President's Message
SWE-PNW Members,
I'm looking forward to an exciting 2008 for SWE-PNW. There are several opportunities in the next several months for members to get involved in community and educational outreach. Engineers' Week is in February and SWE-PNW will be co-sponsoring a booth with the South Puget Sound section at the PSEC Engineering Fair. We will also be organizing and sponsoring Shadow An Engineer Day for college women to enter the world of professional engineering. Please consider volunteering to host a student. Every March, the American Association of University Women puts on Expanding Your Horizons, a one-day series of engineering and science classes for junior-high aged girls. Expanding Your Horizons events occur at community college campuses around Puget Sound which make it convenient for SWE members to get involved.

One of the objectives of SWE is to encourage members to be recognized for their achievements. To that end, consider applying for one of the SWE national awards. The nomination period ends March 31st and application information can be found on the SWE national website. Nominations come through local sections, so please let me know if you plan to apply.

The Region J conference will be held April 4-6 at the Hilton in Vancouver, WA. The Columbia River section has several interesting tours and presentations scheduled. It should be a worthwhile and exciting conference to attend.

I believe 2008 will be a great year for our section. Thank you for your continued interest and support!

Tamaira Ross
 

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