You are cordially invited to join us to celebrate the 31st Anniversary of Wichita SWE at our annual spring banquet.
Where: Wichita Marriott, 9100 Corporate Hills Drive, Wichita, KS 67207
When: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
5:30-6:30 – Social with Cash Bar
6:00 – Dinner
7:00 – Lessons Learned as a Female Forrest Gump of Aerospace
Dr. Vicki S. Johnson has worked at NASA, for a private non-profit, in academia, and in industry. There have been some very special opportunities and many lessons learned, often when it was too late!
Dr. Johnson will share the highlights of those experiences and lessons with a goal of both entertaining and educating attendees with all levels of experiences.
There will also be a raffle that night. Prizes include All Star Sports gift cardsand a Michael Kors purse! Proceeds from the raffle go to our WSU scholarship fund. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at wichitaswe.org/banquet or the night of the event.
The annual year-end banquet will be on May 21. It will be a great time to reflect on our accomplishments for the year, hear an interesting speaker, and get a preview of the location for Region i conference 2014. Mark your calendars now!
About the event:Â This interactive session will provide you tools to enhance your awareness during times when severe weather is expected and to enhance the probability of your personal safety when severe weather is ongoing. Â The presentation also will cover mobile weather apps and practices at home and work to keep you safe during severe weather.
About the speaker:
Suzanne has served as the Meteorologist in Charge at National Weather Service (NWS) Wichita since April 2012. Â She has been a professional meteorologist for over twenty-five years. Â She holds a B.S. and M.S. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma.
The Kansas State Science and Engineering Fair needs your help! They are looking for judges to judge the projects. Judging takes place on Friday, March 29th starting at 5:00pm at Century II.
Judges need to be there at 5pm, they will give you a rubric and you are done as soon as you finish the ones they give you! Normally a few hours! They need judges in ALL areas! Behavioral & Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Medicine & Health Sciences, Chemistry, Mathematical and Computer Science, Earth & Space, Consumer Science, Engineering, Environmental, Physics, Botany, Zoology
Presenters: Robert Morris and Chris Trumble from Morgan Stanley
Topic: Personal Finance and Wealth Management
When: Thursday, March 28th from 5:30PM – 7:00PM
Where:Â Office Park Plaza (4601 E Douglas Ave)
Cost:Â Free for SWE members, $10 for non-members
Details: Wine and hors d’oeuvres provided. Bring you SWE event card to enter for a chance to win a COACH purse*! Bring a non-SWE member friend and increase your chances of winning!
*Must be present and a current SWE member to be eligible to win. As a SWE member, if you don’t yet have a SWE event card, one will be provided to you at the event. Visit SWE.org to find out more about the benefits SWE membership and WichitaSWE.org to find out more about our section. For more information about the SWE event card, click here. No cash value except where prohibited, then the cash value is 1/100 cent.
Our 2013 Engineering Expo was a HUGE success – over 500 kids attended, everyone loved the space at NCAT, we had some great new booths and can’t wait for next year.
SWE members who planned Expo – please add your thoughts to the brainstorming files this week! We will be getting together at NCAT to review, debrief, brainstorm ideas and fill in next year’s chair.
Where: NCAT commons
When: Wednesday March 6th, 5:30 pm
Who’s invited: Planning committee
We’ll talk a little about the space while we’re at NCAT, then go grab some food by 6:15.
The annual region i conference will be held March 1-2, 2013, in Omaha, Nebraska and there is still time to register! Check out the conference website at swe-nebraska.org.
Register before February 20th and avoid paying late registration pricing!
