Plan your convention around these special events!
STUDENT CONFERENCE OPENING LUNCH
Finding the Door into Technology: Women and Engineering Since 1643
$30 ($15 students)
Tuesday, 11:00am–1:00pm
The Student Conference kicks off with this excellent networking opportunity for students and professionals. The lunch will feature an address by Dr. John Lienhard, author of National Public Radio's program The Engines of Our Ingenuity and professor of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston.
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This reception offers a unique opportunity for all convention attendees.
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Looking for a job? Thinking of graduate school?
Visit the Exhibits & Career Fair, featuring exhibits from
Exhibitors will be ready to discuss job openings, distribute literature and conduct interviews. Visit with them and learn about their services and innovations. Exhibitors are interested in meeting both professionals and students in engineering and related fields.
Participate in Passport to Diverse Careers to win fabulous prizes!
This event is a must for all SWE Convention attendees. So, update
your resume and head to the Exhibits & Career Fair.
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Explore Engineering is a unique event that gives Houston-Area junior and senior high school students, parents and teachers a chance to mingle with engineering professionals, college students and industry representatives at the Exhibits & Career Fair opening session.
The program begins with a brief workshop on careers in engineering and tips on networking. Then, participants will move into the Exhibits & Career Fair to gather information and to network with women engineers and other representatives from corporations, academic institutions and professional organizations. The evening ends with a visit to the Hughes Ice Cream Social. Plan to meet some young people and share with them the excitement of engineering.
Convention attendees are invited to register their 11-18 year olds for
this event. Don't let the future engineer in your family miss this
superb opportunity. Space is limited, register early. To register, contact the
SWE Houston Area Host Committee.
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Don't miss this favorite annual event! Wednesday evening is the time
to network and enjoy the company of old friends, new friends and
colleagues over a delicious Ice Cream Sundae with all the toppings.
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Join us as we honor the recipients of the Rodney D. Chipp Memorial,
Distinguished New Engineer Award, Upward Mobility Award, and the
Resnik Challenger Award. The Society's leaders will be present and are
looking forward to meeting you.
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Join us for Networking Night at Space Center Houston and be part of a Houston tradition!
The 45-minute bus ride to Space Center Houston will be filled with networking instructions and activities to get everyone in the mood for an evening of interaction.
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Nobel laureate Dr. Richard Smalley will address the industry lunch. Dr. Smalley's research at Rice University has made pioneering advances in the development of new experimental techniques such as super-cold pulsed beams; ultrasensitive laser detection; laser-driven sources of free radicals, triplets, metals and both metal and semiconductor cluster beams. He has applied these techniques to a broad range of vital questions in chemical physics.
Dr. Smalley is widely known for the discovery
and characterization of C60 (Buckminsterfullerene, commonly referred to as
the Bucky Ball). His current research focuses on the production of
continuous carbon fibers, which are essentially giant single-fullerene
molecules. Just a few nanometers in width, but many centimeters in
length, these fullerene fibers are expected to be the strongest fibers
ever made—100 times stronger than steel.
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Join us for an exciting, fun-filled awards ceremony!
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The 1998 Health Care Fair will offer health education and promotion
programs by institutions of the Texas Medical Center—the world's
largest medical center. Select institutions will provide valuable educational
materials on current clinical and research programs to the public.
Topics include women and children's health issues, hospice living and
cancer.
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Participate in the Society's business. New officers will be sworn in,
national and section awards will be presented and new Fellows will be
honored. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet the new officers
and award recipients. The breakfast will close with a preview of the 1999
Convention in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Join us on Saturday evening as we honor the recipient of the Society's
highest award at the Achievement Award Reception. The Achievement
Award is presented annually to a woman who has made an outstanding
contribution over a significant period of time in a field of
engineering. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet and
congratulate the 1998 recipient of the highest award given by SWE.
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Immediately following the Achievement Award Reception, we will honor all the 1998 award recipients at our traditional elegant banquet. The high point of the evening will be the presentation of the Achievement Award and the recipient's address. Don't miss this spectacular finale to the 1998 Convention.
Semi-formal or business attire (suit or dress) is recommended.
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We are proud to offer the Career Resources Center, staffed by participating career counselors and supported by Consulting Psychologist Press, Inc. (CPP), publisher of the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs® Type Indicator.
CPP will make the Strong Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs® Type Indicator available Wednesday-Friday to conference participants at a reduced fee of $5 for students and $10 for professionals. If you have not taken them recently, make an appointment to do so at the Career Resources Center when you come to convention. In addition, specialists will be available by appointment Thursday-Saturday for 20-minute individual counseling sessions to help with career issues. Reservations are encouraged.
Career Resource Center Seminars
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