Conference turris::womannotes-v2

The Society of Women Engineers is a nonprofit educational service organization
of graduate engineers and men and women with equivalent engineering experience.

The specific objectives of the Society are:

o To inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public
  of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the
  opportunities open to them;

o To assist women engineers in readying themselves for a return to active
  work after temporary retirement;

o To serve as a center of information on women in engineering; and

o To encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and
  professional achievement.

History

SWE was founded in 1949-50 when small groups of women engineers started
meeting in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.  The Society
was incorporated in 1952.

In 1961, SWE established its headquarters office in the United Engineering
Center in New York, joining many of the engineering disciplines. SWE is a
Charter Member of the engineering umbrella organization, the American
Association of Engineering Societies (AAES); an Affiliate of the National
Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); and a Member of the Federation of
Organizations for Professional Women (FOPW).

In 1976, SWE membership was opened to men.  All SWE membership grades and
qualifications are the same for men as they are for women.

SWE Student Sections have been chartered at more than 240 colleges,
universities, and engineering institutes located throughout the United
States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Digital is listed as having a SWE Corporate Membership, and it also lists
Digital as a corporate contributor to SWE's scholarship program.

    
For membership information call or write:

SWE - Boston
c/o Hallie Santala
14 Clapp Street
Norton, MA 02766
(508)285-3720

[Note: I think that you can write to Hallie no matter where you live,
they send a standard application form and you're directed to send it
to headquarters in NYC.]

    Remaining SWE-Boston Calendar for 1989-1990: [Note: I'll enter more
    information on each meeting as I learn it as replies to this note]

    Friday 10/13/89 SWE-New England Shoreline Wine and Cheese
    in Providence, RI to help celebrate the chartering of a new
    SWE section, our neighbor in Rhode Island and southeastern
    Connecticut.
    Deborah Guerrette 203-535-2400 (W) or 401-783-0456 (H)

    Thursday 10/19/89 Joint Meeting with ASME (?), Polaroid Tour
    Loraine Norquiest

    Monday 11/13/89 Promoting Yourself
    Pam Hochman

    Sunday 12/10/89 Holiday Dim Sum Brunch
    Celeste Cox

    Saturday 1/13/90 Are You Socially Handicapped?  GOLF
    Beth Silverman

    Tuesday 2/13/90 Joint meeting with students sections - Public Speaking
    Ruth Ann Brasie

    Wednesday-Thursday 2/21-22/90 Engineers' Week Activities
    Donna Nichols

    Saturday 3/17/90 Girl Scout Badge Workshops
    Marie-Louise Murville

    Thursday 4/5/90 Women's Health Issues
    Maureen Delaney

    Wednesday 5/14/90 Family Issues

    Wednesday 6/13/90 The Glass Ceiling
    Barbara Eggers

    6/24/90 - 7/1/90 SWE National Convention - New York City

    Saturday 7/14/90 Picnic

    For more information or if you're interested in helping with any program,
    please call Hallie Wyatt Santala, Program Chair, at 401-886-6319 (W) or
    617-354-1449 (H).

    (.1) 
    In 1976, SWE membership was opened to men.  All SWE membership grades
    and qualifications are the same for men as they are for women.

    Could you explain what this means "grades" and "qualifications".  Does
    this mean there are prerequisites in order to join the society?  How
    are women graded?

    Robin

     

    There may be some additional information on this topic at:
    
    womannotes-v2 (here)
    289 - information on woman's eng. society

    womannotes-v1
    209 - 1987 Amita-SWE conference
    436 - SWE members
    712 - 8th annual Amita-SWE conference
    
    -Jody
    

    
    
    	Before I entered the wonderful world of computing, I was
    	a Power Systems Engineer. I worked on the design, testing
    	and building of "black boxes" that would shut down a power
    	plant (both nukes and otherwise) in the event of a problem.
    	At that time, I had it on pretty good authority that females
    	comprised under 1% of this profession.  A friend of mine who
    	happened to be a semiconducter engineer suggested that I apply
    	for a membership in this organization. I did look into it and
    	because my undergraduate degree was not specifically in
    	Engineering (yes they had a qualifications list), I did not 
    	apparently qualify. Therefore, I did not bother sending in the app. 
    
    	They may have changed but at that time, they wanted degrees in
    	engineering ONLY either at the undergraduate or graduate level.
    
                   					kim 

    What are the requirements for joining?  I have an "engineering
    background", meaning I took engineering courses, but I didn't get
    an engineering degree, and I'm not an engineer.  
    
    Can only certain people join?
    
    -Jody