Throughout the month of April, we invite you to continue learning about negotiation at your own pace. Below are some videos and an article to get your started. If you would like to share any additional resources or information, email Dallas.Swe@gmail.com, post them on the SWE Slack Channel, or SWE Facebook page.
Negotiating Effectively: Make the first move a strategic choice, By Michael B. Rainey, JD, LLM
TED Talks to help you negotiate playlist
The Future of Code is a non-profit organization launched by high school students to inspire young students in the STEM field through hackathons, or coding events. Our first Hackathon will be completely free to all middle school students! It will be held on April 24th through virtual platforms (Zoom and Discord) due to COVID-19. We are in need of judges to judge submissions for the hackathon, and SWE members can volunteer to judge submissions- providing young students interested in STEM with some feedback on their project via a Google Form asynchronously. SWE members that participate as judges would be featured on our Instagram (@thefutureofcode) and Website.
All prospective judges have to do is attend one of our judge training sessions (either by watching a short Youtube video or attending live, information will be sent after you sign up), and use your experience in any STEM field (computer science, engineering, math, etc.) to judge the submissions of our participants for just half an hour at the end of the Hackathon. The judge registration form can be found here.
For further questions, please don’t hesitate to reach us through thefutureofcode@gmail.com or visit our website!
Join Dallas SWE as we celebrate our local collegiate graduates from the Class of 2021! This will be a virtual event over Zoom on May 1, 2021 from 2-3:30 PM. We will be using this as a networking time and open Q&A for our collegiates to connect with our Dallas SWE members, congratulate them on their achievement and celebrate with some prizes!
RSVP below or on Eventbrite to join us by April 30! All are welcome to participate in this!
The Dallas SWE FY21 Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of candidates for your consideration to serve during FY22 (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022). Ballots will be distributed to members electronically on May 1st and voting will conclude 30 days thereafter.
Per the Dallas SWE Section Agreement with the Society, as amended in FY21, additional candidates may be nominated by petition, provided that:
Dallas SWE paid membership as of April 14 is 262, so the petition endorsement minimum is 5 members. Please send any nominations by petition with the required endorsements and consent of the candidate to the FY21 Nominating Committee Chair, Zaineb Ahmad, at zgahmad@gmail.com by April 30th.
Thank you!
Dallas SWE FY21 Nominating Committee
Zaineb Ahmad, Haley Barnes, Haley Hannenberg, Malia Kawamura, and Gretchen Landego
A group of Early Career Professionals are coming together to develop a new SWE affinity group (AG). The AG is focused to serve individuals in the first 10 years of their career. Interested in joining us? Complete the form to receive email updates on the ECP AG application process.
I challenge you to share this form with at least one person who might benefit from this group!
If you’re interested in getting more involved, join the conversation here.
Email Amber Kreceman (AG co-lead), alkreceman@gmail.com if you have any direct questions. Thank you!
On April 24th from 2-4pm, Dallas SWE will be conducting our next virtual book club meeting! We will be reading “Never Split the Difference” by Chris Voss. This book focuses on negotiation. We will be reading this negotiation playbook to learn the principles perfected by Voss’s career as a hostage negotiator. Let’s see how to apply these concepts to benefit our careers and everyday interactions. Event details will be sent out prior to the event. All SWE members are welcome to participate!
Register for this event below or on Eventbrite!
