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President - Brooksie Barton, Airport Engineer, AECOM Transportation

Vice President - Sharon Kalinowski

Treasurer - Seung Park, Chief Planning Engineer; City of Tampa Water

Secretary - Lara Daly, Senior Project Engineer, King Engineering

Council of Representatives - Susanna Packauskas, Systems Engineer, Raytheon

Webmaster - Malika Risley

 

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Spring 2007

 IMAGINING YOUR FUTURE: Networking with a Community of Women in STEM

As part of our national conference at Lake Buena Vista, WEPAN (Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network) is hosting "Imagining Your Future:  Networking with a Community of Women in STEM" for undergraduate, graduate and faculty women in STEM Programs at 2- and 4+-year institutions.  This will be a unique opportunity for women on your campus to network with WEPAN professionals through interactive sessions and a reception.  There will be a track for students with sessions on mentoring, leadership training, and transitioning from 2 to 4 year schools and on to grad school.  The faculty track will include resources available from WEPAN, funding sources, and a discussion of issues of interest to women STEM faculty.
When: Sunday, June 10th, from 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Where: Disneys Coronado Springs Resort inLake Buena Vista.

The event is free to all those interested, but signup is needed by May 25th
To sign up, see the webpage at http://wepan.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=185

For more information about WEPAN or the 2007 National Conference, visit www.wepan.org

SWE Regional Conference
When: March 2-4, 2007
Where: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
For more infomation, visit the official website: 2007 Region D Conference

EWRI Conference - Restoring Our Habitat
Visit our website at a later date for more information.

Oddyssey of the Mind
Visit our website at a later date for more information.

USF Women's Engineering Forum
When: March, dates to be determined
Where: University of South Florida, Tampa

Winter 2007

SWE SPA Day
When: TBD
Where: 105 North Bayshore Drive, Safety Harbor, Florida 34695. PH: (888) 237-8772, www.safetyharborspa.com

USF Engineering Expo
When: February 17-18
Where: USF, 4202 Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida, 33620

E-Week Banquet
When: February
Where: TBD

Fall 2006

Great American Teach-In
When: November 13-18
Where: Tampa Bay Area Schools
Are you interested in participating in local school activities during American Education Week? Use this special opportunity to visit the public school of your choice and share your knowledge with a new generation! You can stay for 30 minutes of a whole day! For more information call:

(727) 588-6000, ext. 1951 for Pinellas county schools
(813) 272-4974 or visit www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/info/ for Hillsborough county schools

Here are various activities ideas you can do with the students compiled by Sharon Kalinowski:
teach-in/balloonflinker.pdf
teach-in/cauldronbubbles.pdf
teach-in/eggbungeejump.pdf
teach-in/fingerprints.pdf
teach-in/flinker.pdf
teach-in/gumdropdome.pdf

teach-in/hoopglider.pdf
teach-in/hovercraft.pdf
teach-in/keepacube.pdf
teach-in/newspapertower.pdf
teach-in/polishingpennies.pdf
 teach-in/puffmobile.pdf

Pottery Painting
When: Thursday December 7 @ 5:30 PM
Where: "Pottery In The Park" (formerly Passion Pepper Pottery) on 2502 W. Azeele Street, Tampa, FL, PH: 813-877-8238 Come join SWE members for our work/life balance stress reduction series. In addition to painting pottery, please bring in mind your favorite activity to share with other members that keeps the stress away! Your pottery work can also serve as a Christmas present for a loved one.