Role – Act as point of contact for STEM information
Key aims / actions – Liaise with Engineering UK who are
pulling together list of STEM organisations, Bring together STEM Education
Packs with risk assessments from existing resources. Gather local STEM
contacts and determine which areas are best suited to resource specific tasks.
Gather ideas for future consideration.
From previous initiatives within group it was agreed that large events, tasks, initiatives, etc could be best managed by forming ‘subgroups’ primarily made up from group council members and others with special interest and/or skills/knowledge.
A ‘Champion’ to lead each subgroup would be agreed who would lead and co-ordinate the actions of the sub-group and its supporters/volunteers.
The following sub-groups and ‘champions’ were agreed
Website
Role – Website (including some Marketing, Branding, Logo, and other Social media)
Champion – Andy Stevenson, IMechE
2020 Great Exhibition of the Tees Valley (GETV)
Role – Great Exhibition event organisation. Great Exhibition of the Tees Valley (GETV) flyer attached which forms the basis of the event.
Champion – Paul Ingram, The RSA
2025 events
Role – how groups can help with City of Culture /
Stockton to Darlington
Champion – Paula McMahon, ICE (temporary)
Current funding landscape
Role – Task is to find possible funders (‘without stepping on toes’).
We agreed a name to better reflect the inclusive approach and make ourselves more accessible to a wider audience whilst keeping the foundation of our beginnings…
After some of us met at an IChemE Dinner our first meeting was held at
the Sir Robert McAlpine A19 DBFO Offices in Billingham.
MEETING AIM
This is an initial meeting to see what
we can do better serve our combined goals or indeed decide if this is a bad
idea.
WE AGREED
Together we should be able to do more
with fewer active volunteers per institution.
The Council
agreed we are to show
a unified front for all engineering disciplines though:
Public engagement events
Schools events engaging with under 16s,
parent and teachers
For all events we
shall aim to promote the possibility of having a bigger pool of Engineers which
more closely aligns with the demographics of society.
We feel that our objectives will help raise aspirations of
children in the north east and improve social mobility.