Semester 2 Week 1 EWB-USyd Newsletter
The USyd chapter is now well and truely integrated with the NSW professional and UNSW chapters which is fantastic. That means more events, programs and networking opportunities are now available to students and professionals all around Sydney!
If you're interested in High School Outreach, Connectivity or simply getting involved with the chapter we'd love to hear from you!
Posted by Jonathan Bruck to University of Sydney Chapter, 28th July 2010, 7:01am
Australian Engineering Week Kicks off on Friday with a fun packed Trivia Night with YEAS and EWB. There are dozens of other events throughout the week. To find out more check out http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/aew/sydney
Next Monday, EWB and the Sydney Development Circle is holding a talk on Civil Society - A Developing Perspective.
- Our guest presenter Emeritus Professor Stephen Hill AM of Wollongong University is a former UNESCO Regional Director and Ambassador who promoted community empowerment throughout United Nations initiatives in Asia and the Pacific during the 1990s and 2000s. He will share forthright perspectives from his extensive experience with Civil Society concerns in many regional contexts.
- 6-8pm Venue: UTS Building 10, Level 4 Seminar Room 470 (CB10.04.470)
- $5 payable at the door. Please bring a beverage or some nibbles to share during networking (6.00-6.30pm).
High School Outreach will be conducting another session for Hands on Engineering Day at UTS on the 18th of August (10am - 2pm). Amy and Kate are the organisers of the HSO program with EWB at the moment so if you are interested reply to this email.
Life is hard for an Asylum Seeker living in limbo. This is why the USyd chapter of EWBs Connectivity program aims to help them during and after this tough time in their life by equipping them with basic computers skills. To join EWBs partnership with the New South Wales Asylum Seekers Centre as a volunteer computer tutor, or simply to find out more, come along to our training day a 2pm on Thursday the 5th of August at front desk of the old engineering library. Drinks and cookies will be available. For more information, email Marty at mwon2928@uni.sydney.edu.au
Humantarian Week. The premier celebration for humanitarian societies at the University of Sydney is taking place in Week 4. Be sure to keep your diary free as the schedule for events is looking huge. We are going to have a stall on the Wednesday where you can find more about EWB from the professionals.
If you want to get involved but don't know what you can offer, let us know anyway because we have so many things going on, with so many different personalities and skills needed there I can almost garuntee that there will be something for you to get involved with!
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