Sonora Region Weekly Notes
September 21 to September 27, 2008
Upcoming Events
Hot News!!
Region Resources & Links
COR Information
Upcoming Events
ABJ Meeting
The ABJ Meeting will be held
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. The agenda for the meeting is attached.
Rooms are still available at the
Hyatt Summerfield Suites. For additional registration information, please email
Jenn Harris at jennifer.harris@swe.org.
Celebration Party for Virginia Connolly, FY09 SWE National
President
Please join with us as we congratulate
our very own, long time Phoenix Section member, Virginia Connolly, as she
begins her term as SWE’s National President! A celebration in
Virginia’s honor will be on September 27th, 6:30 – 9:30, in Scottsdale.
Please RSVP to Betty Irish at betty.irish@swe.org or 602-292-0594. Directions and maps provided upon
RSVP. For more information, please see the attached flyer.
Region B Meeting
The Region Meeting will be held on
Sunday September 28th from 8 am to 12 pm at the Hyatt Summerfield
Suites. The agenda is for the Region Meeting is attached. If you have any
questions, please email Jenn Harris at jennifer.harris@swe.org.
Region Meeting at National Conference
Currently the Region Meeting in
FY09 COR Business Meetings Overview
The Council meeting in Baltimore will be a two-part business
meeting. The first part will be on Thursday, from 10 a.m. - 12:45
p.m. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin
promptly at 10. The agenda for Thursday, November 6th will address
consent items and regular motions. Beginning at 10:45 a.m., there will be
a short presentation by the Governance FIG, followed by a town hall style
question and answer session facilitated by Colette Trohan.
The meeting on Saturday will be from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration
will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin promptly at noon. The
agenda for Saturday, November 8th will address the remaining bylaws proposal
items, as well as reports, recognition, and setting of the next Council
meeting, prior to adjournment. Voting will occur at both meetings and
attendance is required. The same people attending and voting on Thursday
should also be attending and voting on Saturday. Therefore, if you as a
representative can not make both meetings, an
alternate fully educated and engaged on all of the topics and issues should be
provided for both meetings on your behalf.
Hot News!!!
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!
2010 Region Conference Host- Still need
a Host Section
We are still looking for a section
to host the 2010 Region Conference. If your section is interested or would like
more details, please contact Kerrie Greenfelder.
Celebrate SWE Guidelines
Celebrate SWE is a fun event to
connect with friends from across each region.
SWE leaders want to ensure that the spirit and enthusiasm of the
celebration does not detract from the event.
This year in addition to awarding the Fellow, collegiate member and
advisor awards, the Distinguished New Engineer (DNE) recipients will receive
their award at Celebrate SWE. Please
follow the attached guidelines during the evening to make this a fun evening
for all. Please share these guidelines with your sections. They will also be reviewed
at the Region Meeting on September 28th.
Region Resources & Link
FY09 Calendar
The FY09 Calendar has been posted
on the Region Websites. The calendar includes all of the Section Report due
dates (
Changing your SWE User ID
It is very helpful to people
managing communities to be able to identify contributors. Having users
names 938863 and 773940 make it difficult for community leaders in the course
of managing membership to a given community. Therefore, here are
instructions on how to change your SWE user id. Please go to the database at https://www.swe.org/MSC-SWE/directory.aspx
After you sign in, update your
information and then scroll down. In the lower left hand corner there is
a link entitled Edit My Profile! The second major heading below your
preferred address is Member Service Center Login. This is where you can
change your User ID.
Please choose something so people will
be able to identify you like your first and last name. I changed mine
from 751439 to Patricia Eng - and yes I
could enter the space. The kicker is that once you change your user ID, that is how you will have to sign in from now on.
Funny how that works, but then when you enter a discussion, people will know
who you are . . . . .
You may also want to take this
opportunity to create a SWE alias for your e-mail. I have one and when I
decide I want to change network providers, I just change the pointer for my SWE
alias. I like the extra spam filter that SWE has….
Report from BOD #1
The FY 09 Board of Directors #1
meeting was held August 1 and 2 in Minneapolis ,
Minnesota . Minneapolis is the home of Medtronic, Inc., FY 09 President
Virginia Connolly's employer. Other groups meeting before and
concurrently with BOD 1 included the Conference Programming Board, the
Corporate Partnership Council, the Board of Trustees, the Region Governors for
their annual Summit , and the Collegiate Leadership
Forum for their annual meeting. The installation of the FY 09 Board of
Directors and Board of Trustees took place during one of the evenings.
Region H and the Minnesota Section hosted a party at a local member's home on
the other evening. SWE extends their thanks to Medtronic, Inc. for their
very generous support of the preceding activities.
BOD 1 was a two day meeting. Day one consisted of
sessions on the FY 09 Operating Plan including the scorecard; the Leadership
Pipeline including Leadership Positions, Charters for Leadership Pipeline, and
Out of Cycle Calls for Leaders; a Diversity and Inclusion Training Update; a
Headquarters Update; lunch with the Region Governors including briefings on
Section Charters and Bylaws requirements and a COR Governance overview; and a
Mega Issue session with the Region Governors on how SWE can insure a consistent
and quality experience across the organization. Day two consisted of a
joint session with the Board of Trustees, the Region Governors, and the
Collegiate Leadership Forum attendees starting with a breakfast where everyone
briefly introduced themselves and moving into briefings on FY 09 Goals and
Objectives, Financial Best Practices, Scholarship FAQ's, Leadership Pipeline
Initiative Update, SWE Communities, COR Training, and a networking lunch.
The BOD then held a formal meeting and closed session followed by a working
session with the COR Governance Focused Interest Group.
Minutes of BOD 1 including the
approved agenda and motions will be available on BOD Shared after approval
during the next telecon tentatively scheduled for
September 8. Minutes of the July 7
telecon including the approved agenda and motions
have been posted to the BOD Shared Community.
COR Information
COR Governance Issues
Attached is a three page summary
of the proposed changes in governance that the Bylaws Committee is working
on. Please ensure that all Region Council Members have read these
documents before coming to Conference for the COR meeting. Expect to see
a draft of the National Bylaws changes in the next week.
The SWE Senate, which would
replace the existing Council of Representatives, is a high functioning
deliberative body focused on the long-term strategic position of the
Society. The Senate also retains
legislative duties such as changing bylaws and setting individual dues. Senators would conduct the business as is
currently outlined in the bylaws, focusing on national Society concerns.
COR Alternate Representatives
Please remember that COR members
not attending conference must complete the Alternative Representative Form and
fax the signed form to HQ by Saturday, October 18. (The form is attached
to the email for this reference.)