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[Engsoc-Committee] Fwd:
by DCU Engineering Society 03 Feb '12

03 Feb '12

Moe, FYI! Is mise le meas, Ian Begin forwarded message: > From: "Get Customised!" <colm(a)midletonprintshop.ie> > Date: 3 February 2012 09:40:46 GMT > To: <melanie.farrell(a)dcusu.ie> > > Hi, > > I’m writing to you today from a company in Midleton Co Cork regarding our 2012 range of clubs and Socs/Class Hoodys. > > It’s really just to see if any of your Club/Soc or Class members have already ordered or are interested in ordering Club/Soc or Class Hoodys for the year. > > At the moment we're running a promotion where you get a free class t-shirt with every Hoody ordered (for the next few weeks). > > The styles that are most popular with colleges and schools this year are: > The Varsity (Two-tone Hoody) > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.201087589924737.51370.20100041326… > The classic College Hoody: > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.201023596597803.51335.20100041326… > > Prices start at €24 (students can contact us with the number of Hoodys required and we’ll give them exact figures). > > For any more info, please contact us at info(a)midletonprintshop.ie or on 021-4630945. > > You/students can also play around with designs yourself/themselves, here: > http://www.getcustomised.com/netshirt_main_new.aspx > > We’re supplying five Clubs/Socs (and another five or six classes) in CIT (Cork) at present. Attached is the most popular Hoody for them this year. > Some of the other colleges we have dealt with in recent weeks include DIT, UL, WIT, St Angelas College, Sligo and UCC. > > Thanks for taking the time to read this mail. > > Regards, > > Colm O'Sullivan > > Midleton Print Shop & Get Customised! > Phone: +353 21 4630945 > Website: www.getcustomised.com > Website: www.midletonprintshop.ie > > > ******************************************************************* > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may be legally > privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this > e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended > recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution, or any action taken > or omitted to be taken in relianceon it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. > ******************************************************************* > > >

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[Engsoc-Committee] Fwd: Google Chromebook Initiative
by Aisling Dowd 28 Jan '12

28 Jan '12

I think its a cool idea and I was immediately interested when I saw it on the DCU webpage news last year :) I think we should definitely partake. I think there should be one per programme and ensure it is spread evenly through the four years and I presume it will be open to people outside the committee? Would it be an option for masters students too? Aisling. On 27 January 2012 19:11, Ian Kavanagh <ian.kavanagh4(a)mail.dcu.ie> wrote: > Hi all, > > I hope the exams went well. I would ask that you read this and respond to > it before Saturday at 6pm if possible please. > > I have been contacted by Derek Molloy about an initiative they are looking > to run with us. > > DCU's Education committee are looking to run a trial with Google. The > trial consists of giving out Google Chromebooks to students to use in the > second semester. Each faculty has been allocated 30 of these Chromebooks > and all of the other faculties have distributed them to individual classes. > The Engineering and Computing Faculty however would prefer to distribute > them through ourselves and Redbrick because of the 3 separate Schools > within the Faculty. They have received approval to do this. > > I had a meeting today with Derek Molloy about this. Nobody is under any > obligation to participate in this and everybody who does will be doing so > on a volunteer basis. > > What they propose is that > > - 30 volunteers are chosen by our societies to partake in this trial. > They see oour societies as containing ‘expert’ users that could provide > them with feedback on the devices and their suitability for students in our > faculty – e.g. Can we program on them? (maybe using Cloud9?), Do our notes > work? Moodle, Wimba etc? Do you like them? All feedback, positive and > negative. > - That each volunteer would be allocated and would be responsible for > a Chromebook device for the entire second semester. This distribution would > happen through ISS. > - The faculty will investigate the possibility of a prize for the most > (academically relevant?) use of the Chromebooks. > - That each participant would complete a survey at the end (run by > ISS). > > There are two conditions > > - Derek needs to seek ethical approval for the distribution! He is > currently working on this. > - That Noel O’Connor would work with me as the President of the > society to ensure that we have documentation to show that the allocation > process is fair, transparent and equitable to all members of the societies. > > Also arose today is that whoever is going to take on a Chromebook would > need to be prepared to receive something that they do not like but to > persist with it and to give valuable critical feedback at the end of the > semester. We also thought that whoever was going to take one would need > some sort of project or would have to want to try something out with these > Chromebooks to see just how far they can be pushed and what could be done > with them. The two of us where concerned with how useful they would be for > students in our faculty at this particular moment but we both agreed that > the social network which can be created using Google Apps, Google+ and > Hangouts could prove very useful to students in their studies. > > Derek is concerned that all of the other faculties will come back to the > Education committee and tell them that the Chromebooks are brilliant and > they have no flaws but that they won't actually be very useful to us at the > moment because we are being taught technology instead of just using it like > the other faculties. The Engineering and Computing Faculty need realistic > feedback so that in a few years they don't find themselves in a position > where students are told to buy these and then they find that they are > useless to them in Engineering. > > *I think this is a very good idea and a brilliant initiative that the > society should get involved in. I understand that the email is very long > but there was no point in my only telling you half of what is going on.* > * > * > *What do you think? Do you think this is a good idea that we should jump > on board with? I would appreciate your thoughts on this as soon as possible > due to our pending trip away.* > > Is mise le meas, > Ian > > > > > -- Aisling Dowd, BMED4 Class Representative, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Ordinary Committee Member, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Treasurer, 2010/2011 -- Aisling Dowd, BMED4 Class Representative, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Ordinary Committee Member, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Treasurer, 2010/2011

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[Engsoc-Committee] Google Chromebook Initiative
by Ian Kavanagh 27 Jan '12

27 Jan '12

Hi all, I hope the exams went well. I would ask that you read this and respond to it before Saturday at 6pm if possible please. I have been contacted by Derek Molloy about an initiative they are looking to run with us. DCU's Education committee are looking to run a trial with Google. The trial consists of giving out Google Chromebooks to students to use in the second semester. Each faculty has been allocated 30 of these Chromebooks and all of the other faculties have distributed them to individual classes. The Engineering and Computing Faculty however would prefer to distribute them through ourselves and Redbrick because of the 3 separate Schools within the Faculty. They have received approval to do this. I had a meeting today with Derek Molloy about this. Nobody is under any obligation to participate in this and everybody who does will be doing so on a volunteer basis. What they propose is that 30 volunteers are chosen by our societies to partake in this trial. They see oour societies as containing ‘expert’ users that could provide them with feedback on the devices and their suitability for students in our faculty – e.g. Can we program on them? (maybe using Cloud9?), Do our notes work? Moodle, Wimba etc? Do you like them? All feedback, positive and negative. That each volunteer would be allocated and would be responsible for a Chromebook device for the entire second semester. This distribution would happen through ISS. The faculty will investigate the possibility of a prize for the most (academically relevant?) use of the Chromebooks. That each participant would complete a survey at the end (run by ISS). There are two conditions Derek needs to seek ethical approval for the distribution! He is currently working on this. That Noel O’Connor would work with me as the President of the society to ensure that we have documentation to show that the allocation process is fair, transparent and equitable to all members of the societies. Also arose today is that whoever is going to take on a Chromebook would need to be prepared to receive something that they do not like but to persist with it and to give valuable critical feedback at the end of the semester. We also thought that whoever was going to take one would need some sort of project or would have to want to try something out with these Chromebooks to see just how far they can be pushed and what could be done with them. The two of us where concerned with how useful they would be for students in our faculty at this particular moment but we both agreed that the social network which can be created using Google Apps, Google+ and Hangouts could prove very useful to students in their studies. Derek is concerned that all of the other faculties will come back to the Education committee and tell them that the Chromebooks are brilliant and they have no flaws but that they won't actually be very useful to us at the moment because we are being taught technology instead of just using it like the other faculties. The Engineering and Computing Faculty need realistic feedback so that in a few years they don't find themselves in a position where students are told to buy these and then they find that they are useless to them in Engineering. I think this is a very good idea and a brilliant initiative that the society should get involved in. I understand that the email is very long but there was no point in my only telling you half of what is going on. What do you think? Do you think this is a good idea that we should jump on board with? I would appreciate your thoughts on this as soon as possible due to our pending trip away. Is mise le meas, Ian

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[Engsoc-Committee] Munich Trip
by Aisling Dowd 24 Jan '12

24 Jan '12

Hey! I'm not sure when your all finished your exams, but I was thinking that those of us going to Munich need to meet up and make sure we know all the details. Also, we probably should get everyone to meet up before hand so we all know who each other is, time to be in the airport, and if people don't want to head to the airport on their own that they could meet up and get a taxi maybe? I'm finished my exams on the 25th at 12pm. Best of luck, Aisling. -- Aisling Dowd, BMED4 Class Representative, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Ordinary Committee Member, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Treasurer, 2010/2011

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[Engsoc-Committee] Fwd: Engineers Week 2012
by Ian Kavanagh 10 Jan '12

10 Jan '12

Hey all, Sorry to bother you during this time, I didn't want to but Julie won't leave me alone, I've several missed calls from her so could you give me your opinion on this. Hope you had a good Christmas, New Year and, if it was your birthday, birthday Are we still happy to get involved with Third Level Day of Engineers Week (I think she just means the Charity Collection)? Is mise le meas, Ian Begin forwarded message: > From: Julie Goggins <jgoggins(a)engineersireland.ie> > Subject: RE: Engineers Week 2012 > Date: 9 January 2012 11:40:49 GMT > To: Ian Kavanagh <ian.kavanagh4(a)mail.dcu.ie> > > Hi Ian, > > Happy new year to you and hope you had a lovely Christmas. > > Can you just let me know that you and the society are still happy to get involved with Third Level Day of Engineers Week? Its slowly but surely creeping up on us! > > Just a quick update – I’ve sent off the permits today, the t-shirts are ordered and Enable Ireland will be providing the buckets and stickers again this year. > > Cheers, > > Julie > > Julie Goggins > Third Level Liaison > Engineers Ireland > 22 Clyde Road, > Ballsbridge, > Dublin 4 > > T: + 353 1 6651334 > F: + 353 1 6651350 > http://www.engineersireland.ie/ > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The information contained in this email message and any files transmitted with it are from Engineers Ireland and are intended only for the confidential use of the named recipient. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering it to the recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately. > > > From: Julie Goggins > Sent: 30 November 2011 12:32 > To: 'Ian Kavanagh' > Subject: Engineers Week 2012 > > Hi Ian, > > Leave the t-shirts with me and I’ll get back to you shortly! > > I just wanted to email you regarding our plans for Engineers Week 2012. You may need me to chat to you to go through it but hopefully I can explain well through an email! > > The week is taking place from the 27th of February until the 4th of March 2012. The overall objective of the entire week is to promote engineering and to generate interest in engineering as a career. > > The week is planned out as follows: > - Monday 27th February: Launching Engineers Week. > - Tuesday 28th February: Innovation Day; Third Level Day, On-Street Charity Collection and Ethical Hackathon. > - Wednesday 29th February: CPD Seminar. > - Thursday 1st March: Volunteer Day; Volunteer engineers visit primary schools. > - Friday 2nd March: Open Day; Engineering firms open their doors to the public. > - Saturday 3rd March: Family Fun Day; Show for children. > > Where I am hoping you and the society will get involved is Third Level Day – I will be organising the on-street charity collection and Richard Wilson will be organising the Ethical Hackathon. Last year I organised a similar event in Dublin with UCD, DIT and TCD but it was on a much smaller scale. As it was very successful I am hoping to expand it to Blanch IT and DCU, and also as far as Cork IT and UCC, GMIT and NUIG. > > The charity I have chosen is Enable Ireland, as Enable Ireland are using engineering innovation in the technology they use to treat people with disabilities. On the day itself I will be hoping that all of the students will be on the streets in “Engineers Week” t-shirts, shaking Enable Ireland buckets! It will probably be an early start as the best time to do an on-street collection is at rush hour. There will be media coverage and the photo for the press for Innovation Day of Engineers Week will be of students shaking their buckets! > > I haven’t nailed down all of the details yet, but I am hoping to invite you guys back here, to 22 Clyde Road for breakfast after it. > > I’m really hoping you and the society are interested in taking part this year, it was a really enjoyable event last year! You might chat to the other guys involved and see if you can roll it out to the students? > > See the leaflet attached for all activities taking place for Engineers Week 2012. > > Let me know if you require any further information at all, I am happy to help! > > Looking forward to hearing from you soon. > > All the best. > Kindest regards, > Julie Goggins > Third Level Liaison > Engineers Ireland > 22 Clyde Road, > Ballsbridge, > Dublin 4 > > T: + 353 1 6651377 > F: + 353 1 6651350 > http://www.engineersireland.ie/ > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The information contained in this email message and any files transmitted with it are from Engineers Ireland and are intended only for the confidential use of the named recipient. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering it to the recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately. >

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[Engsoc-Committee] Fwd: Engineers Week 2012
by Ian Kavanagh 09 Jan '12

09 Jan '12

FYI Is mise le meas, Ian Begin forwarded message: > From: Julie Goggins <jgoggins(a)engineersireland.ie> > Subject: RE: Engineers Week 2012 > Date: 9 January 2012 16:16:35 GMT > To: Ian Kavanagh <ian.kavanagh4(a)mail.dcu.ie> > > Hi Ian, > > The collection is scheduled to catch the commuters and rush hour traffic on the Tuesday morning, meeting at Grafton Street at about 7.30am and coming back to Engineers Ireland at 10am for a breakfast. > > It’s an early start but it was really enjoyable last year. > > Hopefully you can make it and recruit some of the DCU students! DIT, UCD, TCD and IT Blanchardstown are all taking part too. > > I will send you further details in the coming weeks. > > Julie > > > On 9 Jan 2012, at 11:40, Julie Goggins wrote: > > > Hi Ian, > > Happy new year to you and hope you had a lovely Christmas. > > Can you just let me know that you and the society are still happy to get involved with Third Level Day of Engineers Week? Its slowly but surely creeping up on us! > > Just a quick update – I’ve sent off the permits today, the t-shirts are ordered and Enable Ireland will be providing the buckets and stickers again this year. > > Cheers, > > Julie > > Julie Goggins > Third Level Liaison > Engineers Ireland > 22 Clyde Road, > Ballsbridge, > Dublin 4 > > T: + 353 1 6651334 > F: + 353 1 6651350 > http://www.engineersireland.ie/ > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The information contained in this email message and any files transmitted with it are from Engineers Ireland and are intended only for the confidential use of the named recipient. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering it to the recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately. > > > From: Julie Goggins > Sent: 30 November 2011 12:32 > To: 'Ian Kavanagh' > Subject: Engineers Week 2012 > > Hi Ian, > > Leave the t-shirts with me and I’ll get back to you shortly! > > I just wanted to email you regarding our plans for Engineers Week 2012. You may need me to chat to you to go through it but hopefully I can explain well through an email! > > The week is taking place from the 27th of February until the 4th of March 2012. The overall objective of the entire week is to promote engineering and to generate interest in engineering as a career. > > The week is planned out as follows: > - Monday 27th February: Launching Engineers Week. > - Tuesday 28th February: Innovation Day; Third Level Day, On-Street Charity Collection and Ethical Hackathon. > - Wednesday 29th February: CPD Seminar. > - Thursday 1st March: Volunteer Day; Volunteer engineers visit primary schools. > - Friday 2nd March: Open Day; Engineering firms open their doors to the public. > - Saturday 3rd March: Family Fun Day; Show for children. > > Where I am hoping you and the society will get involved is Third Level Day – I will be organising the on-street charity collection and Richard Wilson will be organising the Ethical Hackathon. Last year I organised a similar event in Dublin with UCD, DIT and TCD but it was on a much smaller scale. As it was very successful I am hoping to expand it to Blanch IT and DCU, and also as far as Cork IT and UCC, GMIT and NUIG. > > The charity I have chosen is Enable Ireland, as Enable Ireland are using engineering innovation in the technology they use to treat people with disabilities. On the day itself I will be hoping that all of the students will be on the streets in “Engineers Week” t-shirts, shaking Enable Ireland buckets! It will probably be an early start as the best time to do an on-street collection is at rush hour. There will be media coverage and the photo for the press for Innovation Day of Engineers Week will be of students shaking their buckets! > > I haven’t nailed down all of the details yet, but I am hoping to invite you guys back here, to 22 Clyde Road for breakfast after it. > > I’m really hoping you and the society are interested in taking part this year, it was a really enjoyable event last year! You might chat to the other guys involved and see if you can roll it out to the students? > > See the leaflet attached for all activities taking place for Engineers Week 2012. > > Let me know if you require any further information at all, I am happy to help! > > Looking forward to hearing from you soon. > > All the best. > Kindest regards, > Julie Goggins > Third Level Liaison > Engineers Ireland > 22 Clyde Road, > Ballsbridge, > Dublin 4 > > T: + 353 1 6651377 > F: + 353 1 6651350 > http://www.engineersireland.ie/ > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The information contained in this email message and any files transmitted with it are from Engineers Ireland and are intended only for the confidential use of the named recipient. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering it to the recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately. >

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[Engsoc-Committee] RC Cars
by Aisling Dowd 30 Dec '11

30 Dec '11

Seasons greetings! I bought the RC Cars we chose in the last meeting the other day but they were tiny. I brought them back and am worried that we will need to spend more on them to get bigger cars. Here's a link for all of argos' RC Cars http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&langId=1… All the best, Ais. -- Aisling Dowd, BMED4 Class Representative, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Ordinary Committee Member, 2011/2012 DCU Engineering Society Treasurer, 2010/2011

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[Engsoc-Committee] Website
by Ian Kavanagh 20 Dec '11

20 Dec '11

Hey guys, Sorry to bother you during this wonderfully festive week of joy! Make sure you listen to http://christmasfm.ie/ only 6 days of wonderful music left! The website currently at http://dcu.clashoftheash.net/ may disappear or be unreachable at some point over the next two months, I'll try and keep it up but no guarantees. Nollaig shóna duit (Happy Christmas), Ian

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[Engsoc-Committee] View the prezi Moe's Week 13 Thingy! by Mohamed ALi
by Mohamed ALi 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

We are delivering this message on behalf of mohamed.mohamedali3(a)mail.dcu.ie Hey guy's so here is the plan! Full Screen &amp; Scroll with your arrow key's to see the Prezi! Hope to see you guys there after Ice Skating! Don't be afraid to bring a board game or what ever!!! You like!!!........I just hope the the email system is working!!!! Mohamed: 0870573204 regards, Moe!!!!!!! Mohamed ALi would like to invite you to watch the prezi called: "Moe's Week 13 Thingy!" about "You guys are invited to Moe's house for some fun" Follow this link to watch this prezi: http://prezi.com/rvbvzjztr4jf/moes-week-13-thingy/?auth_key=4105307cf0a9699… Best regards, Prezi.com Prezi is an easy to use online presentation and storytelling editor Learn more or get started in minutes at: http://prezi.com

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[Engsoc-Committee] EngSoc Minutes 14.12.2011 (engsoc-committee@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie)
by Aisling Dowd (Google Docs) 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Attached: EngSoc 14.12.2011.pdf Sent using Google Docs http://docs.google.com/ Minutes from today's meeting. Task list is enclosed. Happy holidays! Ais.

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