Biomedical Engineering Society: BMES Largest student run organization in BME All BME students are encouraged to join $15/yr for student members largely offset by free food at events
Why join? One of the most important things we learn today as BME students is to sell ourselves as scholars of a new discipline BMES Exists to promote student understanding of the BS BMED degree, how to go above and beyond at Tech, and how best to utilize your degree after graduation
Activities Guest Speakers in industry In the past: Epic Systems, P&G, McKesson, Medtronic Tours and demonstrations Career fair preparation sessions Learn how to get that internship, co-op, or job Philanthropic & outreach activities Relay for Life, Tech Beautification Day Social activities
National BMES Founded in 1968 to promote the field Around 4000 members nationally Some chapter members will attend the annual meeting Fall 2011 in Hartford, Fall 2012 in Atlanta Opportunities to present and publish research Career services, access to online job board Leadership opportunities and voting privileges $30/yr for student members
Opportunities for Leadership & Upcoming Elections March 29, 2012 Involvement Committee memberships available Industry Relations, Philanthropy, Social, Education/Outreach, Public Relations, Fundraising
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Questions? President Kanav Jain kanav@gatech.edu Advisor Sally Gerrish sally.gerrish@bme.gatech.edu Registration forms available $15 for chapter only $45 for chapter and national
REPORTS! FROM OFFICERS! OFFICER REPORTS
Secretary Asra Rehan
WHAT TO DO Recruitment Tabling Mass Email Word of mouth Events Teams Captains
What There Is Events: Chalking Competition Can-struction Skyscraper Competition Paper Airplane Contest Humpty Dumpty Drop Rubik s Cube Contest Film s Canister Rocket Contest Rules for each event online http://www.tbpi.gatech.edu/eweek2012
What We Need Form teams At least five people per event Point system Goal: Get most points Win trophy! As of 2011, 1155 BME undergrads
Questions and Suggestions
Events Organized teams Captains Can win cash prizes! motivation/incentive Need to register online and individually Provide link Recruitment bme_ugrad_students@bme.gatech.edu As of 2011, 1155 BME students Create sign-up sheets for each event To register: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dd YyV19fU21LeDZ5Nk4wYTEtS0lUR3c6MQ Recruitment: Tabling on 17 th?
Major that gets most points wins big trophy! Points: 1 AP per person per event 5 AP per entry per event Calculation: # AP / # people in major Goal: at least register five people per event Chalking, can-struction, skyscraper, paper airplane, rocket competition, and rubiks cube winning entry scores: 20 participation points, all others 5 PP Egg drop: winning entry: 50 PP, surviving eggs: 20 PP, all others: 5 PP
Feb 23- Prep MD Device technician training March 1-Edwards Lifesciences Heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring Siemens Medical Imaging
Fall-work with Biotech Career Fair Other companies in near future CDC Medtronic MedShape Solutions Prosthetics design and manufacture
+ Public Relations Virginia Lin
+ Marketing Posters E-mail advertisements Facebook events
+ BME Organizations Meetings Current and Upcoming Projects Mentor and Mentee Program FOCUS fair Involvement fair BME 1000 lectures BMES National meeting
BMES Philanthropy Committee Grace Ha The Love of Humanity!
Promote public good/service on campus, in local communities, and even globally. Main focus: Organize volunteering opportunities and other philanthropic events for BMES Within the committee would be groups of people working on different events of your choice.
Expectations Bi-Weekly Meetings TBD based on committee member s schedules Let me know ahead of time if you can t come Accomplish given event assignments on time.
So, what kind of shhtuff?! What do we work on in Philanthropy committee?
Red Cross Blood Drive April 4 (11am-4pm) Petit IBB Building Marketing Distribute of posters & e- fliers Host a sign up table a week before the drive (30 units!) Costumes for recruitment efforts!! -> Equipment Set-Up For the room, we need 20 chairs, and 6 6ft tables
Monthly/Bi-Weekly: MedShare Medical Equipment Repair Making sure they don t run in together with EWH Sun 02/12 (1pm-4pm) We ll do another one soon!
Tech Beautification Day March 31: Tech Beautification Day gttbd.org
GT Relay For Life March 31: GT Relay For Life Market and fundraise by encouraging people to sign up for Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineers team ($10 donation) Hundreds of Tech students team up at the CRC Fields to raise money for the American Cancer Society! The overnight event will include: Free food & T-shirts hourly track walks and other events to keep students energized throughout the night. Annual event takes place at a local level in communities around the globe. Relay events are overnight to symbolize the fact that, as the American Cancer Society says, cancer never sleeps.
CDC Info-Session Early April: CDC Info-session/Field Trip CDC museum trip and an info session Only downside: a lot of paperwork. POLL: YES? NO?
Thank you! Don t forget to sign up for Philanthropy committee if you re interested in any of these events or have any ideas for the upcoming events! youminha@gatech.edu 6153356445 in case you need to urgently contact me.
BMES Social Committee Jennie Goh Some future events to look out for: Social Hour - last week of February Movie nights Open to suggestions on which movies Spring banquet (Senior Appreciation)
Congratulations winners! Grace Ha & Hillary Degenkolb
Education Chair Adi Suresh Science Olympiad