Spring 2012 PE Review Course - Registration is OPEN!

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LA YMF is excited to ring in the 2012 year and bring our members new programs and events for our ASCE members. Over the last few months, our Board was busy putting their skills to work and organizing great events to end the 2011 year and preparing for the New Year.

The first quarter of our 2011-2012 season had a great start with a busy October: attending the ASCE National Conference in Memphis, LA Section Installation Luncheon at Disneyland Hotel, and MLAB Banquet at the Los Angeles City Hall. November kicked off with an exhilarating YMF Soccer Tournament in Whittier Narrows Park with over 50 YMF soccer players from Los Angeles, San Bernardino/Riverside, San Diego, and Orange County with LA YMF’s Green Team taking home the trophy! Our Social and Sports Committees have been amazing at bringing engineers together over different activities such as rock climbing and monthly Happy Hours, and are working with neighboring YMF groups to plan for our annual Mammoth Trip in the end of January. Our holiday season started with volunteering at the Pasadena Union Station Homeless Services on Thanksgiving, in addition to a successful Holiday Network Night, and Toy Drive at the Edison in downtown, where over 40 members mingled over a holiday Icebreaker game, food, and drinks.

The LA YMF University Outreach Committee has conducted resume workshops helping college students refine their resumes and job interview skills; they hosted a student mixer, which gathered ASCE student leaders from UCLA, USC, CSULA, CSUN, and LMU to discuss and share their successes and obstacles. Also, our K-12 Outreach Committee has been continuing its success in connecting with local schools and building relations with other education programs. As well, outreaching to the community at education fairs and presenting at classrooms on the importance of Civil Engineering!

The 2012 Year will be no less eventful as the last. LA YMF has several local tours such as the Pasadena City Hall and the Los Angeles First Street Bridge tours in January, as well as our San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Technical Presentation on Tuesday, January 31st. Bring your friends and colleagues to the annual YMF Mammoth Trip on January 27-29th, Bowling Night on January 26th, and/or join our Community Service or K-12 Outreach committees. I encourage you to invite your company to our 13th Annual Student Night Job Fair on Friday, March 9th in Downtown LA, a fantastic network night for company representatives and students alike. As always, check the LA YMF calendar at www.mlab-ymf.org and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/asce.losangeles.ymf. Looking forward to seeing you at our next event!

Sincerely,
Jinny Huang, P.E.
Los Angeles YMF President
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SPRING 2012 P.E. REVIEW COURSE - Class Begins Tuesday, February 7th to March 24th at LA City Public Works Building

Become a registered Professional Engineer! LA YMF is once again sponsoring the Professional Engineer Review Course for the NCEES PE Exam. LA YMF cordially invites you to participate in our comprehensive PE review course, which covers the 8-hours and California Special Seismic and Surveying portions of the exam. The courses are taught by Professional Engineers that have many years of experience in their respective fields of expertise.

The course fees are competitive to other P.E. review course and include lecture notes and practice problems. The courses are open to all engineers preparing for the exam and offers a discounted enrollment rate for ASCE members. The P.E. review course is a great way to prepare for the exam and network with other civil engineers. The Spring 2012 PE exam date is April 12 & 13, 2012.

Classes are scheduled to begin Tuesday, February 7, 2012 through March 24. Sign-up and pass the word to your colleagues! Visit our PE review course webpage at http://perc.mlab-ymf.org for information and registration details. Please contact Darwin Vargas at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information or questions.

Career Advancement

18TH ANNUAL POPSICLE STICK BRIDGE COMPETITION - Cal State University, Long Beach - Friday, February 17th, 8:00AM - 5:00PM

MLAB and OC YMF join up once again to host the 18th Annual Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition (PSBC). Over 200 high school students from the greater Los Angeles and Orange County area gather to compete in this annual event. To find out more about the Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition, visit our webpage at http://bridge.mlab-ymf.org for up to date information or contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

With such a big turnout of students and teachers, we are seeking volunteers to help facilitate a successful event for all participants. Volunteers will assist with registration, bridge testing, judging bridges, presentations, posters, scoring, and much more.

Please CLICK HERE for more volunteering details. Feel free to contact the volunteer coordinator, Andrew Pham at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to sign up for for this event or for more information.

Community Outreach

CURIOUS GEORGE K-12 OUTREACH: SUGAR CUBES & PEANUT BUTTER EARTHQUAKE LESSON - Eagle Rock Elementary - Friday, February 10th, 8:45AM - 10:45AM

Get kids thirlled about engineering with the next Curious George K-12 Outreach event! We will be teaching over 100 second graders about earthquake engineering by building and breaking sugar cube and peanut butter structures! Approximately 16 volunteers are needed to lead small groups in building and shaking their structures. This is a new school to our K-12 outreach program, so come show your support and interest! No prior experience needed. More information is provided below.

What: Curious George Engineers for Earthquakes
When: Friday, February 10th, 8:45AM - 10:45AM
Where: Eagle Rock Elementary, (2057 Fair Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90041)
Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (408) 207-5436

K-12 Outreach

13TH ANNUAL STUDENT NIGHT & JOB FAIR - Friday, March 9th, 2012 - Cicada Restaurant in Downtown LA - Friday, March 9th, 4:00PM - 9:00PM

This year’s Student Night & Job Fair (SNJF) will be held on March 9th, 2012 in the Cicada Restaurant. The event serves to distribute our student scholarships and awards, provide our students with the opportunity to find employment, and empower engineering companies to bridge the gap between employers and the local 11 universities.

If your company currently has open job opportunities and/or is looking for an opportunity to network with some of the brightest and most talented civil engineering students in the LA area, then we encourage you to join us.

If you are a student, please click on our SNJF website at snjf.mlab-ymf.org for many scholarship opportunities to assist in your college education. The deadline to postmark your application is February 10th, 2012.

Please CLICK HERE for the event flyer or contact Heren Molina, Student Night & Job Fair Chair at (818) 331-8844 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. Visit our SNJF website snjf.mlab-ymf.org for more details on the event and online registration coming soon.

Career Advancement

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CONSTRUCTION VOLUNTEERING – Glendale – Saturday, February 11th, 12:00PM-4:00PM

Due to the great response from our membership, both shifts with the San Gabriel Valley (SGV) Habitat for Humanity (HFH) on Saturdays, January 28th and February 11th , are completely filled. At this time, we have no additional scheduled shifts with Habitat, but we hope to expand our involvement and contribution to Habitat for Humanity in the near future.

If you are interested in signing up individually to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, San Gabriel Valley, please visit their website at www.sgvhabitat.org. They are always looking for volunteers and have a calendar of all their available shifts.

For the members already registered as volunteers for one of our two shifts, you should have been contacted by our coordinator, Paul. Please be expecting additional information and details in the coming days. For any additional information or inquiries, please contact Paul Choy at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Community Outreach

READING TO KIDS! VOLUNTEERING – Magnolia Elementary, Downtown Los Angeles – Saturday, April 14th, 8:45AM – 12:00PM

Reading to Kids (RTK) is dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading. They coordinate reading clubs at elementary schools in downtown Los Angeles where volunteers read aloud to children and create arts and crafts projects about the stories. Each child receives a book to take home and the books read aloud are donated to the school's library. Reading aloud to children imparts a love of books that leads to improved literacy, to a more successful education, and to a brighter future.

Save the date. ASCE LA YMF is planning to volunteer as a group at RTK’s April reading club on April 14th.

You can begin signing up for the April 14th reading club after March 12th. (you can email Paul so he will send you a reminder email when registration opens.) To sign up to volunteer, please visit www.readingtokids.org where you'll need to register and RSVP. Please sign up for Magnolia Elementary School and select Los Angeles ASCE YMF as your volunteer group affiliation.

For more information, please see our flyer by CLICKING HERE. Also, please feel free to email Paul at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; or contact Reading to Kids at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (310) 479-7455.

To receive updates from Reading to Kids, please click here to join their e-mail list: http://www.readingtokids.org/News/Subscribe.html.

Community Outreach

Don't Miss Our Events! - Easy Ways to Follow our Calendar

Keep apprised of our events. Our calendar is kept current on our webpage: mlab-ymf.org, and now you can view our events from your Web-based or Outlook calendars, please click on the link to get our feed in your calendar, or contact George Huang for more info at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/ymfmlab%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

LAST UPDATE: 1/6/12

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