News & Events

Watersense Home Event: RESCHEDULED!

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

We are pleased to announce that we have rescheduled the WaterSense Home tour for the evening Thursday, June 20th at 6pm! Unfortunately, the Texas A&M Extension Center was unavailable for the two Tuesdays in the survey.

If you registered for the previously scheduled event and are unable to make the new meeting time, please send an e-mail to dallas.swe@gmail.com and we will refund your money in the next week or so.

Also, if anyone is available, we have space left for the Dallas SWE Awards Banquet this Saturday, June 1st at 6pm at the Abuelo’s in Plano off 75. Members & non-members are welcome.

The keynote speaker, Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE, of Texas Instruments will be enlightening us with Life Innovating Art. Successful innovation projects require the art of communication, clarification, preparation and inspiration. This talk introduces those skills, tips and tricks of the trade for transforming invention into products that bring value to the company and its customers. Concepts range from tackling Dr. Seuss’s GOX to honking the horn louder. Modern control theory applied to classic project management items, such as scope and risk, enable the engineering audience to leverage their inner geeks for soft skills. These skills include techniques for engaging a globally diverse work team. The result is the ability to respond to life never being the same again.

Please click here for more information and to RSVP. 

Dallas SWE Award & Membership Appreciation Banquet

by Dallas SWE on in Collegiate, Meetings

The Society of Women Engineers, Dallas Section cordially invites you to the Dallas SWE Award & Membership Appreciation Banquet to recognize the 2013 Dallas SWE Scholarship Recipients, our Dallas SWE members, and corporate sponsors.  Please join us!

Our Keynote Speaker will be Stephanie Butler from Texas Instruments on the topic of Life Innovating Art.  Successful innovation projects require the art of communication, clarification, preparation and inspiration. This talk introduces those skills, tips and tricks of the trade for transforming invention into products that bring value to the company and its customers.

Date & Time: Saturday, June 1st – 6:00pm
Location: Abuelos – East Plano, 3420 N. Central Express Way, Plano, TX 75075
Cost:  $25 for SWE Members/$35 for Non-SWE Members
Reduced Cost for Scholarship Recipients (+ 1 guest) and Company Sponsors (with code)

Cost includes dinner and raffle prizes.

Watersense Home Event: CANCELLED, will be rescheduled

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements, Meetings

Unfortunately, the Texas A&M Agrlife Extension Center is closing their facility this evening due to the weather, so we are cancelling tonight’s meeting.

We would like to reschedule for a later date and want your input, so please take the survey to indicate when you are available!

http://dallasswe.wufoo.com/forms/reschedule-dallas-swe-watersense-home-tour/

If you will be unable to make the rescheduled meeting we will re-fund your registration fee. Please e-mail dallas.swe@gmail.com when we announce the new date if you are unable to make it.

Thanks and be safe driving home this evening!

Please take our Membership Survey!

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements

As we near the end of our SWE fiscal year, your leadership team is interested in your feedback.  Whether you’re an active SWE member or not, please take this short 10 question survey.  Tell us what you liked and what we can improve upon next year!

Click here to take the Membership Survey

May 21 Event: Tour of Watersense Home

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings
On May 21, please join us in learing about landscaping, home renovation, environmental and functional issues with a fabulous tour of a Watersense home at the Texas A&M Agri Life in Dallas.

The house includes such features as hot water on-demand systems, water-efficient landscaping and irrigation systems and rainwater harvesting. A WaterSense home can save at least 50,000 gallons a year for a family of four. Renewable energy and environmental impact of counter-top, flooring and lighting choices will provide a fun, interactive and engaging event. This is of course in addition to the opportunity to hang out with the most giving, fun and encouraging group of folks that comprise our attendees.

Schedule:
6 – 7 PM – Tour inside and out of Water Sense house
7 – 8 PM – Results of FY2014 Officer Elections. Upcoming events.  Dinner, networking, and business meeting at Water Sense house.

Cost: $20/= for SWE members before 05/16 and $25 for non-SWE members

Click here to Register for this event!

Sally Ride Festival Review

by Dallas SWE on in Outreach
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Keynote Speaker Wendy Lawrence

Saturday, April 6th, dawned bright and sunny !! The volunteers from the Dallas – FortWorth SWE professional section who were participating in the Sally Ride Festival gathered at the UTD Campus at around 9 am, the day of, excited and eager to teach almost 800 5th – 8th grade girls the wonders of science.  The intent was encourage them, to not just take an active interest in STEM related education but plant the seed to someday consider careers in STEM.

The SWE professional section had an exhibit in the “Street Fair” area, an area that had a festive look to it with balloons, food, music, displays, fun give aways and tons of hands on science related activities. The SWE volunteers taught young girls about electrical circuits and encouraged them to ask questions and trouble shoot. The festival featured a keynote speech by astronaut Wendy Lawrence, and was immensely exciting and inspiring to hear, not just for all the young women attending the festival but to adults alike. Wendy spoke about her interest in engineering and space and encouraged all the attendees to never stop trying till they reach their goals.

To end with a quote from Wendy (and President John F. Kennedy) –  “We choose to do these things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. And certainly, space exploration is not easy .”

-Neha Dobhal
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