March 3rd, 2008 Meeting Minutes

Engineers Without Borders

at The University Of Arizona

March 3rd, 2008 General Meeting

NEXT MEETING: Monday March 24th, 2008 ; 6pm ; ENGR 214 (MEP)

**Important points: Officer Elections (II) ; Projects (V)

I. Change of Officers

**II. Executive Board Officer Elections

Elections need to be done early so previous officers can pass on their information/"knowledge" onto the new officers before they graduate
elections will be held next meeting (March 24th - Monday after Spring Break)
- all positions open
- Jessy & Dane will be graduating in May so necessary to find someone to replace them
- descriptions of all positions on website (under Contact Us Page)
if interested in running for a position, please contact Alicia & she'll make the announcement
any questions about positions, feel free to contact the current officer

III. Professional Chapter Update

Professional Chapter will be holding meetings at same time as our general meetings
assisting in the process of raising funds through rotary for GHANA project
Raytheon created an EWB chapter within professional chapter
currently working on Salamanca water desalination project in Mexico
attempting to work with Sari (?) Indians also in Mexico on other water projects
offers opportunities for students to work with professionals

IV. Resources

EWB-USA website
- "Active" members (those who paid dues & gave their information to Alicia) will be able to login starting Friday (3/7/08)
  - username: your email address
  - password: your email address (initally)
- provides a list of all open projects you can apply for
- gives information on the project process
- lists upcoming EWB-USA events
- provides contacts
- provides tons of other useful infortmation

**V. Projects

feel free to browse through open projects on the EWB-USA website for projects you may be interested in applying for
if you find a project you think would be good for the group, contact any of the officers & they'll help you gather a team & get things together
REMEMBER: you are not alone! The officers are here to help you along the application process & will help you find needed contacts & other information

VI. Other Announcements

Intenational EWB-USA 2008 Conference
- Thursday, March 27th - Sunday March 30th
- University of Washington, Seattle
- students who are really interested (& must be active in the club) should contact Alicia
- trip should be funded by club (therefore limited amount of spots for members)
T-SHIRTS!!!
- still PLENTY of T-shirts available for sale
  - male & female sizes/styles
- contact Jessy if interested in purchasing one
  - $6 for members who've paid dues
  - $15 for members who haven't paid dues
Don't forget about dues!
- Dues are $10
- pay for milk & cookies/pizza & trips
- contact Akshay if you still need to pay