International Committee

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• International Committee
• Regional Membership Initiatives
• Programs

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Benefits of Participation

• Increase programming available to your
  membership.
• Build networking and cross cultural communication
  skills.
• Access your schools academic resources through
  international project research.
• Demonstrate project management skills.
• Impact the global community
• Brand your chapter as a Global contributor

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Membership InitiativesTwin ChapterAmbassador

• Concentrate on building the strength of existing
  International Chapters and help to start new
  ones.
• Targeted areas include
• Nigeria
• Ghana
• Cameroon
• South Africa
• West Indies
• United Kingdom

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NSBE Twin Chapter

• An official partnership between North American
  Chapters and International Chapters
• Buddy with an existing NSBE Chapter anywhere
  around the world, or help to start a new Chapter!
• Chapters will be equipped with Toolkits, and
  software to execute!

NSBE Ambassador

• An official partnership between individuals and
  International Chapters
• Geared towards students looking for international
  experience, or foreign born NSBE members.
• Ambassadors will be equipped with Toolkits, and
  software to execute!

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Awards and Recognition

• Based on the following criteria
• Cultural Exchange
• Technical Exchange
• Leadership Growth
• Each initiative will vie for 7 awards at National
  Convention
• Regional Twin/Ambassador of the year (6)
• National Twin/Ambassador of the year(1)

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ProgramsConsulting Design Olympiad (CDO)

• Foster Global team management skills, and develop
  real world solutions to real world engineering
  problems. Teams will choose from a list of
  Engineering problem statements and formulate a
  solution and project execution plan.
• Compete on a Regional and National level for
  awards and implementation resources.
• Target topics include
• Energy
• Environment
• IT Infrastructure

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Consulting Design Olympiad

• Teams are composed of 4 Domestic Chapter members
  and 4 International Chapter members.
• Multiple teams per university allowed.
• Teams will be given toolkits for Best Practices.
• Regional winners will compete at National
  Convention for championship.

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How to signup

• Program guidelines and registration will open
  September 7th.
• Deadlines will close September 28th.
• Contact your Regional IC Chair
• Sihle Wilson region3international_at_board.nsbe.org
• for more information.