Previous Events
SAE Virginia hosts three big spring 2024 events with students
2024 SAE Government Industry Meeting
SAE DC 4th Annual Golf Tournament
SAE Virginia participates in the 2nd annual career discussion panel at University of Virigina
SAE Virginia hosts a happy hour for Virginia Tech Students
SAE DC Tour of Saxton Laboratory
SAE DC visits the renovated Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
SAE Virginia hosts UVA and VT students for a car crash test at IIHS
SAE Virginia hosted an event with over 60 students and faculty attending! We learned about car crash testing on a two hour tour of the facility and then attended a live viewing of the crash test. Following the event was a SAE VA sponsored lunch and networking event. A huge success!
SAE Virginia supports the SAE VT student chapter
March 14, 2023 SAE Virginia headed down to Virginia Tech on PIE DAY to share some pizza PIES and meet all the student teams. It was a great first introduction to an amazing group of students. We look forward to sponsoring more events with these students.
SAE Virginia visits University of Virginia undergrad engineering students for a panel discussion
February 8, 2023 a group of SAE VA members met on the UVA campus to share some pizza with students and answer any of their questions about what it means to be an engineer.
2023 SAE Government Industry Meeting
SAE Washington DC and Virginia sponsored the student mobility design teams for an afternoon at SAE G/I Meeting. We were able to provide sponsorship to 11 different teams from the DC metro and Virginia areas.
Fall 2022 Charlottesville area Happy Hour
A second successful happy hour in Charlottesville linking students and professionals in Central Virginia. Thanks to ZF for sponsoring the beer and appetizers!
2022 Golf Tournament
Another successful Golf Tournament! Almost $4,000 was raised to for student motorsports teams. We look forward to another great event like this.
First SAE DC Central Virginia Event!
Happy Hour at 3 Notch’d Brewery in Charlottesville
2022 SAE DC Road Rally
July 16, 2022: Road Rally beginning in Gainesville, VA and ending in Widewater State Park. A scenic drive with clues along the way. Picnic and networking in the brand new sites at Widewater State Park along the Potomac River. First place team: Road Warriors (Mazda MX-5), Second place team: Straight Outta Scaggsville (Dodge Caravan).
2021 SAE DC Golf Tournament
October 11, 2021: Another awesome golf tournament! This year’s event was held at Chantilly National Golf Course.
Test Track Tour (virtual)
Joint Event with SAE-Detroit. Watch a recording of the virtual test track tour at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Top Golf Event
Neither thunderstorm nor power outage could stop us from having a good time at Top Golf Ashburn. Getting our practice in before the annual golf tournament.
SAE Government Industry Meeting
SAE DC section hosts the annual SAE Government Industry Meeting located in Washington, DC (virtual in 2021). SAE DC had a virtual booth sharing recent activities and hosted a happy hour featuring student competition videos and a trivia contest
Car Crash Test Tour (virtual)
Joint Event with SAE-Detroit. Watch a recording of the virtual tour and crash test at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. At this event, participants will see how a vehicle is prepared for crash-testing and experience the final countdown to impact. You’ll then get to watch the crash in slow motion from different angles. Finally, you’ll learn about the post-crash measurements and calculations used to translate the test results into a final rating. IIHS experts will be available to answer all your questions following the presentation
SAE DC Virtual Car Show
SAE Washington DC hosted their first virtual car show on October 28th. It was a huge success with 14 entries and 1.5 hours of talking about cars. Congrats to our four winners: Brian with his 1976 Continental Mark IV as Best in Show, Bill with his 1965 Shelby Cobra replica kit in 2nd Place, Sushant with his 2017 Mercedes C300 for best artistic photograph and Konstantin for his 1981 Mercedes G-Wagen as Most Unique. We hope to have another virtual car show in Spring!
SAE DC annual golf tournament
The Washington DC Section hosted it's third annual golf tournament, September 4, 2020. It looked a little different this year, but overall was a beautiful day for networking and golfing and getting out of your (home) office for the day. Our inaugural golf tournament in 2018 raised over $2K to support area students in science and engineering. We look forward to hosting this event each year as it enables us to continue our mission to reach out to support students in the greater DC area. Stay tuned for details for the 2021 tournament.
Virtual Trivia Nights
SAE Washington DC Section has adjusted to the challenges of 2020 by hosting virtual events. So far, we've hosted two transportation trivia Happy Hours for members to network and share their transportation knowledge. We look forward to planning more virtual events in 2020 and 2021 to keep members engaged.
Hot Wheels
SAE Washington DC Section held a Happy Hour in Arlington, VA with Drive Society's Danielle Schefer. Danielle shared information about the luxurious car rental club for automotive enthusiasts. The cars on display at the HH included: Ferrari 458 Italia, Tesla Roadster, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, BMW 1M, and Porsche Cayman GT4. Special thanks to Danielle for bringing these amazing cars to us! Check out the club and car at www.DriveSocietyDC.com