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2008  WSE Meeting Schedule:

Board Meetings will be held prior to monthly Dinner Meetings at Costa’s Restaurant in Greektown, Chicago (except where noted).  Board Meetings will begin at 5pm and registration and social will begin at 6pm with dinner and program at 6:30pm.  Below is the schedule with tentative speakers & topics (subject to change). 

January 24 -Young Engineers Forum Event - "Transitioning from Technical to Manager"*

January 31 - Young Engineers Forum Event - "Gen X’ers & Millennials - Working With Traditionalists & Baby Boomers"*

February 7 -Young Engineers Forum Event - "Senior Manager’s Roundtable Discussion"*

February 13 - Young Engineers Forum Event - "What To Do in a No-Win Situation"*

February 22, 2008 - 2008 Chicagoland Engineering Awards Banquet held at The University Club of Chicago, Featuring the 2008 Washington Award Recipient, Mr. Dean Kamen.

March 11, 2008 - Monthly Meeting. Engineers Without Borders "Building a Better World, One Community at a Time."Click here to download flyer and reservation form.

April 8, 2008 - Monthly Meeting. llinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) presents "The Dan Ryan Expressway Project". Click here to download event flyer and reservation form.

May 13, 2008 - Featuring a presentation by renown professor Ross Powell, Geology and Environmental Geosciences Department Northern Illinois University (NIU), "Global Climate Change- An Antarctic Perspective". Click here to download event flyer and reservation form.

July 28th, 2008 - Annual Golf Outing at Itasca Country Club. Click here for more details.

Other Engineering Society Events:

2008 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Exposition - Sponsored By the Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition, Wheaton College & Forest Preserve of DuPage County. Earth Day Tuesday, April 22, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On Earth Day, Chicago Area Clean Cities and coalition members Wheaton College & the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will be sponsoring an alternative fuel vehicle exposition at the Wheaton College campus.

The event will feature seminars, vehicles and even the opportunity to take some for a test drive. There is no charge to attend this event and lunch will be provided by Wheaton College. Please RSVP to Greg Doty if you are planning to attend.

The expo will be held in Wheaton College's Anderson Commons area. Directions to the campus can be found here: http://www.wheaton.edu/directions.html. There is a Metra Union Pacific West Line station within walking distance of the campus as well. If you have any questions, would like to display or want to register please contact Greg Doty at (630) 752-5384 or gregory.s.doty@wheaton.edu.

*Click here to download flyer with more information and registration for all Young Engineers Forum programs.

All meeting topics are subject to change.