It’s only a month until the SWE Annual National Conference, WE13, in Baltimore, Maryland! If you’re planning on attending, register before September 27 (THIS FRIDAY) to save 19% off professional registration or 28% off collegiate registration. For more information and to register, check out this announcement from SWE National.
News & Events
Event Review: Joint Networking with SWE Fort Worth
On Saturday, September 21, members of both the Dallas and Fort Worth professional sections of SWE met at Sunshine Glaze in Southlake, TX for an evening of creativity and networking! Sunshine Glaze is a creative art studio where visitors can create their own pottery, glass, and tile mosaics. Most of us in the SWE group created tile mosaics by gluing glass shards to wooden bases shaped like dragonflies, circles, Texas, and picture frames.
While we were busy making our custom creations, we got to know each other a little better! Both tbe Dallas and Fort Worth sections have a lot of new members this year, many of them transports from other states including New Jersey, Kansas, and Nebraska. Both sections also have a few recent college graduates. Native and long-time Texans welcomed new arrivals in the fashion of our usual southern hospitality: food, drinks, and laughs!
We hope you all enjoyed this joint event. It was great to network with our sister section and we look forward to seeing our new members at our upcoming events in the fall! If you missed this event, stay tuned to our blog posts and calendar for events in October and beyond! Just as a reminder, if you would like to attend the SWE National Conference in Baltimore in October, be sure to reserve your hotel room and register THIS WEEK! Rooms are filling up fast!
Speaker Event Review: Why Women are the Glue
Last night, September 16, Dallas SWE had our first meeting of FY14, and it was a great time! Twenty attendees mingled, networked, and dined at the Coffee House Cafe. Dallas SWE President Jennifer Vilbig gave us a quick update on section business, upcoming events, and opportunities to volunteer as an officer or committee chair. Then, guest speaker Sheri Jenkinson, of Ipseity Coaching and Consulting, enlightened us as to why “Women are the Glue” that holds teams together. She discussed the theory of right-brain versus left-brain dominance and how, in general, women are naturally wired to foster empathy, connectivity, and collaboration between individuals working as a team. These traits are why women, and especially women in technology, are often indispensable as leaders in logistics, creative problem-solving, and people-management. Sheri encouraged us to identify and improve on our strengths to fully maximize our influence within our own teams.
Check out our Twitter @SWEDallas for some key takeaways, authored by our section’s Secretary, Morgan Schroder. Sheri Jenkinson is also an avid Tweeter, so check her out as well if you like!
Thanks to everyone who joined us & please remember to RSVP for the mosaic craft networking night coming up on this Saturday!
Joint Networking Event with SWE Fort Worth
In addition to our September Professional Developement Meeting next week, you’re also invited to our Joint Networking Event with the Fort Worth SWE Professional Section! Come show off your creative side as we make mosaics at Sunshine Glaze Creative Studio.
When: Saturday, September 21, 2013 – 5pm to 7pm
Where: Sunshine Glaze Creative Studio, 405 N. Carroll Ave Southlake, TX 76092
Event Details:
- Everyone will be charged a $10 studio fee (even if you don’t plan on mosaic making!) plus the cost of the piece you wish to create. This will be paid at the studio.
- Refreshments will be provided
- Sunshine Glaze is located in Southlake Town Square Shopping Center
- Come ready to meet some new friends and have a great time!
Please RSVP for this event only if you are serious about attending as we need an accurate count!
Check out what Region C has been up to in the Fall 2013 issue of SWE Magazine
Dallas SWE is featured as a part of a Region C feature article in the latest issue of SWE Magazine! Included in the piece is a photo of our group at the A&M Agrilife Center Watersense Home tour. Read all about what other Region C chapters have done this past year and be sure to read the rest of the magazine while you’re at it!
September Meeting: Why are Women the Glue?
Women’s brains are naturally wired for collaboration, empathy and big picture thinking. Come to Dallas SWE’s September Professional Development Meeting and learn from Sheri Jenkinson the neuroscience behind how women keep it all together.
When: September 17, 2013 – Networking starts at 6:00pm, Main event starts at 6:30pm.
Where: Coffee House Cafe, 6150 Frankford Rd, Dallas TX 75252
About the Speaker:
Sheri Jenkinson has worked for large and small companies, including Verizon, Capgemini, VeriSign, MarketSphere, and River Logic. Sheri has played key roles in developing innovative technologies, creating profitable business strategies and building key relationships with C-level partners and customers. She formed Ipseity Coaching & Consulting in 2012 as a means to help companies create more collaborative cultures that embrace IT as a strategic part of the business. In 2013, she took on an additional entrepreneurial project as Chief Collaboration Engineer for B12 Consulting. B12 is a continuation of her plan to help make IT more strategic to the business.
Registration: If you would like to attend this event, please click this link to let us know you’re coming!
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Additional urgent announcement: The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) needs 15-20 volunteers for the ASCE Texas Section Fall Conference and Centennial Celebration with Construction Institute Summit. This event is on Friday, September 13 at the Omni Hotel in Dallas. Contact Caleb Hing by phone at 817-983-3514 or at CHing@mbakercorp.com to sign up for a 2 or 4 hour time slot from 8am – noon. If there aren’t enough volunteers the event will be cancelled! Any and all help is appreciated!