2019 WE Local Conferences

WE Local conferences provide all the professional development, career advancement and networking opportunities as SWE's Annual Conference, but on a local level, so you can Meet Locally.
 
Baltimore, MD - February 8-9, 2019
Tampa, FL - February 15-16, 2019
St. Louis, MO - March 1-2, 2019
Denver, CO - March 15-16, 2019
Bellevue, WA - April 5-6, 2019
Bengaluru, India - April 11-13, 2019
Berlin, Germany - May 15-17, 2019

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eWeek - Houston Engineers Week ​

Jan 19, Saturday, noon - Future Cities Judging at NASA
Feb 9, Saturday, 7am-1pm - MATHCOUNTS Judging at Flour
Feb 16, Saturday, Run of Pi Fun Run at University of Houston
Feb 18, Monday, 6-9pm - Young Engineer of the Year Casino Night

Society brings award for YEOY honoree
Society can sponsor casino table (10 seats)
YEOY honoree can speak for about 30 seconds when award received Westchase Marriot

Student Awards Luncheon - Prairie View A&M University
Feb 22, Friday, Engineer of the Year Gala at Westchase Marriot

Silent auction item from SWE - golf/spa package from Black Hawk (due Feb 1)
Rockets Suite raffle - $200 ticket sales @ $20/ticket, prize valued over $5,000

Houston Engineers Week 

Scholarship Applications are open! Apply/Share 

Scholarship Applications are now open through Feb 28th, 2019! Help us spread the word!  Applications here: Link
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​SWE-HA volunteering

We always welcome more help if you want to get involved with more volunteering activities.  Future help we will be looking for include scholarship committee/judging and girl scouts badge day volunteers in February.     

Judges required to help!
 
Scholarship Judges still needed! We'll be doing 2 rounds of judging this year: 1 individual that you can do from your home & a second in person round.  Judging starts in March, let us know now if you can help! Email Victoria:  vp_careerguidance@houstonswe.org
(Sign up before Feb 18th, thanks to all those that have already volunteered!)
 
Science and Engineering Fair Houston - SWE HA Special Award Judges Needed!

Saturday Feb 23rd, 11:30 AM ~ 4:30 PMSWE-HA will be judging for a special "SWE-HA Aspire Award" to award a STEM summer campership to a junior and senior division young women. Contact Victoria vp_careerguidance@houstonswe.org, if you want to be on our judging team!  

• You can also sign up to be a place award through the Science and Engineering Fair Houston and represent SWE individually.
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​Help SWE-HA and join the Awards Banquet committee!

Volunteers needed for the scholarship banquet committee. 
This committee is strictly for the event planning for the scholarship banquet.  We will coordinate the logistics, agenda and program. The banquet will be on Friday, April 26th.
Contact Kiandra for more information - kiandra.lewis@gmail.com 
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​Volunteer for SWE - HA at a Girl Scout event in February

When: Saturday Feb 9th, (9 am ~ noon)
Where: Girls Scouts of San Jacinto Council
What: Think Like an Engineer Journey Badge for Daisies
Contact Victoria if you want to help. She will email you more details when the date is finalized.
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Special Request from Girl Scouts for NSBE members and SWE members with similar ethnic backgrounds to help on for a Black History Month on the February 23rd at The Gregory School (9:30 am-12 pm). The sessions will be focusing heavily on Black History and then doing a build-type activity to learn about that person's work.  

Contact Victoria vp_careerguidance@houstonswe.org if you can help!

Volunteers needed to represent SWE at CCISD Career fair

Need SWE engineers interested in speaking to students about the engineering types of jobs they do at an event called Engineers in Real Life. This event is held on January 26th, from 10am - 2pm, at Clear Lake High School. 

For more details see calendar. 
Please email (vp_careerguidance@houstonswe.org) if you are able to help!  Once we have enough volunteers to host a table, you will be signed up as a group to coordinate the hands on activity.

Represent SWE with FIRST Robotics

 Represent SWE with FIRST Robotics and sign up to
 be a judge at District competitions! (Please let us
 know  if you are volunteering on behalf of SWE, so 
​ we can track our volunteer hours and events).

 FIRST VIMS (Volunteer Information Management
 System). Sign up for either or both events
 at:https://www.firstinspires.org/ways-to-help/volunteer


​Channelview District Event - Friday & Saturday-March 15-16, 2019-Channelview High School, Channelview
Pasadena District Event-Friday & Saturday-March 29-30, 2019-San Jacinto Community College, Pasadena

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Volunteer for SWE - HA at a Girl Scout event in February

Special Request from Girl Scouts for NSBE members and SWE members with similar ethnic backgrounds to help on for a Black History Month on the February 23rd at The Gregory School (9:30 am-12 pm). The sessions will be focusing heavily on Black History and then doing a build-type activity to learn about that person's work.  

Contact Victoria vp_careerguidance@houstonswe.org if you can help!

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Help run a hands on activity at Port City Links, Inc. - 14th Annual Health, Education, Science Fair, and Carnival

Saturday March 23, 2019 from 10:00am - 1:30pm 
@Sunnyside Park, located at 3502 Bellfort, Houston, TX 77051.
 
All you have to do is show up!  We'll host a table, provide information on SWE to community members and have a fun activity for kids. Let us know if you can help! Email vp_careerguidance@houstonswe.org
 
http://www.linksinc.org/birmingham-and-port-city-chapters-plant-nsbe-jr-programs-at-multiple-schools/