Date: 4 February 2013 5:30-8:30
Place: Zippy’s on
Vineyard
Attendees:
John Camery,
presiding
Mark Rognstad, OE Chapter Chair
Eran Agmon, Guest
Patrick Finneran
John Borland
Al Toda
Matthew Inoye, Student Representative
Joshua Rivera, Student Representative
John Imperial, Computer Society Chapter, Vice Chair
Song Choi, Guest, Asst. Dean
Arthur George Foyt, Life Member
Minutes
John Borland agreed to be the POC for the Hawaii Section
elections this year. He has been appointed to the nominations committee. The Hawaii Section also affirmed its decision
to use the vtool election tool and to allow write-in votes in the election.
The EXCOM ratified the appointment of Joshua Rivera and
Joshua Rivera as Student Representatives.
Song Choi offered to help with the Science and Engineering
Fair Judging. Chris Russell, our Vice Chair, is the POC for the Science and
Engineering Fair Judging this year. Contact him if you want to help judge
.
Volunteers are needed for the Hawaii Underwater Robot
Challenge 2013 which is being held 3-4 May.. The POC is Mark Rognstad. This is
to be announced in the next Section Newsletter.
Mark agreed to provide input to for the nomination of OE as the Best
Chapter.
The Section decided to only purchase one table at the
Engineers Week Award Banquet.
Strategies to increase the chances for winning the Best
Student Branch Award were discussed.
We discussed the grants available for humanitarian technology
projects. Contact the Chair, John Camery, if you have ideas for a projects or you want
to take part in a project.
We discussed the need to supply the region with
accommodation information for the Student Branch’s bid to have the spring competition here. Al Toda suggested the Pagoda hotel as a possible location. If you know possible sponsors who might be willing to help out, please let the Chair, John Camery, know.
We discussed the need to invite engineers to talk to the students at the Business Card Exchange. Please invite others to come, esp., companies that hire engineers on the islands.
