Integrating the Generations Jeff Jepson Region VI Deputy Director for Membership and Career and Workforce Development June 17, 2016
My Section AIAA Involvement Tucson Section Positions YP Officer Vice Chair Membership Officer Chair Region VI Deputy Director for Young Professionals Deputy Director for Membership Deputy Director for Career and Workforce Development
Students vs. Professionals Softball Game and Picnic Activities Students vs. Professionals Softball Game and Picnic Engineering Heptathlon Phoenix Comic-con
Students vs. Professionals Softball Game and Picnic Yearly competition against between the University of Arizona student branch and the Tucson section Cook-out after the game Great way to bring the two groups together
Engineering Heptathlon
Engineering Heptathlon All day engineering competition A total of seven events each with an individual scoring format Each Heptathlon will consist of 4 Level A Events and 3 Level B Events A cumulative score for all the events will determine the winners A handbook for the events with rules and instructions is available
Engineering Heptathlon Level A Events Engineering Knowledge Test (250 pts max) Engineering Trivia (1250 pts max) Game show format Tiger Team Challenge (750 pts max) Egg Drop from box of items Engineering Relay(1000 pts) Final Event of the day Six individual stations that incorporate aspects of the other events Each team member will have to do two stations Level B Events Paper Airplane Fly-off (500 pts) Solar Hot Dog Cooker (500 pts) Tower Building Competition (500 pts)
Sponsored a panel on Mars exploration Phoenix Comic-Con Tucson section members organized and staffed the AIAA booth at the Phoenix Comic-Con Also had two rocket building sessions for kids where around 150 kids got to build and launch soda straw rockets Sponsored a panel on Mars exploration Great way to attract and interact with people that we would not have reached
Phoenix Comic-Con
Phoenix Comic-Con