National Engineers Week is February 19–25

National Engineers Week, which is taking place February 19–25, celebrates the positive contributions engineers make to society. Focusing on the theme “7 billion people, 7 billion dreams,” Engineers Week 2012 celebrates the contributions engineers make globally and how engineers are making a world of difference to every individual’s life.

Founded in 1951, Engineers Week is one of the oldest engineering outreach efforts in the United States. It focuses on increasing public understanding and appreciation of engineers’ contributions to society. EWeek includes New Faces of Engineering, the Future City Competition, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, and Discover Engineering Family Day.
This, EWeek has added two new initiatives to its lineup of annual activities:

• The DiscoverE Educator Recognition Award Program celebrates educators who are helping students discover engineering. The program gives engineers and engineering students the opportunity to nominate teachers in grades 6–12 who are helping their students excel in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects.
• NCEES, along with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, is sponsoring New Faces of Engineering: College Edition. The program launched April 3 through Facebook (facebook.com/collegeedition). It is focused on recognizing the best and brightest third-, fourth-, and fifth-year engineering students.

NCEES is a longtime sponsor of the EWeek foundation. Find out more at eweek.org.