Dear SWE Detroit Members,

As we approach the end of FY23, it is time to seek candidates for FY24 SWE Detroit Leadership.  Qualified nominees will be placed on the ballot for our election in April.    
We are now open to call for candidates and look forward to your recommendations of self or fellow SWE members as leaders for the Section.  Nominations are due March 31st, 2023.

Below are the open officer positions, questions which must be answered for the nomination, and at this link you may find descriptions of each one. Please note that Officer Positions are voted for in April and Chair Positions are filled after the election (chair positions are not voted on).

Return the questionnaire for your nomination to Kristin Zatwarnicki at swe.d.president0@gmail.com

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Nomination Questions
1. Provide Contact Information of Candidate:
Name:
SWE Member Number:
Phone Number:
Email address:

2. Prepare a Candidate Biography and Statement
The candidate's biography and statement should be under 400 words and may contain: Candidate's SWE History, Current/Past Work Experience, Education, Hobbies, and vision and goals for the position they are considering.

3. List SWE resume/service (what other SWE positions or committees have been held):

4. Indicate position(s) interested in:

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Open FY24 Officer Positions:
President-Elect
VP Membership
VP Professional Development
VP Outreach
VP Communications / Secretary
VP Finance / Treasurer
Filled FY24 Officer Positions:
President: Molli Andor (president-elect for FY23 will be FY24 president)
Past-President: Kristin Zatwarnicki (president for FY23 will be FY24 past-president)

WE Local Detroit is in need of Judges and a Moderator for the Collegiate Competition! The sessions are Friday morning and afternoon on Feb 17th. If you are interested in helping, please email welocalcommittee@swe.org

Judges:
Judging rubrics and training will be provided before the conference by HQ and LAB. Judges are supposed to ask questions of the students during the Q&A of the snap session. The posters are made available onsite throughout the conference and judges can evaluate them at their own convenience. No interactions with the students are required for judging the posters.
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Moderators:
Moderators are supposed to work closely with HQ starting the Thursday night before the conference. On Friday, they will help finalists with their poster setup in the early morning, and then moderate the snap session(s) in early morning and late afternoon. On Saturday by noon, they will collect the completed rubrics from the judges, tally the final scores and determine final placements for the Collegiate Competition awards, and work with HQ to present the awards at the Saturday evening award ceremony. It is a highly engaging and highly rewarding role. HQ and LAB will provide detailed training before the conference.

Thank you to all who contributed, and congratulations!!!

SWE-Detroit is planning a meet-up at WE22 in Houston, TX. Please fill out the survey below if you are interested in attending a SWE-Detroit gathering at WE22.

Feel free to share the link with other SWE members who are attending the conference. Please reach out to swe.d.communications@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Are you in an interesting technical role working with sustainable technologies? Have you implemented diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging best practices in your workplace? Do you have expertise in influencing and leadership development?
 
WE Local is looking for speakers on topics ranging from career management and strategic leadership to technical innovations and self-management and development. As a presenter, you will have an opportunity to share your expertise and support the advancement of women engineers. For complete information, visit the WE Local website.
 
Speaker selection for the 2023 WE Local conferences is highly competitive. To improve your chances of being selected, closely follow the guidelines and complete the WE Local Call for Participation (CFP) overview course.
 
The deadline to submit is October 17, 2022. ​

​Are you interested in supporting SWE at the local level? Have you wanted to become more involved with SWE Detroit and network with members? SWE Detroit has many open positions for fiscal year '23 (FY23).
 
The positions are listed below and more detailed information about them can be found here.

Special Events
Membership Recruitment and Retention
PD Conference Co-Chair 
PD Awards & Recognition
Awards Co-Chair  
Outreach Events Chair
 
Please email swe.d.president0@gmail.com if you're interested in a position.

WE Local Conference is coming to Detroit in February 2023!  We need local SWE Detroit members' help to make this event a success! 

Detroit will be the host city for the SWE WE Local Detroit conference on February 17th & 18 in 2023.  The event will take place in downtown Detroit at the Huntington Center with housing at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance. Planning for the event will begin soon and we are looking for SWE members in the area that are interested in being involved on the committee. The following roles are available: Collegiate Competition, Community Relations, Social, Programs, and SWENext.  For more details on these roles, please click here.

Please contact Jessica Swan (jlengwis@gmail.com), our WE Local Detroit Host Committee Chair, if you would like to help out!

Help the 70th Anniversary team plan events you are interested in by completing two surveys:
 
  1. Please consider answering the survey about when attending a full English Tea Service would work for you.
 
  2. Please let the team know what types of events you would like to attend this fall by answering this survey.

​If you have any questions, please reach out to Michelle (pascumich@gmail.com).

SWE issued a new statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which essentially overturned Roe v. Wade. SWE's intent with the original statement was not strong enough given the gravity of the situation. To that end, to further demonstrate SWE’s past and recent actions, SWE is taking an additional direct action on the matter of reproductive rights and issuing a new statement: READ SWE'S STATEMENT HERE. 
As leaders and members of the Society of Women Engineers Detroit Section, we share our member's concerns regarding these issues. Access to adequate and equitable healthcare for all, including access to full reproductive healthcare, directly supports SWE's mission to advance women in engineering and technology. We want to make it clear to our members that SWE and SWE Detroit stand for ALL women's rights, including equitable access to healthcare. 
In addition to this statement, the Society of Women Engineers is taking direct action on the matter of reproductive rights, including not signing any new contracts to host conferences in locations where there are limits to reproductive and gender-based healthcare. SWE will also continue to use its reach and status to advocate for policies that break down barriers for women in engineering and technology and be inclusive of this framework in outgoing advocacy efforts. 


Sincerely, 
Nikita Tiwari | FY23 SWE Detroit Past President
Kristin Zatwarnicki | FY23 SWE Detroit President
Molli Andor | FY23 SWE Detroit President Elect

​Are you interested in supporting SWE at the local level? Have you wanted to become more involved with SWE Detroit and network with members? SWE Detroit has many open positions for fiscal year '23 (FY23).
 
The positions are listed below and more detailed information about them can be found here.

Special Events
Membership Recruitment and Retention
PD Conference Co-Chair
PD Conference Advisor
PD Awards & Recognition
Awards co-chair 
STEAM Event  
Outreach Events Chair
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Please email swe.d.president0@gmail.com if you're interested in a position.