Upcoming Events
More events to come in SP10...
Recent Past Events
Fair Trade Throwdown
This is SoBE's main event of winter quarter. We will be holding an awesome competition style event centered around Fair Trade engineering and business issues. The event will focus on packaging design and marketing of fair trade coffee. A panel of experienced judges and speakers from Ohio State, local businesses, and around the world will help run and score the competition. Paying members only, non-paying members can pay $5 at the door but must still RSVP. Please RSVP by February 26th to any of the following: osu.sobe@gmail.com, tragni.2@osu.edu, or watsek.1@osu.edu
- Saturday March 6th, 9-5pm, Scott Lab Room E100
- Watch this video for more information on Fair Trade.
- Also check out the Wexner Center event Black Gold. "From hand-picked bean to $3 cup, Black Gold offers an eye-opening exploration of the global coffee business—a ruthless $80 billion industry that’s made coffee the most valuable trading commodity after oil."
-Event Quotes
-Event Summary
WI10 General Meeting #2
- "Discover Fair Trade: An Introduction from Connie De-Jong"
- Connie will be giving us some background information on fair trade, focusing on the coffee industry. Those who plan to attend the Fair Trade Throw-Down on March 6 are highly encouraged to join us at this meeting.
- Monday March 1st, 6-7pm, Scott Lab Room E100
-Meeting Minutes
WI10 General Meeting #1
This is our first general meeting of 2010! We will be providing updates about the quarter's activities as well as holding officer elections. Pizza and pop provided!
General Meeting
SoBE will be having a general meeting on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th from 6-7pm in Scott Lab Room E100. We will be having a wrap-up discussion of the sustainability conference this weekend and the Honda plant tour, talking about officer elections, and going over the various SoBE committees.
-PIZZA and SODA will be provided!
-This will be our last general meeting of the quarter, so we hope to see you all there!
Product Design for Sustainability Conference
Please join the Society of Business and Engineering as it hosts the Product Design for Sustainability Conference. This is a great opportunity to learn more about sustainability, and to gain professional conference experience.
Guest speakers include:
Bhavik Bakshi (OSU Center for Resilience)
- "Life Cycle Ecological Footprint Assessment for Sustainable Products"
Rebecca Cochran (Owens Corning)
- "Sustainability at Owens Corning"
Joseph Fiksel (OSU Center for Resilience)
- "Overview of Best Practices in Sustainable Design"
Blaine Lilly (ME/ISE Department)
- "Design for Sustainability at Boeing"
Tom Vandewalle (Abbott Nutrition)
- "Sustainable Design for Nutrition Products"
Details:
Date: Saturday, November 7th
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm
Location: Pfahl Hall Room 140
Breakfast will be catered by the Blackwell. Also, dress is BUSINESS CASUAL. This event is for paying members only ($15/yr - please email Andy Freiheit.5 to discuss payment). Or, you can pay $5 at the door on the morning of the conference.
Plant Tour
Honda of America
Date: Thursday, October 22nd
We're leaving from the ROTC parking lot around 4:30. The tour will last from 5:30 - 7:30 with a focus on the challenges that Honda is facing regarding product sustainability and how they are tackling those issues. We'll be returning home around 8:30-9. Everyone is welcome to drive themselves. However, if you don't have a car, the officers will be providing carpooling. The RSVP deadline is Monday the 19th.