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New England Region F

Conference 2009

Smith College    Saturday, April 4

Northampton, MA   

 

 

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SWE Region F Conference

Saturday, April 4, 2009

8:30am-8:00pm

 

Region F Business Meeting

Sunday, April 5, 2009

9:00am-1:00pm

 

Smith College

1 Chapin Way

Northampton, MA

 

This year the SWE Region F Conference will be hosted by

Smith College in Northampton, MA.   www.smith.edu

 

The conference theme is New Frontiers. We are thrilled to have SWE President, Virginia Connolly, to open the conference with the State of SWE Address.  Lois Barth will follow with “Overfed But Undernourished; Bloated at the Banquet of Life”, 5 strategies to stop busying yourself out of your life and start loving it!    

 

Join us for dinner at the College Club with our evening keynote speaker, Dr. Linda Jones, who will address the new frontiers of “Engineering in the 21st Century”. The challenges include providing access to clean water, restoring and improving urban infrastructure, securing cyberspace, managing the nitrogen cycle, making solar energy economical, engineering medicines…  Find out where the frontiers of engineering will take you in the future!

 

A wide array of seminars and workshops are planned for the day to provide students and professionals with opportunities for professional and personal growth.  There are 6 tracks to choose from:

Ø  SWE “Rodeo Roundup”

Ø  Professional Development “Panning for Gold”

Ø  Collegiate “Young Pioneers”

Ø  Work Life Balance “Continental Divide”

Ø  Global “Big Sky”

Ø  Technical Track “Wild Wild West”

 

There will be plenty of opportunities to network including a career fair with over 20 companies anxious to meet you and discuss opportunities.

 

We hope you will explore this website and register early for the sessions that will make this year's regional conference an exceptional experience for you.  On-line conference participant registration will be available Feb 1.  Companies wishing to participate in the Career Fair can register immediately from the Career Fair link.  Hotel reservations can be made immediately from the Hotels link.

 

Virginia Connolly June 2008 red suit

 

Virginia Connolly, SWE National President

 

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Dr. Linda Jones, Director & Chair of Picker Engineering Program at Smith College

Our 2009 Corporate Sponsors

 

Trail Blazer:

Raytheon

 

Pioneer:

US Navy

CIA

 

Explorer:

Rohm and Haas