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Student Conference activities are aimed at college students and graduate students alike. Special emphasis has been placed on helping students to transition from school to work, to learn valuable skills necessary to obtain that dream job, and to network with other women engineers and role models during the Conference. Students are also encouraged to attend the courses, seminars, workshops and panels offered in the remainder of the Conference program. Use the Conference Planner or download the program book and addendum (for the latest changes) to help you plan your days before you register. Key to Conference Tracks: Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm (civil/environmental engineer , Miss Navajo Nation 2000-2001) Sponsored by: Intel Corporation Practice: Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Competition: Wednesday, 8:00 am - 11:45 am Sponsored by: Hughes Network System, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Rockwell Collins/Rockwell Automation Practice: Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Competition: Wednesday, 1:45 pm - 5:30 pm Tuesday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Sponsored by: Northrop Grumman Corporation Tuesday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sponsored by IBM Corporation  Wednesday 5:00pm - 6:00pm Wednesday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sponsored by: ExxonMobil Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm & Thursday, 9:45 am - 3:30 pm Sponsored by Ford Motor Company Wednesday, 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Sponsored by Hughes Network Systems Thursday, 8:00 am - 9:30 am Sponsored by: Eastman Kodak and Motorola Thursday, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Thursday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Sponsored by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Thursday, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Sponspored by: Chevron Corporation, Dell Computer Corporation, and Visteon Corporation. Friday, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sponsored by Agilent Technologies, and The Dow Chemical Company Saturday, 8:00 am - 11:00 am Sponsored by Bechtel Corporation/Bechtel Jacobs Co.,LLC and Jacobs Engineering Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sponsored by: ExxonMobil Corporation TUESDAY, JUNE 26 Selecting a Job Offer 8:00 am - 10:00 am Sponsored by Dupont and Schlumberger How to Choose a Graduate Program 10:00 am - 11:00 am Co-ops and Internships Discussion 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Concept to Creation: The Product Development Process 1:00 am - 2:30 pm Wardrobe Transitions: Student to Professional 1:00 am - 3:30 pm Success Model - Transition from School to Career 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Networking Skills for Students 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Is an MBA in Your Future? 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Room C201, Convention Center Sponsored by Dupont Public Speaking 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Resume Writing 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 Resume Writing 8:00 am - 9:00 am Networking Skills for Students 8:00 am - 9:00 am Panel: What I Wish I'd Known When I Graduated 9:00 am - 10:30 am Panel: What is a PE and Why Should I Get One? 9:00 am - 10:00 am How to Work a Career Fair 10:30 am - 11:45 am Interview Skills 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Co-ops and Internships 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Beginning Smart Money Moves for Students 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm 
Technical Presentation Competition Practice: Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Competition: Wednesday, 8:00 am - 11:45 am Sponsored by: Hughes Network System, Lockheed Martin Corporation and Rockwell Collins/Rockwell Automation. Attire for participants: Casual attire for practice, business attire for competition. Regional finalists compete against each other in this annual contest. The national winners are eligible for cash prizes of $1,500, $1,000, and $750 for first-, second-, and third-place prizes, respectively. Region A - Joyce Shih, Stanford UniversityA Lagrangian Formulation Of High Rate Quantization Region B - Beverly Toperzer, University of Arizona Effect of Straight Chain versus Branched Chain Alcohols on Etching of Silicon Dioxide Region D - Jenny L. Taylor, University of Alabama Spring-Loaded Exercise Device For A Zero-Gravity Environment Region E - Kezia Tsang, University of Maryland - College Park Feasibility Study Of Using Neural Network For Building Damage Detection Function For Elastomer Lag Dampers Region G - Christine Trinkle, University of Kentucky Parametric Design and Finite Element Analysis of an Aluminum Solar Car Chassis Region I - Wendi Pickett, University of Colorado at Boulder Solar Sail Ripple Pointing Effects Experiment (SSPREE): Phase 1 Region J - C.L. Woodcock, Washington State University Plastic Zone Development Around Nanoindentations 
Practice: Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Competition: Wednesday, 1:45 pm - 5:30 pm Sponsored by: The Boeing Company Attire for participants: Casual attire for practice, business attire for competition. 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 compete for prizes of $2,400 for first place and $1,200 for second place. Competing teams ranging from four to twelve students and representing a minimum of three engineering disciplines were formed in Fall, 2000. They submitted an initial, interim, and final report of a project of their own choosing. In addition, each team has been working with an Industrial Advisor, responsible for ongoing evaluation of the team's progress. The teams and their projects will be evaluated in five areas. The following schools and associated projects are competing this year (in presentation order):
All students are invited to attend the practice and competition sessions to learn how to prepare for this competition. These presentations demonstrate the work that can be accomplished when people strive to work together.
Student Dinner and Ideas Exchange Tuesday, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Sponsored by: Northrop Grumman Corporation Attire: School logo shirt. Did your Student Section do something great this year? Maybe the Section developed a new way to recruit new members or keep current ones, or a great new fund-raiser? Come join students from across the nation and share those great ideas. This event also gives students a chance to meet new friends and catch up with old ones.
Tuesday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sponsored by IBM Corporation Attire: School logo shirt. Learn what is going on in your Region and within the Society, and meet other students from your Region. These Student Region meetings are the business sessions for students. The Student Regional Represen-tatives and the Newsletter Editors are elected, decision-making at the region level takes place, CSR issues are discussed and SME (Subject Matter Expert) bowl participants are selected.
Wednesday, 5:00 pm - 6:00pm Attire: School logo shirt. Meet other graduate students to discuss issues including networking, mentoring, and surviving graduate school.
SME (Subject Matter Expert) Bowl Wednesday, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Sponsored by: ExxonMobil Attire: School logo shirt. The ExxonMobil SME Bowl is a contest with a "College Bowl", "Who wants to be a Millionaire?"-atmosphere. Student teams representing the ten SWE regions compete to answer engineering and SWE-related questions. Signups for the teams take place during the Student Region Meetings. All students are encouraged to come and test their talent and knowledge or just cheer on and support their favorite Region. Cash prizes are awarded to the individual SME Bowl winners and to the Region of the winning team.
Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm & Thursday, 9:45 am - 3:30 pm Sponsored by Ford Motor Company
Wednesday, 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Thursday, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm IBM's Mentoring Cafe is designed as an informal setting in which Conference attendees can meet, share their expertise, and be role models for one another. Come rest your tired feet, share some light refreshments and talk about the needs of women in engineering today. IBM will be making a number of their professional women engineers from all levels available to answer questions and to offer advice to anyone interested in some no-strings-attached mentoring!
Student, Graduate Student, and Alumni Reception Thursday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Semi-formal attire is recommended. Sponsored by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. The Student, Graduate Student, and Alumni Reception is an opportunity to network with other undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals. This year the reception and the networking activities are organized so you can meet others with similar engineering majors, graduate school experiences, and other interests. This reception is also an excellent opportunity to share stories with others and meet those who attended your alma mater.
Thursday, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Sponspored by: Chevron Corporation, Dell Computer Corporation, and Visteon Corporation. $50 Attendee, $30 Student Semi-formal attire is recommended. Lights, Camera, Action - Prepare for a "Fantastic Voyage - An Out of this World Awards Ceremony." Come see the stars that shine throughout the SWE Student Section universe. Dine in SWE Odyssey style and participate in a futuristic ceremony where both the comets and SWE awards streak across the nighttime sky. Throughout the Conference, get your pictures taken and/or your video segments recorded and be included as a SWE Odyssey Star. This will be an exciting night filled with lights, music, video, pictures, and entertainment to recognize this year's recipients of the Distinguished Engineering Educator award, SWE Scholarships, Student Section awards, Technical Presentation Competition awards, the Boeing Team Tech Competition awards, and the ExxonMobil SME Bowl awards. Join us for an exciting, fun-filled awards ceremony that you just can't miss!
Friday, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sponsored by Agilent Technologies, and The Dow Chemical Company Beverages are courtesy of Coors Brewing Company
Saturday, 8:00 am - 11:00 am Sponsored by Bechtel Corporation/Bechtel Jacobs Co.,LLC and Jacobs Engineering
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sponsored by: ExxonMobil Corporation Job hunting? Then bring plenty of copies of your resume to the Conference and take advantage of the networking and interviewing opportunities at the Exhibits and Career Fair. Better yet, be sure to bring an electronic version so you can make any necessary changes. Computers, copiers, printers, and internet access will be available in the resource room.
TUESDAY, JUNE 26 Moderator: Laurie Stewart is Director of MBA Admissions at Carnegie Mellon. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from GMI/Kettering University and her MBA from Carnegie Mellon. She spent more than ten years within various product engineering roles at General Motors, beginning as a co-op student and leading to Senior Project Engineer in vehicle restraint systems. After leaving GM, she spent two years as Director of Engineering Services for Valeo Engine Cooling. Laurie returned to Carnegie Mellon ten years ago as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the graduate business school and transitioned to MBA admissions in 1994. Additional Moderator: Dr. Carl H. Harris is Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs at Arizona State University College of Business. Previously, he served for 10 years in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. His resume reflects experiences as a graduate faculty member in CSP higher education. He is a native Texan and has been actively involved in numerous professional organizations and conferences throughout his career. Dr. Harris has an established national reputation as a leader in the utilization of emerging technologies and is serving as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). Panelists: Christine M. Hewitt graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Chemical Engineering in 1997 and is entering her second year at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management (MBA) where her focus is in finance. After receiving her undergraduate degree, Christine worked for three years as a reservoir engineer with Shell Exploration and Production Company headquartered in Houston, Texas. This summer, she is a corporate finance intern in Sales and Marketing at Amgen in Thousand Oaks, California. At Cornell, she is President of the Women's Management Council, Johnson Admissions Group member, and co-director of the Johnson's MBA Golf Invitational. Since 1999, Christine has been a member of Cornell's SWE Corporate Steering Committee. Lisa Morrison received her BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University and her MBA specializing in Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University in 2001. Before her MBA, Lisa worked as a Project Engineer (Indiana) at an oil refinery, and a Crude Oil Quality Program Coordinator at Amoco Corporation/Supply and Logistics (Chicago). After some international travel, she will be joining Intel as a sourcing manager. Lisa is a trained gymnast and extremely active in community activities. She is a member of many academic honor societies and a member of Phi Mu social sorority where she held a number of elected and appointed positions. Ariane Moyes is the Product Manager for Transoceanic Services at Level 3 Communications, a communications and information services company based in Broomfield, Colorado. Prior to joining Level 3, she worked in Marketing Consulting and Analysis for Corning Incorporated. Ariane received her BS in Geophysics from Boston College in 1993 and then spent 4 years utilizing her knowledge of Geophysics by working for Schlumberger's Oil Exploration Division as a Field Seismologist, and Crew Supervisor. She earned her graduate business degree from Carnegie Mellon in 1999. Public Speaking  3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Convention Center Room C104 Conference Track: The Future of Knowledge Transfer Speaker: Joe McBride Making a presentation, any presentation, can be a nerve-wracking event for many people. Others shine above their peers just because they can stand in front of a group and communicate clearly and effectively. The gap between these two extremes is easier to bridge than most people realize. This workshop will help you make small improvements in every presentation you make. Learn ways to connect with the audience, to establish your credibility, to structure your presentation for maximum effectiveness, to add impact to your presentation with body language and visuals, and to use the warm, persuasive power of the human voice. Speaker: Joe McBride is a professional speaker, workshop presenter, speechwriter, and consultant. His speech writing and consulting clients include business executives, media personalities, politicians, and elected officials. Resume Writing  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Convention Center Room C102 Conference Track: The Career Odyssey Presented by DuPont Join us for an interactive workshop that will allow you to gain valuable skills in resume writing, as well as get a critique of your own personal resume. This workshop will cover the following topics: · Resume basics · How to make your resume stand out · What to do and what not to do · How to sell yourself · What recruiters look for · How to best highlight your accomplishments · Marketing yourself · How to handle references · What should be included in a cover letter So, bring your resume, and be prepared to leave with the skills you need to present yourself in a competitive marketplace. Speakers: Tracy Choi has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Tracy has worked for DuPont for 12 years and is currently a Field Engineering Section Supervisor. Tracy's primary responsibility in this role is to find quality engineers for both entry and experienced level assignments in DuPont. Tracy has worked with DuPont as a Field Engineer in a variety of jobs, including: Assistance to Operations, Technical Engineer to the Russian Ardalin Field Project - Environmental Impact Assessment, Technical Service Engineer Environmental Liaison, Project Engineer, and Environmental Manager for a DuPont site. Amanda Sonntag graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan with a BS in Chemical Engineering. She had two semesters of cooperative employment experience with DuPont before joining the DuPont's Field Engineering program upon graduation. She is currently working for DuPont Performance Coatings as a General Motors Product Support Engineer. DuPont supplies automotive coatings (exterior paint) to the car companies.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 Resume Writing 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center Room C104 Conference Track: The Career Odyssey Presented by DuPont Join us for an interactive workshop that will allow you to gain valuable skills in resume writing, as well as get a critique of your own personal resume. This workshop will cover the following topics: · Resume basics · How to make your resume stand out · What to do and what not to do · How to sell yourself · What recruiters look for · How to best highlight your accomplishments · Marketing yourself · How to handle references · What should be included in a cover letter So, bring your resume, and be prepared to leave with the skills you need to present yourself in a competitive marketplace. Speakers: Barbara Pilmore has worked for Dupont for seven years. She graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in Chemical Engineering. She started her career with Dupont in Parkersburg West Virginia as a Coop and after graduation was hired into the Engineering Polymers Business to work as a process/product engineer. Barbara was then transferred to Richmond Virginia where she worked in TyvekÒ manufacturing as a First Line Manager. Currently she is located in Troy Michigan working as a support chemist for the Dupont Herberts Automotive Systems Business. Nicole Maria Tureaud has been employed by EI DuPont de Nemours for 4 years. Nicole received her BS in Chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana and her MS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. She is presently assigned to the Performance Coatings Business Unit as a Process Engineer in Waterborne O.E.M. Coatings. Networking Skills for Students 8:00 am - 9:00 am Convention Center Room C106 Conference Track: The Career Odyssey Presented by DuPont Do you depend on monster.com to find a new job? Is your address book full of names and numbers that you seldom use? If you want to learn how to use the resources you already have, come to the Networking Workshop. Come and learn how to increase your networking pool of people to your advantage. Learn how to meet new people and STAY CONNECTED. Many opportunities may open up depending on whom you know and more importantly WHO KNOWS YOU! Speakers: Cristina Johnson is currently a project engineer in Tyvek® at the DuPont Spruance Plant. She attended Clemson University where she earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She is currently the President of the Richmond SWE Section. 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 site guidance (uptime excellence, shutdown optimization, and reliability improvements). Previously, Ronna served as Area Manager of Co-Products at the DuPont Edge Moor White Pigments plant. Prior to joining DuPont, she worked for Eastman Kodak. Ronna has a BS in Chemi-cal Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA in Operations Management for Manufacturing (University of Rochester). Ronna has been active in SWE as a student and as a professional. Ronna served two years on SWE's Board of Directors as a Director for Region E and is currently the Knowledge Source Goal Manager. Cleshea Macklin graduated from the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio in 1994. She worked for The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for four years. While at Goodyear, she worked on the design of tread and cavity shapes for light truck tires. She has been with DuPont for a year as a field engineer. Her first rotational assignment is in DuET Mechanical Systems group working in the molding of polymer processing and distribution systems for the Polyester Technology organization. Panel: What I Wish I'd Known When I Graduated from College 9:00 am - 10:30 am Convention Center Room C106 Conference Track: The Career Odyssey Presented by DuPont You're in school learning everything you need to become a successful engineer or scientist. Ever wonder what they're not teaching you? Come and learn from a panel of young, successful DuPont engineers about some of the important things that they learned after graduation. If you are considering working in industry you should not miss this one. Panelists: Nicole Blankenbeckler is a Six Sigma black belt for DuPont working on process improvements for NOMEX® aramid paper. In her previous assignment she worked in TEFLON® fluoropolymer fiber research and development and holds a US patent for an improved wet spinning process that is in use today. Nicole received her dual BS degrees in Chemical Engineering and Pulp and Paper Science and Technology from North Carolina State University. Lynne Wiseman is an R&D engineer for DuPont Tyvek® located in Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She is currently the Secretary and Newsletter Editor of the SWE Richmond Section. Kimberly Spruell was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Rice University with a BS in Chemical Engineering. Kimberly was active in SWE and AIChE on campus. She interned with Motorola during the summers of 1998 and 1999 in the Semiconductor Products Sector in Austin, Texas. She joined DuPont as a Field Engineer and relocated to Waynesboro, Virginia. She is currently working as a TSO (Technical Support to Operations) with DuPont Lycra® Spandex . Kimberly is currently the professional liaison for the University of Virginia SWE Section. Beth O'Dell is originally from Richmond, Virginia. She graduated from Georgia Tech in May of 2000 with a BS in Chemical Engineering and a certificate in Economics. As part of her education at Georgia Tech she co-oped for Merck in Albany, Georgia and interned for DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware. Since graduation she has been working for DuPont (BCF Nylon) in Waynesboro, Virginia in the spinning technical support group. Panel: What is a PE and Why Should I Get One? 9:00 am - 10:00 am Convention Center Room C204 Conference Track: The Career Odyssey Moderator: Jere Zimmerman Panelists: Diana E. Dede, PE; Deborah Grubbe, PE; Barbara A. Pederson, PE; Cheryl Signs, PE Find out what a Professional Engineering (PE) license is and how it is used by each discipline in various industries. Also listen to the debate of whether or not you should get a PE early in your career or wait until it becomes necessary. Panelists will also share their views on licensure, the necessity of continuing education, and the validity of having a PE. Moderator: Jere Zimmerman is the Director, Corporate Environmental, Health, Safety, and Energy for Coors Brewing Company. Jere has been employed by Coors Brewing Company since she graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1984 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. Her experience at Coors includes Research and Development, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Manager, Manager of the Process Engineering Department, and Manufacturing Services Manager. She has been an active SWE volunteer since 1986. Panelists: Diana E. Dede, PE, is a registered professional engineer in Colorado. She is the president of Dede & Associate, LLC, a petroleum engineering consulting firm. The company is involved in the determination of oil and gas reserves and the economic analysis of oil and gas properties for use in fair market valuations, estate appraisals, and acquisitions. She was previously employed by Amoco Production Company, Petro-Lewis Corporation, and Ryder Scott Company. Diana received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of North Dakota. Diana is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers, and serves as the president of the Rocky Mountain Section of SWE. Deborah Grubbe, PE, DuPont, has a 22-year career that spans assignments in plant development, project design, construction, human resources, and project engineering and management. Deborah serves on the Board of Directors of the Engineering and Construction Contracting Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. She is the former Co-Chair of the Benchmarking and Metrics Committee of the Construc- tion Industry Institute. Deborah was the first woman and youngest elected member on the State of Delaware Registration Board for Professional Engineers. During her tenure on the State Board, Deborah chaired the Law Enforcement and Ethics Committee. Barbara A. Pederson, PE, has been employed by DuPont for over 20 years. Her assignments have included structural and mechanical design, project engineering, and environmental operations. In her current assignment, she is the Gulf Coast Environmental Team Leader, assisting DuPont's Gulf Coast manufacturing sites in regulatory strategies and interpretations, as well as negotiating rule development with state and federal agencies. She is a registered professional engineer in Texas and Oklahoma. She holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Rice University, and an MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Cheryl Signs, PE, operates Cheryl Signs Engineering. Established in 1979, the firm offers services in water resources. Cheryl was previously employed by a small engineering firm and a municipality. She graduated with a degree in Engineering Science. Cheryl is Past President of the Colorado Section of ASCE, Past President of the Colorado Engineering Council, member of an ASCE Executive Committee for the Environment and District, and Treasurer of Colorado's American Water Resources Association. She also teaches a continuing education course at the University of Colorado at Denver. How to Work a Career Fair 10:30 am - 11:45 am Convention Center Room C201 Conference Track: The Career Odyssey Speakers: Walter McFall and Tina Kilmer Don't miss this perennial favorite workshop! Prepare for the Exhibits and Career Fair. Hear suggestions on how to: optimize your time and effectively prepare yourself for visiting the 270+ exhibiting companies, find job and intern opportunities, determine if a company is right for you, and know who to contact after the Conference. Speakers: Walter McFall is President of WDM and Associates, a technical recruitment and human resources consultancy. Walter holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and many hours in Management Science. He is retired from Argonne National Laboratory where he recruited scientists and engineers after a successful career in both science and applied engineering research. Tina Kilmer, P.E. has engineering and management experience in entertainment, industrial, and governmental environments. She is Corporate Director of Facilities in the Design and Construction Department of Harrah's Entertainment where she provides technical and administrative leadership for Harrah's facilities and construction projects. Interview Skills 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center Room C111 Conference Track: The Career Odyssey Speaker: Sue Wells, Raytheon This session will present useful tips to sharpen your interviewing skills. Whether you're a new graduate or a seasoned engineer, find out what employers want to learn during your interview and the best ways to prepare and sell yourself. We'll also discuss how to answer some of those "loaded" questions. Walk away with some practical information for your first (or next) interview. Speaker: Sue Wells, Raytheon, manages the recruitment, selection, offer, relocation and orientation processes for Denver Operations. She is responsible for sourcing strategies accomplished partially through professional job fairs, college recruiting, advertising, internet searches, as well as compliance with employment regulations. She leads a staff of six responsible for sourcing, interviewing, determining salaries, extending offers, relocating, and orienting scientific programmers and other technical personnel. Co-ops and Internships 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Convention Center Room C102 Conference Track: The Future of Knowledge Transfer Speaker: Chris Fabrycki, Telcordia Technologies Make the most out of your summer internship or co-op assignment. This workshop will focus on how to: find a meaningful assignment in your field, make the assignment a learning experience as well as a job, use the internship to "try out" an employer, and make valuable contacts in your field. Speaker: Chris Fabrycki is currently Manager of College and University Relations at Telcordia Technologies in New Jersey. She is responsible for all college recruiting and hiring including relationships with key schools. She is also responsible for coordinating Telcordia Technologies summer internship program. Beginning Smart Money Moves for Students 3:45 pm - 5:30 pm Convention Center Room C109 Conference Track: The Future of Knowledge Transfer Speaker: Dr. Judith Briles Now that you face the prospect of supporting yourself, it's time to get your money act together. Beginning Smart Money Moves for Students will show you the use, understanding and implementation of your financial future, which is now your responsibility. You will learn money strategies that will enhance your money sense and assist you to determine your needs vs. your wants. How to buy the right car, get your credit in control, browse smart-money websites, collect for fun and profit, become an entrepreneur and even gain wedding smarts! Speaker: Dr. Judith Briles presents from her 28 years of business and entrepreneurial experiences. She is an award-winning author of over 20 books, and an international motivational speaker who delivers her programs with content and humor. Her work and articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Time, Money, The New York Times, People, and other publications. She has appeared on over 1,000 television programs. Dr. Briles is known as a catalyst for change and believes that every pitfall experienced leads to an opportunity and greater success.
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