The R&T Committee will have a meeting at 6 PM on Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 at the Corner Bakery at the corner of Michigan and Jackson. The agenda is attached here. If there are any questions, please email Ron Niehaus, R&T Committee Co-Chair at research@ewb-chicago.org.
EWB-USA has recently initiated a technical webinar series to give chapters a technical resource to refer to when doing the assessment, design and implementation of a project. The level of detail for the webinars is a “30,000-foot” view to help guide the chapters as to what they need to do at various points during their project.
Whether you are an experienced team or just starting out, you are strongly encouraged to attend all webinars that are related to your project.
Check this web page regularly for the updated webinar schedule. If you are unable to attend one of the webinars, do not worry. The webinars will be presented a few times a year.
Webinar Log-In Instructions
Step 1: Login as a member to the EWB-USA website. Click on the webinar link in the table here.
Step 2: Follow the log-in instructions on the webinar link
Step 3: Call into the dial-in number in the table above. You must dial-in to hear the audio portion of the webinar.
In addition to these technical Webinars, EWB-USA offers monthly Project Kickoff Webinars, led by EWB-USA Project Managers, to chapters beginning new projects. Download the Project Kickoff Webinar PowerPoint document here. If you would like to participate in one of these monthly webinars, contact projects@ewb-usa.org.
EWB-USA has recently initiated a technical webinar series to give chapters a technical resource to refer to when doing the assessment, design and implementation of a project. The level of detail for the webinars is a “30,000-foot” view to help guide the chapters as to what they need to do at various points during their project.
Whether you are an experienced team or just starting out, you are strongly encouraged to attend all webinars that are related to your project.
Check this web page regularly for the updated webinar schedule. If you are unable to attend one of the webinars, do not worry. The webinars will be presented a few times a year.
Webinar Log-In Instructions
Step 1: Login as member to the EWB-USA website. Click on the webinar link in the table here.
Step 2: Follow the log-in instructions on the webinar link
Step 3: Call into the dial-in number in the table above. You must dial-in to hear the audio portion of the webinar.
In addition to these technical Webinars, EWB-USA offers monthly Project Kickoff Webinars, led by EWB-USA Project Managers, to chapters beginning new projects. Download the Project Kickoff Webinar PowerPoint document here. If you would like to participate in one of these monthly webinars, contact projects@ewb-usa.org.
EWB-USA has recently initiated a technical webinar series to give chapters a technical resource to refer to when doing the assessment, design and implementation of a project. The level of detail for the webinars is a “30,000-foot” view to help guide the chapters as to what they need to do at various points during their project.
Whether you are an experienced team or just starting out, you are strongly encouraged to attend all webinars that are related to your project.
Check this web page regularly for the updated webinar schedule. If you are unable to attend one of the webinars, do not worry. The webinars will be presented a few times a year.
Webinar Log-In Instructions
Step 1: Login as a member to the EWB-USA website. Click on the webinar link here.
Step 2: Follow the log-in instructions on the webinar link
Step 3: Call into the dial-in number in the table above. You must dial-in to hear the audio portion of the webinar.
In addition to these technical Webinars, EWB-USA offers monthly Project Kickoff Webinars, led by EWB-USA Project Managers, to chapters beginning new projects. Download the Project Kickoff Webinar PowerPoint document here. If you would like to participate in one of these monthly webinars, contact projects@ewb-usa.org.
The Green Earth Institute (GEI) (www.greenearthinstitute.org) is a non-profit established in 2002 to promote nutritional health and environmental sustainability. GEI is seeking a volunteer with hydraulic engineering expertise to help with water and irrigation issues on its 60-acre farm in Naperville, IL.
GEI is largely financed through the sale of organically-grown crops on its farm in Naperville. In order to support its irrigation requirements, GEI has contracted for the installation of a new water well and is planning for a rainwater harvesting system and a 25,000-gallon water storage cistern to be installed in 2010. Drilling the new well is scheduled for mid-February 2010; weak water volume is expected, so a multiple-source system, drawing frm the well, from rainwater, and from a small creek is under consideration. Additional storage, through building a larger cistern and/or adding an above-ground storage system may be needed. GEI is seeking a volunteer with hydraulic engineering experience to advise the Executive Director on system design and estimating expected pressure and flow rates through the system in order to determine the proper pump configurations for drip and spray irrigation systems and to determine associated irrigation schedules that can be supported by the anticipated water supply. The volunteer would be directly assisting the Green Earth Institute as this is not an EWB program. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please contact Ron Niehaus at research@ewb-chicago.org and Steve Tiwald at stiwald@greenearthinstitute.org.
Volunteer/ Training Opportunity: Water Cistern
April 26th, 2010Green Earth Institute is looking for volunteers to help assemble an underground 25,000 gallon cistern on their property at McDonald Farm in Naperville. This is part of a rainwater harvesting and irrigation system for the farm. The cistern will be assembled using the Aquabox technology (http://www.rainxchange.com/products/aquablox.php ).
Date: April 27, 2010, weather permitting
Contact: RSVP to Steve Tivald 630-664-5681 or stiwald@greenearthinstitute.org
7th Annual Green Earth Fair
April 26th, 2010The 7th Annual Green Earth Fair will take place Sunday Afternoon, May 2, 2010 from 12:30 – 5 PM at the McDonald Farm in Naperville, Illinois. The Fair is a family event with entertainment for children and adults, as well as several informative presentations on converting biomass to energy, beekeeping, rainwater harvesting, the smart grid, organic lawn care, organic farming and others. In the past there was participation from local renewable energy contractors, including some of our own EWB-USA CPC members.
Requested Donation: $5 donation
Website: http://www.greenearthinstitute.org/fair/index.html.
EWB at the Global Activism Forum 2010
April 10th, 2010Join the EWB-USA Chicago Chapter at WBEZ’s Global Activism Forum.
We will be speaking from 2:30 – 3:15 PM and have a booth from Noon to 6 PM.
Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010 @ NOON – 6:00 p.m
Location: UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., Chicago
Transportation: CTA Halsted bus (#8) bus to Roosevelt Road or limited $8 parking in Lot 5 ( 1135 W. Morgan)
Hosted by Worldview’s Jerome McDonnell, Chicago Public Radio is thrilled to again present this remarkable celebration – complete with food, music and over 100 Chicago-area Global Activists, all featured guests of Worldview’s Global Activism Series. On the air for seven years now, the Series continues to be inspirational, and bringing everyone together for this Expo has quickly become an annual event.
FREE – so bring your classes, your children, your neighbors, your friends and family.
EWB at the Chicago Building Congress Tradeshow
April 1st, 2010Visit the EWB-USA Chicagoland Chapter at the Chicago Building Congress Annual Table Top Tradeshow. Last year, over 250 industry professionals attended. Visit the CBC website or see the attached flyer for more information.
Date: April 21, 2010, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Location: Union League Club, 66 W. Jackson, Chicago
Canchias Bridge Project Fundraiser
March 25th, 2010Come one, come all to the Canchias Bridge Project Fundraiser, Thursday, March 25th at 6:00 pm at the Sidebar Grill @ 221 N. LaSalle. For more details of this fun social and fundraiser event see the attached flyer.
