Southern Nevada Chapter Las Vegas, Nevada www.nspenv.org Meeting Notice and Newsletter December 2014 “Stuff the Stocking” Holiday Charity Luncheon: NSPE will be joining the American Public Works Association (APWA) and several other associations for the annual “Stuff the Stocking” Joint Holiday Charity Luncheon, which will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the Palace Station Hotel Casino. This luncheon will be hosted by the APWA, additional information and registration can be found on the APWA NV Chapter website http://nevada.apwa.net. Donations of cash, check (payable to APWA), Walmart gift cards and/or unwrapped new toys will be collected now through December 18, 2014. This year's charity luncheon is to benefit kids at Childtime Las Vegas (Early Learning and Child Care). A new item this year will be a silent auction. Bring a new item worth $50 or more for the silent auction and all proceeds will go towards the kids at Childtime. To RSVP for this luncheon, go to Luncheon Registration*. RSVP deadline is Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Please remember that payment at the door is cash or check (payable to APWA) only. The December 2014 Joint Membership Luncheon is being held in association with APWA, ACEC, ASCE, NSPE, AIA, ITE, SWE, CMAA, SAME, and SMPS Members and Guests. Sponsorship Opportunities: We are looking for companies to sponsor the 2015 monthly luncheons. Your company logo and contact information would go here. If you are interested in being a sponsor, please contact a Chapter Officer. Have a safe and happy holiday!!! In This Newsletter: Future City Competition .................................................. Page 2 Employment Opportunities .............................................. Page 2 STEM Bucket Assembly .................................................. Page 2 Call for NSPE Award Nominations ................................. Page 2 Opportunity Village Magical Forest Volunteer Event ....... Page 4 Calendar of Events: Date Activity / Location Time Thursday 12/18/14 Joint Holiday Luncheon at the Palace Station 11:30 AM Friday 12/19/14 Magical Forest Volunteer Event 4:30 PM Tuesday 01/20/15 NSPE Luncheon at Lawry’s 11:30 AM Saturday 02/28/15 E-Week Finale Dinner at the Gold Coast 6:00 PM Thank You to Black & Veatch for sponsoring the November luncheon. The NSPE Southern Nevada Chapter and our Officers are grateful to all companies like Black & Veatch who continue to support NSPE efforts. If your company is interested in being a sponsor, please contact Kathryn Leonardo at [email protected]. *If luncheon registration link above is not compatible with your Adobe Acrobat, visit the following website to register: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ea72qhmyd6feba5c&c=8d684550-7abf-11e3-bd07-d4ae5292bb50&ch=8e2a83e0-7abf-11e3-bd34-d4ae5292bb50 Season’s Meeting Notice & Newsletter Greetings STEM Bucket Assembly - The STEM Outreach Committee of NSPE is holding a bucket assembly on Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 9 AM – 12 PM. Please come and join us, all ages welcome. We will also have training for the STEM Outreach activities. For additional information, see attached flyer on page 6 or contact Brook Demitropoulos at [email protected]. Call for NSPE Award Nominations - Now that we are coming to the close of this year, it is time to reflect on the projects and the people that have helped make this past year an awesome one. The Southern Nevada Chapter of NSPE is seeking nominations for the following awards that will be presented at the E-Week Finale Dinner on February 28, 2014. Page 2 Happenings & Follow Ups: Future City Competition - The 2015 National Engineers Week Future City Competition (FCC) is taking place January 24, 2015 at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy. The FCC team is currently recruiting business partners interested in sponsoring this event. NvSPE, a strong supporter of FCC, is excited to invite you to support the competition this year. Please see the letter on page 7 for information on how you or your company can get involved as a sponsor. If you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact this year’s Sponsorship Coordinator, Courtney Warren at [email protected]. • Engineer of the Year – Licensed Nevada Professional Engineer • Young Engineer of the Year – Licensed Nevada Professional Engineer or intern under age 35 Career Center and Job Board – Clark County has a position available for General Manager/Chief Engineer. If you or someone you know may be interested, visit Clark County Employment Opportunities. NSPE National also posts employment opportunities on their website as well as other useful information such as resume writing services and salary information, which can be found at http://www.nspe.org/resources/careercenter. Get Linked In – Nevada Society of Professional Engineers is a Group on Linked-In, a premiere social media outlet for professional and business contacts. This Group is a way NSPE local and State chapters can communicate with the local professional engineering community. To join our Group, search on “Groups” for “Nevada Society of Professional Engineers”. If you do not have an account, please check out Linked-In at www.linked-in.com to register. T E M • Project of the Year – Project completed during the past year in Southern Nevada • Ramona Leslie Distinguished Service – Open to engineers or non-engineers who support the activities of professional societies and promotion of outreach programs Please provide your nominations along with a brief description to our Chapter President, Sarah Pelissier ([email protected]), by December 11, 2014. Your time and thoughtfulness is very much appreciated and will help to make a more meaningful awards ceremony. Opportunity Village Magical Forest Volunteer Event – Volunteers needed for the 2nd annual Magical Forest volunteer event being held Friday, December 19, 2014 from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Volunteers provide assistance as greeters, security, cash handling, food service, holiday characters and more. For additional information see attached flyer on page 4 or contact Sean Robinson at [email protected]. Newsletter Attachments 1. Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest Volunteer Event 2. Employment Opportunity 3. STEM Bucket Assembly Event 4. Future City Competition Sponsorship Request Magical Forest 2ND ANNUAL VOLUNTEER EVENT! Come volunteer at the MAGICAL FOREST, a family-friendly theme park with 100% of the proceeds to benefit people with intellectual disabilities at Opportunity Village. December 19th 4:30PM – 9:00PM DETAILS: The Magical Forest features a seasonally decorated forest with over 300 trees and displays sponsored by local businesses. The magic continues with amusement rides, a carousel, mini golf, trains carrying visitors through the forest, and much more! POSITIONS: Volunteers provide assistance as greeters and security, cash handling, food service, holiday characters, ride and attraction monitors, and more. LOCATION: 6300 W. Oakey Blvd. on Oakey between Torrey Pines and Community College Drive. Enter the parking area from Community College Drive. CONTACT: Please RSVP online at http://www.lasvegasymf.org/rsvp-page.html or contact Sean Robinson at 702-862-3693, or by email: [email protected] Come be a part of this Las Vegas tradition! All groups are welcome. National Society of Professional Engineers (Nevada) NEVADA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS American Society of Civil Engineers (Las Vegas), Young Member Forum American Public Works Association (Las Vegas), Young Professionals Flyer design provided by Employment Opportunity GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF ENGINEER CLARK COUNTY NEVADA REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT SALARY: DOQ www.clarkcountynv.gov Clark County Nevada is accepting applications and resumes for General Manager/Chief Engineer for the Clark County Regional Flood Control District. The Clark County Regional Flood Control District was created in 1985 to develop a coordinated and comprehensive Master Plan to solve flooding problems, to regulate land use in flood hazard areas, to fund and coordinate the construction of flood control facilities, and to develop and contribute to the funding of a maintenance program for Master Plan flood control facilities and to develop and contribute to the funding of a maintenance program for Master Plan flood control facilities. The District also provides public education regarding flood dangers and monitors rainfall and flow data during storms, disseminating information to appropriate public works and safety crews. The service area for the District includes Clark County and the incorporated areas of Boulder City, Henderson, Las Vegas, Mesquite and North Las Vegas. The General Manager will be responsible for developing and directing the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards for the district; directs the preparation and administration of the district's budget and capital improvement program. Plans, organizes, supervises, reviews and evaluates the activities of management staff that have responsibility for specified administrative and/or operational areas of the district. Works with the RFCD Board, various advisory boards and commissions, citizen groups and agency management to formulate and implement policies and plans related to flood control, a comprehensive flood warning, mitigation and control system; directs master plan and design criteria updates. Prioritizes and allocates available resources; reviews and evaluates program and service delivery. Requires: Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering, or a closely related field, and seven (7) years of full-time progressively responsible experience in professional engineering and engineering management, two (2) years of which were in flood control management and planning. Possession of an appropriate advanced degree is desirable. Must possess valid registration as a professional engineer in the State of Nevada. If registered in another state, must obtain Nevada registration within one (1) year of date of hire. Submit an application and resume online at www.clarkcountnv.gov by January 2, 2015. For any questions, contact Diane Koksha, Employment Manager at 702-455-3176 or email at [email protected]. SAVE THE DATE! Who: Nevada Society of Professional Engineers STEM Outreach Committee What: When: STEM Bucket Assembly January 31, 2015 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Where: Southwest Gas Corporation 5241 Spring Mountain Road, Building C, Las Vegas NV 89150 Calling all volunteers! Please come and join us (all ages welcome) to help assemble STEM Outreach bucket kits for several different activities (grades K-6). We will also have training for the STEM Outreach activities and will discuss ideas for presentations. Light snacks will be served. For questions, please contact: Brook Demitropoulos at [email protected] or 702-953-1295 2013-2014 Sponsors EDUCATIONAL PARTNER Clark County School District* GOLD ASCE Southern Nevada* Black & Veatch* National Engineers’ Week of SNV* National Securities Technologies* Navarro-Interra, LLC* NV Energy* Southwest Gas* Appreciation Financial Brown and Caldwell* Summerlin Energy NV Society of Professional Engineers SILVER n/a BRONZE Carollo Engineers* US Green Building Council Terracon* NCEES CH2M Hill *Sustaining Sponsor – 3 year commitment Thank you for your continued support! Southern Nevada Region Future City® Competition September 24, 2014 Sponsorship Request (2014‐2015) Dear Future City Partner, The 2015 National Engineers Week Future City® Competition is taking place January 24, 2015 at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy. We are currently recruiting business partners interested in sponsoring this event and we’re excited to invite you to support the competition this year! The Future City Competition is a program designed for 6th, 7th and 8th graders to foster an interest in math, science, and engineering through hands‐on, real‐world applications. The students create and design a city of the future by engaging in the engineering design process ‐ identifying problems, brainstorming ideas, designing solutions, testing, retesting and building, and finally communicating their results. Through this process, the students build a scale model of their city, write an essay, give a presentation, work together as a team, and learn many other skills that are needed in any technical field the student may enter. Each year, one specific theme is highlighted for the essay portion of the competition ‐ this year’s essay topic is “Feeding Future Cities – design a way to grow enough of (1) vegetable and (1) protein within your future city limits to feed your citizens for at least one growing season.” As noted above, we invite you to help sponsor this year’s Southern Nevada Region Future City® Competition. Please review the levels of sponsorship and sponsor benefits on the following page – we’re hopeful you’ll become a sponsor at any level that is reasonable for you. All donations are tax deductible, and the 501c3 number is 23‐7381277. If you choose to sponsor the competition, please make your contribution payable to ASCE Southern Nevada Region Future City and mail it to our Treasurer, Crissy Riland, at 5160 Conough Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89149. On behalf of all our students, teachers, business partners, and the Regional Committee, we sincerely thank you for your support and look forward to working together into the future. Should you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact this year’s Sponsorship Coordinator, Courtney Warren by phone (913‐458‐3488) or e‐mail ([email protected]). Best regards, Courtney Warren Sponsorship Coordinator ® Southern Nevada Regional Future City Competition www.snvfuturecity.org Enclosures: Sponsorship levels Logo & message instructions Sponsorship Levels and Benefits GOLD (STARTING AT $1000) Present a special award to a team the day of the competition Logo and full page space for a message to the students in the event program Recognition for your generous contribution on the display boards Opportunity to contribute items for the student grab bags SILVER (STARTING AT $500) Logo and ½ page space for a message to the students in the event program Recognition for your generous contribution on the display boards Opportunity to contribute items for the student grab bags BRONZE (STARTING AT $100) Logo included in the event program Recognition for your generous contribution on the display boards Opportunity to contribute items for the student grab bags SUSTAINING SPONSOR A Sustaining Sponsor has pledged to support the Future City® Competition for a minimum of three years. These sponsors allow much needed continuity to ensure the long‐term success of the Future City® Program and will receive special recognition in the event program and on the display boards. If you would prefer to sponsor a specific aspect of the Future City® program such as lunches, prize drawings, trophies, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact the committee. We would be happy to work with you to accommodate your company’s specific preferences.
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