Upcoming Events and Opportunities – March/April 2015

• March 20, Plant Tour

• March 20/21 or April 3/4, Scrum Certification Class
• April 2, IIE Banquet to Honor Stan Settles

• Apr 24th Plant tour: Compton Foundry – Continental Forge Company

• April 30, 11 a.m. – Webinar/ Presentation of AF Volunteer Work and Results – “IE’s Bringing Profitability to Non-Profits

• Calling for Lean, Project Management and other IE Tool presenters/speakers

• Calling for Plant Tours

• Calling for Happy Hour Hosts in your cities

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 Details:

March 20, Plant Tour: Boeing C-17 or New Long Beach Airport

• The final plant tour selection is still in the works. For updates, please follow our posts in LinkedIn and Meetup.
• Who can attend– Members and invited guests. Space is limited.
• Cost– $10 Members; $15 Non-members. Pay at the door.
• Restrictions– Please wear closed toe shoes; no shorts please.

March 20/21 or April 3/4, Scrum Certification Class

• Vote for the class days you wish to attend   @ http://doodle.com/9xb5ebtppayx3wih
• Vote for the location @ http://doodle.com/uvn856a97v5gvkq7
• Cost: $200+ per member; $1500 per non-member (includes IIE membership);
• Two day session
• Minimum of 10 attendees to proceed with the class
• Details will be finalized in the next week or so. Check back for updates.

April 2, 2015 IIE Banquet Honoring Stan Settles

• Visit Honor Stan’s Pagefor the impact of Stan to IIE and IE’s.
• To RSVP and for Sponsorship, follow this Eventbrite link - https://www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=15704431377
• Proceeds will benefit Rising Tide Organization and IIE Los Angeles Chapter

Apr 24th Plant tour: Continental Forge - Compton Foundry

• What- Continental Forge Company is involved with all types of products that serve Aerospace Commercial, Military, Defense, Automotive and Marine transportation. Here is a company with a vision to be one of the leading aluminum forgers in the industry.
• Where– Compton, CA; Happy Hour to follow at La Huasteca, Lynnwood, CA
• Who can attend– Members and invited guests. Space is limited.
• Cost– $10 Members; $15 Non-members. Pay at the door.
• Restrictions– Please wear closed toe shoes; no shorts please.

April 30, 11 a.m. – Webinar/ Presentation of AF Volunteer Work and Results – “IE’s Bring Profitability to ‘Non-Profits'”

• What– IIE Webinar
• Why –  IIE Los Angeles supports community development programs locally by collaborating with local members to design and implement engineering projects, while creating transformative experiences and responsible leaders. In this case, our members work with a member of the nonprofit community to find appropriate industrial engineering based solutions to improve operational efficiency thereby decreasing dependence on charitable funding and government sponsored programs. This webinar reviews our involvement with AbilityFirst which, in this case, provides programs for adults with disabilities and special needs. The work center in this study provides secure paper shredding services to the public, while teaching and helping participants reach their full potential throughout their lives. The work center environment offers a range of employment, recreational and socialization special needs programs for the participants. While most of AbilityFirst programs qualify for funding through the state-supported Regional Centers, government support provides only about half of the dollars necessary to deliver high quality programs and services. The presentation illustrates how applying industrial engineering skills helped transform the work center from a “cost center” to a “profit center”.
• How to access the Webinar –  Please RSVP using this link: http://www.iienet2.org/details.aspx?id=38670
• Who can attend- Open to all
• Cost – Free to listen

 Opportunity for Involvement

We have over 300 members. One way to help advance this chapter and worldwide organization, promote and unite ISE profession in our local chapter is through events such as plant tours, professional presentations, and networking events/happy hours. With this in mind, we are calling on all IE’s to seek or to provide opportunities that all IE’s can be part of either as students and/or teachers, to share knowledge, train, network and recognize. If interested in providing support to all or any of the opportunities below, please mail Stella at smpsasing@gmail.com.

• Calling for Lean, Project Management and other IE Tool presenters/speakers – Share knowledge and best practices that works for you. 
• Calling for Plant Tours – If you know of any facilities open to educational/technical tours relevant to IE’s and are willing to be a liaison or to provide a contact info from that company, please email us.
• Calling for Event Host – Interested in hosting an event near you, please let us know and we can assist in setting that up.