Annual Engineers Fair

The Puget Sound Engineering Council (PSEC) Efair Image hosts an Engineering Fair in conjunction with local chapters of engineering societies, colleges, and businesses. The Engineering Fair generally has about 20 display booths, staffed by practicing engineers and technical people representing many types of engineering disciplines. In addition, Efair Imagethe Fair also features a hands-on design competition on site (The Popsicle Stick Bridge Load Competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers). More information on the contest can be found at www.seattleasce.org/ymf.

The Fair provides a fun, visible way to see and hear about the various types of engineering disciplines, as well as encourage students to think about engineering as a career. This is an annual event that coincides with National Engineers Week, February 15 to 21, 2009.

The event is open to the public, with the target audience being K-12 students and their parents. There is no admission required to enter the Fair, which will occur in the Museum of Flight’s Side Gallery, from 10 AM to 4 PM. However, entry into the museum portion of the Museum of Flight is required.

To read more about national Engineers Week, see http://www.eweek.org/. If you are interested in the local event, contact Emmanuel Domingo at 206-227-7819. Please also feel free to distribute our fair flyers.

One of the more popular events at the fair is the Popsicle Stick Bridge competition. Below is a short video describing the competition.

 

2009 PSEC Engineering Fair Report

The 2009 PSEC Engineering Fair was held Saturday, February 14, 2009, at the Museum of Flight’s Side Gallery. 25 booths were rented. The Fair began at 10 AM and ended at 4 PM.

Booth Participants

2009 Engineers Fair

Attendence

2009 Engineers Fair

Advertising:

  1. School Districts (Federal Way, Lake Washington, Mukilteo, Northshore, Seattle)
  2. Libraries (King County, Sno-Isle, Seattle)
  3. Online (MoF, King 5, Craigslist)
  4. Youth Organizations (YMCA, Boy/Girl Scouts, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Club)
  5. Other (Washington Home School associations)

New Activities:

2009 Engineers Fair
  1. Passport
    1. 68 surveys returned.
    2. High School 15%
    3. Middle School 15%
    4. Pre-School/Elementary 50%
    5. Other 20%
  2. Raffle (2 iPods, 2 MP3’s)
  3. “I Love Engineering” Stickers
  4. Table for non-attending organizations.

Attendee Comments:

  1. It was crowded/need more space.
  2. Had to leave early.
  3. Not enough marketing.
  4. Would like to see bioengineering.
  5. Would have liked to have seen more information for high school students.
  6. Hands on, i.e. experiments, building robots, boats, games.
  7. Candy.

Past Engineers Fair Reports