Hello again!

Some of you have wondered if this ESRB newsletter had completely disappeared into a black hole. Not so! It's just that the annual PSEC summertime slump caught up with the Editor and there was nothing urgent to report. However we are still alive and getting prepared for the new fall season of school classroom and other educational activities.

We are having a brief kick-off meeting for all ESRB volunteers, new and old, and all other friends at 10.00 am. on Saturday morning, October 7th. Come and join us and learn about the MoF's education programs at:

The Museum of Flight's
Great Gallery and the Red Barn
9404 East Marginal Way So, Seattle

Ask for the Children's Exhibit Hangar.

It's Open House for all Educators. Teachers, engineers and their students are invited to check out the new features of the Museum. Come and see when, where, why and how Northwest Aviation began.

The History of Hang Gliding is the current featured exhibit.

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Planning for the AD 2001 Engineering Fairs

Start now to encourage all your pupils, teachers and K-12 schools to put together a field trip to this exciting annual science event. The Engineer's Fair will again be at the Crossroads Shopping Mall at Overlake next year, on Saturday, February 17th and Sunday the 18th. Another will be held at the Auburn Mall on Feb. 13th/14th. You can help us to make these the best Engineer's Fairs of the 21st. Century.

Everyone coming to the Fairs has a chance to talk to working engineers, and explore with them the latest technology, and the techniques we use to solve the problems of aircraft and automotive design, civil and military construction, electrical-electronic systems, manufacturing, welding technology, and transportation systems of every kind. Children will enjoy the craft competitions and get various freebies. Contact your own Society's PSEC rep. and help to plan your booth.

Your children and grandchildren (borrow some?) can join hands-on science explorations with the Boeing Bluebills volunteers and assist the engineers and teachers involved in Science Olympiad, World in Motion, Future Engineers and Scientists of America, and Math Counts.

What role will you play?

Fair 2001 flyers and posters for you to read and deliver to the teachers and schools of your choice are sent free from www.eweek.org. So register the details with them.

Please don't delay, make your Web and telephone contacts now, and be sure to get the materials into the right hands in time for all the school PTA and teacher's AD. 2001 field trip plans !

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Future Scientists & Engineers of America

FSEA is a national program that promotes school-industry-mentor partnerships and provides students with a continual hands-on learning experience in science and technology. Students from grades 4 to 12 develop a personal portfolio of certificates and awards for projects, as they advance through five levels from 'Engineering Technician' to 'Engineering Specialist' and gain their appropriate badges. We will help you to establish any requested FSEA Chapters in schools in and around greater Seattle, and for your own chosen school. Some sponsoring funds are available.

For more information call Stan Baber
at 253/862-8507 or by E-mail to
StanB8060@aol.com

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Donate Your Engineering Society Monthly Magazines to Local High Schools

Reminding you once again to call on your nearest High School librarians to tell them you can deliver a free monthly supply of the latest engineering and scientific information. Let them know you are willing to discuss the content of engineering and science articles about all forms of land and space transportation, structures and materials, electrical and electronic devices, with any interested students or teachers. Encourage the school librarians to consider you as an easily-available expert mentor, and also ask them to publicize your availability to all students and teachers.

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Some Useful Web Sites

Seattle Community Network - Science		www.scn.org/tech
Science Learning Network		www.sln.org
Students for Space Exploration		www.seds.org
The International Space Station		www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/spacestation
Mars Pathfinder Mission		mars.jpl.nasa.gov

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World Wide Web
Educational Sites and Home Pages

Puget Sound Engineering Center

www.scn.org/esrb

We are working with students in the Computer Technology class at Mercer Island High School to improve and expand this Web page. We will provide links on it to all our member societies. If you would like to assist this effort as student mentors or in any other ways, e-mail the Editor, Ken Porter at ESRB@aol.com

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Engineer Mentor Nights

Seattle University - Thursday Oct. 26th,
University of Washington - Tuesday, Nov. 14th

If you would willingly give one evening to advise our future engineer partners about their professional career prospects, e-mail Milt Tiede at MATIEDE@aol.com for the specifics of volunteering. You'll be glad you did!

Published by
Puget Sound Engineering Center
an IRS 501 Chapter 3 non-profit foundation
http://www scn.org/esrb

President: Mike Morrison,
Secs: Don Northey & Stan Baber
Treasurer: Don Goehler, P.E.

Puget Sound Engineering Education Center and Boeing Bluebills, located at PO Box 3707, M/S 4K-25, Seattle,WA, 98124-2207, are equal-opportunity providers of Math, Science and Technology for all K-12 students, whether in public, parochial, charter or home schools

Editor: Ken Porter, P.E. - 206-232-8204
( call him if you want to remove your name from this newsletter )