Announcements . . .

3 Over 3 Developed by our new Chief Development Officer, Nadine Dennis, 3-Over-3 is a plan to pay off the WHQ building in 3 years. This is a major move. Read about it here.

Maker Faire Africa Have you heard? Maker Faire Africa will take place August 14 - 16 at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Ghana's capital, Accra. This event will showcase ICT, robotics, green machinery, and software development. The event will take these principle aims:

• Brighten the light on local examples of the fabrication ethos
• Provide mechanisms to incubate these innovators and their products to a point where they can be taken to market
• Connect refined plans to disseminate innovations with venture finance
• Inventions that can help with reliable green electricity
• How to use robotics to solve every day problems

New Updates NSBE World has been added to the main link list! It's like a Facebook for NSBE. Check it out and have fun. Also, many new international chapters have been added to the list. Go to membership then international chapters on the right to see the new editions. Stay tuned for more updates.

Website Update The Frequently Asked Questions link has been changed to the Events link. This will be the portal to further details on all events. It is currently being updated, but you may see information about the Consulting Design Olympiad and the International Leadership Summit there now. Continue to check this page for updates.

National Update Dont forget you can get Microsoft software for free with paid NSBE membership. Click here for more details.
Nominations for the 2010 Golden Torch Awards are now open.
Also take note that the 2010 Convention website is up and running.

Committee ApplicationsEven though the official deadline has passed for applying to the International Committee, there are still positions open. Get your application filled out and turned in as soon as possible to still have a chance to be a part of the International Committee. Contact the IC Chairs for more information. Here is the download for the Information packet: Link

New AdditionIf you look at the top links, you'll realize that NSBE Germany has been added. Visit their webpage to see how they do things. More updates coming soon.

Website Construction The NSBE International website will be going through some website reconstruction over the next few weeks. Some information has been updated here, but please be patient and stay tuned for the new website which will make its appearance soon.

International Leadership Summit Join the National Executive Board in Nigeria during the 2008 International Leadership Summit. This year, the summit will take place in Lagos, Ilorin and Enugu from February 4th to 7th. For more information, click here.

Calling all Volunteers !!! Join the International Mini Conference Planning Committee to organize the best IMC yet. The IMC will take place during the NSBE National Comference from March 19th to 23rd at Orlando, Florida. Contact the IMC Chair for more information.

NSBE Ghana is on the web NSBE Ghana celebrates 10 years as International NSBE members. Visit the NSBE Ghana website to learn more about the activities in the Region. NSBE Ghana Website.

Consulting Design Olympiad The Consulting Design Olympiad (CDO) is a design project that challenges NSBE members to be global engineering consultants working with team members located across the globe. The top ten teams will present their report during the International Mini-Conference at the NSBE Convention. For more details visit the Events page on your NOL account.

International Mini Conference 2008 The 6th Annual International Mini Conference will take place during the Annual NSBE Convention in Orlando, Florida U.S.A. from March 19th - March 23 2008. Join us in celebrating this year's theme - "Igniting the Torch: Engineering in Action"

Fall Regional Conference The Fall Regional Conferences for 2007 will take place between October 26th and November 18th. Visit your Regional Sites for more details.