Membership Meetings

Join us on the third Thursday of every month for dinner and program, followed by a brief business meeting. See our calendar for the next meeting and program information
Cost is $25 each

BrewFest

An annual event featuring fun evening of beer tasting and silent auction benefiting our NAWIC Founders Scholarship Foundation (NFSF).

Casino Night

A fun evening of gaming, food and fun benefiting NAWIC Education Programs being held this year at Oregon Golf Club.

MAGIC Camp

Join OTI and NAWIC as they join with local organizations, educators and construction companies to host not one but THREE unique summer camps this year for girls in the Portland area!

Campers will be challenged to participate in hands-on skills that they may never have considered performing; campers will be inspired by other successful tradeswomen and construction leaders; and campers will learn
of numerous opportunities to continue their education and training in this
truly rewarding career path.

Block Kids

This event encourages and promotes construction to students in grades 1 through 6. The contest is held on the local, regional and then national level. Students are provided with identical kits of material and given 45 minutes to build something pertaining to construction. They are judged on the construction and their verbal explanation of their project.

Every student is given 100 Lego Building Blocks, a piece of string, a piece of foil and a piece of cardboard and given 45 minutes to build something using their imaginations.

CAD Drafting

High school students compete in a contest at the local, regional and national levels. The students are presented with a “Design Problem” that is designed by a licensed Architect or Engineer and generic enough to meet the needs of all areas of the US.

Our 2008 competition was held at the Sabin-Schellenberg Center in Milwaukie . The Sabin-Schellenberg Center is part of the North Clackamas School District No. 12 and draws students from Clackamas, Milwaukie and Rex Putnum High Schools . Nancy Merchant is the CAD instructor and has used the NAWIC CAD competition as part of her curriculum for several years.

NAWIC Girl Scout Patch Program

A weekend enrichment workshop for Cadette Girl Scouts, 6-7 grade girls. The weekend will be filled with opportunities for the Scouts to participate in hands on activities such as: Wood Working, Metal Work, Heavy Equipment skills and more. We will also have the ability to instruct the Scouts on how to create a CAD drawing so they can experience a project right from the beginning. Click here for more information

State, Regional & National Events:

Oregon Retreat

On one Saturday during the winter months or early spring, all Oregon NAWIC members attend a retreat at a facility on the Oregon Coast. There are a variety of activities that allow the members of all four Oregon Chapters to meet and get to know one another. It's fun and relaxing for all!

Region 9 Annual Planning Conference

This regional meeting occurs in the fall, soon after convention and the beginning of the NAWIC year (October 1). This is a one day meeting which includes a business session and workshops to help chapter members and officers prepare for their new year.

Region 9 Forum

The Forum is an annual event that is held in each NAWIC Region. It is a two day meeting that includes business sessions, speakers and seminars. The focus of the speakers and seminars are on personal, professional and construction topics. Every two years each region will elect a new Director. Click here to view information about the 2011 conference, hosted by the Tri-Cities chapter on May 12th to May 14th in Kennewick,Washington.

National Convention

The annual NAWIC National Convention is held in a different city in the United States each year. The convention includes business sessions, speakers, workshops and seminars. It affords members an opportunity to network with other NAWIC members from across the country. Please see the combined report from our two delegates who attended, Carol Helms and Elizabeth Gibson.

Click here for information on the 2011 Convention that will be held in St. Louis, Missouri August 31 to September 3, 2011