Orange County Branch Newsletter
May 2017
OCEC Liason
Seeking Officer Nominations for Upcoming Term
Orange County Engineering Council
Call for Nominations for Executive Committee Members!
OCEC will be conducting the annual election of its Executive Committee members during the first week of June, 2017, and each of the OCEC members are invited to consider serving on the committee. OCEC is fortunate to have a dedicated group of leaders which is committed to seeing the success of the organization. While nothing beats the in depth experience in getting things done, many of the current Executive Committee members have served multiple terms and are ready to incorporate fresh ideas and energy into the group. With the help of new members serving alongside the more experienced members, OCEC is looking forward to see its phenomenal growth in future.
Following are the open positions which will be included on the 2017 Ballot.
President-Elect (2017-19)
VP-Engineering (2017-19)
• Seeking nominations for suitable awards to be presented at the Engineers’ Week Honors and Awards Banquet.
• Formulating a Selection Committee to review the nominations and selecting candidates and projects for suitable awards.
• Presenting the Banquet related plans and budget requirements to the OCEC Board.
VP-Professional Societies (2017-19)
• Keeping up to date records of contact information of Society Officers, Delegates, and Alternates.
• Encouraging Society attendance and support at OCEC meetings.
• Coordinating visitation programs between Officers of the OCEC and individual Society meetings.
• Assisting the VP-Engineering in seeking nominations for suitable awards at the Engineers’ Week Honors and Awards Banquet.
VP-Corporate Partners (2017-19)
• Encouraging attendance of the corporate delegates at the OCEC meetings, and promoting their active participation and support of the OCEC activities.
• Solicitation of contributions from the corporate members.
• Assisting the VP-Engineering in seeking nominations for suitable awards at the Engineers’ Week Honors and Awards Banquet.
VP-Educational Partners (2017-19)
• Soliciting proposals for promoting educational activities such as scholarships for deserving students, STE(A)M and MESA programs.
• Submitting a budget to the Board of Directors for contributions that can be made to deserving programs and coordinating the awarding of said scholarships.
• Encouraging attendance of the educational partner delegates at OCEC meetings, and promoting their active participation and support of the OCEC activities.
• Solicitation of contributions from the education institution members.
• Assisting the VP-Engineering in seeking nominations for suitable awards at the Engineers’ Week Honors and Awards Banquet.
VP-Communications (2017-19)
• Implementation, maintenance and updating of the OCEC website.
• Ensuring that all the news related to the OCEC activities are promptly posted on the OCEC website and are published in a timely manner in the OCEC newsletter.