To all those interested in becoming part of BMES Officer core for 2010-2011:

Here's the officer application!
Please download, fill it out and send it back to us at calbmes(at)gmail.com by 5pm Monday, 2/22.

Elections will be held on that following Friday, the 26th, starting at 6pm at Stanley. Please show up on time as we will be heading in together, before Stanley locks for the weekend. (If you have an issue with that time and will be late or unable to attend, please notify us ahead of time and we will work something out.)

Application due:
5pm; 2/22/10
Elections:
6pm; 2/26/10
Stanley front steps

2010-2011 Officer Positions:

President | Internal Vice President | External Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Academic Chair | Corporate Chair | Social Chair | Outreach Chair | Publicity Chair | Fundraising Chair | Webmaster | Historian

President: The President will be responsible for overseeing general club operations, writing agendas for the weekly officer meetings, and leading the officer meetings.

Internal VP: The Internal VP will serve as the backup “point person” for events, the liaison between BMES and the BioE department staff, and the person supporting the President in keeping people on track. In addition, the IVP will be the point person for Fall Reception.

External VP: The External VP will oversee BMES’ intersocietal relations, attending meetings for collaborative efforts (such as intersocietal events and EJC meetings) and making sure that all clubs involved are on the same page.

Secretary: The Secretary will take minutes at all officer meetings and compile a more comprehensible summary of weekly tasks for other officers. In addition, the Secretary will handle the e-mail listserv, informing general members of upcoming BMES events and other information.

Treasurer: The Treasurer will compile the annual budget, handle all monetary reimbursements to club members, and manage the BMES funds provided by EJC and the BioE Department.

Fundraising Chair: The Fundraising Chair will organize all fundraising activities (such as T-shirt sales) and events (such as barbecues). This person will ideally brainstorm to come up with new, creative ways of raising funds for the club, and will oversee a Fundraising Committee.

Social Chair: The Social Chair will plan social events for the club, which will include both intra- and inter-club events, and which will foster good will and collaboration among BMES members.

Outreach Chair: The Outreach Chair will manage BMES’ community service and outreach activities, which will chiefly include BEAM (ideally, this person will help run the BEAM de-cal) as well as events like the Berkeley Project and Engineering 4 Kids Day (E4K).

Academic Chair: The Academic Chair will organize academic-related events, which will include events pertaining to grad/med school, Professor Brunches, lab tours, and grad/undergrad student mixers. This person will oversee an Academic Committee to help plan and implement these events.

Corporate Chair: The Corporate Chair will organize professional events such as career panels, resume workshops, and company infosessions, and will work with BioEHS to plan events under the “BioTech Industry Profiling” (BioTIP) Committee. This person will oversee a Corporate Committee to help plan and implement these events.

Publicity Chair: The Publicity Chair will be responsible for building up student interest for club events, which is normally accomplished by such methods as creating and posting fliers around campus, making in-class announcements, and creating Facebook events. This person will oversee a Publicity Committee to help with these activities.

Webmaster: The role of Webmaster will include keeping the BMES website maintained and updated with new events and information, as well as pioneering new methods to utilize the internet as a resource for our members.

Historian: The Historian will be responsible for taking lots of pictures at club events and organizing the photo archive in a logical way. The Historian would also compile a brief report on each BMES event for future reference.

BMES and BioEHS are playing sports together this semester every Friday~ a perfect activity for any end of the week! Even if you generally don't play the week's sport- don't worry, it's pretty chill competition- so come out, have fun and de-stress!

Generally, every week:
Friday, 4-6pm

2/15- Ultimate Frisbee at Memorial Glade
2/18- Basketball at RSF (this week on Thursday @ 8pm)
... and more!

Our first general meeting is coming up this week! It's going to be fun! Barring a rainy shower~ let's hope it really doesn't...

Wondering what kind of events BMES has planned for you this semester? Interested in officer positions for next year? Come learn about upcoming events, how to get involved, get information on officer election for next year, and hang out with your favorite BMES people! Hope to see you there!

Details:
This Thursday, February 11
6-8pm at 120AB Bechtel

Many apologies for this rather sparsely updated website last semester ~~ as I (the webmistress) have come back to school this semester, it shall be better!

We hope those who came enjoyed the Winter Retreat @ Tilden Park~ yay for the unintentional mudsport!

Big events coming up this semester to anticipate (see calendar for details):
>Medical School Panel
>What can you do with a BioE degree? Panel (BioTIP joint event)
>Engineering-Week
>E4K (Engineering 4 Kids)
>'Future MD' infosession
>Berkeley Project with us!
... plus our many upcoming social events!

~Cheers~ See you all over this coming semester!

Much apologies for the hiatus from putting up info about events...

But there are a few things coming up which are important for the lay-BioE student to connect to both the present and the future. Namely: the college you're at now and the college you may be heading off to!


Graduate School Panel


>>For those of you who're sophomores and juniors, this is definitely an event for you as Professor Conolly will be covering a number of things which you will want to do and consider before your senior year (when you actually apply for graduate school!) Also, the insight from Terry Johnson (he's actually not a doctorate...) and the attending grad students may help you decide whether or not graduate school is for you.
>>For those of you seniors, definitely come to get your questions and fears addressed from some very good sources! (hearsay from the undergrad grapevine is great for finding out about frat parties and the latest gadgetry, but not the most reliable of sources for figuring out grad school admissions)

General Meeting again!
Oct 29th 6pm-8pm (or even longer if you wish =D)
20 Barrows

Pretty self-explanatory, yes? ^___^
But if you need more persuasion... Come for a good time and to network with your fellow BioE (and other major-ed) students! Come hang out with us officers, we're officers because we love hanging out, getting to know you (yes, you) and being the best resources we can be to our fellow students!  And for those of you still wrangling with class choices, come chat up classmates and upperclassmen to get their take on your situation.... and free food!

Committee Social
Food possibilities (yummmm):
Hot Pot City
Sushi Minami (across from Asian ghetto
Bobby's Pizza down on University
Mayflower on University & Oxford
Oriental BBQ Chicken Town (It's a little bit down Telegraph)

If you've dinner plans already, come join for some ridiculously fun and quixotic games. If you've never heard of Quelf- it's okay- most of us hadn't either before this semester, but everyone swear its worth playing at least once; it's Cranium on crack!



Hope to see you soon!

>>Coming soon<<
Oct 29th 6pm-8pm (or even longer if you wish =D)
20 Barrows

Pretty self-explanatory, yes? ^___^
But if you need more persuasion... Come for a good time and to network with your fellow BioE (and other major-ed) students! Come hang out with us officers, we're officers because we love hanging out, getting to know you (yes, you) and being the best resources we can be to our fellow students!  And for those of you still wrangling with class choices, come chat up classmates and upperclassmen to get their take on your situation.... and free food!


1^st GM
Thursday, Sept 10, 2009
Time*:        7:00-9:00pm
Location*:   60 Evans
*edited 9/8/09

This, like all our GMs, is open to all interested students in the BioE major, in the BioE academic/research fields, or even just the awesome BioE/BMES culture! We'll be providing gourmet sandwiches and some fun, interactive activities at the end of the meeting.

Come out to meet all of the officers, a bunch of your classmates and other students as well. Here, you'll learn about what BMES does, what BMES has to offer you, and how you can get more involved with the club!

We will also be selling the exclusive Bioengineering T-shirts for $10 and keychains for $3, for those of you who are interested in purchasing them. Buy a BioE T-shirt and look forward to all the small perks you'll get when you wear it!

~Cheers and see you all at GM1 ~

Our "Rush Week" (no pledging involved though... just come and get to know other fun and friendly BioE's through a series of social events!)



Hike to the Big C and S'mores Night
Tuesday, Sept. 1
(6:00-8:00PM, Meet in front of Stanley Hall)
For those of you who are new to campus, the Big C is one thing you don't want to miss! We will climb up to the Big C, make some S'mores, and enjoy the spectacular sunset view of Berkeley!
 
Game Night
Wednesday, Sept. 2
(6:00-8:00PM, Memorial Glade)
Come out and play ultimate frisbee, capture the flag, and fun games with your fellow Bioengineering students!
 
Intersocietal Broomballing
Thursday, Sept. 3
(9:00PM- , Meet at Hearst Mining Circle)
Want to meet other engineering students from other societies? Come out for a friendly game of broomball next Thursday! It's FREE!!
If you've never played or heard of broomballing, it is an ice hockey-like game, but with "brooms" and in street shoes. It's a massive amount of chaotic fun in a large group!

Hi again!
Hopefully, if you're reading this, you went to the first GM and got to read the hard copy of this. But in case you didn't, or you've lost your copy, here's a pdf copy attached below!

With time, we may very well upload additional comments that didn't make the cut onto the condensed version which is the hard copy. Check back in a while and see! If you're really interested in additional information, please tell me and we will make sure it gets processed onto the website (just email us and ask!).

Dated: 09/10/09

Look out for our little booklet on some of the ins and outs of being a Cal BioE!
It'll cover tips and tricks in areas from Academics to Research to Food&Fun!

Expect it to be out in print for your perusal sometime next week- probably by our first General Meeting! ...We'll also be uploading it onto this website for the absent-minded and the environmentally-minded.

Cheers!
Dated: 09/01/09