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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 04:23:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/84/</link>
			<title>Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching</title>
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	The Texas Regional Collaboratives (TRC) for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching is an award-winning statewide network of sixty-five P-16 partnerships that provide sustained and high intensity professional development to P-12 teachers of science and mathematics across the state.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	The organization&amp;nbsp;provides Texas science and mathematics teachers with support systems of scientifically researched, sustained, and high intensity professional development and mentoring to assist them in the implementation of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	Programs equip teachers with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage students in meaningful science and mathematics learning experiences. Activities are designed to improve students&amp;rsquo; scientific thinking, their mathematical and technological literacy, and interest to pursue science and engineering related careers.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	Professional Development Academies (PDAs) consist of professors of science, mathematics, and engineering education, instructional specialists and master teachers. Programs are designed by instructional teams and provide 75 to 105 contact hours of TEKS-based professional development to prepare teachers to become Science Teacher Mentors (STMs), and Mathematics Teacher Mentors (MTMs).&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	The TRC Annual Meeting brings together teacher leaders, education and business leaders, policy makers, and legislators to share, network, communicate, and celebrate the achievements of the Collaboratives.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	For more information and a calendar of events, see the web site at &lt;a href=&quot;http://thetrc.org/trc/&quot;&gt;http://thetrc.org/trc/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;25-Feb-11 11:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching</itunes:subtitle>
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	The Texas Regional Collaboratives (TRC) for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching is an award-winning statewide network of sixty-five P-16 partnerships that provide sustained and high intensity professional development to P-12 teachers of science and mathematics across the state.
 
	 
 
	The organization provides Texas science and mathematics teachers with support systems of scientifically researched, sustained, and high intensity professional development and mentoring to assist them in the implementation of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
 
	 
 
	Programs equip teachers with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage students in meaningful science and mathematics learning experiences. Activities are designed to improve students' scientific thinking, their mathematical and technological literacy, and interest to pursue science and engineering related careers.
 
	 
 
	Professional Development Academies (PDAs) consist of professors of science, mathematics, and engineering education, instructional specialists and master teachers. Programs are designed by instructional teams and provide 75 to 105 contact hours of TEKS-based professional development to prepare teachers to become Science Teacher Mentors (STMs), and Mathematics Teacher Mentors (MTMs).
 
	 
 
	The TRC Annual Meeting brings together teacher leaders, education and business leaders, policy makers, and legislators to share, network, communicate, and celebrate the achievements of the Collaboratives.
 
	 
 
	For more information and a calendar of events, see the web site at http://thetrc.org/trc/.
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			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/83/</link>
			<title>AAUW Annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics Conference</title>
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	The West Harris County Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW-WHC) provides young women with opportunities to meet and interact with positive women role models who are active in math, science, and technology related careers. AAUW increases the interest of young women in math, science, and technology by providing exciting and fun hands-on learning experiences. The organization fosters awareness of career opportunities in science, math and technology related careers.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	AAUW sponsors an annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics (EYH) conference. The conference is designed to nurture young women&#39;s interest in mathematics, science, and technology related careers to expand their career vision in these areas.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	Spring Branch Independent School district will host the 2011 conference at Northbrook Middle School on March 5, 2011.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	For a comprehensive list of EYH conferences, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org&quot;&gt;http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	For more information about AAUW, see the West Harris County Branch web site at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aauwtexas.org/branches/westharriscounty/index.html&quot;&gt;http://www.aauwtexas.org/branches/westharriscounty/index.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;25-Feb-11 11:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>AAUW Annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics Conference</itunes:subtitle>
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	The West Harris County Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW-WHC) provides young women with opportunities to meet and interact with positive women role models who are active in math, science, and technology related careers. AAUW increases the interest of young women in math, science, and technology by providing exciting and fun hands-on learning experiences. The organization fosters awareness of career opportunities in science, math and technology related careers.
 
	 
 
	AAUW sponsors an annual Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics (EYH) conference. The conference is designed to nurture young women&#39;s interest in mathematics, science, and technology related careers to expand their career vision in these areas.
 
	 
 
	Spring Branch Independent School district will host the 2011 conference at Northbrook Middle School on March 5, 2011.
 
	 
 
	For a comprehensive list of EYH conferences, visit http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org.
 
	 
 
	For more information about AAUW, see the West Harris County Branch web site at http://www.aauwtexas.org/branches/westharriscounty/index.html.
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/77/</link>
			<title>HGS Celebrates Earth Science Week 2010 with Exploring Energy</title>
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		&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;The Houston Geological Society celebrates &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;Earth Science Week 2010 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo;Exploring Energy&amp;rdquo; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;October 9-16, 2010 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;strong&gt;Please visit &lt;u&gt;www.hgs.org &lt;/u&gt;and click on the &lt;u&gt;Science Education/ Earth Science Week &lt;/u&gt;tab for updates or changes to the events listed below: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Annual Family Energy Festival &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;strong&gt;Houston Museum of Natural Science &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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		&lt;strong&gt;Saturday, October 9, 10:00am-3:00pm &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		We kick off the week with our annual Family Energy Festival at the Houston Museum of Natural Science&amp;rsquo;s Paleontology Hall and Wiess Energy Hall.&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		This year&amp;rsquo;s festival will feature the same great passport program as in previous years and will coincide with the launch of HMNS&amp;rsquo;s new Energy Conservation Club (ECC). In addition to our great demonstrations by area geosciences organizations, the museum has a special celebration sponsored by Marathon Oil Corporation and the Wiess Energy Hall Partners that will include the &amp;ldquo;Billy B&amp;rdquo; show (www. billybproductions.com) and numerous interactive demonstrations about renewable energy. As in past years, Houston area Cub Scouts and Webelos are encouraged to come and work on their Geology Belt Loops and Activity Pins. This year is the first ever &amp;ldquo;energy&amp;rdquo; themed Earth Science Week. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and love of science with family and friends.&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		HMNS and HGS need you to make this event a success. If you have interest in volunteering, please contact the ESW committee: Martha McRae at &lt;u&gt;mcrae_1125@comcast.net &lt;/u&gt;or Jennifer Burton at &lt;u&gt;jlbgeo@comcast.net&lt;/u&gt;. Please visit the museum&amp;rsquo;s website at &lt;u&gt;www.hmns.org &lt;/u&gt;for additional information on ECC.&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Classroom Connections- Art, Essay, and Photography Contest &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		Help us take geology to the classroom! Encourage your kids and their schools to participate with us in our second annual Art, Essay, and Photography contests. Each contest has a topic related to the national Earth Science Week theme &amp;ldquo;Exploring Energy&amp;rdquo;. The art contest is open to grades K-5 and the essay contest is open to grades 6-9. Persons of any age can participate in the Photography Contest. Please check the HGS website for details or contact Jennifer Burton at &lt;u&gt;jlbgeo@comcast.net&lt;/u&gt;. We will have a special on-stage ceremony and award presentation to honor winners in all categories during the Family Energy Festival on October 9th.&lt;/div&gt;
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		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum Public Fieldtrip &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;strong&gt;Ocean Star Museum, Galveston, TX &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&lt;strong&gt;Saturday, October 16, 12:00pm- 4:00pm &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		Visitors board the retired jackup drilling rig and view a video about the offshore energy industry. The museum features three floors of models and interactive displays illustrating the story of offshore oil and gas from seismic technology to exploration and production. Scale models of production platforms, actual drill bits and remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) as well as videos and exhibits explain drilling, geology, seismic, well servicing and production.&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
	&lt;div&gt;
		Entrance fees will be covered by the HGS for the first 300 participants. Please register using the link provided on the HGS website. Direct questions to Jennifer Burton at &lt;u&gt;jlbgeo@comcast.net&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;19-Sep-10 1:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>HGS Celebrates Earth Science Week 2010 with Exploring Energy</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>
	
		 The Houston Geological Society celebrates 
	
		Earth Science Week 2010 
	
		&quot;Exploring Energy&quot; 
	
		October 9-16, 2010 
	
		 
	 
		Please visit www.hgs.org and click on the Science Education/ Earth Science Week tab for updates or changes to the events listed below: 
	 
		 
	 
		Annual Family Energy Festival 
	 
		Houston Museum of Natural Science 
	 
		Saturday, October 9, 10:00am-3:00pm 
	 
		We kick off the week with our annual Family Energy Festival at the Houston Museum of Natural Science's Paleontology Hall and Wiess Energy Hall.
	 
		 
	 
		This year's festival will feature the same great passport program as in previous years and will coincide with the launch of HMNS's new Energy Conservation Club (ECC). In addition to our great demonstrations by area geosciences organizations, the museum has a special celebration sponsored by Marathon Oil Corporation and the Wiess Energy Hall Partners that will include the &quot;Billy B&quot; show (www. billybproductions.com) and numerous interactive demonstrations about renewable energy. As in past years, Houston area Cub Scouts and Webelos are encouraged to come and work on their Geology Belt Loops and Activity Pins. This year is the first ever &quot;energy&quot; themed Earth Science Week. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and love of science with family and friends.
	 
		 
	 
		HMNS and HGS need you to make this event a success. If you have interest in volunteering, please contact the ESW committee: Martha McRae at mcrae_1125@comcast.net or Jennifer Burton at jlbgeo@comcast.net. Please visit the museum's website at www.hmns.org for additional information on ECC.
	 
		 
	 
		Classroom Connections- Art, Essay, and Photography Contest 
	 
		Help us take geology to the classroom! Encourage your kids and their schools to participate with us in our second annual Art, Essay, and Photography contests. Each contest has a topic related to the national Earth Science Week theme &quot;Exploring Energy&quot;. The art contest is open to grades K-5 and the essay contest is open to grades 6-9. Persons of any age can participate in the Photography Contest. Please check the HGS website for details or contact Jennifer Burton at jlbgeo@comcast.net. We will have a special on-stage ceremony and award presentation to honor winners in all categories during the Family Energy Festival on October 9th.
	 
		 
	 
		Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum Public Fieldtrip 
	 
		Ocean Star Museum, Galveston, TX 
	 
		Saturday, October 16, 12:00pm- 4:00pm 
	 
		Visitors board the retired jackup drilling rig and view a video about the offshore energy industry. The museum features three floors of models and interactive displays illustrating the story of offshore oil and gas from seismic technology to exploration and production. Scale models of production platforms, actual drill bits and remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) as well as videos and exhibits explain drilling, geology, seismic, well servicing and production.
	 
		 
	 
		Entrance fees will be covered by the HGS for the first 300 participants. Please register using the link provided on the HGS website. Direct questions to Jennifer Burton at jlbgeo@comcast.net

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			<author>Martha McRae - noemail@echhouston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/53/</link>
			<title>Houston Museum of Natural Science Student and Teaching Awards</title>
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	Through the generosity of the Cockrell Foundation, The Houston Museum of Natural Science is proud to offer the Evelyn Frensley Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Science or Mathematics.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	Two awards of $1,500 will go to two high school juniors in Harris County. Of special interest to the Museum review committee is a description of plans for college and future career and a description of projects or activities that demonstrate ability and interest in science or mathematics.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	In recognition of the fine educators of Houston we also offer the Wilhelmina C. Robertson Excellence in Science or Mathematics Teaching Award. This award of $1,500 will go to one K-5th grade science or math teacher, and one 6th-12th grade science or math teacher who demonstrates significant ability and dedication to teaching in either discipline in Harris County.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	The scholarships and awards will be presented at a special Excellence in Science or Mathematics Luncheon in the fall of 2010. Deadline for all nominations is June 14, 2010.
&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	The deadline for all nominations is April 24, 2009.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	For any questions or concerns please contact the HMNS Education Department on 713.639.4651 or email sstevenson@hmns.org.&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;17-Jun-10 2:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>Houston Museum of Natural Science Student and Teaching Awards</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>
	Through the generosity of the Cockrell Foundation, The Houston Museum of Natural Science is proud to offer the Evelyn Frensley Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement in Science or Mathematics.
 
	 
 
	Two awards of $1,500 will go to two high school juniors in Harris County. Of special interest to the Museum review committee is a description of plans for college and future career and a description of projects or activities that demonstrate ability and interest in science or mathematics.
 
	 
 
	In recognition of the fine educators of Houston we also offer the Wilhelmina C. Robertson Excellence in Science or Mathematics Teaching Award. This award of $1,500 will go to one K-5th grade science or math teacher, and one 6th-12th grade science or math teacher who demonstrates significant ability and dedication to teaching in either discipline in Harris County.
 
	 
 
	The scholarships and awards will be presented at a special Excellence in Science or Mathematics Luncheon in the fall of 2010. Deadline for all nominations is June 14, 2010.

 
	 
 
	The deadline for all nominations is April 24, 2009.
 
	 
 
	For any questions or concerns please contact the HMNS Education Department on 713.639.4651 or email sstevenson@hmns.org.
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/42/</link>
			<title>The Knowledge Box: Making The Connection</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;
	Article updated June 2010 with most recent PDF. Article reprinted from American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) June 2007 Newsletter by Andy Ellis, National Board of Directors President.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	The Knowledge Box is a traveling exhibit showcasing the many aspects of the oil and gas industry. It&#39;s purpose is to provide educators a forum to effectively present the petroleum industry, and to inform students of the vast career opportunities in the field. Designed to help teachers, this box includes teacher resources, hands-on activities and interactive lessons correlated to state and National Science Standards.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	To give you an idea about the goals the Knowledge Box hopes to achieve, here are a few of the objectives.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	&amp;bull; Discuss the importance of petroleum in our lives&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; List several everyday objects made from petroleum&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Communicate connections between geology, petroleum and future careers&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Understand economic significance of the petroleum industry&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Explain the contributions of scientists and technology in the fields of geology and petroleum&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Analyze the effects of faulting, folding and earth&amp;rsquo;s movement&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Describe the origin of oil and natural gas&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Evaluate the economic and environmental impact/issues of fossil fuels&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Summarize the steps in locating, drilling and producing a well&lt;br&gt;
	&amp;bull; Compare and contrast land and offshore drilling and production&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
	Several Chapters have already started sponsoring these Knowledge Boxes in their areas. If your chapter isn&#39;t listed yet, it&#39;s not too late. Contact your chapter representative for details or click here for more information: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aade.org/Downloads/KBOX%20presAADE%20NATIONAL%20CHAPTER%201.pdf&quot;&gt;http://www.aade.org/Downloads/KBOX%20presAADE%20NATIONAL%20CHAPTER%201.pdf&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;17-Jun-10 1:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>The Knowledge Box: Making The Connection</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>
	Article updated June 2010 with most recent PDF. Article reprinted from American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) June 2007 Newsletter by Andy Ellis, National Board of Directors President.
 
	 
 
	The Knowledge Box is a traveling exhibit showcasing the many aspects of the oil and gas industry. It&#39;s purpose is to provide educators a forum to effectively present the petroleum industry, and to inform students of the vast career opportunities in the field. Designed to help teachers, this box includes teacher resources, hands-on activities and interactive lessons correlated to state and National Science Standards.
 
	 
 
	To give you an idea about the goals the Knowledge Box hopes to achieve, here are a few of the objectives.

	&amp;bull; Discuss the importance of petroleum in our lives 
	&amp;bull; List several everyday objects made from petroleum 
	&amp;bull; Communicate connections between geology, petroleum and future careers 
	&amp;bull; Understand economic significance of the petroleum industry 
	&amp;bull; Explain the contributions of scientists and technology in the fields of geology and petroleum 
	&amp;bull; Analyze the effects of faulting, folding and earth's movement 
	&amp;bull; Describe the origin of oil and natural gas 
	&amp;bull; Evaluate the economic and environmental impact/issues of fossil fuels 
	&amp;bull; Summarize the steps in locating, drilling and producing a well 
	&amp;bull; Compare and contrast land and offshore drilling and production 

	Several Chapters have already started sponsoring these Knowledge Boxes in their areas. If your chapter isn&#39;t listed yet, it&#39;s not too late. Contact your chapter representative for details or click here for more information: http://www.aade.org/Downloads/KBOX%20presAADE%20NATIONAL%20CHAPTER%201.pdf. 
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/62/</link>
			<title>SPE Gulf Coast Section Resurrects International Study Group</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;
	After a brief period of inactivity, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section has reactivated its dormant International Study Group. Originally formed in 2003, this study group organized evening monthly meetings with panels of speakers discussing the topic of &amp;ldquo;How to Do Business in (country) ,&amp;rdquo; focusing on the differences and challenges of working in various geographic regions.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	In 2010, the newly energized International Study Group will focus on commonalities, enabling networking and sharing of experiences with engineers and managers of both National Oil Companies and Major Oil Companies headquartered outside the United States. The plan is to have foreign speakers come and talk to the Study Group when they come to Houston on business, or, alternatively, to use the latest videoconferencing technology for real-time presentations from around the world. Consequently, the International Study Group meeting time may vary, not adhering to an &amp;ldquo;every third Tuesday at lunch&amp;rdquo; schedule. Therefore, interested parties should monitor the SPE Gulf Coast Section newsletter for times and venues, or sign up for monthly Study Group email alerts at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.spegcs.org/en/art/?320&quot;&gt;http://www.spegcs.org/en/art/?320&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	The International Study Group&#39;s mission is to provide a forum for the Houston area SPE membership and the global Oil and Gas community to share information on business practices and considerations, projects, and technological applications significant to the oil and gas industry worldwide. The International Study Group will collaborate with other Gulf Coast Section Study Groups to ensure maximum value to the Section, which is located in one of the leading international centers for the industry. &amp;ldquo;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	I am very grateful for the opportunity &amp;hellip; to revive the International Study Group,&amp;rdquo; said Philippe G. Mitterrand, who has volunteered to be the International Study Group Chair. &amp;ldquo;I am confident we can add to the accomplishment generated by the earlier promoters of the group, and create a vibrant, Houston-based, global forum where all aspects of the Oil &amp;amp; Gas business may be aired.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;
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	SPE members interested in helping to schedule speakers for this study group and non-members wishing to attend the monthly meetings may contact:&lt;/div&gt;
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	Philippe G. Mitterrand&lt;/div&gt;
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	Chair International Study Group SPE-GCS, Houston, Texas&lt;/div&gt;
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	Tel: 832-524-6294&lt;/div&gt;
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	Email: iimm@sbcglobal.net&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;18-May-10 6:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>SPE Gulf Coast Section Resurrects International Study Group</itunes:subtitle>
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	After a brief period of inactivity, the Society of Petroleum Engineers Gulf Coast Section has reactivated its dormant International Study Group. Originally formed in 2003, this study group organized evening monthly meetings with panels of speakers discussing the topic of &quot;How to Do Business in (country) ,&quot; focusing on the differences and challenges of working in various geographic regions.
 
	 
 
	In 2010, the newly energized International Study Group will focus on commonalities, enabling networking and sharing of experiences with engineers and managers of both National Oil Companies and Major Oil Companies headquartered outside the United States. The plan is to have foreign speakers come and talk to the Study Group when they come to Houston on business, or, alternatively, to use the latest videoconferencing technology for real-time presentations from around the world. Consequently, the International Study Group meeting time may vary, not adhering to an &quot;every third Tuesday at lunch&quot; schedule. Therefore, interested parties should monitor the SPE Gulf Coast Section newsletter for times and venues, or sign up for monthly Study Group email alerts at http://www.spegcs.org/en/art/?320.
 
	 
 
	The International Study Group&#39;s mission is to provide a forum for the Houston area SPE membership and the global Oil and Gas community to share information on business practices and considerations, projects, and technological applications significant to the oil and gas industry worldwide. The International Study Group will collaborate with other Gulf Coast Section Study Groups to ensure maximum value to the Section, which is located in one of the leading international centers for the industry. &quot;
 
	 
 
	I am very grateful for the opportunity &amp;hellip; to revive the International Study Group,&quot; said Philippe G. Mitterrand, who has volunteered to be the International Study Group Chair. &quot;I am confident we can add to the accomplishment generated by the earlier promoters of the group, and create a vibrant, Houston-based, global forum where all aspects of the Oil &amp; Gas business may be aired.&quot;
 
	 
 
	SPE members interested in helping to schedule speakers for this study group and non-members wishing to attend the monthly meetings may contact:
 
	Philippe G. Mitterrand
 
	Chair International Study Group SPE-GCS, Houston, Texas
 
	Tel: 832-524-6294
 
	Email: iimm@sbcglobal.net
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			<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>&quot;Change in Cold&quot;: A presentation on the International Polar Year</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;
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		ECH is partnering with the Houston Museum of Natural Science to sponsor a &amp;quot;Change in Cold&amp;quot; presentation on the International Polar Year and funded by the PEW Center for Global Climate Change.&lt;/div&gt;
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		IPY is a large scientific program focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic which involve over 200 projects, with thousands of scientists from over 60 nations examining a wide range of physical, biological and social research topics.&lt;/div&gt;
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		For information on IPY, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ipy.org/about-ipy&quot;&gt;http://www.ipy.org/about-ipy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
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		For information on PEW Center, see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pewclimate.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.pewclimate.org/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
		&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;9-May-10 5:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>&quot;Change in Cold&quot;: A presentation on the International Polar Year</itunes:subtitle>
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		ECH is partnering with the Houston Museum of Natural Science to sponsor a &quot;Change in Cold&quot; presentation on the International Polar Year and funded by the PEW Center for Global Climate Change.
	 
		 
	 
		IPY is a large scientific program focused on the Arctic and the Antarctic which involve over 200 projects, with thousands of scientists from over 60 nations examining a wide range of physical, biological and social research topics.
	 
		 
	 
		For information on IPY, see http://www.ipy.org/about-ipy.
	 
		 
	 
		For information on PEW Center, see http://www.pewclimate.org/. 
		 

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			<author>Deborah Silvi - noemail@echhouston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/58/</link>
			<title>Science Quest - Providing Science Classes to Grade K-12</title>
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	Hello, my name is Jon Bartell, and I own Science Quest, a company that provides science classes to children in private schools, day care facilities, and public schools throughout Harris and Montgomery counties. Contact me at 281-732-9327, or from the web site at &lt;a href=&quot;http://science-quest.com/&quot;&gt;http://science-quest.com/&lt;/a&gt;. I am a retired scientist with over 25 years of experience.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	I have been providing these services for over seven years. Science Quest classes are perfect for all age groups. Classes are 45 minutes in length. A class could include a number of animals &amp;ndash; for example, rabbits, turtles, birds, lizards, ferrets, hedgehogs, snakes, chinchillas. All animals are rescues and come from interesting parts of the world. There is a world of discovery and great stories surrounding each of these animals. The children are allowed to touch the animals to their hearts desire. I teach the importance of being gentle, kind, and patient when dealing with the animals. For example, if the animals are hungry we might offer them food &amp;ndash; the rabbit is always up for a carrot!&lt;/div&gt;
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	In addition, I bring a number of scientific experiments to the classroom. I selected each of these experiments because of their great WOW factor. Each has a story of basic chemistry or physics that is explained in an age-appropriate fashion, and is always entertaining. After all, no matter what we teach our students, if they aren&#39;t listening, it is for naught.&lt;/div&gt;
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	I provide classes covering a wide range of science topics. Many of the schools and centers I attend have a science curriculum that I&amp;rsquo;m able to parallel with school projects and combine with hands-on activities. I have other activities for older students including The Egg Drop Contest, Float Your Boat Contest, a working hovercraft the kids can ride, Build a Bridge Contest, Rocket Building (Alka-Seltzer as well as larger water rockets) and making Slime. This is not the white glue slime but real Polyvinyl Alcohol based slime (yes it is very safe).&lt;/div&gt;
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	I hope this information provides an overview of what Science Quest is. I look forward to coming to your school.&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	Following are references from school districts and organizations which have benefited from my programs:&lt;/div&gt;
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	Conroe Independent School District 3rd grade teacher writes: &amp;quot;I am writing this letter to recommend a wonderful program for your school or campus. As a teacher, I see programs every year aimed at motivating our students to succeed and look to their futures. Mr.Bartell, the Science Guy, came to our campus last semester and I must say his presentation is one of the best I have seen. He does not just &amp;quot;talk&amp;quot; about science, he brings science alive. His program is interactive and exciting for students. Mr. Bartell&#39;s program reinforces how important reading and math are to anything the students hope to accomplish. He reminds them that they are the future of science and exploration. That there are great discoveries yet to be made and they can be a part of them. His program began with our affect on the environment. The students loved the variety of animals Mr. Bartell brought to share and the first hand stories of their rescues. The kids were amazed with his friend the bird and their wonderful relationship. The snake was also a big hit! Mr. Bartell&#39;s knowledge of the animals and the environmental dangers they face was spell-binding. His down to earth &amp;quot;things everyone can do to help&amp;quot; showed the students that they can make a difference. They are part of the solution. Mr. Bartell&#39;s program continued with ways to use everyday items and trash to create exciting science adventures at home. He takes science out of the realm of text-books and into the real world. His easy to do experiments make science accessible and meaningful to all types.&amp;quot;&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;
	From ParentsConnect Average Parent Rating: &amp;quot;This is a real Scientist with a gift for getting kids (and grown ups) excited about science and learning. There is no crazy wig or lab coat. There are a dozen or so animals that the kids LOVE, there are interactive experiments, crazy fun toilet paper tricks, and an infectious sense of humor that grown ups will appreciate. Jon is amazing!&amp;quot; A Happy Parent Writes: Thank you Mr. Jon for the best Birthday party ever. My son and his friends couldn&#39;t stop talking about it. I was surprised to see how many parents decided to stay. I think we had as many adults as kids. It was a blast. Thanks again for making my son&#39;s birthday one he will not forget. Pictures of a few Science Quest &amp;ldquo;assistants.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	Mr. Peabody&lt;/div&gt;
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	&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;225&quot; src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/17/peabody.jpg&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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	&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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	Spike&lt;/div&gt;
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	&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/17/spike.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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	Tommy&lt;/div&gt;
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	&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;/attachments/wysiwyg/17/tommy.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;26-Jan-10 11:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>Science Quest - Providing Science Classes to Grade K-12</itunes:subtitle>
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	Hello, my name is Jon Bartell, and I own Science Quest, a company that provides science classes to children in private schools, day care facilities, and public schools throughout Harris and Montgomery counties. Contact me at 281-732-9327, or from the web site at http://science-quest.com/. I am a retired scientist with over 25 years of experience.
 
	 
 
	I have been providing these services for over seven years. Science Quest classes are perfect for all age groups. Classes are 45 minutes in length. A class could include a number of animals - for example, rabbits, turtles, birds, lizards, ferrets, hedgehogs, snakes, chinchillas. All animals are rescues and come from interesting parts of the world. There is a world of discovery and great stories surrounding each of these animals. The children are allowed to touch the animals to their hearts desire. I teach the importance of being gentle, kind, and patient when dealing with the animals. For example, if the animals are hungry we might offer them food - the rabbit is always up for a carrot!
 
	 
 
	In addition, I bring a number of scientific experiments to the classroom. I selected each of these experiments because of their great WOW factor. Each has a story of basic chemistry or physics that is explained in an age-appropriate fashion, and is always entertaining. After all, no matter what we teach our students, if they aren&#39;t listening, it is for naught.
 
	 
 
	I provide classes covering a wide range of science topics. Many of the schools and centers I attend have a science curriculum that I'm able to parallel with school projects and combine with hands-on activities. I have other activities for older students including The Egg Drop Contest, Float Your Boat Contest, a working hovercraft the kids can ride, Build a Bridge Contest, Rocket Building (Alka-Seltzer as well as larger water rockets) and making Slime. This is not the white glue slime but real Polyvinyl Alcohol based slime (yes it is very safe).
 
	 
 
	I hope this information provides an overview of what Science Quest is. I look forward to coming to your school.
 
	 
 
	Following are references from school districts and organizations which have benefited from my programs:
 
	 
 
	Conroe Independent School District 3rd grade teacher writes: &quot;I am writing this letter to recommend a wonderful program for your school or campus. As a teacher, I see programs every year aimed at motivating our students to succeed and look to their futures. Mr.Bartell, the Science Guy, came to our campus last semester and I must say his presentation is one of the best I have seen. He does not just &quot;talk&quot; about science, he brings science alive. His program is interactive and exciting for students. Mr. Bartell&#39;s program reinforces how important reading and math are to anything the students hope to accomplish. He reminds them that they are the future of science and exploration. That there are great discoveries yet to be made and they can be a part of them. His program began with our affect on the environment. The students loved the variety of animals Mr. Bartell brought to share and the first hand stories of their rescues. The kids were amazed with his friend the bird and their wonderful relationship. The snake was also a big hit! Mr. Bartell&#39;s knowledge of the animals and the environmental dangers they face was spell-binding. His down to earth &quot;things everyone can do to help&quot; showed the students that they can make a difference. They are part of the solution. Mr. Bartell&#39;s program continued with ways to use everyday items and trash to create exciting science adventures at home. He takes science out of the realm of text-books and into the real world. His easy to do experiments make science accessible and meaningful to all types.&quot;
 
	 
 
	From ParentsConnect Average Parent Rating: &quot;This is a real Scientist with a gift for getting kids (and grown ups) excited about science and learning. There is no crazy wig or lab coat. There are a dozen or so animals that the kids LOVE, there are interactive experiments, crazy fun toilet paper tricks, and an infectious sense of humor that grown ups will appreciate. Jon is amazing!&quot; A Happy Parent Writes: Thank you Mr. Jon for the best Birthday party ever. My son and his friends couldn&#39;t stop talking about it. I was surprised to see how many parents decided to stay. I think we had as many adults as kids. It was a blast. Thanks again for making my son&#39;s birthday one he will not forget. Pictures of a few Science Quest &quot;assistants.&quot;
 
	 
 
	Mr. Peabody
 
	
 
	 
 
	Spike
 
	
 
	 
 
	Tommy
 
	
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			<author>Jon Bartell - noemail@echhouston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/57/</link>
			<title>Providing an Affordable Living Space for People Who Have Lost Their Home Due to a Disaster or Financial Emergency</title>
			<description>&lt;div&gt;
	2009-10&amp;nbsp;Future City Competition&amp;nbsp;challenge for middle schools in the Texas-Houston Region is open for registration at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.futurecity.org/&quot;&gt;http://www.futurecity.org&lt;/a&gt;. This year&#39;s theme is &lt;em&gt;Providing an Affordable Living Space for People Who Have Lost Their Home Due to a Disaster or Financial Emergency&lt;/em&gt;. Contact Regional Coordinator, Dr. Zafar Taqvi at 281-244-4436 or email &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Z.Taqvi@IEEE.org&quot;&gt;Z.Taqvi@IEEE.org&lt;/a&gt;. For information about last year&#39;s competition and schedule, see the IEEE local Galveston Bay website at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/galveston_bay/futurecity-houston/&quot;&gt;http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/galveston_bay/futurecity-houston/&lt;/a&gt;. Registration deadline is October 31.&lt;/div&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;1-Sep-09 6:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>Providing an Affordable Living Space for People Who Have Lost Their Home Due to a Disaster or Financial Emergency</itunes:subtitle>
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	2009-10 Future City Competition challenge for middle schools in the Texas-Houston Region is open for registration at http://www.futurecity.org. This year&#39;s theme is Providing an Affordable Living Space for People Who Have Lost Their Home Due to a Disaster or Financial Emergency. Contact Regional Coordinator, Dr. Zafar Taqvi at 281-244-4436 or email Z.Taqvi@IEEE.org. For information about last year&#39;s competition and schedule, see the IEEE local Galveston Bay website at http://ewh.ieee.org/r5/galveston_bay/futurecity-houston/. Registration deadline is October 31.
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			<author>Dr. Zafar Taqvi - noemail@echhouston.org</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.echhouston.org/en/art/38/</link>
			<title>Your Professional Home</title>
			<description>Your Professional Home &#8211; Once upon a time, when many engineers spent most of their time at one corporation, you could build up a network of friends and colleagues to meet your needs.&amp;nbsp; Furthermore, the corporation tried to meet you half way.&amp;nbsp; They looked for a job where you fit fairly well, and they cared about your long-term development.&amp;nbsp; Can you say that today?&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Multi-Profession Careers &#8211; Once upon a time, the majority of people who got a degree in chemical engineering stayed with the profession throughout their career.&amp;nbsp; Some became managers, sales engineers, etc., but they stayed within the chemical processing industry.&amp;nbsp; That has changed significantly, and will change further with time.&amp;nbsp; Professional societies can help you reduce the number of forced career changes, help you decide where to go next, help you get there, and help you come up to speed in your new career area.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Job Hunt Networking &#8211; Engineering is a cyclic business.&amp;nbsp; There will come times when you need jobs, and they&#8217;re hard to find.&amp;nbsp; At those times, the majority of jobs are found by networking.&amp;nbsp; A professional society is a great place to network.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Active membership takes it a step further.&amp;nbsp; Somebody you know casually in your professional society will be happy tell you about opportunities and pass your resume along.&amp;nbsp; Furthermore, if you have worked closely with somebody in your professional society and you have favorably impressed them, they can give you valuable advice and vouch for you with their employer.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;How to Job Hunt &#8211; During hard times, job hunting skills are critical.&amp;nbsp; They aren&#8217;t taught at engineering school.&amp;nbsp; The professional society and the people you meet there can provide critical information on how to job hunt in your field.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Source of Mentors &#8211; Once upon a time, every company had plenty of gray-haired engineers around to serve as mentors.&amp;nbsp; That&#8217;s no longer true.&amp;nbsp; Furthermore, finding a good mentor is like finding a good friend &#8211; not everybody is right for everybody else.&amp;nbsp; You can look over lots of potential mentors at your professional society.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Technical Information &#8211; Once upon a time, there were lots of gray-haired engineers where you worked, and when you had a technical question, they had an answer.&amp;nbsp; That is no longer true.&amp;nbsp; However, there are lots of experienced engineers in your professional society.&amp;nbsp; If you help other people, they will help you.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Networking for New Ideas &#8211; More people work for smaller companies, where technical resources are slimmer.&amp;nbsp; In addition, people change jobs more frequently, and have fewer old friends to help and advise them at their current job.&amp;nbsp; Your professional society can help fill these gaps.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Continuing Education - Professional societies offer continuing education for professional development and licensing requirements.&amp;nbsp; The cost is far lower than commercial and university-sponsored classes.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Social &#8211; Professional societies offer opportunities for social friendships.&amp;nbsp; For young engineers, there are young professional groups in the societies.&amp;nbsp; Some societies have formal professional development programs for young members.&amp;nbsp; STS-AIChE offers some good opportunities, and the programs of other societies are available through ECH (Science, Engineering &amp;amp; Technology Council of Houston).&amp;nbsp; &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Opportunity to Try New Job Functions &#8211; Interested engineers get to try functions such as sales, marketing, technical writing, teaching, etc., on a low risk basis.&amp;nbsp; You get to learn and test yourself before changing jobs.&amp;nbsp; If a field isn&#8216;t for you on a full-time basis, you haven&#8217;t lost much.&amp;nbsp; Or, it gives you a chance to broaden your skills without changing the main thrust of your career.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Work on Professional Skills &#8211; If you&#8217;d like a project to broaden your skills, the society will help you define a project where you can learn something of value to yourself, while you help your profession or society.&amp;nbsp; This could help you explore or get into a new engineering specialty.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Project Management Experience &#8211; Perhaps you want to try managing a project or two on a low-risk basis, before you try it at work.&amp;nbsp; Or, success at managing a project with your professional society could help convince a reluctant manager that you can handle it at work.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Supervisory Experience &#8211; Supervision of others is a skill that most engineers don&#8217;t learn quickly on the job, but it can be learned.&amp;nbsp; Professional societies have courses on it, and you can practice being a committee chair or chapter officer.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Strategic Planning &#8211; Again, this is something you don&#8217;t automatically experience on the job, but can learn and practice in a professional society.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Experience Running Trade Shows &amp;amp; Meetings &#8211; Many businesses have events for advertising, demonstrating their skills, attracting new employees, etc.&amp;nbsp; Again, participating in and running these events, is learned by experience, and professional societies are a great place to learn.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;What if you have needs that the professional society doesn&#8217;t seem to meet?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Perhaps the programs that STS-AIChE advertises don&#8217;t meet your particular needs.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; First, you can propose an idea that you feel would be mutual beneficial.&amp;nbsp; As volunteer recruiter, you could come to me, and I&#8217;ll work with you.&amp;nbsp; Second, there are many other professional societies that might meet your needs better.&amp;nbsp; Visit the ECH web site: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.echhouston.org&quot;&gt;www.echhouston.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
 
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;24-Feb-07 6:00 PM
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			<itunes:subtitle>Your Professional Home</itunes:subtitle>
			<itunes:summary>Your Professional Home &#8211; Once upon a time, when many engineers spent most of their time at one corporation, you could build up a network of friends and colleagues to meet your needs.  Furthermore, the corporation tried to meet you half way.  They looked for a job where you fit fairly well, and they cared about your long-term development.  Can you say that today?   Multi-Profession Careers &#8211; Once upon a time, the majority of people who got a degree in chemical engineering stayed with the profession throughout their career.  Some became managers, sales engineers, etc., but they stayed within the chemical processing industry.  That has changed significantly, and will change further with time.  Professional societies can help you reduce the number of forced career changes, help you decide where to go next, help you get there, and help you come up to speed in your new career area.   Job Hunt Networking &#8211; Engineering is a cyclic business.  There will come times when you need jobs, and they&#8217;re hard to find.  At those times, the majority of jobs are found by networking.  A professional society is a great place to network.   Active membership takes it a step further.  Somebody you know casually in your professional society will be happy tell you about opportunities and pass your resume along.  Furthermore, if you have worked closely with somebody in your professional society and you have favorably impressed them, they can give you valuable advice and vouch for you with their employer.   How to Job Hunt &#8211; During hard times, job hunting skills are critical.  They aren&#8217;t taught at engineering school.  The professional society and the people you meet there can provide critical information on how to job hunt in your field.   Source of Mentors &#8211; Once upon a time, every company had plenty of gray-haired engineers around to serve as mentors.  That&#8217;s no longer true.  Furthermore, finding a good mentor is like finding a good friend &#8211; not everybody is right for everybody else.  You can look over lots of potential mentors at your professional society.   Technical Information &#8211; Once upon a time, there were lots of gray-haired engineers where you worked, and when you had a technical question, they had an answer.  That is no longer true.  However, there are lots of experienced engineers in your professional society.  If you help other people, they will help you.   Networking for New Ideas &#8211; More people work for smaller companies, where technical resources are slimmer.  In addition, people change jobs more frequently, and have fewer old friends to help and advise them at their current job.  Your professional society can help fill these gaps.   Continuing Education - Professional societies offer continuing education for professional development and licensing requirements.  The cost is far lower than commercial and university-sponsored classes.   Social &#8211; Professional societies offer opportunities for social friendships.  For young engineers, there are young professional groups in the societies.  Some societies have formal professional development programs for young members.  STS-AIChE offers some good opportunities, and the programs of other societies are available through ECH (Science, Engineering &amp; Technology Council of Houston).     Opportunity to Try New Job Functions &#8211; Interested engineers get to try functions such as sales, marketing, technical writing, teaching, etc., on a low risk basis.  You get to learn and test yourself before changing jobs.  If a field isn&#8216;t for you on a full-time basis, you haven&#8217;t lost much.  Or, it gives you a chance to broaden your skills without changing the main thrust of your career.   Work on Professional Skills &#8211; If you&#8217;d like a project to broaden your skills, the society will help you define a project where you can learn something of value to yourself, while you help your profession or society.  This could help you explore or get into a new engineering specialty.   Project Management Experience &#8211; Perhaps you want to try managing a project or two on a low-risk basis, before you try it at work.  Or, success at managing a project with your professional society could help convince a reluctant manager that you can handle it at work.   Supervisory Experience &#8211; Supervision of others is a skill that most engineers don&#8217;t learn quickly on the job, but it can be learned.  Professional societies have courses on it, and you can practice being a committee chair or chapter officer.   Strategic Planning &#8211; Again, this is something you don&#8217;t automatically experience on the job, but can learn and practice in a professional society.   Experience Running Trade Shows &amp; Meetings &#8211; Many businesses have events for advertising, demonstrating their skills, attracting new employees, etc.  Again, participating in and running these events, is learned by experience, and professional societies are a great place to learn.   What if you have needs that the professional society doesn&#8217;t seem to meet?   Perhaps the programs that STS-AIChE advertises don&#8217;t meet your particular needs.   First, you can propose an idea that you feel would be mutual beneficial.  As volunteer recruiter, you could come to me, and I&#8217;ll work with you.  Second, there are many other professional societies that might meet your needs better.  Visit the ECH web site: www.echhouston.org. 
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		Use our web forums to post job opportunities, request volunteers for an activity, or to volunteer for an area of your interest. In addition to posting a job on the ECH forum, you can visit the appropriate member organizations&#39; job and career pages and post there. See Member Job Links from the ECH table of contents.&lt;/div&gt;
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			Sponsor Science &amp;amp; Engineering Fair of Houston&lt;/li&gt;
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			Recognize outstanding corporate contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math education for grades K-12&lt;/li&gt;
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			Partner with education non-profit organizations to provide tools and support for teachers&lt;/li&gt;
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			Help member organizations publicize&amp;nbsp;events&lt;/li&gt;
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			Provide web links to&amp;nbsp;career information and job opportunities&lt;/li&gt;
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		For more information please contact&amp;nbsp;Jessica Lucas at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:HJL@binkleybarfield.com&quot;&gt;HJL@binkleybarfield.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/dt&gt;
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			<description> 	Serving the Houston Community Since 1945   	Purpose   	The purpose of ECH is to promote math and science education, enhance opportunities for professional development and discussion, and to serve as a focal point for informing the public on engineering, science, and technical matters.   	Mission   	Focus the diverse resources of its constituent organizations on significant engineering, scientific and technological issues facing the greater Houston area.   	Promote educational programs in grades K-12 in math, science and technology subject areas, and the development of engineering, science and technical career opportunities in the greater Houston area.   	Promote the professional growth and community involvement of its constituent organizations, their individual members, and their respective professionals.   	Serve as a forum for communications between the professional engineering, scientific and technical community and Houston area pubic officials at all levels.   	Increase the...

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			<description>  	If you would like more information regarding becoming a Member Organization of ECH, please contact Jessica Lucas at HJL@binkleybarfield.com or Todd Willman at tjw@epcon.com.   	  	APPLICATION FOR ECH MEMBERSHIP  	  	QUALIFICATIONS: Any local Society or any local section of a national organization of engineering, architecture, science, technology, or allied technical professions, and non-profit organizations or accredited educational institutions whose chief objective is the advancement of the knowledge and practice of these disciplines or the promotion of these interests, and which is not organized for commercial purposes, is eligible for membership as a Constituent Society.  	  	Section 2. ADMISSION: Organizations whose qualifications conform to the requirements of Section 1 shall be admitted after receipt of a written application to ECH, provided an affirmative vote is received from the majority of the Executive Committee. Once admitted to ECH, the timely payment of annual dues...

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			<description>  	   	 		 			 				 					Todd Willman // President 				  					 						Phone: (281) 398.4900, X811  						Email: tjw@epcon.com  				 			 		 		 			 				 			 				  					  						Todd Willman has 25 years at EPCON International developing fluid flow, simulation, and thermophysical properties software for chemical engineers working in the oil, gas and chemical processing industries, currently in the role of Director of Development and Engineering. In cooperation with Shell Global Solutions, Todd helped develop and manage a practical fluid flow simulation modeling service to improve plant reliability, safety, and profitability. As Chair-Elect of the South Texas Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Todd has developed closer relationships with key employers in the greater Houston area through sponsored meetings with Shell and KBR. He holds three patents for process engineering software and has co-authored several papers on the practical application of fluid flow...

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&lt;dt&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.egr.uh.edu/mbe/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The purpose of ECH is to promote math and science education, enhance opportunities for professional development and discussion, and to serve as a focal point for informing the public on engineering, science, and technical matters. &lt;/dt&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Sponsored by Houston Geological Society (HGS).&amp;nbsp; June 14 Saturday night at Houston Museum of Natural Science.&amp;nbsp;Jim Reilly, NASA astronaut and geologist who will share his experiences and give an update on the International Space Statin (ISS).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The ECH 2008-2009 year has begun, and we have a few new leaders, including a new president, Brad Hoge, and a few new directors.&amp;nbsp;Look for updates to the Leadership page.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Planning is starting for next year's Science and Engineering Fair of Houston 50th anniversary. Look for ongoing updates.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Over the past&amp;nbsp;6 months,&amp;nbsp;we've received feedback from councilors, officers,&amp;nbsp;and representatives from our professional organizations about how to improve our web site. We're currently working with a&amp;nbsp;web usability professional and&amp;nbsp;our web hosting company to address your&amp;nbsp;input.&amp;nbsp;Look for improvements to the site. We'd like to know what you think about our changes, and will give you an online avenue to provide feedback.&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;Sponsor Science &amp;amp; Engineering Fair of Houston
    &lt;li&gt;Sponsor Houston Museum of Natural Science high school interns
    &lt;li&gt;Recognize outstanding corporate contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math education for grades K-12
    &lt;li&gt;Partner with education non-profit organizations to provide tools and support for teachers
    &lt;li&gt;Provide conferences&amp;nbsp;about&amp;nbsp;scientific issues concerning&amp;nbsp;Houston
    &lt;li&gt;Help member organizations publicize&amp;nbsp;events
    &lt;li&gt;Provide web links to&amp;nbsp;career information and job opportunities
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&lt;dt&gt;For more information please contact&amp;nbsp;Brad Hoge by email&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto: hogeb@uhd.edu&quot;&gt;hogeb@uhd.edu&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/dt&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;&lt;/div&gt;


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			<description> These are links to the individual calendars of local ECH member organizations.  If are a member of ECH and do not see your calendar here but would like to, please contact Brad Hoge (hogeb@uhd.edu)       American Chemical Society - Greater Houston Section (ACS-GHS) http://www.acs-ghs.org/ and click 2007 Meetings Schedule    American Institute of Chemical Engineers South Texas Section (STS-AIChE) http://www.sts-aiche.org/calendar.htm    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) http://ascehouston.org/DNN/    American Society of Mechanical Engineers - International Petroleum Technology Institute (IPTI)   http://www.asme-ipti.org    American Society of Mechanical Engineers - South Texas Section (ASME) http://www.asmesouthtexas.org/meetings.php    Houston Geological Society (HGS)  http://www.hgs.org/en/cev/lists/    Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) http://www.hmns.org/    HUNSTEM (Houston Urban Network for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) ...

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