What: Volunteers needed to support a SWE Detroit booth at Maker Girl Mania for K-7th grade students! SWE Detroit will lead nearly 600 students in a hands-on activity! Lunch is provided to all volunteers. 
When: Saturday, April 29th with shifts from 8:30-12:30pm and/or 12:15-4:15
Where: Clarkston High School, 6093 Flemings Lake Rd, Clarkston, MI 
How: Sign-up here by 4/19!
Questions? Please contact haleylantoine@gmail.com

What: Judges needed for the Invention Convention Michigan (ICM)! Invention Convention Michigan provides students in grades 3-12 an interactive and interdisciplinary opportunity to use the invention process to create and pitch an original product at a statewide convention. We will also host a SWE booth to share SWENext resources and activities with students and parents. Lunch is provided to all volunteers. 

When: Saturday, April 29th 9:30am-1pm, plus 2 hours of online training provided by ICM
Where: The Henry Ford Museum
How: Sign-up here by 3/31! 
Questions? Please contact haleylantoine@gmail.com

SWE-Detroit is partnering with Oakland University students competing in Marine Energy Collegiate Competition this year to do outreach at Melvindale High School. We are seeking volunteers for this activity. Please find the location and timing details listed below on the flyer. 

Learn more about the MECC: https://openei.org/wiki/PRIMRE/Prizes_and_Competitions/Marine_Energy_Collegiate_Competition_(MECC)
Learn more about the OU team competing in MECC: https://sites.google.com/a/oakland.edu/maisonneuve/

We are searching for volunteers to help with the STEM Powered Expo occurring at SWE's WE Local Detroit conference at Huntington Place on Saturday, February 18th from 1:00 to 3:30 pm.

​Duties include registration check in, crowd management, and set up/tear down. The SWE Youth Protection training must be completed in order to volunteer (~10 minutes).
https://app.initlive.com/web-admin/app/#/join-party?k=4tpvk8jjbzfgr2

What: Judges are needed for the Science and Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit! SWE-D will be sponsoring an award for female identifying high school students with an exceptional project in an engineering field (including biomedical engineering, engineering mechanics, environmental engineering, embedded systems, energy: chemical, energy: physical, materials science, robotics, systems software).
When: March 15th between 8-4pm. Judging timing can be flexible based on your schedule. 
Where: Huntington Place, Detroit
How: Sign-up here by 2/27!
Questions? Please contact haleylantoine@gmail.com

The Detroit Section of the Society of Women Engineers is excited to start planning our annual Girls' Engineering Exploration (GEE) event. This interactive one-day event is designed to introduce STEM to 4th-8th grade girls, in the metro Detroit area, through fun and exciting activities and workshops. 

GEE will take place outside on the campus of Wayne State University in June 2023. The GEE Co-Chairs are currently recruiting planning committee volunteers and will host two virtual information sessions on February 20, 2023 at 7:00PM EST. The sessions will include an overview of last year's GEE event and this year's available committee positions. See the presentation here. 

We welcome SWE-Detroit members and non-members. If you already know what planning committee position you are interested in, then feel free to sign-up here.

Zoom Meeting Link: 
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9910067689?pwd=RUFsSXc3NWJnZnl6RXdoSk5LTFFzUT09
Meeting ID: 991 006 7689
Passcode: 819460

What: Volunteers needed - Role Models in Automotive College Career Panel for MI SWE Collegiate Sections co-hosted by Toyota R&D Women Influencing and Impacting Toyota (WIIT) employee resource group. Share your experiences with students and network in small break out groups. Panel details and volunteers will be confirmed by 1/26!
When: Wednesday, 2/1 7-8pm EST
Where: Virtual, Teams
Register: https://forms.office.com/r/CFkjZjZwSg 
Questions: swedetroitoutreach@gmail.com

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.

What: Volunteers for video interviews needed! SWE & NSBE Detroit are collaborating to create videos on different STEM disciplines and highlight local role models (that's you!) to inspire students to pursue STEM. 
When: Fill out the form below by 7/1!
Registration: https://forms.gle/1v8BQAdxEjzJznWD6
Questions: haleylantoine@gmail.com

GEE is almost here and we are in need of volunteers for this event! If you are interested please sign up HERE 

Girls’ Engineering Exploration (GEE) is a full day event that allows girls in 4th-8th grade an opportunity to meet female engineers and be exposed to exciting career paths through interactive demonstrations and hands-on activities. The girls will be able to experience the creativity, innovation, and fun that goes on in the field of engineering. The event is FREE for registered students, parents, and teachers!

This year’s GEE is back IN PERSON and outdoors on Saturday, June 4th at Wayne State University. The GEE committee chairs (Sabrina Ridenour, Sam Poeppelman, and Sheila DeLapp) can be reached at SWEDetroitGEE@gmail.com with any questions.