Celebrate the
profession during
Engineers Week (EWeek), 19-25 February. A number of high-profile
events are planned for the week in Washington,
across the country and around the world. For more information on EWeek,
visit
www.eweek.org
Discover
Engineering Family Day 2012
EWeek
2012 festivities in Washington, D.C., begin on Saturday, 18 February,
10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., with the
Discover Engineering Family
Day festival at the National Building Museum. The festival, co-founded and co-sponsored
by IEEE-USA, features dozens of hands-on
activities provided by local engineering
chapters and national organizations. Each year,
the event attracts thousands of families who
experience firsthand the excitement of
engineering and learn how engineers turn dreams into reality. more
DC Fox 5 News Features Discover Engineering Family Day
EWeek 2010 Highlights
DC Fox 5 News Features Discover Engineering Family Day 19 February 2010 — DC's Fox 5
News (WTTG) helped to promote
Discover Engineering Family Day by
broadcasting three live spots from the National
Building Museum during its Friday morning
broadcast. One of the three segments featured
IEEE-USA's own Chris McManes, who demonstrated
an activity from PBS' reality show Design Squad.
Fox 5's Holly Morris also received tutorials
from Design Squad host Nate Ball on a T-shirt
launcher and his company's Powered Rope Ascender.
Design Squad host Nate Ball demonstrates
a
T-shirt launcher for Fox 5's Holly
Morris.
Design Squad host Nate Ball
demonstrates his Powered Rope Ascender for Holly
Morris.
IEEE-USA's Chris McManes demonstrates
to
Fox 5's Holly Morris how
to construct a simple
electric circuit.
Future
On 17 February 2010 President Obama
enlisted the help of Future City Competition
finalists from Michigan, Florida, North
Carolina and Nebraska to place a call to
astronauts on the International Space Station
and the Space Shuttle Endeavour, congratulating
them on their successful mission.
President Obama Sends Greeting to Nation's
Engineers
Continuing a tradition begun with the first
National Engineers Week in 1951, that of sending
a greeting from the sitting president in
recognition of the nation's engineers, President
Obama writes:
"Never
has it been more important for America's youth
to consider careers in science, technology,
engineering, and math. The lessons they learn
through initiatives like National Engineers Week
will help them drive our economy as tomorrow's
entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators, and
guide our Nation as educators, policymakers, and
parents. By helping our students discover the
wonder and excitement of engineering, we instill
in them a love of learning and expand their
curiosity and creativity, which are at the heart
of innovation."
Discover Engineering
Family Day promoted on Washington's Metro transit system The Discover Engineering Family Day Planning Committee is sponsoring ads promoting Family Day (see below) in Metrorail stations and on Metrobuses in the nation's capital.
Family
Day Diorama Card
(1.4 MB PDF)
The Discover Engineer Family Day diorama, as it
appeared in one of the DC metro stations.
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profession during 
