On October 30th, 5 members of SWE-ECI spent the evening at Mount Vernon High School with an enthusiastic group of Science Olympiaders. After a successful first year of partnership where the team took second in state, we returned to the classroom to help kick things off again. Teams were working on their projects like "Wright Stuff," an airplane building competition and other building events. We provided support and helped encourage them to use the engineering design process. We also brought pizza! Overall we all had a lot of fun and the team got a good start on preparing to try to take first at state this year!
On a cold Thursday during E-Week, a group of twelve toured the P&G Oralcare plant in Iowa City.
On Saturday, April 26th, the Dubuque Area SWE section hosted the 4th annual all Iowa SWE conference entitled “Focused Full Life.” Members from SWE ECI and other Iowa chapters attended the event which lasted all afternoon and concluded with a networking dinner.
On the evening of March 20, members and friends of SWE-ECI gathered at Backpocket Brewing to tour the facility. Backpocket's brewmaster guided the group through the process as he explained the different inputs and steps required to make a refreshing pint of beer.
Region H held its annual conference this year in Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota – MSP. Our East Central Iowa chapter is in Region H along with 18 other professional sections and 44 collegiate sections across the Midwest. Six members from ECI attended the conference and represented our section in the business meeting.
What a conference this year! WE12, the 61st annual conference for Women Engineers, was held in Houston, Texas at the George R. Brown Convention Center November 7 through 11. Record-breaking attendence was recorded: a total of 6,400 attendees!
SWE-ECI members Bernadine Splettstoeszer and Rebecca Reck have each had one session proposal accepted for the WE12 Annual Conference. They will present their sessions this November in Houston.
Two professors from the University of Iowa presented a technical presentation of their research to interested SWE members.
On April 14, five members of SWE-ECI, along with approximately 40 other women from Iowa and Illinois met in Davenport, IA for the 2nd Annual Iowa SWE Conference, “Blending Communications with Technology.” After the success of the ECI hosted conference last year, the Quad Cities-Muscatine section took the task this year. The event took place at the Best Western Plus (SteepleGate Inn) which was an easily accessible and intimate venue. The day consisted of networking, workshops, wonderful meals, and a technical tour.
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