Sonora Region Weekly Notes
March 1- March 14, 2009
Upcoming Events
Hot News!!
COR Information
Region Resources & Links
Upcoming Events
FY10 SWE Annual Conference- Long Beach
Hotel blocks are open for the 2009 conference in Long Beach. Hotel rooms fill up fast and are more expense this year (~$200/night average), and most are within walking distance of the convention center. Visit the conference website to learn more of the hotel blocks. http://we09.swe.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=4
Hot News!!!
Does your Section sponsor collegiate transitions to professional?
The region is collecting information on all sections that sponsor the first year of membership of collegiate transitioning to professional membership. We have 15 collegiate members that are interested in receiving their transition sponsored from either a section or the region. If your section does sponsor the transition, please reply to Jennifer Dugan at jennifer.dugan@swe.org
New Region Committee- Volunteers Needed
The Region has established three new committees: The Website Committee, The Policies Committee, and the Finance Committee. The Website Committee will be working together to determine the setup of the new Region Website including content and layout. The Policies Committee will be working to update the Region Policies with the upcoming Senator changes. The Finance Committee will be researching better ways to invest and protect the Region money. This is a great opportunities to get your members involved, please pass this on to your membership. Anyone interested in participated on any of the committees can send an email to Jennifer Harris at jennifer.harris@swe.org. If you are also interested in being the committee chair, please note in your email.
FY10 Region Conference- Phoenix, AZ
It’s official!! The FY10 Region Conference will be hosted by the Phoenix Section. The dates are being determined and should be finalized by the end of March. If you have any ideas or comments, please reach out to Susie Kirkland at susie.kirkland@gmail.com
Region Outreach Program- A SWEeter Future
We
are half way through FY09 and we have impacted 1640 students through 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!
The Region Council has approved the a very generous outreach stipend for the 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place sections. The first place section will
receive $1500, second place will receive $1000, and third place will receive
$500. 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!
Pictures from FY09 Region Conference in Albuquerque, NM
Take a look at the amazing pictures from the Region Conference in Albuquerque. The pictures can be found at the following link. The pictures timeline the events from Friday morning to Saturday evening. http://picasaweb.google.com/SWECNMnews/SonoraRegionConference2009?authkey=3ovi0sT9JKg&feat=directlink
Take the “Why SWE Survey”- Win a Prize for Participating
Take a moment to tell SWE why you are a member and what is important to you to continue your membership. We are looking for 500 participants to take the survey to tell us “Why SWE”. The results will be made into bookmarks and given to the region members as promotional material. The bookmarks can be used as a tool to inform others about SWE, promote membership, explain the benefits of SWE and gain additional participation in your section. Prizes will be given out to 5 members drawn at random from the participants. The survey link can be found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bcAo7ibTfqKCeEti5JikbA_3d_3d
Join the Sonora Region- B Community
Have you joined the SWE Sonora Region- B Community yet? The Sonora Region Community is a place to find information on upcoming region events, minutes from the region meetings, information on the region focus groups, and much more information. The community also offers a place to post discussions, ask questions, or take polls. To join the Sonora Region – B Community, logon on to My Communities from www.swe.org. On the blue header titled My Communities, choose Manage Communities, choose Browse Communities S-Z, scroll down and click on the check box next to Sonora Region- B, then choose the join button. You will then be able to view all of the information for the Sonora Region.
COR Information
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 (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
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. 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.