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Orchestrating your Career
Harmonizing Technology
Painting the Future

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TUESDAY OCTOBER 8th

Conference Highlights & Registration
 

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Registration - Cobo Conference Center

SWE Member Events
 

8:00am - 12:00pm   1:00pm - 5:00pm 8:00am - 5:00pm   12:00pm - 1:00pm

Board of Directors Meeting (by invitation only) Board of Directors Meeting, if needed Board of Trustees Meeting (by invitation only) BoD/B0T Lunch (by invitation only)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9th

Conference Highlights & Registration
 

7:00am - 6:00pm 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Registration - Cobo Conference Center A Taste of Detroit

CES Courses
 

8:00am - 5:00pm 9:00am - 12:00pm 9:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 5:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Leadership Development How to Hold More Effective Meetings Building Highly Effective Relationships Putting Power in Your Presentations Managing Change

SWE Member Events
 

8:00am - 10:00am 8:00am - 10:00am 8:00am - 10:00am 8:00am - 5:00am 8:00am - 5:00am 9:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 12:00pm 11:00am - 12:00pm 11:00am - 12:00pm 12:00pm - 1:30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm 1:30pm - 5:30pm 1:30pm - 5:30pm 3:30pm - 4:30pm   * by invitation only

Multicultural Committee Meeting Awards/Recognition Committee Meeting Finance Committee Meeting Board of Trustees Meeting* SWE Editorial Board Communication Council Meeting Professional Development Committee Women in Government Career Guidance Committee Meeting Section Vitality Task Force Nomination Committee Meeting BoD/BoT/National Committee Lunch* Membership Committee Meeting Archives Committee Meeting Student Activities Committee Meeting Conference Programming Board Meeting Girl Scouts Committee

Industry Tours
 

12:30pm - 4:30pm 12:30pm - 5:00pm

Autoliv Crash Barrier Test Facility Pall Life Sciences

Local Interest Tours
 

8:00am - 5:00pm 12:30pm - 3:30pm

Golf Tournament SWE Archives at Wayne State

THURSDAY OCTOBER 10th

Conference Highlights & Registration
 

6:00am - 7:00am 7:00am - 7:30pm 7:30am - 8:30am 10:00am - 2:00pm 5:30pm - 7:00pm 7:00pm - 8:30pm 8:30pm - 10:30pm

Aerobics Registration - Cobo Conference Center Fellow/Life Member Breakfast Reception Explore Engineering Conference Opening Ceremony Career Fair & Exhibits Fall Social

CES Courses
 

8:00am - 12:00pm 8:00am - 12:00pm 8:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 5:00pm 1:00pm - 5:00pm 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Marketing Yourself for Career Success Team Building Effective Communication Negotiating Successfully for Win-Win CREW Emotional Intelligence

Seminars and Panels
 

8:00am - 12:00pm 9:00am - 10:00am 9:00am - 11:00am 9:00am - 11:00am 9:00am - 11:00am 9:30am - 10:30am 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 12:00pm   10:00am - 12:00pm 10:00am - 12:00pm 10:00am - 12:00pm 10:00am - 12:00pm 11:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 2:25 pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm 1:00pm - 5:00pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm 2:00pm - 3:00pm 2:00pm - 3:00pm 2:00pm - 3:00pm 2:00pm - 3:30pm   2:00pm - 4:00pm 2:30pm - 3:30pm 2:30pm - 3:30pm   3:00pm - 5:00pm

Learning Circles Mentoring Are You Derailing Your Career? How Men and Women Communicate Choosing an Advanced Degree Leadership Careers in High Tech Engineering Motherhood: Lillian Gilbreth Story Educating Leaders for the Future Survive, Elevate, Associate, Leverage Bridging Cultural Barriers Thriving With Change When Thriving Doesn't Feel Like An Option Targeted Development Patents - What Every Engineer Should Know The Art of Influencing People Entrepreneurship - Is it Right for Me? Engineers Who Can Lead Smart Money Moves Eldercare Is Management Right for Me? Personal Visioning Through Play Up Close and Personal-Workplace Realities Using Patents in Research & Development E-commerce Patient Safety Diversity-Management's Role in Implementing Change Balancing Work and Family Networking for Personal Success Quality Assurance Methods In Your Exercise and Wellness Program Global Product Development

SWE Member Events
 

7:30am - 8:30am 8:00am - 10:00am 8:00am - 12:00pm 8:30am - 10:00am 12:00pm - 3:00pm 12:00pm - 5:00pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm 1:00pm - 5:00pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm 3:00pm - 5:00pm 3:30pm - 5:00pm 3:30pm - 5:00pm   *by invitation only

SWE Fellow/Life Member Breakfast Reception* Professional Development Workshop SWE Section Vitality Workshop SWE Fellow Meeting Program Develoment Grants COR Training* SWE Membership Workshop Multicultural Workshop Women in Govenment Workshop SWE Website Workshop SWE Finance Workshop for Section Treasurers New SWE Section Formation Workshop

Student Conference Activities
 

9:00am - 5:00pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm 2:00pm - 3:30pm 3:30pm - 5:00pm 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Career Resource Center From the Classroom to the Boardroom Networking for Students Interviewing Skills Resume Writing How to Work a Career Fair

Industry Tours
 

8:30am - 2:00pm 9:30am - 4:30pm 12:15 pm - 4:30pm

Ford Motor Company Ride and Drive General Motors Proving Grounds DaimlerChrysler SciLabs

Local Interest Tours
 

8:30am - 12:00pm 10:00am - 3:30pm 12:15 pm - 3:30pm

Henry Ford Museum Cranbrook House and Gardens Morley Candy Makers

FRIDAY OCTOBER 11th

Conference Highlights & Registration
 

6:00am - 7:00am 7:00am - 5:00pm 9:30am - 3:30pm 10:00am - 3:00pm 4:30pm - 5:30pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Aerobics Registration - Cobo Conference Center Career Fair & Exhibits Open Technical Exchange Past President's Reception Achievement Award Reception Achievement Award Banquet

Seminars and Panels
 

8:00am - 12:00pm 8:00am - 10:00am 9:00am - 11:00am 9:00am - 11:00am 9:00am - 12:00pm 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 11:30am 10:00am - 12:00pm   10:30am - 12:00pm 11:00am - 12:00pm 11:00am - 12:00pm   11:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm 1:30pm - 2:30pm 1:30pm - 3:30pm 2:00pm - 3:30pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm 2:00pm - 5:00pm 3:00pm - 4:00pm 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Bridging the Generation Gap Diversity Panel: A Competitive Advantage FMEA Overview Power Tools for Women Managing Men Diversity Networks What Does It Take To Get To The Top Education Panel: Joint Programs with Industry Let Go, Lighten Up and Get On With It Six Sigma Technical Certifications and Careers in Technology Mentoring Moving from Technical to Manager Making Stress Manageable Orchestrating Your Career Prospectus on Success Building Community at Home and Work Change Management Technical Creativity How to Turbo Charge Your Career Speaking from a Position of Strength Career Potential Patents from the Patent Office Perspective

Technical Papers Session
 

8:30am - 10:00am	Session F1A Harmonizing Technology I, COBO D3-24   Space Transportation at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Common And Reusable Avionics Applications In Rotorcraft Market Engineering Proteins for Medical Applications Optimization of the Annual Production Plan for the Mitis River Complex
8:30am - 10:00am	Session F1B Doing the Right Thing - Diversity/Ethics/Environment, COBO D3-26   Picturing Diversity at a National Environmental Engineering Firm Organizational Assessment Indicates Limited Change is Needed Addressing Environmental Issues for the Automotive Industry Toxic Dreams: Gender, Race and Environmental Pollution in the Electronics Industry
10:20am - 11:50am	Session F2A Leadership with Vision, COBO D3-24   Creating Results Through Extraordinary Employee Engagement Bridging Cultural Gaps and Global Work Assignments How to Leverage Your Intellectual Property to Enhance Your Company's Valuation Transition from Individual Contributor to Management for Minorities
10:20am - 11:50am	Session F2B Dual Career Couples, COBO D3-26   General Motors Dual Career Panel Discussion
1:30pm - 3:00am	Session F3A Balancing Acts - Personal/Career/Family, COBO D3-24   Part-Time Work for Technical Professionals: Myths and Realities Best Practices in Work/Family Management An Overview Of Quality Assurance Methods Applied To One-Self's Exercise And Wellness Program
1:30pm - 3:30am	Session F3B Creative Web Applications and E-Commerce, COBO D3-26   Gender & Science Digital Library We Speak your language! web based customer service the global way E-Business In The New Economy Improving Engineering Collaboration Through Use of Effective Processes
3:20pm - 4:50am	Session F4A Harmonizing Technology II, COBO D3-24   Rapid Tooled Injection Mold Inserts To Meet Low Quantity Production Requirements Mastering Medicine Connecting A Global World Through Wireless Technology: Novel Broadband Microstrip Antennas for Wireless Communications Art of Transportation State Route 68 Design-Build Project
3:20pm - 4:50am	Session F4B K-12 Outreach, COBO D3-26   Engineering a Space Experiment", A Career Guidance Tool Changing the Outlook for Future Engineers Through Partnership with Educators UA-ME Day: A Program To Introduce High School Girls To Mechanical Engineering Taking Mechatronics on the Road

SWE Member Events
 

7:00am - 9:00am 9:00am - 12:00pm 9:00am - 12:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Region Meetings A-J ZOOM Into Engineering Training Career Guidance Workshop Members-At-Large Meeting The Hoffman Program - What is it and How do we get it?

Student Conference Activities
 

8:00am - 12:00pm 9:00am - 5:00pm 12:00pm - 4:00pm 8:00am - 9:30am 10:00am - 11:00am 10:00am - 11:30am 10:00am - 11:30am 10:00am - 11:30am   1:00pm - 2:00pm 1:00pm - 2:30pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm   2:00pm - 3:00pm 2:00pm - 3:30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm   4:00pm - 5:00pm

Technical Presentation Comp. Practice Career Resource Center Team Tech Practice Resume Writing Co-ops & Internships Alternative Engineer Careers How to Survive a Technical Interview How to Choose/Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction/Success Stress Management Panel: Engineers in Marketing Wardrobe: Transition from Student to Professional Networking for Students Concept to Creation: Automotive Panel: Career Options at the National Laboratories Corporate Safety

Industry Tours
 

7:30am - 2:30pm 8:00am - 12:00pm 8:30am - 12:00pm 12:45 pm - 3:15 pm

DaimlerChrysler Proving Ground Detroit Water Works Treatment Plant Cadillac Assembly Plant Pewabic Pottery

Local Interest Tours
 

8:30am - 5:00pm 9:00am - 12:00pm 10:30am - 3:30pm

Round Robin Discovery Tours Morley Candy Makers Detroit Zoo

SATURDAY OCTOBER 12th

Conference Highlights & Registration
 

6:00am - 7:00am 8:00am - 12:00pm 8:30am - 11:00am 5:30pm - 6:30pm 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Aerobics Registration - Cobo Conference Center Membership Breakfast Conference Closing Reception Student Awards Event

CES Courses
 

8:00am - 12:00pm 8:00am - 12:00pm 9:00am - 12:00pm

Intermediate Project Management Creating Strategic Partnerships Victors Without Victims: Managing Conflict

Seminars and Panels
 

9:00am - 12:00pm 9:30am - 11:30am 10:00am - 12:00pm   10:00am - 12:00pm 10:00am - 12:00pm 11:00am - 12:00pm

The Weigh to Health Effective Communication: Assertive and Aggressive Behavior Job-Fit and Your Career Passionate Work: Igniting the Fire Is Green in My Future? Exploring Your Personal Definition of Success

Technical Papers Session
 

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Session S1A Future Engineering Workforce/Professional Development, COBO D3-18   Mentoring ROI: Benefits to Being a Mentor The Virtual Reality of Quantitative Distance Learning Don't Leave Your Engineering Brain at Work Engineering a Great Beginning

SWE Member Events
 

8:30am - 11:00am 11:00am - 5:00pm 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Membership Breakfast Council of Representatives Meeting (COR) Faculty Advisor/Counselor Meeting

Student Conference Activities
 

7:00am - 9:00am 9:00am - 1:00pm 11:00am - 12:00pm 11:00am - 3:00pm 1:00pm - 4:00pm 1:30pm - 2:30pm 2:30pm - 3:30pm 12:00pm - 1:30pm 1:00pm - 2:00pm 1:30pm - 3:00pm 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Student Region Meetings Technical Presentation Competition Student Rep/Newsletter Editor Training Team Tech Competition SME Bowl Graduate Student Meeting Student Section Financial Training Panel: Advanced Degree Mentoring Panel: SWE after College Evaluating the Job Offer

Industry Tours
 

8:30am - 11:00am

Jacobs Sverdrup Drivability Test Facility

Local Interest Tours
 

10:30am - 4:00pm 10:30am - 4:00pm   12:30pm - 3:30pm

Henry Ford Estate Henry Ford Museum/ Automotive Hall of Fame SWE Archives