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New England Region F

Conference 2009

Smith College    Saturday, April 4

Northampton, MA   

 

 

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Our 2009 Corporate Sponsors

 

Trail Blazer:

Raytheon

 

Pioneer:

US Navy

CIA

 

Explorer:

Rohm and Haas

 

 

 

 

SWE "Rodeo Roundup"

Collegiate "Young Pioneers"

Prof Development "Panning For Gold"

Technical  "Wild Wild West"

Work/Life Balance "Continental Divide"

Global "Big Sky"

Registration 8:30-9:30

Registration and Continental Breakfast,      Wright Hall

Welcome Keynote 9:30-10:45

 

Welcome Keynote, "The State of SWE Address", Virginia Connolly, SWE National President,     Wright Hall Auditorium

 

Morning Keynote, “Overfed But Undernourished; Bloated at the Banquet of Life”,

5 strategies to stop busying yourself out of your life and start loving it! – Lois Barth,                            Wright Hall Auditorium

 

Session 1 11:00-12:00

Online Networking and SWE Communities

Michelle Mahoney

Emily Synk

Kristina Cairns

Interview and Career Fair Preparation

Jamie Renna

Strategic Communication

Dorie Clark

Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma

Virginia Connolly

Advice Your Mother Gave You

Jonna Gerken

Liz Garypie

Panel:  Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: Working in a Global Company

Career Fair and Lunch 12:00-2:00

Career Fair and Lunch     Campus Center, 2nd Floor

Intersession1

12:15-1:00

SWE Bylaws Workshop

Lori Kermel

Intersession2

1:00-1:45

SWE Faculty Advisor and Counselor Training

Meli Dinglasa

Action You Can Take in a Volatile Market

Mark Porter, CFA

Session 2  2:00-3:30

Government & Public Policy

Cathy Pieronek, JD

Collegiate Business Meeting

Managing Managers

Ellen Ferraro

Liz Garypie

Emily Synk

Smith Electricity & Heat Cogeneration

Plant Tour

David W. Madigan, P.E.

Working Across Generations

Jeanne Trinko Mechler

Maureen Masiulis

Teresa Berra

Karen Horton

Women's Leadership in Environmental Change

Marrion Stoddart

Lisa Wong

Sue Edwards

Larisa Schelkin

Dorie Clark

Break      3:30-3:45

Break

Session 3 3:45-4:45

Get involved in SWE/ SWE career paths

Virginia Connolly

Panel:  Making the Most of your Internship

Job Search Techniques in Uncertain Times

Janet Hammill

Detecting Changes in Intracranial pressure using emissions from the inner ear

Susan Voss

The All-Natural, Low-Stress, No-Gimmick Solution for all the Energy You Will Ever Need

Tracy Harrison

Totally Worth It!  Challenges and Lessons in Humanitarian Construction Overseas

Lt. Amy Yoon

Break      4:45-4:55

Break

Session 4 4:55-5:45

Fund Development for SWE Sections

Andrea Ippolito

Panel:  Life After Undergrad

Advocating for Yourself

Bryn Deus

Students Redesigning the Automobile - Smith College Vehicle Design

Sari Field

Whitney McMackin

Darcy Dwyer

50 Tricks You Need to Know about MS Office

Michelle Montepara

Engineering with a Global Perspective

Karen Panetta

Break     5:45-6:00

Break

Dinner     6:00-8:00

Dinner and Evening Keynote, Dr. Linda E. Jones, Smith College, "Engineering in the 21st Century",         College Club