Sep
21
12:00 PM12:00
Gathering

Chapter Gathering: Citizen Science and its Role in Exploration

Mark your calendars for our next PNW Chapter gathering! The topic is "Citizen Science," and we have two speakers: Veronica Kenney will discuss her work in the Marshall Islands, and Jackie Selbitschka will focus on coral reefs. Both will stress how ordinary folk with an avid interest but little professional training can still contribute to serious advances in science. The Explorers Club, a hundred years ago, recognized that as an obvious truth hardly worth comment. More recently, the "amateur naturalist" label has fallen a bit out of favor. These two talks will remind you we should keep that historical thread.

Location: Leavenworth in the North Cascades

Address: Kristall’s Restaurant and Lounge, 280 US Highway 2, Leavenworth, WA 98826

Date: September 21st, 2024

Time: Noon - 4:00 PM

Food: Lunch from the menu, and the chapter will cover all food and most drinks, but anything alcoholic is on you.

RSVP: Please! We want to see all of you, but an RSVP will help our planning. Link below.

Theme: Citizen Science and its Role in Exploration

Speakers: Veronica Kenney: Marshall Islands Citizen Science; Jackie Selbitschka: Reef Check Citizen Science

Networking: We’ll have some nametags, and the RSVP will give us information we’ll share between us to help spark conversations.

Please click here and register:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUVAIeWscYAe9hDuQE67QaJxvvFvRGT7mtT4QbVKSX925KwA/viewform?usp=sf_link

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Oct
26
12:00 PM12:00

October Gathering

Save the date for our October Chapter gathering in Portland, Oregon! This will be a wonderful gathering with a theme around Oceans. Check back here for more details to come.

Location: Portland, Oregon

Address: TBD

Date: Saturday, October 26th, 2024

Time: TBD (sometime in the afternoon)

Theme: Oceans

Speakers: More information to follow


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Nov
23
11:00 AM11:00

November Annual Lunch

Our annual Chapter lunch is a warm and inclusive event, open to all chapter members, their families, and their friends. We are currently finalizing the details, so please stay tuned for more information.

Location: Hotel Sorrento in Seattle, Washington

Address: 900 Madison St. Seattle, WA 98104

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Time: TBD

Cost: Members $50, non-members $60. An email from our chapter will go out regarding how to confirm and pay for this event.

Speakers: More information to follow

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Aug
27
12:30 PM12:30

NEW Assistance for Awards and Grants

Dr. Constance Scharff (M’24) has stepped forward to serve as Awards and Grants Coordinator for the PNW chapter. We’ll update the chapter website with award and grant information, both internal and external to TEC, so check frequently.

Why apply for awards and grants? At any career stage, awards and grants can provide attention and/or resources to your work, amplifying your outcomes. Whether you are early in your career and are looking for a boost or have served for decades and can be lauded for lifetime achievement, consider applying for awards and grants.

For internal TEC awards, the PNW chapter may put forward nominations as opportunities arise.

Questions? Contact Constance directly at cscharff@sbcglobal.net

Constance Scharff website: www.constancescharff.com

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Jul
28
12:00 PM12:00

July Gathering

We have a chapter gathering coming up on Sunday, 28 July at Pete Wallingford's home in Normandy Park, not far from SEATAC. Pete’s place is at 236 SW 171st St, and the theme is Space.

Friends, family, co-workers, and anyone else you think would enjoy it are welcome. There is no charge of any kind, and lunch will be served potluck style; Pete will provide Texas Pork ribs, and you are welcome to bring a side dish. It's an indoor-outdoor venue, and there will be plenty of opportunities for conversation.

12:00 - 1:30    Network + Potluck afternoon lunch

1:30 - 3:00      Two talks + 10 minutes of questions

3:00 - 4:00     Post-Talk Networking

RSVP so we can get your background information for networking sessions and help us plan logistics.

RSVP: https://forms.gle/ACwnuQoEne4uGvGj9

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Jun
30
11:30 AM11:30

Ed Sobey on Expedition Cruising

Our much-admired member Ed Sobey will deliver a lively presentation at the Redmond Public Library on Sunday, June 30, at 11:30 a.m. on Expedition Ship Cruising. He invites everyone interested in small-ship/exotic destination cruising to join him, and there's no charge. He, and we, would love to see you there.

Location: 15990 NE 85th St, Redmond, WA 98052

Registration through King County Public Library, link here: https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/65f9bbc4284a1a4570124c15

Click here to learn more about Ed Sobey

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Peter Chrzanowski New Book
Jun
22
9:30 AM09:30

Peter Chrzanowski New Book

Peter Chrzanowski is an adventurer specializing in high-adrenaline action and adventure documentary films, dramas, and photo-journalism. As a filmmaker, Peter has 30+ years of international experience in a variety of productions and expeditions. Follow Peter’s brutally honest autobiography in his newly released book where he openly chronicles his incredible life story. Read in this engaging work, how he has gone around the world in a DC3 airplane, met the Dalai Lama, received blessings in a letter from Pope John Paul II, skied or paraglided in the Himalayas, The Alps, The Tatra Mountains, The Andes, Alaska’s Chugach Range, the Canadian Rockies, BC’s Coast Mountains, and Colombia’s sacred Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta.

You can read about Peter's incredible journey for yourself in his book I Survived myself, now conveniently available on Amazon.

Book signings: June 22, 2024 for Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival at the Shipyards in North Vancouver and on June 29th, 2024 at Chapters store on Granville, Vancouver from 1:00-3:00 PM

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ICY SUMMITS AND FROZEN CAVERNS
Mar
26
7:00 PM19:00

ICY SUMMITS AND FROZEN CAVERNS

We are excited to announce the first 2024 PNW Explorer's Club Event with interesting speakers and some time for socializing. The Mountaineers - Seattle Branch has graciously offered to host our event. All chapter members, prospective members, friends, and family are invited.

Event: Icy Summits and Frozen Caverns

Date: Tuesday, March 26th @ 7 PM - 9 PM Pacific

Location: The Mountaineers, Seattle Branch is kindly hosting at their Seattle Program Center: Seattle Program Center 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

https://www.mountaineers.org/locations-lodges/seattle-program-center

Food and After Mixer: Light refreshments will be served at the event. After the event, an optional gathering will be held at the Mountaineering Club restaurant and bar near the University Village around 9:15 pm (a different location unaffiliated with the Mountaineers).

https://graduatehotels.com/seattle/restaurant/mountaineering-club/

SPEAKERS AND BIOS

Matt Bachman will discuss Under the Ice, Above the Clouds, exploring the mysteries of Mount Rainier's Ice Caves.

Matt Bachmann retired from the U.S. Geological Survey after a career in seismology, volcanology, hydrology, and glaciology. He has climbed most of the world's tallest mountains, created Washington's first scientific diving team at USGS, and conducted fieldwork on all seven continents, including two field seasons in Antarctica. He holds a BS in Geology from Caltech and a PhD in Geosciences from Penn State. In retirement, he ran a cub scout pack and two nonprofits, restored a sailboat, played the ukulele, and continued to climb locally throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Tom Vogl will discuss On the Snow Above the Clouds - The Haute Route Ski Tour.

Since 2016, Tom Vogl has been the CEO of The Mountaineers, one of the US's leading outdoor education and conservation organizations. He currently serves on the board of directors of Outdoor Alliance, Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, and Comoto. Before joining The Mountaineers, Tom had over 25 years of e-commerce and marketing leadership roles with organizations such as REI, Dell, Redfin, and The Clymb. He is an avid backcountry skier, climber, and cyclist, plays the guitar, and has nine siblings.

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