DallaSWE

The Newsletter of the Society of Women Engineers

Dallas Section

October 2004

CONTENTS:

October 19 Meeting Notice

Oct 26 Career Night – volunteers needed

LeEarl’s Corner  -

New Year starts Cissy Sylo Success

New Faces of Engineering - Jennifer Ray nominated

New  Officers

Dallas Area U.S. Congressional Election News

Upcoming Events - Calendar

Dallas Objectives & Web Link

 

 

October 19 Section Meeting Details
 

DATE:            Tuesday, October 19

 

TOPIC:        Career Show ‘n Tell

 

SPEAKERS:  Dallas Area Engineers, Computer Scientists, and other Technologists

 

ABSTRACT:

Attendees are invited to briefly describe, and possibly show, something related to their job experience. This will be a great opportunity to share and learn more about the work of fellow engineers, while practicing a few communications skills in a friendly environment.  I’m sure we’ll have some surprises, including discovering how much time Donna Mularkey spent on board a U.S. Navy vessel this summer.

 (1/2 hr of professional development hours provided (PDH))

 

TIME:            6:15 PM, start networking; order from menu

 

LOCATION:  Nedley’s Restaurant – Board Room

1801 North Plano Rd (west side between Campbell and Collins Blvd)

                        www.nedleys.com

 

CONTACT:    LeEarl Bryant;  LeEarl@genealogy4fun.com

           

 

 

 

Annual Engineer/Technology Career Night for Pre-college Students, et al

 

 

DATE:  Tuesday, October 26

 

TOPICS – Presentations Concerning Aptitudes, Education, and Engineering Career Experiences

 

SPEAKER – Various SWE members and Guests

 

TIME –           6:30 – 8:30PM, light refreshments provided while supply lasts, no charge

 

LOCATION   Newman Smith High School, North Josey Lane, Carrollton

 

Contact:          Eric Stromberg estromberg@dal.devry.edu

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

 

Co-Sponsors:  Newman Smith High School, TDIndustries

 

Find details and map at http://www.dallaswe.org

 

We are anticipating more than 100 students, plus parents, educators, and counselors so we need volunteers for tasks such as set-up, registration, and mentoring.  Just as important, some of our volunteers are serving as featured engineers and we’ll all have the opportunity of learning more about each other and our career challenges and successes.

Please come if you’re available for the evening, you’ll find it a rewarding and memorable experience.

 

LeEarl’s Corner

 

NEW YEAR LAUNCHED – October 19

 

Frisco Director of Engineering Services, Cissy Sylo, proved an out-standing choice for launching our 2004/05 program year.  She is a great role model who is definitely a home grown product, as her engineering education was earned at UT Arlington and all of her engineering experience has been in the greater Dallas area.  Most of us appreciated the manner in which she focused on the positive and credited her co-workers and subordinates with contributing to the environment that has made her accomplishments possible.

 

NEW FACES OF ENGINEERING

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September meeting attendees enthusiastically supported the nomination of Jennifer Ray for consideration as a “New Face of Engineering” for EWEEK 2005.  This will be the third year in which engineers under 30 in age are selected to represent the diversity of people and careers in engineering.  Personally, I believe that Jennifer has an outstanding chance of being selected as the SWE “FACE” because of her collegiate research that addressed structural techniques for surviving strong forces of wind, responsibilities that incorporate this expertise in her work, and volunteer effort for Habitat for Humanity and mentoring of young students.  Speaking of diversity – she was the featured twirler for the Texas Tech Goin Band from Raider Land during her undergrad years.

 

NEW OFFICERS

Election was unanimous for all candidates.  The best news concerning the election is that our response was positive with 8 in-person ballots in May  and additional 12 snail mail ballots by the September deadline.  We only had one ballot returned with a bad address.  The 20 votes may not seem significant, until consideration is given to the fact that we have fewer than 70 voting members.  THANKS TO ALL who participated, you help to inspire our volunteers.

 

 

DALLAS AREA CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION NEWS FOR ENGINEERS     

                   (note: be sure to verify schedule with sponsor before attending event)/

 

The following non-partisan election information is provided to aid you in becoming more informed on issues in conjunction with exercising your freedom and privilege to vote.   The Government Relations Committee of IEEE Dallas, chaired by SWE member LeEarl Bryant, will be providing updated information on area Congressional  races as the information is available, including candidates’ statements concerning issues related to the technical workforce and candidate forums.  Check the IEEE Dallas web site  at http://www.ieeedallas.org from now through November for updates.  (Also check http://www.ieeeusa.org for information on policy issues of concern to engineers.)

In the meantime, we have received notification of the following Candidate web-sites and/or Forums for U.S. Congressional district 3, 4,

U.S. Congressional Campaign Offices (alphabetical order, as available 9/27/04)

 

TX Dist 3         http://www.jenkins2004.com

                                    http://www.samjohnsonforcongress.com

 

TX Dist 32       http://www.martinfrost.com

                        http://www.petesessions.com

 

Dallas Area U.S. Congressional/ TX House Race Candidate Forums

(open to the public, by date, as known 9/27/04)

 

 

Oct. 7, 2004 - Thursday - 7-9 p.m.

Plano Municipal Building

Cong. Districts 3, 4, 26

TX House of Representatives Districts 70, 89.

(sponsors: LWV-Richardson, LWV-Plano/Collin County, AAUW)

 

Oct. 14, 2004 - Thursday - 7:15 p.m.

Richardson Civic Center, Parks Room

TX House of Representatives District 112 (Fred Hill/Brian Booker)

(sponsor: LWV-Richardson)

 

Oct. 14, 2004 - Thursday - 7:30 – 9:30p.m.

            Dallas Jewish Community Center

            U.S. Congress, TX 32 – Frost/Session

             (Sponsor: Dallas Jewish community Relations Council

              more info: 214-615-5254 or jecrcdallas@jfgd.org)

 

 

Oct 17, 2004 – Wednesday, 7PM

            Mt. View College in Oak Cliff.

            U.S. Congress, TX District 32 – Frost/Sessions

           (sponsor: League of Women Voters of Dallas

           More info:  http://www.lwvdallas.org/calendar.html)
UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR

Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of each month September 2004 through June 2005, except December.  Member Davinia Chism will speak about engineering and influence on sky-diving in November.  Visit our web-site http://www.dallaswe.org for latest information.

SWE Cares

Recognizing that going through career transition is normal, SWE helps its members by offering a dues discount to members who experience a period of unemployment. We want to help you find not just any job, but the right job that meets your career expectations.

www.swe.org/careers:  You know what to do and you know how to do it! Visit the SWE career center where job opportunities meet SWE member resumes.  Join the SWE resume database where hundreds of recruiters identify new candidates all the time.

OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS

•     To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the public in general of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and of the opportunities open to them.

•     To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirements.

•     To serve as a center of information on women in engineering.

•     To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of educational and professional achievement.

 

 

 

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