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Engineer for a Day
April 17, 2009
ASCE East Central Branch YMF and FDOT hosted the 26th Annual Engineer for a Day activity. Juniors and Seniors from 6 Central Florida High Schools participated in this year’s event. The event was supported by a diverse group of consulting firms, universities and municipal government. We hope to see your firm participate next year! This year’s host organizations were:
• EAC Consulting
• Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin
• HNTB
• Parsons Brinckerhoff
• RS&H
• Seminole County Public Works
• X-NTH
Program information was provided by the University of Central Florida, Florida Atlantic University, the University of Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The event featured guest presentations by Dr. Necati Catbas of the UCF Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, Ms. Solange Dao of Dao Consulting, and Mr. Rafiq Chowdhury, president of the UCF ASCE student chapter.
An exciting highlight of the event was the mystery design competition where students constructed ridiculously complicated Rube Goldberg machines to perform the simple task of ringing a bell! The winning team incorporated a pulley, a couple of levers, and several inclined planes using items such as toy cars, foam pipe insulation, dominos, marbles, and paint stirs. The winning team took away free tickets to the movies for themselves and a guest. Additionally, the event rewards the authors of the top three registration essays for their efforts. The winners of this year’s essay competition were Mr. Zach Edwards, Mr. Moise Difeo, and Ms. Taylor Thompson. Congratulations to them and to all the students who participated!
The organizing committee would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to all those involved. A very special thank you is deserved by the Florida Department of Transportation for providing a consistent venue for this event year after year. The success of this activity is simply not possible without the broad base of support given to Engineer for a Day by the entire engineering and educational communities. Thanks also to Rafael Jimenez for organizing this year’s event!
Bowling @ Colonial Lanes
April 10, 2009
On April 10 th, approximately 15 YMF’ers met for a couple of games of bowling at Colonial Lanes. Afterwards, they enjoyed dinner at Houlihan’s.
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YMF Leadership Presentation: Solange Dao, P.E., Dao Consultants
March 31, 2009
Solange Dao led us in an exciting interactive series of exercises aimed at improving leadership skills and team building. Ms. Solange Dao, PE, has presented leadership programs to over 9,000 young professionals in the past 12-years. She is the President of DAO Consultants, Inc.; Vice President of Tau Beta Pi The National Engineering Honor Society; a charter member of the Orlando Political Institute; Chair of the Orange County Fire Appeals Board; Board Member for the Orlando BETA Center; and charter member of the Orlando Area Committee on Foreign Relations.
Ms. Dao’s dedication to nurturing young leaders is highlighted by her eMentoring young professionals nationwide, and via her weekly leadership blog, www.LifeExponential.blogspot.com, which is available free to the public.
Beer and Birdies
March 12, 2009
Twelve YMF members gathered at Dubsdread Country Club to hit golf balls and socialize before heading over to the clubhouse for some drinks and appetizers.
Disney Half Marathon
March 8, 2009
Nearly 40 YMF members volunteered for the Inaugural Disney's Princess Half Marathon, supporting the Make A Wish Foundation. The volunteers handed water and sports drinks to the thirsty runners, and cheered them on! YMF also encouraged participating members to contribute and $280 was donated from our group.
Bowling League
February 2009
YMF’s first bowling league consisting of engineering companies in the area recently ended. 10 teams participated in this networking and social event for six weeks. Congratulations to DRMP for placing first. This was a great experience for all, so keep a lookout for when YMF puts this together again. Thanks to Aaron McHan for organizing this great league.
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Volunteering at Mathcounts
February 28, 2009
YMF volunteered at the local Mathcounts competition for middle school students on Saturday February 28th at Olympia High School in Orlando. YMF members were involved in many volunteer positions, such as scoring and proctoring.
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Magic Game
February 17, 2009
Over 100 members of the YMF and the ASt Central Branch attended the Magic/Bobcats game. Prior to the game, they met at Wall Street Plaza for drnkis and took the Lynx Lymmo to the Arena. The Magic tied the game in the last few seconds, and won in overtime. Go Magic!
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YMF/UCF Camping Trip
January 24th and 25th
The first social event of the year was a camping trip on January 24th and 25th. We enjoyed campfires, hiking and other outdoor activites at Moss Park. Thanks to YMF student liasion Heather Brady for organizing event.
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Volunteering at the Disney Marathon
January 11, 2009
On January 11, 27 YMF volunteers woke up early to volunteer for the annual Disney Marathon benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Volunteers handed out water and sports drinks at Water Stop #8. We were there at 5am but we got to enjoy all the adrenaline and excitement or a marathon without having to actually run it!
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