Highlights of January 11th, 2010 ECA Meeting
Project
Status
Land Use
Compatibility: Mr. Welling reported a new wind
farm is proposed for the Jaw Bone Canyon area. Mr.
Scott Kiernan, Encroachment Prevention Manager for
Edwards reported that they have reviewed this
project and will support it provided it adheres to
the red, yellow, green corridors established by the
Kern County Board of Supervisors. An Edwards
Community Alliance letter of support will be
prepared for President Deaver’s signature.
Another area of
concern is the request from wireless groups for more
frequency spectrum. Rep. Rick Boucher is sponsoring
a bill that would mandate a government inventory of
the airwaves to identify unused or underused bands
that could be reallocated. This could adversely
impact on government use of selected frequencies.
Education
Teacher/Counselor
visits: A tentative schedule for monthly visits
is currently in the works beginning in February with
a tour of California Portland Cement Company. March
will be Rio Tinto and/or the Air Force Research
Laboratory and April will be Edwards.
Scholarship:
The Antelope Valley Section of the Society of Women
Engineers is offering a $500 college scholarship for
aspiring women engineers who plan to attend an ABET
accredited undergraduate engineering program
starting in 2010. Applications must be received by
February 1, 2010.
Applications and
qualification information are available
electronically at:
http://www.swe.org/RegionB/B012/scholarship.html.
Or they may be requested directly by sending an
e-mail with subject “Scholarship Application
Request” to SWE.Antelope
Valley@gmail.com.
Business Outlook
Conference: The Antelope Valley Board of Trade
will hold its annual Business Outlook Conference on
February 19 at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds.
This event will call attention to what the region is
doing to provide a skilled workforce. The plan is
to have each of the high school academies provide a
booth at the conference displaying their activities
to provide a skilled workforce to local industry.
In addition, representatives from each academy will
be a guest at 21 industry/business tables throughout
the conference to discuss their academy and future
workforce plans with those at the table.
Engineering 11:
The Lancaster University Fresno Engineering Program
is offering another Engineering 11 class beginning
on February 2, 2010. This program provides an
opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to
learn about the various branches of engineering and
construction management. For applications visit:
http://www.fresno.edu/engineering/departments_programs/lancaster/.
For questions call 661-723-6429 ext 121 or 104
Northrop/AVC
training: Les Uhazy briefed that AVC and
Northrop are working together to expand the existing
Northrop program to include training in aerospace
manufacturing, software, etc.
Open
Discussion
JSF Welcome
Video: Mr. Johnstone said a multi-disciplined
group of folks from the “Aerospace Valley” are
meeting to discuss a video on the “Aerospace Valley”
to send to potential families coming to Edwards to
support the Joint Strike Fighter program. The
planned deployment to Edwards is for approximately
three years beginning in early 2011 and the families
have stated concerns about education in California
and taxes that would essentially reduce their
income. The video will hopefully show the numerous
activities available in the region, local
educational programs, potential housing
availability, recreational spots, etc. Also,
discussions with state elected officials about the
taxes are planned.
V A Medical
Clinic: Mr. Mark Chapa, VA Outreach
Coordinator, gave a brief run down on the local
Lancaster VA Clinic and other veteran programs such
as the Veterans parade, Vet days on March 29th and
Martin Luther King flowers and tree planting event.
Sincerely,
Robert Johnstone
Technical Advisor
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