Updates

SWE-LA Update for April 23^rd 2013

Dear SWE-LA Members, in this update you will find the following:

•        SWE-LA Professional Development Conference – April 26^th
•        Judges Needed for the SWE Outstanding Collegiate Section/Outstanding New Collegiate Section Awards – respond by June 1^st

SWE-LA Professional Development Conference – April 26^th

You are invited to attend the SWE-LA Professional Development Conference at the Double Tree Hotel in Torrance on Friday, April 26, 2013. The theme of this year's event is "Launching Your Own Curiosity - An Odyssey of a Successful Career".  We have several fantastic sessions lined up and a networking hour at the end of the day. While the conference will focus on women engineers, individuals of all professions are welcome. We are also looking for volunteers to help out with the conference. We may provide financial support for volunteers who are unable to obtain corporate assistant. Please contact Chong Hill ( http://www.swela.org/about-swe-la/committees/18-chong-hill.html) if you are interested in being a volunteer.

Where: Double Tree by Hilton, 21333 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA 90503

When: Friday, April 26, 2013, 8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.  (Registration starts at 7:00 A.M.)

Registration: Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks included.  Register now!

Members, $120

Student, Retired, and Unemployed Members, $90

Non-members, $150

Corporate Tables, $1200 - Contact Rachel Morford ( http://www.swela.org/about-swe-la/officers/2-rachel-morford.html) for table purchases and sponsorship

Parking: FREE
Dress Code: Business Casual

Judges Needed for the SWE Outstanding Collegiate Section/Outstanding New Collegiate Section Awards – respond by June 1^st 

We are quickly approaching the deadline for Outstanding Collegiate Section/Outstanding New Collegiate Section (OCS/ONCS) awards.  In order to make this a success, we are seeking judges for this competition.
 
What's required of judges:
 
- SWE professional member (ability to login to SWE communities, we can work on this together)
 
-At most scoring 10 entries (from one category - small, medium, large student section)  
 
-Provide feedback on the report (best event/category and areas that need improvement/more)
 
-Entries will be handled completely electronically
 
-Timeframe (Receive entries to judge mid-June - Return scored entries mid-July, time/entry ~1.5 - 2 hrs)
 
Ideally would like to have 4-5 judges are needed for each entry, a mix of experienced (including National officers, past SAC chair, CIC chair), and inexperienced judges is preferred. We would also like to have judges from each Region.
 
If you are able to commit to judging between 5 to 10 award packets between mid-June and mid-July, please send a response to the POC (contact info in the e-mail update) and fill out the excel spreadsheet attached in the e-mail update (columns A-F only).  Please respond by June 1st.

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