This Workshop will be held November 7-9. Topics ranging from best practices, project safety, new technologies, and project management will be covered throughout the weekend workshop. The event will be hosted by EWB-UMCP and will take place on the University of Maryland, College Park campus, only a 20 minutes Metro ride from downtown Washington, DC.
Please save the date and join us in our mission to unite and strengthen EWB-USA and continue making a difference throughout the world. Stay tuned for more workshop details and logistical information.
If there are any questions or comments about the South East Fall Workshop, please contact Sarah Ness at ness.sarah@gmail.com.

Attention! Interested in getting involved this summer? The second phase of the Burkina Faso solar lighting project is on an accelerated schedule. This is a new project for our chapter and incorporates the solar energy technology we've utilized in past Burkina Faso Projects with a new system to recharge portable lanterns. Design work and planning on this unique project has started and will continue through the summer. If you will be living in the area this summer and are interested, please email Ryan Payne at rpayne.umd@gmail.com.

Thank you all for voting in the 2008-2009 elections for the EWB-UMCP executive board. We have selected a new executive board for the upcoming school year. The contacts page will be updated soon with the new students. Thank you to all who participated, ran for positions, and voted! The new executive board for the 2008-2009 school year will be:
President: Phil Hannam
Vice: Sona Chaudhry
Secretary: Matt Bakalar
Treasurer: Kelly Canfield
PR: Tristan San Buenaventura
Webmaster: Kristen Markham
Fundraising: Noam Fine

Thank you to all who came out to support our chapter on Sunday, May 4th 2-6pm at the Thursty Turtle. The event was a great success and we hope to continue this type of event in the future.
Please join us in thanking the volunteers who helped organize the event, and the following bands who came to play at the concert:

Paper Houses

Armed Elephant

Vespertine Movement

Three Months to Live!

Our chapter's Burkina Faso Lighting team and Brazil team sucessfully completed their project in their respective contries this winter. Our first general body meeting was on February 11, and our second general body meeting was on March 3. We had a guest speaker, Dr. Erve Chambers, Chair of University of Maryland's Department of Anthropology, visit us to talk about applied anthropology and how it relates to EWB and our mission. Visit the events page for more detailed descriptions. Visit the projects page for more information - as information changes, this site will be updated.
Our last general body meeting was on April 14th. We discussed what we learned at the national conference and heard other updates. We also had nominations for executive board for next year. Please Check back periodically as next semester draws nearer for new fall meeting times.

This summer the Burkina Faso Water project will be traveling to Dissin to implement their project. Please join us in wishing them a safe and sucessful trip!

If you have any questions, please email us at ewbumd@gmail.com.

For information about our current projects, please visit the projects page. Current project meeting times are on our Home Page. To contact the project leaders directly see our Contacts Page.

See the events page to see more details about upcoming fundraisers, event and project updates.

Our EWB chapter is selling 100% organic, Silver Canyon Coffee through One World Fundraising , an organization that helps non-profit organizations to raise money through the selling of high quality, Fair Trade Certified goods. Fair Trade guarantees a higher price to the growers, helping them to rise above the cycle of poverty and improving the quality of life for them and their communities. Fair Trade encourages the use of ecologically sustainable agricultural methods. With the purchase of this coffee you support both EWB-UMCP and the growers of the coffee. To purchase, go to their website, http://www.oneworldfundraising.com and click shop now then choose our chapter from the list (University of Maryland, College Park) and choose the coffee of your liking. Thank you for your support!

EWB is just one part of international life as an engineer. The world is rushing ahead with advances, and the United States must be a full member of that community of education and research and work, or be left behind, as individuals and as a country. Learn about Undergraduate and Graduate opportunities abroad. If you have more opportunities that you would like to share with others, please email us at ewbumd@gmail.com.