5th AFBE-UK AGM
18th February 2012
Nike Folayan, Chair
*Picture from Daily Mail Picture of Vienna
Program
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Welcome /Introduction
Presentation and Questions by Chairperson
Dissolution of Executive Committee
Coffee Break and Refreshments
Discussion of 2012 programs and lessons
learned follow up
• Discussion on events in 2012
• AOB
AFBE-UK’s Objectives
AFBE-UK’s goal is to promote public
awareness of engineering and the
opportunities for Black and Minority Ethnic
(BME) communities in engineering.
Working with various organisations to make
this happen!
How we achieve our objectives?
AFBE-UK’s OBJECTIVES
Developing Schools
Partnerships
RAEng, ICE,
IMechE,
IChemE,
Industry
participation
Raising
awareness of
Engineering
careers to
young people
Seminars
Topical world
engineering
problems
and
development
of wider
community
Consultancy
Advise
/information on
BME
community
related matters
Research
Perceptions
of
Engineering
in relation to
BME
communities
AFBE-UK Timeline
First AFBE-UK
Seminar
21/08/07
26/04/08
Second AFBE-UK
Seminar
30/05/2008
26/06/08
Formed and first Launch and
meeting
Reception at
attended by 5
the South
founding members African High
goals, aims,
Commission
objectives defined
End of Year
Electric Africa
Dinner
09/08/09
19/05/10
03/12/10 23/10/10
Making
Engineering
Hot Phase 1
first event
Engineering
for Natural
Disasters
2011
01/07/10
2012
Making
Infrastructure
Engineering in the UK
Hot Phase II
AFBE-UK’s Structure
Advisory Board
Influencing and raising the
profile of Engineering
professionals in the UK
Making Engineering Hot!
(MEH)
(13-24 year olds)
•CV Clinics
•Employability seminars
•Interviews Skills
•Working with MERLIN
AFBE-UK
Managed by Executive
Committee
Student Engineering Network
(SEN)?
Managed by Student Committee
The Campaign
• 12 Engineering Volunteers
• 6 Engineering Students
• Hackney, Brent and Harrow, Lewisham,
Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lambeth, Skills
shortage within industry.
• Scoping Young Engineers Project
• Make Engineering Hot! In Scotland
AFBE-UK’s 2011 Targets
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Expansion
Funding required-new strategies.
Increase membership to 250 and more active participation.
Marketing/Advertising Strategy: Developing a What’s in it for
me (WIIFM) Brochure.
Diversity in Engineering One day Conference
April Seminar’ Infrastructure in the UK
Successful Events
Development route Map to MEH Campaign: Long term
Website Development Completion
Lessons Learned
• Don’t try to do too many things (MEH)
• Set reasonable Targets
• Team Identity is key
What’s in a Name?
• BME2
• Ethnic Minority Engineering Network
• Engineering Network for Cultural Diversity…..
Suggestions Welcome….
2012 Program
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Quarterly Newsletters
Feedback Session with MITIE.
Priorities: Website
Business Case for MEH
2012 Business Plan
5th Anniversary Awards/Debate Celebrations
Mapping our Demography
Programmes
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12th January 2012-Feedback with MITIE
25th January 2012- Launch Your Engineering Network
18th February 2012 –AGM
TBA March 2012-Training Day Meeting
17th April 2012- 1st Advisory Board Meeting
March-November 2012-MEH
October-Debate/ Celebratory Event
3rd October 2012- 2nd Advisory Board Meeting
Developing Transition- Programme created by
AFBE_UK North
Budget and Membership Fee
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Our budget this year is £11,891
Our membership fee is £30 per annum
We need to raise approximately £3500
2-3 Funding Applications
Need to find Funders for MEH and Anniversary
How to Get Involved:2012 Teams
Lead
Role
Nike Folayan
Chair, London
AFBE-UK Program in London
Reneth McKenzie
MEH Manager
Managing MEH Campaign Coordinator
Volunteers Management
Ollie Folayan
Chair ,UK North
AFBE-UK Program in North
Damilola Jaiyeola
Financial Officer
Fundraising Management
Accounts
Volunteers Required
Colombo Ina
Membership Engagement ,
Surveys and Volunteering
Mapping AFBE-UK’s Demography
What’s in it for me Brochure/Business Cards
Part of Bid Team
Courtney Blythe
Membership
Coordinator/Editorial
Newsletters Editor /Minutes of Meetings
Membership contact list organisation
Seminar/Debate Abstract and Programme
Vacancy
Bid Writer/ Marketing
Strategy/Fund Raising Officer
Fund Raising
Midlands : Kevin Brown
Chapters? Chair Nottingham?
Recruiting AFBE-UK members
formal collaboration with Black Boys Can on MEH
Anthony Nkansah
Website Master
Website completion and Update
Vacancy
Research
Mapping AFBE-UK’s Demography
Analysing Results from MEH School surveys
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Teams
Don’t miss out… join us!
Become a member today!
For more information contact us at:
info@afbe.org.uk or visit www.afbe.org.uk