Sonora Region Weekly Notes
August 10 to August 16, 2008
- FY09 Calendar
- ABJ Meeting Details
- Region Outreach Program- A SWEeter Future
- Region Meeting at National Conference
FY09 Calendar
The FY09 Calendar has been posted on the Region Websites. The calendar includes all of the Section Report due dates (September 5, 2008, January 30, 2009, and May 20, 2009) and the dates of the four region meetings. Any new events will be added to the website, so be sure to visit weekly. http://www.swe.org/regionB/events.html
ABJ Meeting
The ABJ Meeting will be held September 27-28, 2008 in Scottsdale, AZ at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites. In addition to the ABJ Meeting, there will be celebration honoring Virginia Connolly as the recently installed FY09 SWE National President. The Saturday evening celebration will be hosted by one of the Phoenix members from 6:30 pm. A map will be available at the ABJ Meeting and in the hotel lobby upon request.
The traditional purpose of the ABJ meeting is to discuss issues relevant to the upcoming Council of Representatives Meeting at the National Conference, brainstorm mega issues, to discuss the ongoing work of the Society and to network with the other West coast SWE members. Training for new COR Representatives will be provided.
Rooms are still available at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites. For more information including the agenda, please visit the following link http://www.swe.org/regionb/ABJ_FY09.html If you have any questions, please email Jenn Harris at jennifer.harris@swe.org
Region Outreach Program- A SWEeter Future
Today we begin the SWEeter Future Program for
Region B! Throughout FY09, the Sonora Region is tracking the impact we have on
the future of engineering. Our goal for the Region is to impact 2000 children in
grades K through 12. With all of the sections throughout Region B
participating, it should be easy to meet our goal! We have set up a SWEeter
Future Program Tracker, which can be found by visiting the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=i4M41sM6rK_2fLhHZH4IUU3Q_3d_3d
We
ask that you visit this survey throughout the year to report all of the outreach
activities of your section. This simple survey simply asks for the name/date of
your event, how many professional members attended, and how many K-12 attendees
participated. We've also included a "comments" box in case you'd like to
include any lessons learned, best practices to share, etc. All of the Program
data will be collected by Lt. Governor, Kerrie Greenfelder, and a summary will
be provided at the end of the fiscal year.
Now for the best part….The section(s) having the
most outreach impact by the end of the fiscal year will be rewarded with a
stipend to provide a scholarship! It's a win-win for everyone!
If you
have any questions about the Program, please do not hesitate to contact Kerrie.
We're looking forward to meeting our outreach goals for FY09!
Region Meeting at National Conference
Currently the Region Meeting in Baltimore is scheduled on Thursday November 6, 2008 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. To visit the current schedule of events for the conference at http://www.we08.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=33