COMPES PDC 2023 will be held on Saturday, June 10, in-person at Toyota's R&D HQ in Saline, MI. The event this year will be a hybrid of both in-person and virtual sessions. So if you're not local, don't sweat. We will have attendees participating both in-person and virtually, so everyone will have the ability to attend your sessions, even if they are completely virtual. For speakers who will be attending in-person, we will also livestream the event so virtual attendees can participate.

This year's theme is "Building the Future Together," and the session tracks will be the same as last year; Mindfulness, Community, Professional Skills, Career Growth, and Technical Skills.

COMPES 2023 will be hosted by Toyota and promoted by Detroit's own WDIV Channel 4 News. We have a lot planned for this year's conference, including an in-person resume review, mock interviews, opportunities to network, and a conference After Party. If you would like to be a Speaker or Volunteer for this year's COMPES PDC, please feel out THIS FORM. We will send out another Call for Volunteers sign-up as we get closer to the conference date.
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The deadline for Speaker submissions is March 31st. We will confirm with all selected Speakers by April 15th.

Discussing "Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love" by Dani Shapiro
WHEN: Sunday, March 19th, 4-6pm
WHERE: El Patio Mexican Restaurant, 3052 Twelve Mile Rd, Berkley, MI 48072
WHO: SWE-D book club meetings are open to everyone! No prior experience is necessary. If you didn't get to the book this month, no worries, come anyway and hear what others thought!
QUESTIONS: Please email lisa.c.purvis@gmail.com if you have any questions. 

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

When: Saturday, Feb 25th from 10am to 4pm
Where: Grand Circus Detroit, 1570 Woodward Ave Level 3, Detroit

We're looking forward to seeing all of you at the very first Detroit Black History Month Summit at Grand Circus Detroit on Saturday 2/25 from 10am to 4pm ET! We'll have local Detroit Techies as speakers, lightning talks, panel discussions, breakout groups, and much, much more!
​Grand Circus Detroit is the main sponsor that will be hosting the event, and there will be breakfast and lunch provided by Google Women Techmakers as well as a Happy Hour sponsored by NSBE and SWE Detroit chapters.
We welcome you to come grab some food and drinks, grow your professional network, get the support you need in today's volatile job market, and walk away with some new communities that will help connect you to your next opportunity.
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IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING OR VOLUNTEERING, please reach out to jritten@umich.edu with your Name, Email and whether you would like to support as a volunteer or speaker. If you would like to give a lightning talk or join our panel discussion, please include the Title of the lightning talk you would like to give or the area of expertise you would like to contribute to the panel.

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

FutureSWE is an event that Wayne State SWE holds every year to invite high school students across Southeast Michigan to the Wayne State University campus for a full day of fun engineering activities from all different disciplines, guest speakers, lunch, and more! The goal of this event is to encourage high school girls to pursue a career in engineering after high school. While this event is aimed at girls, both male and female students are invited.
 
When: Saturday February 25th from 8am-5pm, volunteers can choose morning shift, afternoon shift, or full day.

​Contact Malak Abuzama (malak.abuzama@wayne.edu) with any questions.

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

Update: Due to inclement weather, the event is postponed until February 8th. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we look forward to seeing you on the 8th. Please reach out to us at swe.d.communications@gmail.com if you have any questions. Stay safe!
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Join SWE-Detroit on January 25th to network with representatives from various companies. See flyer below for details.