SAE Detroit Section Younger Members & Student Relations Activities

1. SAE Detroit SectionYounger Members &Student RelationsActivities

2. How section came up with Younger Members Committee idea? • Discussed at Governing Board meeting: • Average age of SAE member keeps rising • Average younger member drops out after one year of being professional member • Decision was made to focus on getting younger members more involved, show them value of SAE, and keep them members for many years

3. How Younger Members Vice Chair & Committee were created? • Governing Board voted that a Vice Chair of Younger Members position needed to be created to oversee the committee • Younger Members committee was formed by word of mouth and those who held Governing Board Director positions

4. Vice Chair, Kevin Webber, Toyota Arturo Ania, Mitsubishi Hani Badawi, GM Amita Danak, Dow Joe Desormeaux, Casco Products Elizabeth Hetrick, Ford Risto Krstanovic, Federal Mogul Mike Leese, Ford Amer Malik, GM Hannah Murray, Toyota Anson Tse, Ford SAE Detroit SectionYounger Members Committee

5. Younger Members Committee Purpose and Objectives • To educate younger members on the value of SAE • To keep younger members involved in SAE for more than a year or two • Provide programs younger members will be interested in • To reduce the average age of an SAE member

6. 2004/05 Younger Members & Student Relations Activities • Student Kickoff Dinner Meeting • Formula SAE Workshop • Student Engineer Day • High School Poster Competition • Student Exhibit Competition • Micro-Truck Baja Design Competition • Spring Autocross Competition • Micro-Electric Vehicle Competition • Young Automotive Professionals Conference

7. Student Kickoff Dinner MeetingSeptember 30, 2004 • Social hour and sit down dinner (at Eaton) • Designed to gather student officers, faculty advisors and University Reps • Chapters present information about their upcoming SAE projects • Great way for students to meet and exchange information and ideas

8. Formula SAE WorkshopOctober 16, 2004 • Designed to provide valuable information on how to make FSAE teams more successful • Presentations cover team issues such as leadership, team management, transition, time management, sponsorship, publicity, budget management and vehicle issues • All presentations are posted on Section website • Videotaped workshop – DVD is available upon request

9. Student Engineer DayFebruary 17, 2005 • Students are paired with an engineer of similar career interests for the day • Brings textbook theory to the real workplace by offering students a hands-on opportunity in the auto industry • Great opportunity for students to make contacts and understand the “work day” associated with being an engineer • Great way for companies to meet future engineers

10. High School Poster CompetitionMarch 10, 2005 • Judging based on originality, artistic excellence, aesthetics and relativity to theme – SAE 100th Anniversary • Top ten posters will be on display at Congress • Scholarship money awarded to top three winners • Each participant will receive a ribbon

11. Student Exhibit CompetitionApril 12, 2005 • Held at Congress in main exhibit hall • Collegiate chapters display their SAE projects and activities in a 10x20 booth • Chapters are judged on their presentations • Opportunity for high visibility among manufacturers, suppliers and alumni • Cash prizes/trophies awarded • All collegiate chapters welcome

12. Micro-Truck Baja Competition April 13, 2005 • Held at Congress in main exhibit hall • Consists of modifying a stock model all-terrain truck to traverse an all-terrain course • Track has obstacles including steep inclines, water trenches, sand pits and rock fields • Cash prizes/trophies awarded • All collegiate chapters welcome • “Corporate Challenge” held for engineers; great way to get younger members involved

13. Spring Autocross CompetitionApril 16, 2005 • Scaled-down road race, run against the clock • Participants drive their own cars or FSAE cars • Course laid out on a large parking lot with orange cones defining the boundaries • Object is to drive quickly and smoothly without hitting the cones • Key to a fast time is a car that handles well and is driven smoothly • SAE members allowed to participate

14. Micro-Electric Vehicle CompetitionApril 21, 2005 • High school student teams design and build a miniature electric vehicle powered by one AA dry cell battery • Vehicles race up a fixed incline, pulling a weighted trailer • Cash prizes/trophies awarded • Pizza and pop provided

15. Young Automotive Professionals ConferenceSaturday, June 18, 2005 - Ford MPG 9:30-10:00 Registration / Continental Breakfast 10:00-10:05 SAE Welcome – Mazen Hammoud, Detroit Section Chairman 10:05-10:20 Keynote Speaker – Phil Martens, Ford, Group Vice President, Product Creation 10:20-10:30 Moderator / Introductions 10:30-12:30 Panel Discussion – Platform Engineering from a Global Perspective 12:30-1:30 Networking Lunch 1:30-5:00 Ride and Drive Cost: $25 SAE member; $45 non-member; $15 SAE student member Registration includes breakfast and lunch