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Mr. H. Thomas Kornegay, P.E. Executive Director of Port of Houston Authority

National Engineers Week Houston Area Future City competition mentors

Article reprinted from American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) June 2007 Newsletter by Andy Ellis, National Board of Directors President. The Knowledge Box is a traveling exhibit showcasing the many aspects of the oil and gas industry. It's purpose is to provide educators a forum to effectively present the petroleum industry, and to inform students of the vast career opportunities in the field. Designed to help teachers, this box includes teacher resources, hands-on activities ...

The winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) concluded with a plenary session focused on the federal role in promoting competitiveness and innovation in the states and across the nation. According to an NGA press release, “State governments fund the majority of public education, set graduation and teacher standards, fund a substantial part of the applied research and development taking place in public universities and pursue specific policies for improving ...

Your Professional Home – Once upon a time, when many engineers spent most of their time at one corporation, you could build up a network of friends and colleagues to meet your needs. Furthermore, the corporation tried to meet you half way. They looked for a job where you fit fairly well, and they cared about your long-term development. Can you say that today? Multi-Profession Careers – Once upon a time, the majority of people who got a degree in chemical engineering stayed with ...

Discover the Benefits of STC Membership. See attached file /attachments/wysiwyg/17/STCbrochure.pdf .

In this podcast interview with Anne Gentle, Information Developer at BMC Software, Inc., Anne discusses her popular blog on TalkBMC and gives advice on how to build a loyal following for a blog. Where does blogging fit in an enterprise communications strategy? Anne touches on this topic, and all the topics she is most enthusiastic about, like the technology that makes it easier for people to find information, social media, and wikis. Download the podcast at ...

Photos courtesy of Ed Johnson. Officers (from left to right) Sunny Tang, Fred Stoerkel, Art Shroeder, Glenn Carlson, Brad Hoge, Bazel Crowe, Matt Kolodney Vita Como Vita's presentation on U of H future building plans Bazel and Fred Bill Rizer, Bazel, and Fred Richard Howe Brad Hoge Matt Kolodney  ...

Photos from Young Professionals reception at Houston Museum of Natural Science in October 2006. ECH participated in sponsorship.

Convocation on Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing Regions, States, and Cities The purpose of the Convocation on Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing Regions, States, and Cities was to: convene leadership of industry, government, research, and education community from all 50 states and the federal government share knowledge and encourage leadership of initiatives at the state and local level to strengthen US competitiveness  ...

ECH helps sponsor a number of summer interns at the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) each summer. These local area high school students assist with demonstrations and other learning activities that are conducted at the museum through out the summer. Pictured here are interns; James Taggart, Katrina Korhonen, and Shalin Patel.

Houston Geological Society and Engineering, Science and Technology Council of Houston join forces to increase public and governmental awareness of an impending, but silent geologic disaster. By Cheryl Desforges, Continuing Education Committee Chairman, and Robert Traylor, TCEQ Inundation of the Louisiana and Upper Texas Coasts is becoming one of the great geological disasters of the 21st century. This could have a huge economic impact not only to the inhabitants of the Gulf Coast, but also ...