Special Opportunity for Seniors Interested in Graduate Education - Earn $125 in just 3 hours at Convention!

Special Thursday Registration Rate for Students - Don't miss the Exhibits and Career Fair!

Tuesday	11:00am-1:00pm		Student Conference Opening Lunch
	1:00pm-3:00pm		Effective Resumes/Successful Interviews Seminar
	3:00pm-4:30pm		How To Work A Career Fair
	5:00pm-9:00pm		Student Ideas Exchange and Dinner
	9:00pm-10:00pm		Graduate Student Reception
Wednesday	8:00am-10:00am		Student Region Meetings
	12:00pm-4:00pm		Boeing Team Tech Competition
	12:00pm-4:00pm		Student Technical Presentation Competition
	5:30pm-9:00pm		Exhibits & Career Fair
Thursday	9:30am-4:00pm		Exhibits & Career Fair
Friday	1:00pm-4:00pm		Mobil SME Bowl Competition
	5:30pm-7:30pm		It's A Small W.O.R.L.D.
	7:30pm-9:30pm		(The Event Formerly Known as The Student Awards Ceremony)
Wednesday-Friday			Career Resources Center

STUDENT CONFERENCE OPENING LUNCH
Finding the Door into Technology: Women and Engineering Since 1643
Dr. John Lienhard, National Public Radio's Engines of Our Ingenuity, University of Houston
$30 ($15 students)
Tuesday, 11:00am–1:00pm

The Student Conference kicks off with this excellent networking opportunity for students and professionals. Attendees will be encouraged to interact through ice breakers and other intermingling techniques. The lunch will feature an address by Dr. John Lienhard, author and presenter of National Public Radio's program The Engines of Our Ingenuity and professor of Mechanical Engineering and History at the University of Houston. Dr. Lienhard received the ASME Ralph Coates Roe Award for contributions to the public's understanding of technology and the 1991 Portrait Division Award from the American Women in Radio and Television for The Engines of Our Ingenuity. Dr. Lienhard is truly an interesting and creative man.

In addition, a brief convention overview will be presented highlighting items of interest and recommended sessions for students.

Wear your school logo T-shirt.

EFFECTIVE RESUMES/SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEWS SEMINAR
Tuesday, 1:00pm–3:00pm

Ever wondered what you should put in a resume or what you should say in an interview? Want your resume critiqued? Three rooms will be utilized for rotating between a variety of informative 40 minute sessions.

HOW TO WORK A CAREER FAIR
Tuesday, 3:00pm–4:30pm

Don't miss this perennial favorite workshop! Prepare for the Exhibits & Career Fair on Thursday, June 18. Find job opportunities, determine if a company is right for you, and know who to contact, all in one easy location.

STUDENT IDEAS EXCHANGE & DINNER
$15 ($10 students)
Tuesday, 5:00–9:00pm

Tired of having the same meeting format, icebreakers, and fundraisers? Attend the Student Ideas Exchange & Dinner to hear what the SWE Student Section Winners have been doing that makes them so successful. The Student Ideas Exchange gives all participating schools a chance to share ideas on how to improve their societies.

During the dinner the student sections that have received top awards will describe their ideas in a particular area of expertise. Breakout rooms after the dinner will give all participants the opportunity to share ideas covering diverse topics with other students from SWE Student Sections across the country. Each school, big or small, will benefit from learning what made the presenters' sections successful.

Presentation Topics include:

If your school would like to hear about specific topics or would like to give a presentation for us, don't hesitate to inform the Student Conference Coordinator. We will make sure the most popular topics get in the program!

Don't forget to wear your school logo t-shirt!

GRADUATE STUDENT RECEPTION
Tuesday, 9:00–10:00pm

New this year due to requests from past convention attendees, the Graduate Student Reception provides a networking opportunity to bring together graduate student convention attendees. Come mix and mingle with other graduate students in an informal reception setting. All convention attendees currently in a graduate program - engineering, business, or other - are invited to attend.

STUDENT REGION MEETINGS
Wednesday, 8:00am–10:00am

Don't sleep through the student region meetings! Don't miss hearing what your region is up to and meeting other students in attendance from your region. Regional representatives and newsletter editors are elected at this time and many important region decisions are made.

Also, this is the place to set your Mobil SME Bowl team!

BOEING TEAM TECH COMPETITION
Wednesday, 12:00noon–4:00pm

The Team Tech Competition was introduced in 1992 by the Boeing Company to emphasize the key role of teamwork and interface with industry. Team presenters receive free airfare to the convention where they compete for prizes of $2400 for first place and $1200 for second place. Competing teams range from four to twelve students and represent a minimum of three engineering disciplines. They submit an initial, interim, and final report on a project of their own choosing. In addition, each team works with an Industrial Advisor, who is responsible for ongoing evaluation of the team's progress.

The teams and their projects are evaluated in the following five areas:

The presentations are challenging and represent the work that can be accomplished when people strive to work together.

Contact SWE Headquarters (212-509-9577) for details about entering the competition.

Competition practices will be held on Tuesday, 8:00am-10:30am and 3:00pm-4:30pm.

STUDENT TECHNICAL PRESENTATION COMPETITION
Wednesday, 12:00noon–4:00pm

This annual contest is open to all undergraduate members. Regional contestants are selected on the quality of their written papers. Through the generosity of our sponsors, winners receive complimentary travel to the National Convention and cash prizes of $1500, $1000, and $750 for first, second, and third place national winners, respectively.

Contact SWE Headquarters (212-509-9577) for details about entering the competition.

Competition practices will be held on Tuesday, 8:00am-10:30am and 3:00pm-4:30pm.

EXHIBITS & CAREER FAIR
Wednesday, 5:30–9:00pm and Thursday, 9:30am–4:00pm

Thursday lunch will be provided in the exhibit hall. Don't miss out!

For more information, check out Noteworthy Events.

MOBIL SME BOWL COMPETITION
Friday, 1:00–4:00pm

Mobil's Subject Matter Expert (SME) Bowl is a contest with a "College Bowl" atmosphere. Student teams representing the ten SWE regions compete to answer engineering questions. Come test your talent or cheer on your region. Sign-ups for the teams take place during the Student Regional Meetings. Winners will receive cash prizes.

Contact SWE Headquarters (212-509-9577) for details about entering the competition.

Competition practices will be held on Tuesday, 8:00am-10:30am and 3:00pm-4:30pm.

IT'S A SMALL W.O.R.L.D.
(Formerly "Take A Student To Dinner")
Friday, 5:30–7:30pm
$40 for professionals and exhibitors; $40 for each student sponsorship
No charge for students

Building off of previous conventions' "Take A Student To Dinner", It's A Small W.O.R.L.D. offers Working Opportunities, Relationships to Last, and Diversity to corporate representatives, professionals, and students. Throughout dinner at the Convention Center, time will be provided for participants to begin building networking or mentoring relationships which may lead to working opportunities.

Students may sign up to meet corporate representatives and professionals from particular companies or disciplines. Corporate representatives and professionals may request to meet students from particular disciplines. Matches will be made prior to, and throughout, the convention. Participants will be notified of the match-ups prior to the dinner.

Corporate representatives and professionals are invited to sponsor one or more students to this specially planned dinner right in the Convention Center. (No maps or cars will be needed.) For more information, see below and check out Student Sponsorship.

Find out what opportunities this "Small W.O.R.L.D." has to offer! Then, help SWE recognize outstanding students, teams and sections at (The Event Formerly Known as The Student Awards Ceremony) , which immediately follows the dinner. See below.

Semi-formal or business attire (suit or dress) is recommended.

How do I sign up for It's A Small W.O.R.L.D.???

On the Convention Registration Form
Corporate representatives and professionals interested should mark appropriately on the Convention Registration Form. The cost is $40 per sponsor plus $40 per student sponsorship. Students interested in participating need only mark "student attendee" at no cost. It is necessary to mark appropriately so that you are sent a registration and matching form for the event with your convention registration confirmation. The information on this form will be the basis for assigning partnerships. The advantage of early registration is priority matching as well as notification of your partner! So don't delay! Select It's A Small W.O.R.L.D. on the Convention Registration Form. Then, return the event registration and matching form as quickly as possible.

At Convention
Check in at the It's A Small W.O.R.L.D. table in the registration area at the Convention Center to confirm your match or to register. Participants will be notified of assigned partnerships prior to the dinner. Registration for this event will take place through noon Thursday, June 18.

Note
All students and professionals or exhibitors are not guaranteed to be matched for this event. The Student Conference Committee will do its best to make all matches. However, matching everyone is dependent upon an equal number of students and professionals or exhibitors signing up for the event. Please check in at the It's A Small W.O.R.L.D. table in the Registration Area at the Convention Center to confirm your match.

(THE EVENT FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE STUDENT AWARDS CEREMONY)
Friday, 7:30–9:30pm

Join us for an exciting, fun-filled awards ceremony to recognize these 1998 winners.

Music, video, pictures, and lights, will be combined to create an awards ceremony atmosphere in the George R. Brown Convention Center General Assembly Theater.

SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SENIORS INTERESTED IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
Earn $125 in just 3 hours at Convention!
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 17-19
9:30am-12:30pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm
George R. Brown Convention Center

Eligible Students

The Graduate Record Examinations Program (GRE®) is pilot testing questions for a new test in mathematical reasoning. You may participate in this study only once. Payment for taking the test will be $125. If you participate more than once, you will receive payment for your first test session only. Checks for $125 will be issued approximately four weeks after the data are received at Educational Testing Service (ETS®).

If you meet the criteria above, you can enroll by contacting Donna Silvester at 609-406-5311 or by email or by fax at 609-406-5360. You will need to provide the following information: name, social security number, mailing address, phone number, email address, overall GPA, undergraduate major and whether you have taken the GRE® General Test or when you plan to take it.

CAREER RESOURCES CENTER
Wednesday–Saturday

This new program is an excellent opportunity for all students.

For more information, see the description under Noteworthy Events