This document outlines the agenda for the NILA 2010 Region 2 Meeting in Fort Worth, TX. It introduces the Region 2 Vice President and Student Representative and discusses the Region 2 strategic plan, goals for academic excellence, leadership development, chapter development, membership, and outreach. It also provides information on upcoming events like the Summer Leadership Retreat, SHPE Conference 2010, and RLDC 2011.

1. NILA 2010 Region 2 Meeting Ft. Worth, TX Aug. 6 th , 2010

2. Outline Introductions SHPE, Inc. Region 2 Districts Region 2 Strategic Plan Summer Leadership Retreat (SLR) SHPE Conference 2010 RLDC 2011 National Report Program E-Week 2011 RLDC 2012 Important Dates Chapter Contact Info Wrap Up

3. Ricardo Carlos Region 2 Vice President Staff Software Engineer, IBM Email: Ricardo.Carlos@shpe.org Phone: 520-413-7857 Chat: shpe.rvp2@gmail.com SHPE Experience 2005-2008 So. AZ Chapter President 2001-2002 CSULB Chapter Co-President Member since 1998

4. Germán Castillo Region 2 Student Representative University of Arizona Email: German.Castillo@shpe.org Cell: 520-440-5926 Chat: shpe.rsr2@gmail.com SHPE Experience 2008-2009 Webmaster (SHPE/UA) 2008-2009 Recruitment Chair (SHPE/UA) 2009-2010 President (SHPE/UA) Member since 2008

5. Who is SHPE? The Source for Quality Hispanic Engineers and Technical Talent We want to increase the pipeline of Hispanics in the STEM fields We want Hispanics to achieve educational excellence, economic opportunity, and social equity in the STEM fields YOU are SHPE!

6. Region 2 Districts and Vice-RSRs District 1: Noe Vargas Greater San Fernando Valley Santa Barbara Ventura County CSU Northridge UC Santa Barbara Ventura CC Santa Barbara CC DeVry U West Hills LA Pierce College District 2: TBD Greater Los Angeles CSU Los Angeles East LA College Cal Tech Pasadena College

7. Region 2 Districts District 3: TBD Greater Los Angeles DeVry U Long Beach El Camino College Loyola Marymount UCLA USC District 4: TBD Greater Inland Empire Cal Poly Pomona CSU San Bernardino DeVry U Pomona Harvey Mudd College UC Riverside

8. Region 2 Districts District 5: Diana Sarmiento Orange County CSU Fullerton CSU Long Beach Santa Ana College UC Irvine Fullerton College District 6: TBD San Diego San Diego CC San Diego State Southwestern College UC San Diego SD Mesa College Cuyamaca College

9. Region 2 Districts District 7: TBD Las Vegas Northern Arizona University UNLV Includes Hawaii District 8: Stephanie Gutierrez Phoenix Southern Arizona Arizona State University South Mountain College University of Arizona Univ. Autónoma de Baja California (Mexicali)

10. Region 2 Strategic Plan Centered around the 5 Pillars of SHPE Academic Excellence Chapter Development Membership Leadership Development Outreach Main focus is Servant Leadership “Help us help you” support your programs and goals

11. Region 2 Strategic Plan - Goals Academic Excellence Increase academic awareness at every student chapter by the end of the fiscal year. Leadership Development Implement programs that will shape and empower the future leaders of our organization at all levels throughout the year.

12. Region 2 Strategic Plan - Goals Chapter Development Provide tools/resources that define baseline of a SHPE chapter and help maintain consistent chapter development from year to year. Support SHPE K-Professional pipelines that already exist and create new ones to help ensure continued growth of our chapters. Foster collaboration between student and professional chapters through shared best practices throughout the year.

13. Region 2 Strategic Plan - Goals Membership Reach 2,250 paid student members by Oct. 1 st . Reach 50% of student members who have uploaded their resume in OneSHPE by the end of the fiscal year. Establish an extensive professional membership in all existing professional chapters. Achieve a larger representation of community college students among student membership.

14. Region 2 Strategic Plan - Goals Outreach Perform 3 official “Noche de Ciencias” events, all within the same week and continue encouraging our student chapters to have a strong involvement in their communities. Event Attendance SLR 2010 All chapters present SHPE 2010 500 students 50 professionals RLDC 2011 120 students 20 professionals NILA 2011 All chapters present

15. Region 2 Strategic Plan Regional Membership Competition $200 award for winners of each category (S,M,L) Deadline is Oct. 1 st Leadership Contact Network Student Chapter Presidents conference calls every 4 weeks on Tuesday* @ 7 pm. Starting Aug. 10 th RSR/Vice-RSRs every 2 weeks Monthly Region 2 Council (Professional Chapter Presidents) conference calls

16. Region 2 Summer Leadership Retreat Date: Late September, TBA Location: Most likely Lake Hemet, CA Details to come in a regional email and another one sent to chapter leaders too More information will be posted on www. shpe .org/region2 Any suggestions or requests? Campgrounds with facilities is a must!

17. SHPE Conference 2010 Oct 27-31 Cincinnati, OH Professional Programs Courses, Workshops, Business Proposal Competition, Executive MBA Panel Graduate Programs Tours, Technical Competitions, Graduate Institute, Workshops Undergrad Programs Tours, Technical Competitions, Hospitality Suites, GRE/Grad Lab, Career Fair, Extreme Engineering, Academic Olympiad Pre-College Symposia H.S., M.S., Teachers

18. SHPE Conference 2010 Plan to Meet Attendance Goals Advertise: use available mediums Meetings, E-mail, Facebook, chapter website Inform: give details on conference programs Tell everyone why SHPE 2010 is the best conference for Hispanic engineers and technical talent Fundraise: utilize resources to help limit costs Sponsored programs (e.g. Technical Competitions, Graduate Programs) Proposal submissions to corporate sponsors

19. RLDC 2011: “The Leader Within” April 1-3 in Santa Barbara, CA Hosted by UCSB Location and Registration Fees TBD NILA style conference Student track: workshops, case study competition Professional track: workshops, assist students with case studies Info from Marcela Areyano, RLDC Chair Brochures available

20. Working Session Breakout into your districts Brainstorm on Chapter Development Goal Foster collaboration between student and professional chapters through shared best practices throughout the year Create a plan to work with Vice-RSR to achieve this goal Objectives (SMART) and Tasks

21. Backup Slides Please review these slides for important info National Reporting Program (NRP) LeaderSHPE Program SHPE Conference 2010 E-Week 2011 RLDC 2012 Important Dates/Deadlines Chapter Leaders Contact Information

22. AHETEMS Internships U =Undergraduate G =Graduate PM =Postmarked RCVD =Received by AHETEMS Office RCVD November 17 X X NNSA Spring Co-op RCVD June 15 X X NNSA Fall Co-op RCVD February 6 X X NNSA Summer Internship RCVD February 1 X AHETEMS/ NASA Marshall Internship PM February 1 X X Freeport McMoRan Intern-Scholarship PM February 1 X SHPE/CDM Scholars Deadline G U Program

23. Scholarships HS =High School U =Undergraduate G =Graduate P =Professional PM =Postmarked PM January 31 X US Navy ROTC Scholarship PM April 1 X AHETEMS/ Verizon Scholarship PM April 1 X AHETEMS/ US Steel Corp. Scholarship PM April 1 X AHETEMS/ Northrop Grumman Scholarship PM April 1 X AHETEMS/ Kellogg Corp. Scholarship PM April 1 X AHETEMS/ Exxon Mobile Scholarship PM April 1 X AHETEMS Professional Scholarship PM April 1 X AHETEMS Dissertation Scholarship PM April 1 X X X AHETEMS General Scholarship Deadline P G U HS Program

24. National Report Program (NRP) More emphasis on Academic Excellence than ever (keep that in mind) Contact German or Ricardo with any questions 3 smaller reports, 3 deadlines, no EOYR Chapters of the Month will be selected by looking at event CFFs (quality and date)

25. LeaderSHPE Program Develop future leaders of SHPE at Regional and National Level Achieved by a series of National projects Explore possibilities of regional and national positions without commitment Assist in accomplishment of Regional and National goals Application submission deadline is September 24 th For further information contact leadershpe@shpe.org

26. Establishment of Regional Graduate Representatives (RGRs) We are still looking for several RGRs! Encourage collaboration between undergrads and grads Academic Tutoring Mentoring Chapter Leadership Establish Graduate Ambassadors (GAs) in each chapter Identify potential GAs to represent and organize graduate students OMAR DE LEON NGR [email_address] Contact him with any ideas or questions Goals for SHPE GRAD

27. Incorporating Graduate Students into current Leadership Structure Chapter Presidents Graduate Ambassadors RSR RVP RGR CHAPTER LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL CHAPTERS REGIONAL LEADERSHIP NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

28. Participant information Benefits Be involved in SHPE at the Regional and National levels Have the opportunity of a mentoring relationship with the RSR Opportunity to make a difference in SHPE Greater understanding of SHPE on a National level Exceptional leadership experience Requirements Involved SHPE member Believe in the mission and vision of SHPE Passion to make SHPE a better organization Participate in Regional and National events Have a projected 3.0 by the end of the program Have at least one year until graduation after completion of program

29. SHPE Conference 2010 October 27-31st Cincinnati Ohio Duke Energy Convention Center Leonard Abeyta Conference Chair http://conference.shpe.org/

30. Where is it? Why should you go? Where do I get the funds to attend the conference? How do I get there? How much does it cost? http://conference.shpe.org/

31. Cincinnati Video Web Site http://www. cincyusa .com/index. php http://conference.shpe.org/

32. Cincinnati Attractions Dozens of national attractions within minutes of the Downtown Cincinnati Cincinnati Museum Center Newport Aquarium National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Contemporary Art Center Great American Ball Park and much more…

33. Professional Program: Topic Areas Professional Skills Technical Skills Entrepreneurship and Career Development Project Management http://conference.shpe.org/shpe2010/

34. Professional Program: Workshop Highlights Hands-On Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Training Intro to Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design (LEED) AP Certification Project Management Bootcamp Effective Leadership & Communication -PDU credits towards obtaining or maintaining PMP Microsoft Project Fast Track Turbo - PDU credits towards obtaining or maintaining PMP Public Speaking: The Lead Role is Always the Speaking Part So, You Want to be an Entrepreneur! http://conference.shpe.org/shpe2010/

35. Professional Program: Competition (Booz Allen Hamilton is Leading Sponsor) Business Development Competition Business/Engineering Problem from SHPE Use all your project management and presentation skills Team with the best solution/presentation wins No more than 4 team members Prize to winning team Please note your teams are responsible for your registration and travel. More details to come http://conference.shpe.org/

36. Professional Programs Technical Paper Competition Abstracts Due September 17, 2010 Notification of Accepted Abstract September 24, 2010 Final Paper Due October 15, 2010 http://conference.shpe.org/shpe2010/ http://conference.shpe.org/shpe2010/

37. Get a Job - Career Expo Graduate employment confidence is at a 15 year low SHPE can help by providing exclusive Career opportunities for you Access to numerous Graduate Schools Specialized Career Efforts targeted to our Professional Members Friday 3-6pm and all day Saturday http://conference.shpe.org/

38. How do you fund your way Start Fundraising Now! Talk to Students, Professionals, Teachers and Advisors about the conference Help transition with your future board members to ensure attendance Don’t’ miss the “SHPE”….get a head start on your next internship or job search

39. Transportation Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) Other Regional Airport Options include: Dayton, OH (DAY): 1 hour 10 minutes Lexington KY (LEX): 1 hour 30 minutes Louisville, KY (SDF): 1 hour 40 minutes Columbus, OH (CMH): 1 hour 50 minutes CVG Airport Executive Shuttle - Special rates for SHPE attendees: $20 one way to downtown Cincinnati and $28 roundtrip Walk-up service welcome, call to guarantee reservation; Service available via shuttle desks in bag claim areas; Call (859) 261-8841 or 1-800-990-8841 Taxicab Service from CVG - $27 fares from CVG to downtown Cincinnati; Service is available 24 hours a day; Call (859) 767-3260

40. Registration/Information Registration is available via ONESHPE NOW Registration Deadline: Oct 1, 2010 Student Registration Plans: Wednesday-Saturday (4 Nights) $200 Thursday-Saturday (3 Nights) $200 Professional Registration Plans: Wednesday - Saturday (4 Nights) - $350 Thursday - Saturday (3 Nights) - $300 Programs Only, No Lodging $150 Career Expo Only (Friday/Saturday) $50 Meal Events Salute to Corporate America Luncheon $25 Gala Banquet $35 When Hotels rooms are sold out, SHPE will not be contracting overflow Hotels Students and Professionals that have not secured registration with lodging will be responsible for their housing

41. Come and bring your Chapter with you Help your members get the maximum benefit from SHPE and the Conference Say “YES” to the conference: YES! I love the SHPE Conference! YES! SHPE’s Conference is a YES-MUST! YES! I’m going! YES! I’ll make sure my Chapter is coming! No SHPE Member left behind!

42. Committee email Aliases Shpe2010@shpe.org [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] [email_address] http://conference.shpe.org/

43. Engineer’s Week (E-Week) 2011 SHPE Speaks E-Week Programs during week of Feb. 20-26 Target K-12 students and parents Collaboration between district chapters Identify chapter representative for E-Week Committee by SLR (9/26) Monthly planning meetings starting in October Funding proposals due by Nov. 30 th to German and Ricardo

44. RLDC 2012 Held in late March/early April 2012 Proposal Submission Deadline is Friday, Oct. 15th 11:59pm PDT E-mail proposal to German and Ricardo Must follow RLDC Business Plan guidelines Available on OneSHPE in Member Documents under Region 2 folder Final selection announced at SHPE Conference 2010 Region 2 Meeting

45. Important Dates Region 2 Membership Competition Ends – Sept. 30, 2010 NRP Student 1 st Report – October 15, 2010 NRP Professional 1 st Report – December 15, 2010 SHPE Jr. school name and contact name – End of Fall Semester/Quarter NRP Student 2 nd Report – February 1, 2011 Graduate Affidavit – February 16, 2011 ACE Mini-Grant Proposal – Due April 15, 2011 NRP Student 3 rd Report – May 15, 2011 NRP Professional 2 nd Report – June 15, 2011 Region 2 Member of the Month Nominations – Due 15 th of each month (no more Chapter of the Month nominations)