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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jennifer DeBoer <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 8:47 PM Subject: [SPEED_interested] SPEED contest for GSF attendance (please forward!) To: Interested in SPEED <[email protected]> Hello everyone, In hopes of spurring action within SPEED, the executive committee has decided to create some excitement and motivate us to work harder at achieving our goals. We are creating a competition in which the winners will be awarded a scholarship to attend the 7th Global Student Forum in Singapore in October. This competition is open to all official members of SPEED. If you are not yet an official member you can easily become one and become eligible for the competition here [ http://worldspeed.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=167 ]. 7th GSF Scholarship Contest: SPEED Your Community Impact It is quite easy for each of us to take a little time and impact our communities. There are many different ways to do so. For example, here is what Vice President David Delaine does for his community impact: *“I have committed to visiting at least one high school each month this year. What I do is really fairly simple, I visit schools and speak to them about my experience as an engineering student, what it is, what I have enjoyed and disliked, and how it can be good for them and our world for them to choose to become engineers. As a result, I have been mentoring a few young students as they develop ambitions to become engineers. Through a minimal commitment I have been able to create change, which is what SPEED is about.”* As part of our challenge, we encourage you to do as much work within your community which involves engineering education. This can be individual work or through an organization; however, it will have to be shown that the individual nominated is the one spearheading the initiative. If multiple people work together it is possible to split the award. Initiatives can include giving a presentation, tutoring, or any other type of activity that actively engages people to be a part of the engineering education community. This is open, and any initiative involving engineering education will be included. *description of award:* - travel - registration fee - housing - presentation space to highlight your community impact activity To nominate yourself for the award, all we will need is a write up (~ 2 pages) of the work you have done as well as one letter of recommendation from a professional knowledgeable of the work you have performed. In order to critically review, we will upload the top 5 submissions as determined in a blind review by the executive committee and have the SPEED community vote on the winner. The submission deadline is *August 1* for the nomination. Submission format is pdf or doc file. Email contact info must be included. Submissions and any questions may be sent to *[email protected].* This is a great way for us to flex our collective muscle and show that we are an organization that has action behind its words. Good luck! SPEED Executive Committee http://worldspeed.org -- -- with warm greetings, Yadav Bhattarai PO Box 9339 Kathmandu 44600 Nepal C: +977 984 145 39 23 E: [email protected], E:[email protected] <e%[email protected]> Facebook :Yadav.Bhattarai Twitter :yadavbhattarai WNSO Nepal : http://wnso.org.np Blog: http://yadavbhattarai.com.np Profile: http://profiles.tigweb.org/yadavyadu2004 Skype: yadavyadu2004 -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/
