Dallas SWE is excited to participate in the 2019 North Texas Giving Day (NTGD), an 18-hour, online, secure giving event for the North Texas community. In the past, Dallas SWE has raised $1,500-2,000 from our local partners and supporters. This year, our goal is to raise $2,500, and we need your help to succeed! Dallas SWE members are asked to consider being a ‘Superfan’ or hosting their own NTGD FUNdraiser. The FUNdraiser allows Superfans the flexibility to share their private fundraising link and add their unique flair for what Dallas SWE means to them. Superfans raising more than $100 will be recognized by the section per our sponsorship standards. If you are interested in learning more about how to host your own FUNdraiser and calling yourself a Dallas SWE Superfan, please contact Fundraising Chair Haley at haleyjbarnes@gmail.com. Fundraising officially opens on September 9th, 2019 and will run through the official NTGD event on September 19th, 2019. Make sure to follow Dallas SWE social media as we explain how your gift will impact the section and Dallas’s youth.
News & Events
Join us for our next professional development event – hosted by TI WIN!
TI Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) will host Dallas SWE for an evening of networking and conversation on managing burnout and the effects of how language shapes women’s careers. This event includes dinner with a small panel of TI managers who will discuss these challenges and have an open dialogue on best practices, shared experiences, and advice on how to navigate these situations.
This event will be Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 5:30 -7:30 PM at TI, address to be announced.
This meeting is open to all, women, men, SWE members and non-members alike.
Register today for this event – we hope to see you there!
Going to WE19?
Registration for WE19 in Anaheim, CA on November 7-9 is now open! Check out our WE18 recap post to find out what conference is like and then register on the WE19 registration page!
Let us know if you’re going by filling out the Dallas SWE Conference Coordination survey. If you’re interested, we can help you find roommates, share rides to the conference center from the airport, and put you on the Dallas SWE groupme, so we can tagup while we’re there! If you have questions about WE19 or travel coordination, please email us at dallas.swe.org.
We’ll see you there!
Join the Dallas SWE Leadership team!
Are you interested in developing your skills as a leader? Giving back to your community? Making lifelong, intelligent, supportive friends? Consider joining one of the Dallas SWE committees! If you have 5 minutes a month or several hours a week, we have a position for you! These positions offer opportunities to become more involved in our organization, to build your leadership and communication skills, and to expand your network. Since Dallas SWE is purely volunteer run, any and every committee could use your guidance, input, and help. Committee Chair positions are open on the following committees:
- Awards Committee Chair
- Membership Committee Chair
- Nominating Committee Chair
- Outreach Design Your World Committee Chair
Interested? Take a look at the committee descriptions! Want to join? Just fill out the FY20 Committee Interest Survey!
2019 Moon Day Event Recap
The Frontiers of Flight Museum celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 2019 at Moon Day. The museum collaborates with the National Space Society of North Texas to hold the largest annual space-themed exposition in Texas. Moon Day honors the past, present, and future of space exploration with a full day of family-friendly, entertaining STEM programs and activities. Over three dozen exhibitors participated in Moon Day, including the Dallas SWE section. And we had a blast! Visitors participated in our Comic Catapult challenge. While this challenge didn’t really launch them into space, the visitors built catapults and learned the concept of energy, gravity, and the Laws of Motion. A huge thank you to the amazing SWE volunteers for their help in making Moon Day 2019 a resounding success.
Membership Appreciation Event Recap
Our 2019 membership appreciation event was held at PINSTACK Plano. We had the pleasure of recognizing several of our members for outstanding contributions to our section as we dined on a delicious spread and cake. Afterwards, some chose to take on our bowling lanes while others found their way to PINSTACK’s large array of other games. It was a fantastic opportunity to learn a little bit more about each of our members as well as get inspired about involvement with our newly elected FY20 leadership team.
