ABOUT THE TOURS
Tsunami Warning Center
& Musk Ox Farm Tour
Tsunami Warning
Center
The NWS Tsunami Warning System mission is to protect life and property from
the tsunami hazard by providing timely, accurate, reliable, and effective
tsunami products to coastal populations along the U.S. west, east, Gulf of
Mexico, Alaska and Canadian coasts, and emergency management within the area-of-responsibility,
as well as by advancing other aspects of tsunami hazard mitigation such as
community preparedness and public education.
To accomplish its
mission, the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WC/ATWC) detects, locates,
sizes, and analyzes earthquakes throughout the Pacific and Atlantic basins.
The Palmer Observatory,
under the auspices of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, was established in Palmer,
Alaska in 1967 as a direct result of the great Alaskan earthquake that occurred
in Prince William Sound on March 27, 1964.
For more information check out the website: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/
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For a truly Alaskan experience
Situated in Palmer, Alaska, the Musk Ox Farm is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the development and domestication of the musk ox, Ovibos moschatus.
In the 1940s and 50s wild musk ox were a disaster or two away from extinction and the villages of coastal Alaska were being compared to some of the most impoverished in the world. The goal of the Musk Ox Project, begun in 1954, is to introduce a gentle, non-intrusive form of agriculture to the Arctic. These animals form the basis of an Alaskan cottage industry for natives living in remote coastal villages. The soft under-wool of the musk ox, qiviut, is harvested once a year and delivered to Oomingmak, an Alaskan native knitter's co-operative. The knitters work at home in Eskimo villages throughout Alaska creating scarves, nachaqs (Eskimo smoke rings) and luxurious caps. Each village has its own signature pattern derived from traditional designs.
For more information check out the website: http://www.muskoxfarm.org/
ABOUT THE SESSIONS
Flyfishing, Cecilia "Pudge" Kleinkauf, Women Flyfishing (see biography below)
Oh, What Fun Technical
Engineers Have - Danette Hilton, INTEL (see biography below)
Ms. Hilton will talk about finding the excitement and the passions in the
day to day stuff as well as the career (future). She will have numerous items,
such as a Server with the new hyper threaded, dual core CPUs, empty board
set that can actually be handled and looked at more closely. This will be
very hands on experience.
She will explore why working in a lab is fun, whether you are at Boeing, INTEL,
AT&T. She will also touch on why there is fun to be found in the engineering
industry no matter where you work...
Engineering the Knik
Arm Crossing - Paul Kendall, PND
Check back soon
to learn about the Knik Arm Crossing.
Harnessing Geotechnical
and Wind Power, Chris Rose
Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) and Mia Devine, Alaska Energy
Authority.
SWE Professional Development
Tract - Linda Thomas, Boeing
Check back soon
to learn more about the Professional Development tract.
The Memory Workout - Lynne Curry, The Growth Company (see biography
below)
During this
fast-paced presentation, you'll learn 21 easy, effective, non-gimmicky techniques
for remembering names, numbers, technical information, instructions, insights
and anything else. These techniques WORK and generally capture information
into memory for 8 months or more.
Lunch Keynote Speaker (see biography below) - Jane Angvik, Stop, Look, and Listen - Its application today and tommorrow Stop, Look and Listen will explore why listening is important for engineers, architects, planners and others involved in development projects. You need to clearly hear not just the words, but also the values being conveyed to you by clients, community groups and agency personnel who approve plans or issue permits.
Diversity Tract - Changing
the Face of Engineering: ANSEP Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program.
Tracy Mueller, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP)
In 1995 the University of Alaska Anchorage ANSEP program had only (1)
Alaska Native student studying engineering today we have over 150 students
engaged in science, engineering and mathematics at both University of Alaska
Anchorage and University of Alaska Fairbanks with over a 70% retention rate
compared to the national average of 27% according to the National Science
Foundation. How do we do it? Come and listen to a 20 minute presentation on
this successful program.
Persuading, Influencing,
and Convincing - Lynne Curry, The Growth Group (see biography below)
During this
dynamic presentation, you'll learn effective strategies for getting buy in
and reconsideration, pushing through a stalemate or disagreement and for gaining
credibility and agreement.
SWE Career Guidance,
Jackie Johnson (see biography below)
The NASA SCIence
Files is an Emmy award-winning series of free instructional programs that
supports the national standards, airs nationwide on PBS-member stations and
introduces students in grades 3-5 to NASA and integrates science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through the use of Problem-Based Learning
(PBL), scientific inquiry, and the scientific method. http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov
In partnership under a
Space Act Agreement, the NASA SCIence Files and SWE work together to provide
role models for young girls and offer classroom teachers mentors upon request.
Come join us to learn more about this Emmy-Award winning program and how you
can become involved as a mentor to make a difference in the lives of young
people around the world. SWE member and Boeing employee, Jackie Johnson will
also
showcase how she, with the help of Boeing, has used the NASA SCI Files to
create an award-winning science program at Northshore Christian Academy in
Everett, WA.
SWE Professional Leadership,
Professionalism - Terri Morse (see biography below)
How professional is the level of conduct in your SWE Section? Do you have
questions about professional ethics, or the do's and don'ts of presenting
yourself in a professional manner? Learn strategies to increase your personal
and section's professionalism. This training module will cover the diverse
topics of professionalism including: conflict of interest, confidentiality,
e-mail etiquette, Government constraints, use of alcohol, and image of SWE.
Banquet Keynote Speaker - Libby Riddles, Accepting the Challenge. (see biography below)
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For
the past 30 years Jane Angvik has professionally worked on community development,
regional planning and resource management projects in Alaska. She has
worked with government agencies, non-profit organizations and private
consulting firms. Her personal goals to maximize local control for communities
and to insure full participation of stakeholders in decisions making have
marked her career in Alaska. She has had the opportunity to work in many
cross-cultural settings in both rural and urban Alaska. She worked for
villages throughout rural Alaska on community plans, guided the program
for the construction of the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage,
directed a statewide public participation program for the Governor in
the 70s, served another Governor as the Director of the Division of Lands
for the state, where she was occasionally referred to as the "land
lady of Alaska" and coordinated a visionary conference on the Future
of Alaska, called "Alaska 20/20. She currently manages her own planning
and research firm. Jane also served as an elected member of the Anchorage
Municipal Assembly for six years and was a candidate for both Lieutenant
Governor and the state House of Representatives. It was in elected office
where she learned about the very practical consequences of law, regulations
and planning on the quality of development in our communities and its
effect on the quality of our lives. Jane has served on numerous boards and commissions over the years and has been an active member of the Women's Political Caucus, where she has served as a national trainer for women seeking elected public office. She is happily married to a very supportive spouse and is the mother of a 22-year daughter, who is a student at the University of Alaska. |
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Lynne
Curry, Ph.D. places her clients first. In her 26 years with The Growth
Company, Inc., Dr. Curry has worked with more than 28,000 managers and
employees at more than 3000 organization in Alaska, thirteen other states
and five countries. As Alaska's premier management trainer and human resources consultant, the following words have been used to describe her: dynamic, on-target, highly professional and effective, funny, practical, clear and "real. For TGC clients, Dr. Curry provides training on a small or large group level; executive coaching and professional development on a one-on-one level; facilitation, mediation and human resources trouble-shooting through TGC's HR On-call Davison. A successful business columnist, Dr. Curry has been published weekly since 1984 in the Anchorage Daily News and her syndicated column is featured in other states, among them Washington, Illinois and Florida. McFarland and Company published Dr. Curry's text on legal aspects of management, Managing Equally and Legally in 1990 and Communication Works published Won By One, featuring 50 of her most practical newspaper articles in 1999. |
| Lynne Curry, The Growth Company |
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Danette
Hilton, an Engineering Technician in Server Platform Group of Intel Corporation,
and has contributed to the Engineering and Technology fields for 10 years.
She completed a Bachelors of Applied Science in spring of 1999 and joined
Intel shortly thereafter. Currently working in Intel's Enterprise Power
Conversion group, Danette completed 6 years supporting the High End Server
Board Design group. Prior to Intel, her experiences varied from Medical
Information Technology support at a community hospital, to Cabin Systems
and On Board Entertainment at Boeing Corporation, to AT&T's Passenger
Air to Ground Communication Division. Danette joined Society of Women Engineers in September, 2005 and looks forward to a leadership role of the soon-to-charter South Puget Sound (SPS) Chapter of SWE Region J. |
| Danette Hilton, Intel |
| Chris Rose, Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) | Chris Rose is the Executive Director of Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP), an organization that he founded in 2004. He studied environmental and natural resources law at the University of Oregon and moved to Alaska in 1990 after receiving his law degree. His private practice included representation of Native Alaskans from small Northwest Arctic villages for over 10 years, and mediation of a variety of disputes around the state. Mr. Rose has been very active in local community affairs, and has served on various statewide boards, including Alaska 2020. He writes a monthly opinion column for the Anchorage Daily News. He has lived in Sutton with his wife Robin McLean since 1992. |
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Mia Devine is a Project Manager in the Alternative Energy & Energy Efficiency Department of the Alaska Energy Authority. Her duties include oversight of the State anemometer loan program, wind resource data collection and analysis, and performing technical and economic feasibility studies for wind-diesel hybrid power systems in remote communities of Alaska. Previously, Mia has worked at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Wind Technology Center, Windustry (a non-profit wind energy advocacy organization), and Innovative Power Systems (a dealer/installer of residential renewable energy systems). She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Grinnell College and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. |
| Mia Devine, Alaska Energy Authority |
| Tracy Mueller, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) | Tracey Mueller is a leader within Alaska on effecting a systemic change in the hiring patterns of Alaska Native people in the professions. She has a very successful record of working with Alaska Native Regional Corporations, Native non-profit organizations, the University of Alaska, and private industry to develop programs and create educational and industrial employment opportunities for Alaska Native people in science and engineering. Working with the Alaska Native Science & Engineering (ANSEP) program at the University of Alaska for the past five years, she has been key in developing and implementing the summer internship component of the program. During the summer of 2005, over 100 Alaska Natives were placed in summer engineering internships in Alaska. Her experience includes a successful record of management, proposal development, program development, grant administration, client and partner relations, human resource development, and marketing. |
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Jackie Johnson is currently a 787 Quality Engineering Project Leader with 20 years of experience with the Boeing Company, and 17 years of experience educating in the classroom. She spent the past 4 years, developing a National award winning program for students K-8th. Her goal is to bring together engineering mentors, students, and teachers to complete an integrated program. So far she has presented this program to various organizations world wide, reaching about 3500 lives per year. |
| Jackie Johnson, Boeing |
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Cecilia "Pudge" Kleinkauf, a licensed guide in Alaska, has owned and operated Women's Flyfishing® for 20 years. She is a regular presenter and fly tier at outdoor shows around the county and has been featured in the Anchorage Daily News. One of the Special Explorers for the Alaska Magazine Television Series on PBS, Pudge is also a contributing editor of Fish Alaska Magazine and a regular contributor to other flyfishing publications. Her first book Fly Fishing Women Explore Alaska, Epicenter Press, 2003 received several awards, and her second book, River Girls: Fly Fishing for Young Women, Johnson Press, is due out this summer. A retired University professor and lawyer, Pudge is a member of a wide variety of fly fishing organizations and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Women Fly Fishers. She is also a member of the pro staff of Ross Reels, Mustad® Hooks, and Patagonia®. |
| Cecilia "Pudge" Kleinkauf, Women Flyfishing |
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Terri Morse started
working at The Boeing Company 25 years ago with the creation of the
new 757/767 airplanes. Beginning in Aerodynamics, she's had engineering
and management positions developing Flight Controls, Autopilot/Autothrottle,
Flight Management Systems, Flight Deck Systems, Mechanical/Hydraulic,
Environmental Control, and Electrical Wiring systems - |
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Terri Morse, Boeing |
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Libby
Riddles was born in Madison Wisconsin. She moved to Alaska just before
her 17th birthday Libby has been a musher since 1976 and won her first
small local race in 1978. In 1985, Libby Riddles made history by becoming
the first women to win the Iditrod Sled Dog Race in Alaska. The Iditarod
Sled Dog Race is a race from Anchorage to Nome and over 1,150 miles of
the most extreme and beautiful terrain know to man. To further support her sled dog habit, Libby writes books, dog wrangles in films, and gives lectures. In the summer, Libby lectures on Princess Cruises. She is also the also the author of three books, "Race Across Alaska", "Storm Run", and "Danger the Dog Yard Cat." She has received numerous awards and honors, such as, the Professional Sportswoman of the Year 1985 from the Women's Sports Foundation, Humanitarian Award for Best Treatment of Dogs: Iditarod 1985, John Beargrease Race, 1986 Kusko 300, 1997 Mushing Hall of Fame Charter Inductee Member, Victor Award for Excellence in Sports 1986,Parent's Choice Award: Danger the Dog Yard Cat, and Dog Writer Runner Up Award 1989: Race Across Alaska. You can learn more about Libby and all of her adventures on her web page libbyriddles.com. |
