Join SWE Detroit at DTE Energy on Wednesday, June 26 from 6-8 pm.  We will be watching "I'm Essential! Communicating Your Unique Value to Influencers” webinar as a group and having a discussion about the topic.
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Date: Wednesday, June 26
Cost: Free
Parking: Free parking available in the Credit Union/Visitor Parking lot on First Street.  See the DTE visitor map on the registration form for details
Register by June 24: https://forms.gle/dM93qsaenCZkFqfMA
Contact: Najwa Abouhassan at Najwa.Abouhassan@dteenergy.com, Irene Lyne at Irene.Lynn@dteenergy.com, or Erica Magnuson at erica.magnuson@dteenergy.com
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Are you interested in getting more involved with SWE Detroit? Consider joining the FY20 leadership team as a committee chair! We have a variety of positions open for next year, with a variety of responsibilities and time commitments. There is sure to be something to fit your interests!

This handout summarizes the duties of each chair position. Open FY20 Positions Include:  

Membership Committee:
Special Events
Networking Chair
Member Involvement

Professional Development:
PD Events
PDC Co-Chair
PD Book Club

Outreach:
High School Outreach
Maker Faire
Outreach Special Events
College Relations Chair

Communications:
Publicity

If you are interested in any of these roles, please fill out the FY20 SWE Detroit Chair Interest Form here: https://forms.gle/oXCBpUhopMHxKTp17 by Friday, May 17th. 

Please contact Rosa Bushkuhl (rosa.bushkuhl@gmail.com) with any questions.

What: Seeking judges for the National Invention Convention - See attached PDF for details
Where: The Henry Ford Museum, 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI
When:   May 30th (morning, afternoon or both)

The on-site judging is only one day, May 30.  When they register, judges can select:

1. Morning session (9:00 AM – 12:30 PM)
2. Afternoon session (1:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
3. Or both

 
Register Here  and select  “Corporate/workforce development judge.”

Deadline: Judges should registers by May 12th  
Questions email:  inventionconventioninfo@thehenryford.org

What: Maker Girl Mania is a day where over 600 girls from Kindergarten - 7th grade come together and become artists, coders, inventors, makers, and builders. Join SWE Detroit as we host a booth and help girls design and test popsicle stick catapults.  Volunteers will help facilitate the popsicle stick catapult activity at the SWE Detroit booth.  Instructions and talking points will be provided.  Snacks will also be provided by the event coordinators.  

Where: Clarkston High School, 6093 Flemings Lake Rd, Village of Clarkston, MI 48346

When: Saturday, May 18th, 2019

Time: Three time-slots available, sign-up for one or more: 8:00 am - 10:30 am, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm, and 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm.  Maker Girl Mania is designed in 3 waves with a 30-minute break between to allow us to restock, retrain volunteers and grab some food and snacks provided by the event.

Volunteer Sign-Up: LINK

Questions: Email Erica Magnuson (emagnuso@umich.edu)

CANCELLED: scholarship judging event on April 9.

WHAT: April Book Club Meeting - Discussing "We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan" by Elizabeth Norman (Lisa's pick)

WHEN: Sunday, April 28th @4pm

WHERE: Berkley Common, 3087 Twelve Mile Rd, Berkley, MI 48072  
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WHO: SWE-D book club meetings are open to everyone! No prior experience is necessary and, if you didn't get to the book this month, no worries, come anyway and hear what others thought!

Get the book! ***SUPPORT SWE-D BY SHOPPING ON AMAZON SMILE***  https://smile.amazon.com/We-Band-Angels-American-Trapped/dp/0812984846/ref=sr_1_1  

RSVP at https://goo.gl/An969v  ​

Volunteers are needed to help judge scholarship applications fort the new Josie Rewald scholarship program.  This program targets students studying engineering at community colleges.

There are two ways to help:

1. Remotely.  Please contact Lisa Purvis at lisa.c.purvis@gmail.com to receive a set of applications over email.

2. In-person judging 
Tuesday, April 9th from 6:00-8:00 pm
Grand Traverse Pie Co, 1446 W Maple Rd, Troy, MI 48084
RSVP to Lisa Purvis at lisa.c.purvis@gmail.com.