Region III News
SIG Awareness
On June 2nd 2009, the NSBE AE
North Alabama Chapter made the
most of Mr. Carl ’s visit to Huntsville,
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are technical societies/
Alabama where he would be the
organizations within NSBE-AE. NSBE SIGs create a link
keynote speaker for a local con-
between NSBE and relevant fields of technology, providing
ference. Dr. Arthur Bond - NSBE
a mechanism for NSBE as a Society to exert leadership
founder, Carl Mack - NSBE
and influence within identified fields. SIGs are grassroots
working units of NSBE, established to conduct innovative
Executive Director, The North
technical activity.
Alabama Chapter Executive
Board, UAHuntsville col-
SIG members provide relevant technical education to
legiate chapter president,
technologists in other disciplines and contribute to and State Representative
the technical education of students. They also assume Laura Hall sat down for a evening dinner.
the mantle of cultural leadership by bringing technical
leadership to Black business, political, and celebrity leaders.
Most importantly, SIGs bring the promises of technology to
reality in the Black community.
SIG members bring their technical skills and capabilities to
the organization. Their time, talent, and leadership creates
an arm of NSBE with the technological prowess of the
different industries. With active SIGs participation, NSBE
to provide is able to provide culturally responsible technical
leadership within various fields.
Each SIG is managed by a board of directors consisting of
This event on June 2nd was a very inspirational
AE members who are professionals in that SIG’s discipline.
SIG members are entry, mid-level, and senior engineers,
and powerful event to say the least. Topics of discus-
technologists, and scientists in industry, academia, and
sion included the need for NSBE in 1971 and 2009, the
government. They are passionate, pioneering problem
impact of the Alumni Extension to the Society Nation,
solvers becoming increasingly skilled in developing
North Alabama AE Chapter’s impact on the collegiate
and executing innovative projects in challenging fiscal chapters and the community.
environments. They are dedicated NSBE leaders committed
to ushering in a new era of technical excellence. Mr. Mack is a powerful speaker and his words
are inspirational. He has motivated our Chapter’s
SIGs develop experience by recruiting senior and mid-
Executive Board to keep going the extra mile. We look
level professionals from their industries and the successful
forward to having Mr. Mack back four our Seventeenth
execution of technical projects of increasing complexity and
Annual Scholarship Banquet March 4th, 2010 here in
scope.
Huntsville, AL. This will truly be an exceptional scholar-
There are currently 7 active SIGs:
ship banquet.
• Aerospace
• Energy
• Environmental Engineering
• Information Technology Think Tank
• Space
• Transportation
• Women in Science and Engineering
If you are interested in joining any one of these SIGs or
starting a SIG within your industry, contact Ronke Adetoba
at
techex@nsbe-ae.org or visit
https://nol.nsbe.org/
events/EV04EventDetail.aspx?eventID=3104
12 • Alumni Arsenal | November 2009 The Official Magazine of the NSBE Alumni Extension
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