Sonora Region Weekly Notes
June 6- June 20, 2009
Upcoming Events
Hot News!!
COR Information
Region Resources & Links
Upcoming Events
History Award
This award is for regions, sections, MALs, and international members that have made outstanding efforts to collect, preserve, and share their histories. If you have a collection of information from your section's history, you can visit the following link for more information. The deadline for the award submission is July 1, 2009. http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/images/awards/swe history award 1-12-09.pdf
ABJ Meeting- Whidbey Island, WA- August 14-16, 2009
Mark your calendars....ABJ will be held August 14-16, 2009 on Whidbey Island in WA. This year's theme: Escape to ABJ: for yearly ABJ training. See the attachment for more details.
Where: Whidbey Island For those flying in, Seatac Airport is the closest airport. Transportation from the airport to Whidbey Island is TBD (one option already confirmed with price).
The topic this year will be the new Senate, yearly training as well as many other key issues -coming soon.
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
FY10 Region Conference- Phoenix, AZ
It's official!! The FY10 Region Conference will be hosted by the Phoenix Section on January 30-31, 2010. If you have any ideas or comments, please reach out to Susie Kirkland at susie.kirkland@gmail.com
FY10 Region Meeting #4- Conference Call
Due to the success of the Region Meeting #4 in FY09, we will plan for the 4th Meeting of FY10 to be hosted via conference call again. The planned date is May 23, 2010.
Hot News!!!
Volunteers Needed to Judge OCS Report
We are quickly approaching the deadline for Outstanding Collegiate Section/Outstanding New Collegiate Section (OCS/ONCS) awards. In order to make this a success, we are seeking judges for this competition. We have successfully moved the structure of the competition and reports are last year from previous. Schools now compete for a status level, such as gold or silver, which is defined by their ability to meet SWE's strategic priorities. This will be assessed by each section's filled out self evaluation, activity documentation sheet as proof of their activities as well as a report.
What's required of judges: 1) SWE professional member (ability to login to SWE communities, we can work on this together), 2) At most scoring 10 entries (from one category - small, medium, large student section and using a revised scale to try to remove subjectivity/provide guidance, and confirming the section's self evaluation.) 3) Make recommendations for certificates of merit. 4) Provide feedback on the report (best event/category and areas that need provement/more) 5) Entries will be handled completely electronically 6) Timeframe (Receive entries to judge mid-June - Return scored entries mid-July, time/entry ~1.5 - 2 hrs)
4-5 judges are needed for each entry, a mix of experienced (including National officers, past SAC chair, CIC chair), and inexperienced judges is preferred. We would also like to have judges from each Region. If you are able to commit to judging between 5 to 10 award packets between mid-June and mid-July, please reply to this email or send a response to ocs-oncs@swe.org and fill out the attached excel spreadsheet. Please respond by June 10th.
Thanks-Susie Fitzenberger (susie.fitzenberger@swe.org) or Jenny Morikawa (jennifer.morikawa@swe.org)
Leadership Coach for Region B Needed
This Task Force was to provide proactive intervention to at-risk sections. This Task Force helped to stop the decline in membership and decreased program participation of our ailing and failing sections. With the initial emphasis on at-risk sections, trained members provided intervention. The task force then evolved to develop additional training modules that support leadership development and management skills at the section level. Training modules were developed on topics that are essential to maintaining a vital section, such as recruiting members, section finances, fund development, strategic planning, communications, and holding effective meetings. Task force members are trained on these modules then take this training out to the section and conduct training at Region Conferences. If you are interested in becoming a Leadership Coach for Region B, please contact Joy Bell at joyabell_az@yahoo.com.
New Region Committee- Volunteers Needed
The Region is still looking for volunteers for The Policies & Procedures Committee, and the Finance Committee. 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.
Volunteers Registration Now Available for Annual Conference
We need friendly people who want to meet other people, experience teamwork in action, and help drive the success of our conference! Earn registration credit!
· Professionals can earn 50% basic registration credit with 5 or more hours worked.
· Collegiates and full-time graduate students can earn 100% registration credit with 5 or more hours worked
Sign Up Two Ways
· On Line Sign Up: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9WwkfCPxpzqjWCOD34zU8Q_3d_3d
· Contact the WE09 Volunteer Coordinator - Kim O'Rourke at kim.orourke@cox.net
WE09 volunteer leader will contact you with confirmation and details. Positions are awarded by first-come, first served method. ****Note that volunteer positions are limited and you MUST pre-register for the conference with a code assigned in order to receive credit.****** The online survey includes the list of volunteer positions available. For detailed information about volunteer positions available, volunteer responsibilities and expectations visit http://swe-oc.com/PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT/NATIONALCONFERENCE/tabid/125/Default.aspx.or contact the WE09 Volunteer Coordinator - Kim O'Rourke at kim.orourke@cox.net
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!
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
Usage of SWE Logo
It has been observed that the sections are misusing the SWE logo. Please remember that the SWE logo can't be changed (different colors, shading the gear, etc.) and the logo can't be covered by something. (For example, Goldie the Gopher from the University of Minnesota cannot be holding the SWE logo like it is his.) If you have any questions about modifications made to a logo, please contact HQ.