Engineers Without Borders - USA
2008 Annual International Conference
March 27-30, 2008
University of Washington, Seattle
Sustainable Engineering and Global Health
Tentative Schedule
All sessions and meals will be held on the University of Washington Campus, unless noted
EWB-USA will maintain a conference office from Thursday, March 27 - Sunday, March 30 in Kane 234
Thursday, March 27
1:00 – 5:00pm EWB-USA Board Meeting
Watertown Hotel, 4242 Roosevelt Way NE (host hotel)
6:00-7:30 pm Pre-conference Welcome
Sponsored by the UW College of Engineering,
UW College of Forest Resources, and
Di Stefano Winery
Mary Gates Hall Commons, Room 135
6:30 pm - Welcome, Matt O’Donnell, PhD, Dean of Engineering
Appetizers and beverages
7:00 - 9:00 EWB-USA Regional Task Force Meeting
Mary Gates Hall 278
Friday, March 28 - Global Health
7:00-8:30am Registration - 1st floor lobby, Kane Hall
Coffee and Juice Bar – Walker Ames Room, 2nd floor
Student Projects on Display - Walker Ames Room, 2nd floor
8:30-9:30 am Welcome Ceremony
Kane Hall 130
Vimal Shenoy, President, EWB-UW Chapter
Cathy Leslie, PE - EWB-USA Executive Director
John Bennett, PhD - EWB-USA, President of the Board
Mark Emmert, PhD - President, University of Washington
9:30–10:30 am Keynote Address:
William H. Gates, Sr., Co-Chairman,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Kane Hall 130
10:30-11:00 am Coffee Break – Walker Ames Room, 2nd floor
11:00-Noon Around the World with EWB-USA – Conference Host Chapters
Kane Hall 130
Yanayo, Bolivia Water supply and cook stoves: University
of Washington
Mae Nam Khun, Thailand Water quality: Seattle University
Liban Zone Ethiopia Water supply: Puget Sound Professionals
Noon-1:15 pm Lunch: Designated areas or outside
Husky Union Building (HUB) Rooms 108, 106B, 200 ABC
*Box lunches to be picked up in HUB 108
Special Luncheon Forums - concurrent:
1. Student Chapter Presidents Only Forum
HUB 310
2. Professional Chapter Presidents Only Forum
HUB 309
3. Faculty Advisors Only Forum -
Balance the teaching/create new causes
HUB 209A
1:15-2:45 pm Panel Discussion:
Engineering Solutions for Public Health Needs
Kane Hall 130
Susan Bolton, PhD, PE – UW Professor, College of Forest
Resources and EWB-UW Faculty Advisor (panel moderator)
Linda Hawkin Israel, RN - MAMAS International Founder
Michelle Williams, PhD – UW Professor of Epidemiology and
Founder, Multidisciplinary International Research Training
(UW-MIRT) Program
Daniele Lantagne, PE – Centers for Disease Control
Darin Zehrung, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health
(PATH)
2:45-3:15 pm Coffee Break - 1st floor lobby, Kane Hall
3:15-4:45 pm World Regions:
Project Presentations: Challenges, Successes and Lessons Learned
Concurrent Sessions
South America
Johnson 75
Bolivia: Point of Use Water Treatment
Kim Landick, Michigan Technological University
Bolivia: Implementing Improved Cooking Stoves
Donee Alexander, University of Washington
El Salvador: Lessons Learned from a Trip to La Ceiba
Carolyn Braun, Rowan University
Central America
Johnson 102
Latin America: A Survey of Lessons Learned in
Social and Technical Sustainability
Claire Krebs, Rice University
Honduras: Penn EWB in Terreitos
Jay Parekh, University of Pennsylvania
Mexico: Wastewater Reuse and Aquaculture System
LeAnn Books, Carroll College
Africa
MGH 389
Benin: Water Filtration Facility for Songhai Center
Bradley Striebig, PhD, Gonzaga University
Ghana: A Solar-Powered Water System
David Gasperino, University of Minnesota
Ghana: Forming Strong Relationships
Jaina Moan, Northern Arizona University
Across Continents #1
MGH 241
Nigeria: Project Assessment and Planning
Cheryl Weyant, University of Illinois, Urbana Champain
Bolivia: Water Projects in Peri-Urban Environments
Marcos Flores, Houston Professionals
Thailand: Drinking Water Project in Mae Nam Khun
Phil Thompson, PhD, Seattle University
Across Continents #2
Kane 130
Ecuador: Improving Water Distribution
Jennifer Cook, Denver Professional Chapter
Nicaragua: Project in Jinotepe, Honduras
Seth Moody, Portland State University
Burkina Faso: Water and Light - Solar Power
Phil Hannam, University of Maryland
4:45 - 5:00 pm Walk to bus departure location on campus
George Washington Lane by Henry Art Gallery
(West of Kane Hall)
5:15 - 5:45 Buses depart from the UW campus for the Museum of Flight
Last bus departs at 5:45
6:15-9:30 pm Awards Ceremony and Gala Event
Museum of Flight, Seattle
Business Casual Attire
Hors d’oeuvres “among the aircraft”
7:30 – 8:00 pm Presentation: Bonnie Dunbar, PhD, PE
President and CEO of the Museum of Flight
and former NASA Astronaut
Introduction by David Cook, LG,
President, Puget Sound Professionals
8:00 – 8:45 pm Awards and Recognition:
Cathy Leslie, PE, EWB-USA Executive Director
Sponsors
9:30-10:00 pm Buses depart from the Museum of Flight for the UW & Hotels
Saturday, March 29 – Sustainable Engineering
7:30 – 8:30 am Coffee and Juice Bar
Student Projects on Display
Kane Hall 1st floor lobby
8:30 - 8:45 am Welcome/announcements:
Cathy Leslie, EWB-USA Executive Director
Kane Hall 130
8:45 - 9:30 am Plenary:
A Quarter Century of Appropriate Rural Energy Technology:
What Have We Learned?
Kirk Smith, PhD, Professor of Global Environmental Health,
University of California, Berkeley
Kane Hall 130
9:30 - 10:00 am Break
Kane Hall Lobby
10:00 - 11:15 am Panel Discussion: Appropriate Technology Design
Kane Hall 130
Kirk Smith, PhD, Professor of Global Environmental Health
University of California, Berkeley
Avery Bang, Bridges to Prosperity
Heather Fleming, Appropriate Technology Design Team,
San Francisco Professionals and Project Manager, D2M, Inc.
Kelly Coleman, Save the Rain
Moderator: Bill Wallace, EWB-USA Board Member
11:15 - 12:00 am Perspectives from a Community Served by EWB - USA:
Yanayo, Bolivia
Kane Hall 130
Edward Gonzalez, Yanayo Community Engineer
Introduction: Donee Alexander, EWB-UW Bolivia Project Manager
12:00 - 12:10 Sustainable in Seattle: How did we make this year's conference
sustainable?
Kane Hall 130
Victor Yagi, UW Program on the Environment
12:00 - 2:20 pm Lunch with Networking and Career Fair
HUB Ballroom
Sponsors and Exhibits
Student Projects on Display
Afternoon: DESIGNING FOR COMMUNITY NEEDS
2:20 - 2:25 pm Announcements and Introduction to Afternoon Sessions
HUB Ballroom
Cathy Leslie, EWB-USA Executive Director
2:25 - 3:25 pm Panel Discussion: Designing for Community Needs
HUB East Ballroom
Owen Richards, Architects Without Borders
Mike Kavanaugh, Vice President, Malcolm-Pirnie Inc.
Pam Elardo, PE, Founder, Living Earth Institute
Pedro Alvarez, PhD, Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Rice University
Moderator: David Cook, GeoEngineers
3:40-5:00 pm Concurrent Workshop Series
HUB
1. Women Engineering Leaders in Traditionally Structured
Societies
HUB 209A
Linda Driskill, PhD, Professor, Rice University; Director of the
Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication
Ute Cezeaux,, PhD, Intercultural Training Association and
EWB-USA Rice Chapter Members
2. Project Management: Building the Project the Community
Really Wants
HUB 108
Peter Sturtevant, CH2M HILL, Puget Sound Professionals
3. Measuring the Health Impact of Engineering Interventions
Abroad
HUB 200ABC
Donee Alexander, PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering, UW
Kelly Coleman, Save the Rain
Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD, UW, Department of Epidemiology
Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, MD, Assistant Professor,
Obstetrics/Gynecology, UW, and Water 1st International
Sharon Smith Elsayed, Assistant Director for Education and
Communication, Human Subjects Division, UW
4. Humanitarian Aid and Development Career Opportunities -
Do you have what it takes?
HUB 310
Christopher Fahlin, Environmental Engineer, CDM
Daniele Lantagne, PE, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janelle Rogers, PhD, PE, Vice President, CDM / Water and Sanitation
Specialist for NGOs, USAID, and Millennium Challenge Corporation
5. Pre College - Creative Initiatives
HUB 309
Willard Nott, co-chair EWB-USA Education Committee
6. A Holistic Model for Sustainable Engineering Projects
HUB 106B
Spencer Jourdain, Founder, The 1420 Foundation for
Sustainable Development Education
Raul Raudales, President and CEO, Solar Trade Corporation
William Moeller, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of
Massachusetts, Lowell, Department of Engineering
Richard Powell, AP Capital Partners
5:00-7:00pm International Dinner – Ethnic Cuisine and Music
"Inside EWB-USA: The People, Food & Culture"
HUB East Ballroom
7:00 pm-midnight Menu of Extracurricular Entertainment and Informal
Chapter Discussions
Pubs/Breweries
Seattle coffee
Music/Dancing
Seattle Space Needle
Ferry Boat Tour of Cityscapes, Peter Sturtevant, Guide
Other Choices as selected during Friday's registration
Sunday, March 30 – Looking to the Future
8:00-8:30 am Coffee and Juice Bar
Student Projects on Display
Kane Hall, 1st floor lobby
Walker Ames Room and 2nd floor hall
8:30-8:45 am Welcome
Kane Hall 130
Cathy Leslie, PE, Executive Director, EWB-USA
8:45-10:00 am Project Presentations:
2008 Projects: Ensuring Successful Outcomes
Concurrent Sessions
Eastern Hemisphere
Kane Hall 130
Rwanda: University of Colorado Rwanda Project
Westley Ashwood, University of Colorado, Boulder
Togo: Ecological Sanitation
Scott Rank, Denver Professional Chapter
Cambodia: Dam Construction at Balang Commune
Wil Cao, New York City Professional Chapter
Latin America
Johnson 102
Mexico: Turning Roadblocks into Success
Christopher Lombardo, University of Texas, Austin
Peru: A Holistic Approach to Project Sustainability
Kimberly Kline, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ecuador: Water and Sanitation in Tsuraku
Mark Rohan, Arizona State University
Practical Experiences
Location TBD
General: Code-PSI: A Framework
Debra Perrone, Lafayette College
General: Sustainable Appropriate Sanitation Technologies
Kwasi Amoah, Ohio Professional Chapter
General: Lessons Learned
Sarah Ness, University of Maryland, College Park
10:00-10:15 am Coffee Break
Kane Hall, 1st floor lobby
10:15-11:30 am EWB-International Initiatives
Bill Wallace, EWB-USA Board Member
Presentation: "Working Together in the Holy Land"
Adam Abramson, EWB-Israel
Amer Rabaya, EWB-Palestine
11:30-11:55 am Culmination Speaker: Engineering With Soul
Kane Hall 130
Bernard Amadei, PhD, Founder EWB-USA
11:55-12:10 pm Conference Closing: Making Our Vision Work
Kane Hall 130
Cathy Leslie, PE, Executive Director EWB-USA
Professional Development Hours will be available
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