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Upcoming Meetings


Governing Board Meeting
When: Monday January 16th, 2012 at 4:30pm
Where:The Hop and Vine
            1914 N Killingsworth Street, Portland, OR 97217
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Board meeting minutes are located here >>


Friday Lunch Meeting
What: 2011 World Car of the Year, The Nissan LEAF
When: Friday, January 27th, 2012 at 11:45 am
Where:Refectory Grill – 1618 NE 122nd, Portland, OR 97230
            map >>
Cost: $15 SAE Members, $17 General Public, $12 Students.
RSVP: Contact George Gvakharia no later than January 25, 2012 via email at:  George.Gvakharia@Daimler.com >>
            or phone: (503) 745-5975

February Social Event
What: Oregon SAE Karting Event
When: Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Where:SyKart Indoor Racing, SW Hunziker St.,Tigard, OR 97223
            map >>
Cost:  $15 per 10-minute heat ($10 for Sykart Members), $2 Hygienic helmet Liner Required
           (or bring your own ODOT approved full face helmet w/visor)
RSVP: Mike Dragulin, via e-mail at Mihaildragulin@hotmail.com
            Mihaildragulin@hotmail.com >>


News/Announcements

Student Design Competition – November 2011 Through February 2012
Freightliner Trucks has announced a design competition for North American college students.
Three finalists from the competition will attend the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS),
with the winner receiving a $20,000 scholarship.
See on-line article for more information ,click this link >>.

Volunteer Opportunity
nConnect, a local non-profit based in Vancouver, is looking for volunteers to help mentor high school students
in Advanced Placement®(AP) Science and Calculus classes. Volunteers will not only help
students to learn difficult concepts, but also enable them to understand the relevancy of their curriculum.
Mentors meet with groups of AP students (for about 1 hour, 2-4times a month) to help them solve problems,
learn about college and careers, or discuss with them how math and science curriculum can apply in real world scenarios.
Contact   natasha.azank@nconnect.org >> or   molly.schmitz@nconnect.org >>
if interested in this volunteer opportunity.
See pages 4-5 of December CONROD >> for more details.

Volunteer opportunities for organizing 2012 Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series.
Please contact Rebecca Bauman >> for information.

Oregon SAE governing board is always looking for more volunteers. Do you have time to plan a single Lunch or Evening Technical meeting? Would you be interested in developing your skills at website building, public speaking, note taking, organizing, or other skills that might help you in your career? Contact our Chair, Rebecca Bauman, chair@oregonsae.org

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Extend your networking circle - Oregon SAE now has a group on Facebook!
Go to: http://www.facebook.com/?filter=app_2361831622#!/group.php?gid=260308752477 or search for "Oregon SAE" in Groups to join!

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Membership renewal is available online at http://www.sae.org/membership/renew.
Membership benefits at http://www.sae.org/membership/memguide.pdf


OSAE Board for 2011-2012.
Please feel free to contact them with any comments, questions, ideas, etc.
Oregon SAE Governing Board

Board documents
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