Dallas Society of Women Engineers

Special Election for Approval of Section Bylaws – Please VOTE

by Dallas SWE on October 7, 2015October 6, 2015 in Announcements

If you are a SWE Member in our Dallas section, you should have received an email with this information. Please remember to cast your ballot by Nov 14!

Background:

The Society of Women Engineers changed the template for Section Bylaws in 2013. We revised our Section ByLaws and submitted them in 2013 and received no feedback. We resubmitted our Bylaws in 2014 and received feedback earlier this year that additional modifications were necessary. The most expedient course of action has been to start with the Society provided template and update the Bylaws to reflect the Dallas Section organization. The process requires the section membership to approve the proposed Bylaws before the Society Secretary approves them.

The Bylaws must be approved by a two-thirds majority of ballots received by the
voting deadline of November 14, 2015.

This election is open only to current Dallas SWE members.

Review the Bylaws Here

VOTE Here

If you have questions about the Bylaws, please send them to dallas.swe@gmail.com

FY16 Region C Conference Registration Open

by Dallas SWE on October 5, 2015 in Announcements

Please plan to join us and other SWE members from Region C (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) in northwest Arkansas Feb 5-7, 2016 for the FY16 SWE Region C Conference! This year’s conference is hosted by the University of Arkansas SWE Section and they are very excited to meet you all for a weekend of networking, learning, and a career fair.

Read the Region C Blog post from the FY16 Conference Planning Committee and visit the conference website, regionc2016.wordpress.com, to get more information and reserve your spot. Get together with your Dallas SWE friends or start a conversation on our social media if you plan to carpool or share rooms!

WE15 Conference Pricing Increases After Sept 30!

by Dallas SWE on September 28, 2015 in Announcements

Have you registered for WE15, the Society of Women Engineers annual conference, yet? If not, what are you waiting for?? The Conference is in Nashville, TN October 22-25, but early bird pricing ends on September 30! Visit the WE15 website to register!

The deadline to renew your SWE membership for FY16 is also September 30! Visit the SWE Membership website to renew your membership today!

Event Recap: High Tech High Heels Friendraiser

by Dallas SWE on September 23, 2015September 23, 2015 in Meetings

SWE Dallas held our first Professional Meeting of FY 16 at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science on Tuesday September 15, 2015. Our meeting was held in conjunction with and in support of the 2^nd annual High Tech High Heels Friend Raiser. HTHH is a non-profit organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) fields in North Texas. They accomplish this by funding proven programs which include:

STEM Equity Training for Educators
STEM Career workshops for Educators
Physics Camps for High School Girls

The evening included Networking, a Wine Pull, a Silent Auction, entertainment by the Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership Academy and a Keynote Address delivered by Ray Upton, Vice President of Microcontrollers at Texas Instruments.

Special Thanks to Wanda Gass, Amy Gow, Donna Duren and Robin Bray for coordinating Dallas SWE’s attendance!