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Changing the Way
the World Works |
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Conference
2010 Boston University Saturday, April 10 Boston, MA |
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Success on Your Own Terms – The State of SWE Description The Society of Women Engineers is
a catalyst for change in the way the world works. During the celebration of
our 60th anniversary, we reflect on how the definition of success
for women engineers has evolved as women have advanced in engineering. Our
Society Executive Director & CEO and former SWE-Boston president, Betty
Shanahan, will discuss the current initiatives of the Society. Through the
success of our members and our programs, we can change the way the world
works. About the Speaker Betty Shanahan became the executive director and CEO for the Society of
Women Engineers (SWE) in 2002. Prior to joining SWE, Betty spent 24 years in
development, engineering management, and marketing for the electronics and
software industries. Over her technical career, she has been responsible for
products and technologies in document viewing and conversion, parallel
processing, signal-processing, and computer-aided software engineering. Most
recently she was the vice president of product management and marketing for
the Software Components Division of Stellent, Inc. Betty has earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Michigan State
University, a Master of Software Engineering from the Wang Institute of
Graduate Studies, and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School
of Business. Betty participates in several forums that advance diversity in the STEM
pipeline and engineering profession, including the JETS Board of Directors,
Clemson University College of Engineering and Science Advisory Board, the
STEM Equity Project Advisory Board, and the Engineers Week Diversity Council.
In 2009 she was elected to the board of directors of the Council of
Engineering and Scientific Society Executives. Betty is a fellow life member of SWE, a Certified Association
Executive, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the American Society
of Association Executives. |
Betty Shanahan
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