Tour of Alaska Airlines Maintenance & Engineering Division

When: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Tour at 5pm. No-Host Drinks & Hors D'oeuvres after Tour at Sharp's Roaster and Ale House.

Where: Alaska Airlines Maintenance Base
Sea-Tac International Airport
Click Here for Map to Alaska Maintenance
Parking Information to Follow for Tour Attendees

Sharp's Roaster and Ale House
18427 International Blvd
Seatac, WA
206-241-5744
Click Here for Map to Sharp's

Price: Tour: No Cost

Reservations: e-mail: seattlesampe@hotmail.com

You are invited to come to tour our facility and explore how the Maintenance & Engineering division supports the Alaska Airlines Operation. The tour will last approximately 1 1/2 hours; you will tour the shops and the hangar facility. When available you will also get an "up-close" look at one of our aircraft.

Here is what other tour attendees are saying:
"It is interesting to see other pieces of ASA, the challenges they face and the people who work there. It helps me to see the 'big picture'."
"I was able to see the aircraft up close and even sit in the flightdeck. I have never been that close to a plane."
About our Shops, "I didn't know they did such diversified work "in-house."

SAMPE Membership for 2008

This newsletter's distribution list includes many people who are not SAMPE members, or whose membership has recently expired. If you do not also receive a hard copy of the monthly SAMPE Journal, your membership has probably lapsed. To sign up, or to renew your membership, please visit SAMPE Membership!

Seattle SAMPE Officers - Call for Nominations and Nominating Committee

The Seattle SAMPE Chapter is calling for nomimations for its Elected Officer positions and for volunteers to serve on the Nominating Committee. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for a SAMPE Officer position, or if you would like to volunteer for the Nominating Committee, please contact Nominating Committee Chairman Karl Nelson at karl.m.nelson@boeing.com.

Officer Elections will occur before June 2008 and office terms will begin in July. For a description of Seattle SAMPE Officer positions, please view the Chapter Bylaws - Officer Duties.

PSEC Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony May 13th at UW WAC

PSEC will hold its first ring ceremony for The Order of the Engineer on Tuesday, May 13th at the University of Washington Waterfront Activity Center at 6pm. Anyone who is interested in participating should sign up online in the following location: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=156117.
The cost of the event (including the cost of the ring) is $12 for students and $17 for working engineers. There will be an opportunity to network with other engineers immediately following the ceremony. Refreshments will be served.
Event details: Date: Tuesday, May 13th
Time: 6 - 7:30pm
Place: UW Waterfront Activity Center http://depts.washington.edu/ima/IMA_wac.php
Cost: $12 for student, $17 for professionals
Ring Size: For more information on how to calculate your ring size, please go to: http://ceelee.com/jewelry/your_ring_size.htm
The deadline to register to Thursday, April 24th. If you have any questions, check out http://www.pseconline.org/Events/OrderOfTheEngineer/ please or contact the event organizer, Kelly Griswold at Kelly.Griswold@swe.org

PSEC Sponsored Officers Workshop June 14 at Redmond Library

PSEC's Past & Future Leaders Workshop will be held June 14th at the Redmond Library from 10:30am to 2:30pm. This is a chance for committee members and elected officers to learn what works and what doesn't from leaders of other engineering societies. SAMPE member admission is free. Light refreshments will be served. Arlene Brown enjoyed attending last year. For more information please check out the link!
http://www.pseconline.org/Events/OfficersWorkshop/

2008 PSME

Thanks to the twenty sponsors who exhibited at the 2008 PSME and the over 150 attendees who made the event a great success. Special thanks to Brad Lund for his interesting lecture on composites in aircraft and to the sponsors who brought door prizes which will be given out at meetings throughout the year.

For pictures of the 2008 PSME, please click on the link!

2008 PSME pictures

Enhance Your Resume! SAMPE Activities Open for Volunteers

The Seattle SAMPE Chapter is calling for volunteers for SAMPE activities. This is a great opportunity to get involved with SAMPE and enhance your resume!

The Historian Committee's role is to capture current activities, photographs, and lessons learned. The Committee will also begin converting key items from past Historian records into digital format.

These liaison positions were created to increase Chapter visibility, membership, meeting attendance, and conference attendance. Possible strategies include:
-Developing management support for SAMPE events
-Collecting success stories
-Coordinating meeting announcement distribution within your company
-Arranging SAMPE participation in internal corporate events e.g. fairs, new hire events
-Working together with your company's SAMPE International representative (if applicable)

Please contact Arlene Brown if you would like to be involved with any of these activities, or our existing committees such as Membership, Finance, Programs, or Newsletter. Email Arlene at arlene8693@yahoo.com (please reference SAMPE in email title) or call 206-431-8693 (Saturday afternoons are best.)

Technicians Can Earn Certificates in Composites at Edmonds CC

Edmonds Community College will offer a Work Ready Certificate in Materials Science, starting winter quarter, 2007. In this program, students learn basic material properties, advantages of using composites, and manufacturing processes. The courses will also emphasize hands-on learning.
"We're combining emerging technology with innovative learning processes to create a short term certificate program. They will be flexible in their delivery," said Mel Cossette, Director of Materials Science at Edmonds Community College.
The program is the result of close cooperation between the Boeing Company and Edmonds Community College. The focus of the program is the production of aerospace composites that can be used for a variety of applications, including the 787. Classes will be held in the late afternoon and early evening, Monday through Thursday.
"Our classes are scheduled so that incumbent workers can take advantage of this training," said David Wood, Instructor at Edmonds Community College.
Registration is underway for the classes which will start in January, 2007. To learn more about the programs visit: Materials Science Work Ready Certificate
For attitional information: contact David Wood, Instructor, Materials Science Technology Program, Edmonds CC
425-640-1944
david.wood@edcc.edu

Meeting Information

Seattle Chapter normally meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month in January, March, April, May, September, October, & November. The Puget Sound Materials Exposition is held in February, the Crab Feed is in July. There are no scheduled meetings in June and August. Board meetings are held on the 1st Tuesday of each month at Gordon's on the Green Restaurant in Tukwila. All members are welcome.

Publication & Sponsorship Information

Please send any comments, questions or concerns about the newsletter to Ryan Toivola or Anthony Nguyen (206-306-5397). Please visit us on the web at http://www.seattlesampe.org/!

Interested in being a sponsor? This includes advertising in this newsletter, a booth at the annual Puget Sound Materials Exposition, and more! Contact Barry Van West (206-662-3841, barry.p.vanwest@boeing.com).

Please visit the website for ASM International and their local chapter ASM and SAMPE share many goals and interests. Each organization welcomes attendance at their meetings by the broader Materials Science community.