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EWB-USA International Conference

Saturday, Nov 19

 

8:00am - 1:30pm Keynote / General Sessions

8:15 - 9:15    State of EWB-USA: Where we are and Where We're Going; Cathy Leslie, Executive Director of EWB-USA
9:15 - 10:15    Program Quality: Developing Sustainable EWB-USA Programs; Peter Waugh, EWB-USA
10:15    Break
10:30 - 11:30    Keynote presentation; Cindy Gallop, Founder & CEO of If We Ran The World.org
11:30 - 12:15    The interconnectedness of Researchers, Consultants, Volunteers, and Nonprofits in a Global World; C. Leslie, K. Chandran, A. Polaneczky
12:15 - 1:30    Lunch

 

1:30pm - 2:30pm Breakout Session 1

Session 1: Communities    MPH (Public Health) Perspective on Collecting Health-related data; Judy Hodge, GPHAN-NYU Session 2:
Session 2: Open Session    Travel Preparedness; Rick Kuehn
Session 3: Project Managment    Health and Safety in EWB-USA Programs; Ann Marie Spexet, EWB-USA NE Region TAC
Session 4: Chapters    EWB-USA 101: How to get started and what you need to know; Rosemary Powers, EWB-USA, Northeast Region CRM
Session 5: Technical    Biosand Filter EWB Projects; Kelly Ann Barb, Sarah Gettings, Kerry Burgin, Rowan University
Session 6: Hands-on/Technical    Presenting to the EWB-USA Technical Advisory Committee; Dave Sacco, TPA Design Group
Session 7: Professionals    tba
Session 8: Project Presentations    Project Presentations: Uganda Projects; Northeastern University, University of New Hampshire

 

2:45pm - 4:00pm Breakout Session 2

Session 1: Communities    Education for System and Idea Transfer; Clayton/Chelsea, ELiTE Education
Session 2: Open Session    EWB-USA Dues & Fees Q&A; Cathy Leslie, EWB-USA
Session 3: Project Managment    Monitoring and Evaluation for Successful Programs; Peter Waugh, EWB-USA
Session 4: Chapters    Long-term Chapter Sustainability; Christine, Northeastern University Chapter
Session 5: Technical    Hydraulic Calculations, Dan Saulnier
Session 6: Hands-on/Technical    Surveying; Bill, Port Authority of NYC
Session 7: Professionals    Local Engineering Culture: How Locals make Something out of Nothing; Steve Daniels
Session 8: Project Presentations    Project Presentations: …; Rowan, UMass, Rutgers

 

4:30pm - 5:30pm Breakout Session 3

Session 1: Communities    Responsibiliities that Come with Development Work and Lessons Learned; Tom Newby, Burro-Happold Associates
Session 2: Open Session    Intercultural Communication; Rosemary Powers, EWB-USA
Session 3: Project Managment    Establishing accessible, sustainable programs in resource-poor communities; Cynthia Mudd
Session 4: Chapters    The Power of Only a Few Years: Catching the EWB Bug; Mondal Agrawal and Brian Goodacre, Rutgers
Session 5: Technical    Using Cell Phones To Tansmit Data in Sub-Saharan Africa; Chen Li Chung
Session 6: Hands-on/Technical    Microbial contamination of shallow groundwater: results from field research in rural Bangladesh; John Feighery, Columbia University
Session 7: Professionals    Design Principles for Solution Development; Iana Aranda, Engineering for Change
Session 8: Project Presentations    Project Presentations; Hartford Professionals, Columbia University, West Point

 

6:00pm - 7:15pm Breakout Session 4

Session 1: Communities    Design of Participative Decision-Making Processes; Mulligan/Tompsett
Session 2: Open Session    Application Review Committee (ARC) Navigation for successful EWB programs; Dave Sacco
Session 3: Project Managment    Panel: Mentoring from the Professional and Student Perspective; Bob DiFilippo, AquaTerra Tech, Sandy Kutzing, CDM and Mondal Agrawal, Rutgers
Session 4: Chapters    Engaging Members in Local Initiatives; Princeton University
Session 5: Technical    Fundamentals of Water System Design; Jordan Ermilio, Villanova
Session 6: Hands-on/Technical    Concrete Structures - Design and Mixing; Sean Walsh, EWB-NY Professionals
Session 7: Professionals    How to include Entrepreneurial Ventures in EWB Programs; Ford, Maldonado, Baptiste
Session 8: Project Presentations    Partners in Health Programs in Haiti, Ann Polaneczky; Water Quality Assessment and Monitoring in Under-Resourced Communities; J. Feighery