BELIZE assessment trip • Long Term: $30,000/yr

  16. Fundraising progress • Civil Engineering Department- $2,000 • Leftovers from summer fundraising/spending: • ~$7,000 • Travel team input for Costa Rica travel- $1,500+ • Other stuff: $more • Funds still needed for January: ~$5,000 • Civil Engineering Advisory presentation- raise awareness • Engineering Development Office presentation- raise awareness, get assistance • Corporate Letter Campaign- ~50 letters

  17. Amanda’s Updates!

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