ASME Western Washington Section
November 2007 Newsletter
Contents:
• Tuesday, 20 November
2007 Dinner Meeting
• Tuesday, 11 December Brewery
Tour
• Science Decathlon - Help Needed
• PSEC Mentor Night at UW
Tuesday, 20 November 2007 Dinner Meeting
Our November meeting will be on 20 November,
the third Tuesday of the month, rather than the traditional
second Tuesday. Our guest speakers will be Stephanie Kirby
and Victor Oblas, engineers at Sound Transit. They oversaw
the renovation of the Downtown Seattle Bus Tunnel, and will
give a presentation on design and construction of the rail
"stub tunnel" underneath Pine Street. We will
be at The Old Spaghetti Factory, 2801 Elliott Avenue, (Elliott
Avenue at Broad Street), in downtown Seattle, across Alaskan
Way from Pier 70, starting at 6 p.m., with dinner served
at 6:45, and the presentation beginning at 7.
Available meal choices will include the following:
Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce; Spaghetti with Mushroom Sauce;
Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce; Spaghetti with Rich Meat
Sauce; Spaghetti with Browned Butter and Mizithra Cheese;
Meatballs and Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce; Zesty Sausage
and Spaghetti with Meat Sauce; Baked Lasagna; Chicken Parmigiana;
Fettuccini Alfredo; Chicken Marsala; Spinach & Cheese
Ravioli; Breast of Chicken Fettuccine; Spinach Tortellini
with Alfredo Sauce.
Members and Guests pay $15, students free
with student I.D. We accept cash and personal checks only
please; we cannot accept credit or debit cards. Please RSVP
to Patrick McArdle by 5 p.m. on Thursday, 15 November. His
contact points are mc_ardled2@asme.org (preferred) or by
phone at (206) 384-2714 or (206) 544-3723.
Tuesday, 11 December Brewery Tour
December's Dinner Meeting will feature a Brewery
Tour. This year, we'll have the pleasure of touring the
Elliott Bay Brewing Company's location in Burien. The Brewmaster,
who holds a mechanical engineering degree, will explain
the entire operation from the perspective of a creative
engineer and master brewer. Full details will appear in
next month's newsletter.
Science Decathlon - Help Needed
National Science Decathlon is based in north
Seattle, Lake Forest Park, and is in need of local volunteer
and financial support for ambitious 2007-2008 operations.
Funding donated by engineers, firms, companies and individuals
associated with the Puget Sound Engineering Council and
associated societies and groups would be used for subsidizing
registration ($195.00/team, $295.00/school), tournament
development and to help up to 850 6th-12th grade science
students from throughout the Puget Sound and Washington.
If funding goals are met by October 15 (November
1st at the latest), Science Decathlon would then need volunteer
support from professionals to help with operations of a
2007 Washington Science Decathlon tournament at Canyon Park
Junior High School in Bothell and Hudson's Bay High School
in Vancouver. These volunteers would serve as tournament
officials (10 hours/tournament), event supervisors (25 hour
commitment/ tournament) and coaches (100 hours minimum annually).
Participating in Science Decathlon is a fun
and unique way to interest students in science and allow
them to develop their knowledge and skills as they relate
to integration of engineering disciplines as well as other
non-engineering areas of science and academics. Detailed
information about the program is available at www.sciencedecathlon.com.
501(c)(3) tax-deductible donations can be
made via PayPal by visiting http://www.sciencedecathlon.com/registration.htm.
E-mail requests for additional information, donation information
and volunteer support can also be sent to executive director
Jason Colberg, at cranefly@sciencedecathlon.com
PSEC Mentor Night at UW
PSEC will be holding a Mentor Night at the
University of Washington on January 29th. On February 16th,
they will be presenting the Engineering Fair at the Museum
of Flight. The next weekend, they will hold their 50th annual
Engineer's Awards Banquet.
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