General News

EWBNZ is sad to learn of the recent passing of Andrew Duxfield, a close associate of EWBNZ. Andrew demonstrated a profound commitment to others, and was particularly passionate about finding ways to raise the living standards of the people of the Pacific. He passed away on the 15th of January 2012, from a sudden illness, while in Fiji with his wife.

Andrew contacted EWBNZ in late 2010, while working on a water supply system for a small village in Fiji, one of many initiatives he has undertaken through his church since 2004. EWBNZ had the pleasure of providing Andrew and the Anglican Missions Board (AMB) with technical support for his project. Andrew was visiting this village when he passed away.

As many of you will know our Executive Director Sam Davies Talwar is now working for EWB three days a week. Sam has recently applied for an AMP scholarship to cover his wage costs to EWB for a whole year. You can help Sam's efforts by visiting AMP People's Choice Award, and vote for Sam!

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A reminder that Early Bird registrations for the EWB NZ Conference on July 16th close this Friday 3 June. Get in quick for a great rate on a fantastic day of speakers and workshops! To register, visit www.ipenz.co.nz/ewbconference2011

When: 16th July 2011, 8:45am - 5:30pm
Where: The University of Auckland

Profiles for some of the speakers that will be presenting are now online at www.ipenz.co.nz/ewbconference2011, with more to come! Also look out for the draft programme that will be available online today.

A preview to some of the speakers......

Register NOW to be in to win a trip to Australia!

Odyssey is an annual design competition open to all year levels and disciplines of engineering in participating universities around New Zealand. The competition requires participants to submit a solution to a real problem faced by a community in need, who do not have the resources to solve it themselves. Contestants are provided with a design brief along with sufficient material to produce a quality design, which could be implemented as a practical solution.

This year's challenge is centred on the application of engineering knowledge and skills to benefit a local school: Carlson School of Cerebral Palsy, a place of education for children with extreme disabilities.

Click here more information and registration. 

EWBNZ is seeking a volunteer to work on Tarawa, Kiribati for 3 weeks between 4 - 30 April to assist with the supervision of construction. All costs will be met.

The construction project will be for rainwater harvesting systems on several large public buildings on Tarawa. This includes minor building repair, guttering, PVC downpipes and transmission pipes, HDPE water storage tanks and concrete tank bases. There is also some concrete cistern repair work.

The volunteer would need to have:

Engineers Without Borders Auckland Student and Professional Chapters are excited to announce that “Kick-Off 2011” will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 1.439 in University of Auckland’s School of Engineering at 20 Symonds Street.
 
Come along to discover who we are, what we do and how you can be part of us! The main event kicks off at 6:00 pm, this is followed by an opportunity fair showcasing all EWB initiatives. Membership sign up stalls will be running during this networking session, and catered food will also be served.
 
Everyone here at EWB is very excited about the coming year, and we hope you will be able to join us as we get things started with Kick-Off 2011!