On Saturday, October 8th, Dallas SWE hosted it’s second Social Brunch of FY17. We had 13 Dallas SWE members and friends attend the brunch at Meso Maya. We enjoyed getting to know each other and delicious Mexican food. Stay tuned for future SWE social brunches around Dallas. Our next one is slated tentatively for January 2017!
Tour and Network with Ericsson!
Dallas SWE October Professional Development Event:
Ericsson Experience Center Tour and Speed Networking
When:
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Dallas SWE is excited to have Ericsson hosting the October Professional Development Event! Attendees will get to tour the Ericsson Experience Center and participate in Speed Networking on the topic of “Developing Your Personal Brand”. Click here to learn more and to register:
Event Recap: Dallas Professional & Technology Diversity Career Fair
On October 5th, Lynn Mortensen and Kate Van Dellen represented Dallas SWE at the Dallas Professional Diversity & Technology Career Fair hosted by the Professional Diversity Network. The event, held at the Embassy Suites Market Center, provided an excellent opportunity to showcase the advantages of being a SWE member to a diverse group of professionals. Dallas SWE members shared the many opportunities for professional development, networking and community outreach available locally and through the broader SWE organization. Several SWE members from other regions or collegiate sections stopped by to share their positive experiences being a SWE member and to inquire about how to connect with the local Dallas SWE section. A few visitors said they found out about the career fair from our website! The event gave all attendees a chance to network and socialize and to make quality connections with corporations and professional organizations who value diversity.
Event Recap: Self eSTEM Outreach Event
Last weekend, Dalals SWE members Alicia Morgan and Kim Concillado teamed up with Illuminate STEM and Women of AT&T for Self eSTEM, an all morning event building confidence in local 6th-12th graders to pursue their passion in science, technology, engineering and math. The program director, Awonu Lekia, led the y
oung ladies in ice breakers and introspective questions before breaking them up into small groups. Each table rotation focused on a unique facet of STEM: from coding their names in binary using beads, designing the furthest-flying paper airplane, using teamwork and leadership to build a structure, and even powering an LED with lemons! The day concluded with a panel of real engineers answering questions and describing their daily life. Alicia and Kim had a lot of fun giving out “Future Engineer” buttons and answered questions from students ranging from, “What superpower do you wish you had?” to, “What is your favorite part of being an engineer?”
Illuminate STEM’s chair Terrence Southern announced this would be only the first to come of this event, so look out for it next year!
Dallas SWE October Social Brunch
When:
Saturday, October 8, 2016
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Where:
Meso Maya | Preston Forest
11909 Preston Rd, Suite 1426, Dallas, TX 75230
Food and drink available for purchase by the individual, view brunch menu here.
Join Dallas SWE Members for networking and a delicious brunch! This is a great opportunity to invite a friend or coworker to get to know SWE and most importantly, have a fun brunch with other women engineers! You do not have to be a member to attend.
Event Recap: Your Story, Your Voice, Your Power
Our guest speaker for September’s professional development meeting was Alicia Morgan, Dallas SWE member and a 2016 Honoree of Women of Color in STEM K-12 Promotion of Education Award. After some networking and tasty food from Coffee House Cafe, Alicia presented her strategies for recognizing the value of our unique life and work stories and how to share those stories by networking with confidence and purpose. She delineated the differences between physical, human, and social capital we use to build relationships, credibility, and influence in our daily 
interactions with others. The session was highly interactive with plenty of opportunities for discussion and practicing extemporaneous story development. One great quote she shared was from comedian Steve Martin: when asked about his success, he said his strategy was to “be so good they can’t ignore you.” If you’ve spent time and effort becoming indispensable, it’s just as important to spend some time on learning how to communicate your value in quantifiable terms so that you’re rewarded for your efforts!
Thanks to Alicia and our Program Committee for another great professional development event! You can view the meeting handout here. Stay tuned for details on our October 18 meeting at Ericsson in Plano!