Saturday June 30th
* indicates by invitation only
TUESDAY, JUNE 26
Board of Directors Orientation * 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Board of Trustees Meeting #1 * 8:00 am - 12:00 pm & 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
BOD & BOT Lunch/Joint Meeting * 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Goal Managers 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
New Committee Chairs Orientation 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Student Activities Committee (SAC) 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Student Region Meetings A - J 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
Awards & Recognition Committee 9:00 am - 11:00 am
The purpose of the Awards and Recognition Committee is to coordinate all phases of activity relating to selecting recipients of awards for individuals and to make nominations of members for external (non-SWE) awards. The Society has nine individual awards that may be presented each year at the annual conference, including the newest SWE Entrepreneur Award. In our meeting we will discuss issues relating to SWE's existing awards and any ideas for new awards. Committee members and anyone interested in our awards program are welcome to attend.
Presented by: Awards And Recognition Committee Chair - Stacey Culver
Board of Trustees Meeting #2 * 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Career Guidance Committee 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Presented by: Career guidance Committee Chair - Linette Patterson
Conference Management Programming Board - 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Business meeting for members of the Conference Management Committee Programming Board.
Presented by: CMC Programming Board Leader - Margie Tatro
Continuing/Professional Development Committee 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This is the annual committee meeting of the Continuing/Professional Development Committee.
Presented by: Diane Peters, Professional Development Committee Chair
Electronic Communications Committee Meeting 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Finance Committee 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Girl Scouts Task Force 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Membership Committee 8:00 am - 10:00 am
Presented by: Membership Committee Chair - Anne O'Neil
Multicultural Committee 8:00 am - 9:00 am
The Multi-Cultural Committee will be meeting to discuss multi-cultural issues.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Presented by: Multi-Cultural Committee Chair - Carol Moncrief
Nominating Committee 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This is a working session for committee members to review progress and issues
from the previous year and make plans for the next SWE year.
Presented by: Nominating Committee Chair - Wendy Bromenshenkel
Procedures Committee 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Publications Committee 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Scholarship Committee 10:30 am - 11:30 am
This will be the annual meeting of the Scholarship Committee.
Presented by: Scholarship Committee Chair - Marie Quintana
Student Newsletter Editors 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Student Region Representatives Meeting 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Women in Academia Meeting 9:00 am - 10:30 am
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
Archives Committee 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Bylaws Committee 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
This is the yearly business meeting of the Society Bylaws Committee.
Presented by: Bylaws Committee Chair - Jennifer Darnell
Communications Task Force 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Family Issues Committee 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Presented by: Family Issues Committee Chair - Phyllis Corocran
Fellows Meeting * 9:30 am - 11:30 am
All SWE Fellows are invited to attend and welcome the new Fellows.
Presented by: Fellow Selection Coordinator Connie King
MAL Meeting 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Member-At-Large annual meeting.
Presented by: MAL President - Alison Ratliff
Section Vitality Task Force 10:00 am - 11:00 am
This will be the annual meeting of the Section Vitality Task Force.
Presented by: Charlotte W. Wagner, P.E. Company: Enron Energy Services SWE
Roles: Section Vitality Task Force Leader; FY01 SWE-Orange County President
Tellers Committee Meeting 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
International Membership Task Force 9:30 am - 10:30 am
This is the annual meeting of the Business Meeting of the International Member Task Force.
Presented by: International Member Task Force Leader - Paula Klink/Caroline VanIngen-Dunn
Region Meetings A - J 7:15 am - 9:15 am
SWE Magazine Editorial Board Meeting #1 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
This is the first session of annual Editorial Board meeting.
Presented by: Editorial Board Chair Janet Williams
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
Goal Managers E & O 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
SWE Magazine Editorial Board Meeting #2 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This is the second session annual Editorial Board meeting.
Presented by: Editorial Board Chair Janet Williams
WORKSHOPS AND OTHERS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
ExxonMobil Program Grant Presentation 1:45 pm - 5:00 pm
The ExxonMobil Program Grants Presentation is a series of presentations on programs that have been funded by ExxonMobil Foundation. This is an opportunity to discuss great ideas with other sections from across the US and to see what it takes to receive a program grant.
Presented by: Program Development Committee Chair - Nancy Nelson
Family Issues Workshop 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Presented by: Family Issues Committee Chair - Phyllis Corocran
New Student Section Coordinators Meeting 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
New Professional Section Formation Workshop 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
New Student Section Vitality Workshop 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Pre-CSR Finance Meeting 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm
SWE Counselors and Faculty Advisors 11:00 am - 11:45 am
SWE Multicultural Concerns Workshop (2 sessions)
9:00 am - 10:30 am & 10:30 am - 11:45 am
SWE Multicultural Committee discussion on Accessibility: The New Paradigm.
Presented by: Mr. Kevin Foster, Sr. Human Resources Manager, Motorola Inc., Integrated Electronic Systems Sector. Kevin has managed Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity Programs for Motorola for nine years. As part of these programs, Mr. Foster has delivered diversity training workshops throughout Motorola in the area of disability awareness and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Prior to working for Motorola, Mr. Foster performed applied research in the area of test development and behavior. Mr. Foster has worked with people with disabilities on an ongoing basis for over 15 years in the area of employment, awareness, and recreational programs. Mr. Foster received a Masters Degree from California State University, Sacramento in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
The second session will continue with a presentation on the Motorola Diversity Award and the HP Science Fair Project.
Presented by: Multi-Cultural Committee Chair - Carol Moncrief
SWE Section Development: Membership Workshop 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sponsored by ExxonMobil
This workshop will discuss Membership Retention & Recruitment . Successfully attracting and keeping members is the key to growing and maintaining a strong and active SWE section. Come and learn the latest trends and techniques for retaining and recruiting new members. Find out about best practices from SWE sections with focused membership activities that are proven to work! Bring your membership related questions; share your concerns and successes.
Presented by: Arlene Farber Sirkin is President of the Washington Resource Consulting Group, Inc. (WRCG), which provides consulting, seminars, and research services to associations to help them maximize their effectiveness. Among WRCG's specialties are strategic retention audits, market research, and product evaluation and development.
Ms. Sirkin was named a Fellow of the American Society of Association Executives and received the Monument Award from the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives. She received her MBA from Wharton, and also has a Masters degree from Columbia University. She is a member of the National Speakers Association. In addition to writing the book Keeping Members: The Myths & Realities, Ms. Sirkin has been published in numerous professional journals.
THURSDAY, JUNE 28
CSR Advisory Team Task Force (name change) 9:30 am - 11:00 am
SWE Section Development - NEW 
Electronic Communications Workshop 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Convention Center Room C106
Speaker: Lauren Post
Lauren Post will be presenting ideas on how to create effective SWE section web sites with ideas for content that will attract new people to your Section events. many of these concepts are ones that were used in judging Section web sites for the ECC awards. Lauren will present what information about SWE should be on your web site as well as the required links into www.swe.org as well as resources that the ECC committee can provide. A Section web site should provide information about a Section and its activities that is useful to both members and new people and better web site also include electronic services for communicating back to a section. Find out about ideas for electronic services and content that other Section web sites have used. Also, if you are new to creating a Section web site, the Section web site template will be presented for those interested.
Lauren Post has been the Region C gatekeeper for three years and has created an award winning Section web site for the Southwest Texas Section that was used as the basis for creating the ECC Section template. She has also created the web site showing SWE's history in Texas that won the History Grand Prize in 2000.
Membership Survey Review 11:00 am - 12:00 am
Fund Development Techniques
for SWE Professional Sections 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room A206, Convention Center. Section officers are invited to attend this workshop. This workshop will provide detail information of the Society's Strategies for Fund Development. During this workshop the section officers will also gain insight of how to have an effective Fund Development Program that is integrated with the Society's strategies.
Presented by: Alma Martinez Fallon, SWE Vice President of Resources and Joan Kuyper, SWE Deputy Director of Organization Advancement
SWE Section Development: Public Relations Training Workshop 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This workshop is for SWE section members who would like to learn how to develop an audience and message matrix. The use of this matrix can help sections with their various communications. During the workshop the audience and message matrix developed at the National level will be reviewed as well the various forms of media products used in communication.
Presented by:
Ronna Robertson Frazier is an Engineering Consultant for the DuPont Corporation in the Maintenance and Reliability Systems Group. She serves in a global capacity while providing manufacturing sites guidance (uptime excellence, shutdown optimization, reliability improvements). Previously, Ms. Robertson Frazier served as Area Manager of Co-Products at the DuPont Edge Moor White Pigments plant. She also worked for Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY prior to her employment with DuPont. She has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and a MBA in Operations Management for Manufacturing (University of Rochester). Ms. Frazier has served two years on the Board of Directors of the Society of Women Engineers as a Director for Region E and is currently the Knowledge Source Goal Manager. She has held various section, regional and national level positions.
SWE Section Vitality Forum 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Room A206, Convention Center. As SWE moves into the future, Section Vitality is an important issue. SWE recognizes this and is introducing a pilot program and Section Vitality Task Force. The pilot program will train Sections in topics on what is necessary for a vital section, such as recruitng and retaining members, Section finances, running an effective meeting, and more. What makes a Section active and vital? What are the basic elements a Section should have in place to ensure vitality? As sections become stronger and more visible through revitalization they will provide programs to our members and their communities in the areas of education, professional development, and diversity. This forum will introduce the pilot program and give an overview of the training available to sections. An example of a recently revitalized Section will be provided, so that members can see what a revitalization entails. There will also be an opportunity for members to
exchange ideas on how to revitalize a section and maintain section vitality. This forum will concentrate on member sections.
Presented by: Charlotte W. Wagner, P.E. Company: Enron Energy Services
SWE Roles: Section Vitality Task Force Leader; FY01 SWE-Orange County
President
SWE Section Development: Career Guidance Workshop 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
This is an opportunity for sections to meet and discuss their career guidance programs. It is a time for brainstorming and learning how to develop great career guidance activities.
Presented by:
Kim Tholen graduated from Iowa State University in 2000 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. She is currently a System Planning Engineer for Nicor Gas in Naperville, IL, using computer models to make recommendations for improving the natural gas distribution system. She has served on the national career guidance committee for three years and is currently the project lead for the webpage. Kim is a member of the Chicago Regional Section and served for four years as a SWE officer while at Iowa State.
Teresa Mathias graduated from Iowa State University in1999 with a BS in Agricultural Engineering. She is currently employed at GROWMARK, Inc., a regional agricultural cooperative, where she is involved in post-frame, confinement, and grain systems planning, design and construction management. Teresa is actively involved in SWE on the local level, serving as the Central Illinois section's Outreach Chair. She is also involved on the national level where she has been a part of the Career Guidance Committee for three years and currently serves as the Awards Chair.
How to be a CSR Workshop 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Room A206, Convention Center.
Finance Workshop for Treasurers 2 Sessions: Sections and Student Sections 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Professional Sections - This workshop offers specific details on financial issues for section Treasurers. We will cover SWE financial reports, budgeting, 990 tax forms and 501(c)(3) issues.
Presented by: Finance Committee
Student Members - This workshop offers specific details on financial issues for section student Treasurers. We will cover SWE financial reports, budgeting, 990 tax forms and 501(c)(3) issues.
Presented by: Finance Committee
Girl Scouts Workshop 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm (Sponsored by Bechtel Foundation)
How to Work Successfully with Girl Scouts
Girl Scouting has always encouraged girls to explore careers in
science and technology. SWE members have the knowledge to make
engineering fun while being positive role models for Girl Scouts.
This session will share information on how to partner with your local
GS Council, give tips on bringing out the best in girls and provide
examples of successful SWE programs.
The SWE Girl Scout Task Force consists of several women who have a
great deal of experience working within SWE and with Girl Scouts.
Many are Girl Scout adults whose expertise can help your section build
a strong partnership with your local Girl Scout Council and will be
available at the workshop.
Presented by: Esther A. Heller, GS Task Force Leader, Diversity Chair
Santa Clara Valley Section
Susan Anderson, GS Task Force Member, Career Guidance Chair
New England Shoreline Section
Family Issues Social 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Sponsored by Merrick & Company
Tired of balancing work and family? Get rejuvenated at the Family Issues Social. Of course, kids are welcome--we'll have special snacks just for them!
Presented by: Family Issues Committee Chair - Phyllis Corocran
Life Members Reception * 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 29
Council of Section Representatives (CSR) Meeting 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
Leadership Institute * 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Past Presidents' Reception * 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
SWE Section Development: Continuing Development 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Successful Program Planning: strategies to design your section's calendar of events. The workshop will give a brief description of some successful programs, focusing on the selection of topics to interest a variety of members in the section. The presentation will be followed by an open discussion of the individual challenges and successes of the sections as they plan events for their members.
