This isn’t exactly related to ham radio, but I know many hams are engineers and might be interested in this initiative. Below is an e-mail sent out by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and signed by Moshe Kam, IEEE president…….Dan
IEEE, ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) have launched jointly a new online platform called EngineeringforChange.org (E4C). The E4C platform provides engineers, technologists, computing and networking experts, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local community advocates with tools to collaboratively address humanitarian and global development challenges. Members of the E4C community โ working together โ will design, apply and share knowledge to develop technical solutions for emerging challenges in local communities throughout the world.
The E4C Web site was designed to provide users with a convenient and user-friendly way to learn, collaborate, and share data, experience, and insights โ leading to enhanced problem solving. As part of this growing community, E4C users will be able to:
- Post challenges and problems in order to gain understanding, perspectives and experience from other E4C community members;
- Work collaboratively and virtually on project teams;
- Make use of a growing, open-source archive of documented solutions and related information submitted by organizations from around the world;
- Keep updated with news and information related to the forefront of engineering and global development;
- Learn from expert practitioners on applying engineering in developing communities;
- Track projects of interest.
We are inviting you today to join the E4C community and share information and expertise on humanitarian projects that match your professional profile.
To learn more and become an active participant in this important initiative, visit the Engineering for Change Web site, the E4C Facebook page or Twitter feed.
Mechanical Engineer says
Engineering for change (E4C) is the best initiative by American society of mechanical engineers. It’s gonna rock. The world of engineers really needed a platform like E4C.