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General Body Meeting Tuesday, February 15, 2011
What’s happening tonight:
Email Etiquette tips Professionalism exercises Election announcements SWE gear Upcoming events SWE trivia with prizes!
External announcements
Thursday, March 31 st
2011-2012 Elections
Next GBM, March 31 th
Position Eligibility: Must be active, national members of the section at the time of election and for the duration of their term. Must be available to serve for one full academic year
Executive Board Positions
President Knowledge Source Director Alumni Relations Director Vice President Corporate Relations Director Membership Director Treasurer Secretary Outreach Director Publicity Director Communications Director Engineering Event Director*
2011-2012 Elections
Applications due Wednesday, March 23
rd
midnight.
at Submit your application and picture to: [email protected]
Applications available via email and on the website: http://swe.union.rpi.edu/ soon Please plan to be present at the GBM on March 31 st and give a brief speech.
Questions? Talk to an officer or email: [email protected]
Communications Director Assistant
Thinking about running for an E-board position? Why not Communications Director!
Will be meeting at the end of February every week or two for an hour to go over HTML basics and the ease of using Drupal with whoever is interested
No coding experience necessary!
Came into this position with no prior experience or knowledge of HTML and website design!!
If interested please come talk to me in person or email me at [email protected]
SWE membership
Active Member Attend 8+ events during the year At least 2 must be General Body Meetings National Member Paid $20 RPI SWE currently has 128 Nationals members http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/ **only National members are eligible to run for E-Board positions, vote in elections, and attend the Regional Conference Unsure of your membership status or point status? Contact Emily Landis, [email protected]
Collegebowl Wrap-Up
And the winner is…
NSBE
• Thank you to our SWE competitors Maureen, Sara, Teresa, Rachel and our sponsor Pitney Bowes • See you there next year!
Purchase your SWE gear!
Swaterbottle: $8 24 oz.
SWE sticker: $2 3x5 in.
Questions/interested in purchasing one?
Contact: Morgan Weest, [email protected]
SWE Sweatshirts
Watch for an email if you ordered one.
Contact: Morgan Weest ( [email protected]
)
Executive Board Meetings
When: Sundays, 11am-1pm Where: Union 2424 Exception: Tuesday Feb. 22 nd 5-7pm Room: TBD (contact [email protected]
if planning to come for location) Officer elections for the 2011-2012 academic year are in March. Come by a meeting to see what being on the E Board is like, and to get involved in the planning of some SWE events.
*You don’t need to come for the full two hours.
Contact: Andrea Nordberg ( [email protected]
)
Sponsored by:
TOMORROW
Wednesday, February 16 th , 2011 6:15pm DCC 308/318 Form a team of your friends from SWE or outside of SWE and sign up!
CASH PRIZES awarded to the winning teams!
1st – SURPRISE GRAND PRIZE!
2nd - $200 3rd - $100 Pizza and Cisco swag for participants!
The sign-up form can be found here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?f
ormkey=dHpSZEw4dnJNcDRQUU9XVWxiT k1NWXc6MQ Contact: Morgan Weest ( [email protected]
)
Exploring Engineering Day
This Saturday, February 19 th !
Snowdate: Sat., Feb. 26 th We need 2 more afternoon group chaperones!
The information session for volunteer positions will be this
Thursday Feb 17 th
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Mother’s
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There’s still time to join the
Outreach Committee!
• Check out Junior FIRST Lego League • Mondays (expects President’s day) 6-7:30pm DCC 236 Contact: Lesley Wu ([email protected])
RPI goes to Region F Conference!
Saturday March 26, 2011 8am-8pm Register by 3/1 Early bird special $25 for student members ($35 regular) On Conference Website, Link on RPI SWE site Add Dinner $20 ($25 regular) Staying with students Business Meeting (No) Spell RPI Correctly!
Need SWE membership Number Resume Volunteer to reduce cost Look for Erin’s email!
Forward confirmation email to Lauren ( [email protected]
)
Conference Volunteer Positions
Career Fair Helpers (Help set-up, maintain, and clean-up the Career Fair) Registration ( Hand out nametags and conference bags) Session Helpers (Attend to speakers, distribute & collect surveys) Parking Attendants (Direct people to and from the conference locations) Logistics (Help with shuttles and drift between positions) Attendee Housing (Some collegiates will be staying on campus)
Breaking Barriers Women Unite 2011
Wednesday March 2, 2011 6-8pm
Dinner and guest panel event with NSBE, SHPE and SWE discussing finding success as a professional woman in engineering careers, overcoming challenges etc.
RSVP with Google Doc. 20 SWE spots already filled but continue to be on waiting list!
Contact Andie Maret ( [email protected]
)
Freshmen Social
Freshmen – watch for an email from the Freshmen Representatives
Plant Tour
Location: Bethlehem Energy Center in Albany (Less than 20 minutes away from RPI) Date: Wednesday, March 30
th , 2-5pm
About the Tour: 1.5-3 hours long What to expect from the tour: An overview of industrial and plant safety An overview of the electric generation process A walk down of the various systems within the plant. If interested please sign-up on the sheets located near the sign-in table. Deadline to sign up is 2/26. If you would be willing to drive please note that and how many people you could take besides you!
Contact: Courtney Dunham ( [email protected]
)
RPI SWE presents:
When: March GBM Wednesday, March 31 st What: Enter your best crockpot recipe in RPI SWE’s competition To enter: Contact Cary Kaczowka ( [email protected]
) by Tuesday, March 29 th Also contact Cary with questions
Any announcements?
Wind 101: Separating Fact from Fiction
Presented by WoWE Capital Chapter with Sponsorship from the Hudson Valley Community College
Key Note Speaker
Marion Trieste, President of Trieste Associates, Inc.
Join us for an evening of networking and dialogue about Wind Energy.
When: Thursday, March 17th 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Where: Hudson Valley Community College, TEC-SMART facility in Malta. For directions: https://www.hvcc.edu/campusmap/index.html
RSVP: 1 st Limited seating available – please RSVP by March at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NRFXL8Q
Light refreshments will be provided.
For more information please contact: Erin Bina (518-385-4704)
Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) is a National nonprofit organization that promotes the engagement, professional development, and advancement of women in the Wind industry.
WoWE invites everyone – women and men alike – to help us accomplish our mission. We support wind energy education, training, and inclusion for women entering our industry; offer professional and career development tools for women already in the field; provide numerous opportunities for networking; and publicly celebrate stories of women in wind. More information can be found at www.womenofwindenergy.org
. WoWE chapters hold meetings and sponsor programs, spread the word about wind energy, and reach out to schools and universities. They also help identify women leaders and nominate them for WoWE’s annual recognition awards. We have started a chapter in the Capital District area and have four focus areas: Education, Careers, Advocacy, and Community. We are looking forward to connecting with professionals in the Wind industry and would like to invite people from your organization to join our chapter.
Julia Chiarello, WOWE Chapter Sponsor, Capital District chapter Chief Information Officer General Electric – Renewables [email protected]
518-385-2323
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