http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb Oregon State University Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:52:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Permission for summer trip: ·         We have official TAC approval for the El Naranjito project in June. ·         Aaron, the peace corp. volunteer talked to Tom Hawk (one of the land owners) and hopefully we will have signed permission faxed to us by Wednesday. Possible donations/partnerships: ·         There is a possibility of getting the ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/project_meeting_51908 Engineers Without Borders Board Meeting May 28th 2008, 7:00pm Kelly 2057 Members attending in person: Nick Moses, Kevin Boston, Malia Kupillas, Kelly Kibbler, Evan Miles, Katie Bruce, Carl Moen, Janice Keeley, Douglas Van Bossuyt, Kendra Seniow, Kelly Wilson, Rob Hess, Aparna Shrivastana, Jesse Boudart, Bruce Pritchard 1. Year Book Photos The year ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/5-28-08_board_meeting Engineers Without Borders Board Meeting May 21st, 2008, 7:00pm Kelly 1003 I. Announcements: -- Habitat for Humanity work day May 31st -- Poker Night Results – No official update, but generally not as successful as hoped due to conflict with Relay for Life IV. David Hackleman, “Taking Leadership: To Sustain Our Planet and ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/general_meeting_5-21-2008 Engineers Without Borders Board Meeting May 14th, 2008, 7:00pm Kelly 2056 Members attending in person: Jesse Boudart, Evan Miles, Lindsey Croghan, Katie Bruce, Carl, Doug, Aparna, Kelly K, Kelly W, Nick Moses I. Poker They have done a significant amount of PR including sidewalk chalk and face book events. Everyone is invited to help out. ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/5-14-08 General ·         The TAC report for the summer trip is due Wednesday.  We just need to work on refining our powerpoint for this. ·         We will not partner with FONAES for this trip, but maybe at some point in the future.  Design: ·         The design is almost finalized with just a few small ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/5-5-08 Anouncements: ·         To do list: o   Create a poster for the El Salvador project for easy presentation, maybe as a webpage on the EWB USA site. o   Thank you letters to community members who have supported the project. Spring Trip Summary: ·         During five days in El Salvador, enough information was collected to build two ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/4-7-08_project_meeting Engineers Without Borders Board Meeting May 7th, 2008, 7:00pm Kelly 1003 I. Elections- Congratulations President: Aparna Shrivastana Vice President: Evan Miles Secretary: Nick Moses Treasurer: Rob Hess II. Poker night- May 16th The signup sheet has slots for setup, during and cleanup. Contact Katie for more information about this. III. Babel Tower Evan is looking for people to ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/5-7-08_general_meeting This term's third general meeting is scheduled for 7:00 pm in room 1003 of the Kelley Engineering Center and will feature a talk by Lisa Farmen, president of Crystal Clear Technologies, a small start-up company based in Portland. She has been working to develop a low-cost water purifier to ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/general_meeting_may_7_2008 General: Sunday afternoon is the deadline for summer trip design plans. Trip will leave right after exams.  3-4 students will go for at least two weeks. Questions: How much water needs to be supplied to each tank? ·         15L per person per day hauled up already with buckets. o   Only used for drinking, cooking, household cleaning ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/4-14-08_project_meeting   ACJF Grant Proposal (up to $12000) for project funding: ·         There is a 1 page application limit.  We have plenty of material, it just needs to be narrowed down.  Will continue working on it this week. Summer Project Costs: ·         Rough Estimates (not including a fudge factor of maybe 30% to be ... http://groups.engr.orst.edu/ewb/4-28-08_project_meeting_