August, 2007 – Newsletter and Meeting Notice
Next General Chapter Meeting: Our next chapter meeting will be Wednesday, August 8^th at 7:00pm at Rice University in Room 253 of the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, which is Building 46 on the map. Agenda: 7:00 to 7:30 pm: Chapter Updates 7:30 to 8:30 pm: Project Breakout Sessions Upcoming Events August 6^th-9^th: EWB-Central Houston booth at AASCI International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology September TBD: EWB Professional Development Seminar October TBD: EWB Training Workshop Series Recent Travel June 24^th – August 3^rd: India: Water project implementation trip. July 26^th – August 5^th: Bolivia: Health survey and water project assessment trip. Web Designer Needed EWB-Central Houston is currently looking for a web designer to help redesign and maintain our current webpage. This person should possess either a professional or expert hobbyist skill level in html web design. The work required involves 10-20 hours for initial redesign, and approximately 5 hours each month for site maintenance. Please contact Brian Davis if you are interested in designing and maintaining www.ewbhouston.org BOLIVIA The Bolivia team is currently in Cochabamba finishing their assessment trip.  Special thanks to the Cochabamba Rotary club, who has hosted the group’s stay in Bolivia.  Next month's update will contain a summary of the trip results and some new photographs. Please contact project team leader Marcos Flores with any questions. ( Marcos Flores@chevron.com)	INDIA The India project travel team has just returned from their implementation trip. Next month’s update should have the final results of the trip. Currently, much of the progress can be seen on AnnMarie’s EWB travel Blog and Bryan’s EWB travel Blog. For more information on the India projects, please contact the project managers AnnMarie Spexet, PE (aspexet@gmail.com) or Guo-Pin Fuan, PE (gpfuan1@sbcglobal.net). EL SALVADOR The El Salvador Sanitation team is meeting every other Tuesday in North Houston and by telecon to determine a solution for a sanitation problem in two communities on the edge of San Salvador.  The team is researching biogas generators, composting latrines, and a PVC pipeline.  They could always use more help.   The next meeting is Tuesday, August 14th at 7pm.  Location TBD. Dial-in: 1-800-910-2399 passcode: 816163.  Contact Sara Beck and Erin Lyons or go here for more information.
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