| Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2007 National Pledge Roster SIGN THE ROSTER Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2007 is celebrated Thursday, February 22nd. That date is simply a rallying point. We plan to record participation as long as organizations report to us. Some organizations will participate on that day but given professional schedules and school breaks, many will take place just before and just after Engineers Week 2007. Check this page often for current events, and visit the archives for even more participation ideas. Business Intel, Chandler, Arizona
For the past 2 years, the Latina Outreach Working Group (part of the Intel Latino Network) in Arizona has hosted "Hermanas: Design Your Future" conference reaching over 200+ Hispanic female students and introducing them to engineering. For 2007, the plan is to target 150 girls grades 6-12 and the conference is scheduled to be held at Estrella Mountain Community College in March of 2007. Gabriela_A_Gonzalez@hotmail.com The Shaw Group, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Shaw Group plans to have a presentation for area high school students as well as activities for everyone to get engaged. Shaw women engineers from various engineering fields, along with Shaw's Diversity department will participate in Shaw's 2nd Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at Shaw corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge, LA. Approximately five Baton Rouge area schools will be invited to attend to learn about what it is like to be an engineer, the types of projects Shaw engineers work on, and speak with women engineers. The event also includes a tour of the corporate facilities, and potential follow-up opportunities for a shadow day with Shaw engineers. This event will coincide with nationwide Introduce a Girl to Engineering events in conjunction with National Engineering Week. andrea.benjamin@shawgrp.com and see www.shawgrp.com/ We encourage everyone to read an excellent article written by St. Joseph Academy high school attendees at Shaw's 1st Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering day held on February 23, 2006 at Shaw corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge, LA. The girls speak about their experience that day and how they benefited from this worthwhile event: http://www.sjabr.org/news/newsdetail.cfm?id=936 ExxonMobil, Houston, Texas
We will host 150 middle school aged girls at our offices for introduction to engineering and oil and gas related activities. nina.j.forehand@exxonmobil.com Alliant Techsystems, Propulsion & Controls Division, Elkton, Maryland
The Delaware section of AIAA, in conjunction with ATK Elkton, Maryland, will celebrate its third annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day by providing an opportunity for 6th-8th grade girls to visit with engineers of various disciplines and discover what a typical engineer's work day is like. Activities will include an introduction to ATK, multiple opportunities to meet women engineers in all levels of the organization, examples of engineering problems for them to solve, and a rocket motor firing. Timothy.Dominick@atk.com Nitsch Engineering Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Nitsch Engineering's 2007 event will be for 6th to 12th-grade girls and will focus on bioengineering. The event will be on Friday, April 27, at Biogen Idec in Cambridge. Space is limited and reservations are required.
Contact Judith Nitsch, PE jnitsch@nitscheng.com, www.nitscheng.com Key Link Technologies, Flossmoor, Illinois
Key Link Technologies will host a number of Radio Control Racing and Robotic events starting in December at local libraries, Museum of Science and Industry, DeVry University and IIT to kick off the following: 1. Black Creativity; 2. Black History Month; 3. Eweek.
Contact Bernard Key, bkey@keylinktechnologies.com Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., East Hartford, Connecticut
CCAT is running an ISE program for 7-8 grade girls at Windham Middle School which will include hands-on, inquiry based activities, field trips to local industry, and presentations by leading local female engineers and entrepreneurs in the Spring of 2007. Contact Robert Vieth robert.vieth@gmail.com Jacobs Engineering Groups, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
For this,our first year participating, we plan to have a meet and greet upon arrival, a presentation, a tour, some job shadowing, lunch, a team building activity, and wrap up event. We plan to have most of our female engineers at the event. Contact is lynell.zirke@jacobs.com Novelis, Boardman, Ohio
We are inviting 200 area high school juniors (girls) to campus for an all day event with guest speakers (women in the field), lab tours and demonstrations, and hands on design competitions with engineering students. andrea.fryda@novelis.com, http://www.eng.ysu.edu/~asme/index.htm EWEEK coalition, Casa Grande, Arizona
IBM Global Services, Symantec, American Express. INCOSE, Girl Scouts
We have participated for 5 years and will speak to at least 100 or more students, primarily women, on Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. At least two or more schools will be visited including Xavier Womens College Preparatory which has a rich tradition in Women in Engineering. A female architect from American Express who is also a Girl Scout Leader will draw from the Girl Scout Rocket Program to make her remarks to encourage women in engineering. Xavier has participated in the ASU/NASA Mission to Mars program. Representatives from Symantec will also be included in the program. Michael T Reidy mreidy@us.ibm.com www.ibm.com Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio
Engineer will make presentation at Bellbrook Middle school re: benefits of Math, Science, and the Engineering profession. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., West Chicago, Illinois
Girl Scout troops and daughters of Siemens employees will visit a Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. factory in West Chicago, IL. The fifth through eighth grade girls will tour the factory, particularly the engineering offices. The girls will also complete five fun experiments which relate to five different engineering fields. They will watch a short video about women engineers and have the opportunity to talk to the woman engineers who will staff this event. Contact jayne.beck@siemens.com. http://www.siemens.com/index.jsp Esso Standard Oil Company, San Juan, Puerto Rico
We will have our Introduce a Girl to Engineering day on Feb. 23. Aprox. 20-25 girls will participate. eliam.lopez@exxonmobil.com Raytheon, Irvine, California
We will host an Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day event at our site.
Marta L. Graham: mlgraham@raytheon.com
www.mathmovesu.com Freescale Seminconductor, Chandler, Arizona
We plan to organize approximately 10 volunteer engineers to visit local schools that are close in proximity to our plants here in Tempe, and Chandler, Arizona. Our engineers will encourage students to stay in school, take math and science classes, pursue a college education, and see out engineering career opportunities. Approximately 300 students will be involved. MicroChips Inc., Bedford, Massachusetts
I plan to bring at least one girl to MicroCHIPS, Inc. to show her how great engineering can be. I am a MEMS engineer (Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems) but my background is in Chemical Engineering. The majority of people working at MicroChips are engineers. I do most of my Research at the MicroTechnology Lab at MIT and if time permits I will be bringing the girls there as well.
Contact: Gwendolyn Donahue gdonahue@mchips.com Architecture Systems & Technologies, Moss Point, Mississippi
Architecture Systems & Technologies is sponsoring the "Gulf Coast Information, Integration, & Interoperability" Symposium. We are extending free registration to two local high school girls to attend the symposium and learn about Open Architectures, Open Source, and Net Centric Data Sharing. Contact: Joy Carter admin@archsystech.com See www.archsystech.com CH2M HILL, Redding, California
We will invite colleagues to bring their daughters to work. I plan to show samples of my work: drawings and specifications, and briefly describe the exciting opportunities that our profession offers. Contact: Raluca F. Constantinescu raluca.constantinescu@ch2m.com MSA, P.C., Virginia Beach, Virginia
Female engineer at MSA, P.C. will host 2 girls on site. Jonida_Hendricks@msaonline.com Government North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh, NC
Twenty NCDOT engineers are planning to host a day for 100 girls in the Raleigh, Charlotte, and Greenville area to participate in the Engineer Day Program. Robin Hicks, Rhicks@dot.state.nc.us, www.ncdot.org Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
The Los Alamos Chapter of ASM, International and the Northern New Mexico Chapter of ASME jointly sponsor a Discover E event during Engineers week. The event consists of an evening of interesting, interactive and fun engineering, science and technology demonstrations put on by local engineers, scientists and technicians. We work with local Girl Scout troops so they may offer Brownie Try-It and Junior Badge activities at the event as well. Girl Scouts at the event can earn Badges and Try-Its including an Engineering Badge and Try-It that were developed by Sangre de Cristo Girl Scout Troop 123 last year. Beverly Aikin, bevaikin@lanl.gov Maui Economic Development Board, Kihei, Hawaii
Maui’s 6th annual “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2007. Middle school girls will be given and opportunity to a half-day of job-shadowing with an engineer and fun, engineering-based hands-on activities. The event is free and open to 7th & 8th grade girls. Lunch & refreshments will be provided. This local event is made possible through the Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology Project, in partnership with the County of Maui, and the Maui Chapter of the Hawaii Society of Professional Engineers. For more information or to volunteer as a mentor and host engineer (either male or female), please call Jeni Gaskin at (808) 875-2332 or email her at jeni@medb.org, www.womenintech.com Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey
The Port Authority of NY & NJ Engineering Department will sponsor an “Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day”, all day event which will combine inspirational women engineer, and architect speakers, hands-on educational activities, a lunch, video, and contest giveaways.
Carolyn Clancy-Detmenring:cclancy@panynj.gov
www.panynj.gov Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
In support of Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED), Argonne National Laboratory will hold its fifth annual mentoring day for middle school girls. Argonne's IGED is an educational and fun one-day event which focuses on introducing girls in 6th through 8th grades to engineering careers through hands-on activities and direct interaction with engineers and scientists, who team up to host up to four students per team during the day. The day includes tours of Argonne facilities, presentations on engineering careers and an engineering challenge from the Society of Automotive Engineers. A few quotes from past IGED student surveys: - I thought the engineering field just involved people with goggles working on machinery, but it was not.
- It opened my eyes to new jobs.
- It was really interesting to find out new things that I didn’t know, it gives me more interest to look for a career in one of these fields.
- It sounds like so much fun and I want to help make the world a better place.
- I really don’t know what I expected this program to be like, but it was excellent.
- I had always thought of science as a ‘boring’ subject, but this really altered my view.
Universities Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
We are hosting a day on the Purdue campus to show high school sophomore and juniors about how various engineers are working together to reach the goal of colonizing the Moon or Mars. Hands-on activities, a tour of campus, and lunch will be provided. Current engineering student mentors will take the girls around to the activities and answer questions about college life. Contact Carol Stwalley, cgss@purdue.edu, and see www.purdue.edu/wiep University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Women in Engineering Summer Camp 2007
July 8-13, 2007: A six-day residential program sponsored by the University of Dayton that introduces high school women to career opportunities in engineering. Participants experience a total immersion into the world of engineering through classroom activities, participatory experiments, a visit to an industry, and contact with practicing women engineers. If you have completed at least the ninth grade and are interested in science, math, or engineering, apply now. Application deadline is June 1, 2007. Tuition $400. For more information, visit http://engineering.udayton.edu/wie, call 937-229-3296 or email wie@udayton.edu. Sinclair Community College, Kettering, Ohio
A 6th grade Girl Scout leader will incorporate Girl Day into an activity with her troop of 9 girls, and also present a Girls in Science (and STEM careers) program at a local school..
Sinclair Community College plans a women in engineering day for 9th-10th grade students on the college campus.
Contact margaret.draeger@sinclair.edu See www.mvtechprep.org and www.sinclair.edu California State University, Chico, California
The CSU Chico student chapter, Society of Women Engineers, is planning their first Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, with a goal of reaching 100 pre-college girls. For information or to volunteer, contact Jennifer Lasell at jenlasell@sbcglobal.net. See www.chicoswe.org Gillette College, Gillette, Wyoming
College student plans outreach to local schools to promote interest in engineering in grades K-12. Contact Stefanie Crawford, scrawford@sheridan.edu Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Organized by the Society of Women Engineers, and Women in Engineering, 225 girls in grades 3-6 are invited to the campus on February 24, from 9:30 am– 2 pm. Participants will have fun learning about engineering by doing hands-on activities and will hear from engineering students and industry professionals about what you can do with an education in engineering. More information and applications will be posted on-line in early January 2007. See http://engineering.osu.edu/events/agenda.php?eid=22 . Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at OSU is proudly sponsored by Battelle. For more information, or questions regarding this event please contact Kristina Kennedy. kennedy.443@osu.edu. Walla Walla College, and local Girl Scouts, Walla Walla, Washington
Our club is joining with the Girl Scouts of Walla Walla to host an honors day featuring engineering related honors. Our SWE members will use this opportunity to introduce these young women to fun of engineering and the possibilities that it holds for them. Sally Roth, sallyq_2@hotmail.com www.wwc.edu University of Maryland, and Girl Scouts, College Park, Maryland
Girl Scout Engineering Saturday (GSES) is a program for local Girl Scout troops in Maryland and the Washington metropolitan area. Cadettes and Seniors (grades 7-12) engage in fun hands-on activities and earn an Inventions and Inquiry Project patch. For 2007, the Women in Engineering Program has elected to hold the event during Engineers Week Alana Johnson, ajohns7@umd.edu and http://www.eng.umd.edu/wie/precollege/gses.html Alexandria Technical College, Alexandria, Minnesota
We will host a half-day seminar on women in engineering. It will feature a forum discussion by female engineers and drafters. We will also include a hands-on activity featuring Computer Assisted Design and Drafting software. Current college students will provide one-on-one training. High school age girls from throughout the region will be invited to participate. Dale Buchholz daleb@alextech.edu www.alextech.edu DeVry University Pennsylvania, Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania
DeVry University Pennsylvania chapter of Society of Women Engineers will partner with local Industry Participants to present a half-day seminar and workshop to high school students on careers in engineering and science. The event will feature a keynote speaker and panel discussion with panelists from various disciplines as well as a set of hands-on workshops in technology and biomedical technology disciplines. Forough Ghahramani http://www.devry.edu/locations/campuses/loc_ftwashingtoncampus.jsp University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Our student SWE chapter here at UND is involved in various outreach activities. Some of the many activities we are involved in include: non-traditional career panels at several high schools and middle schools to talk to female students and inform them about careers in engineering. Also this year we got a grant for a summer science/engineering camp for students 7th through 9th grade. Mojdeh Mardani mojdeh@und.edu http://www.und.edu/org/swe/ Penn State University - Fayette Campus, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
The Fayette Campus is proud to offer the 9th Annual Girrl Power program - a month of activities related to our theme "Engineering the Human Body" Our weekly events will include the Faraday downlink from London, England (through IEEE) plus a visit to the back room at a dentist office. Then we visit a local manufacturer who is one of the largest producers of surgical masks. Our final local visit is to a workshop where they make prostheses. The capstone activity is a bus trip to visit the BioEngineering Research Lab at University Park. For middle school females only. David Meredith, dxm15@psu.edu College of Lake County, Grayslake, Illinois
We are sending out flyers to surrounding schools letting them know that we will be having various activities on campus to introduce engineering fields specifically to women. Jose Velarde jvelarde@clcillinois.edu Sally Ride Science, Arizona State University
Sally Ride Science Festivals bring together hundreds of girls for a fantastic day of science and socializing. Parents and teachers are welcome too. Astronaut Wendy Lawrence will be the keynote speaker for this festival that is proud to be part of "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day". The Tempe science event will also feature dozens of local female engineers and scientists who will share their inspiring stories and entertain girls with fun workshops. The festival will take place at The Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University, at the Gammage Auditorium on Saturday, February 25. The day begins at 11:00 a.m. with check-in and the street fair, and ends at 4:15 p.m. Teachers, parents and students can register and learn more about the festival by visiting www.SallyRideFestivals.com or by calling 800.561.5161.
Anita Habeich:ahabeich@sallyridescience.com University of Puerto Rico Collegiate Section.
The Society of Women Engineers plans to give an orientation about engineering, science activities, and a visit to our School of Engineering special projects. Contact Luis Acevedo luisace@gmail.com University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus
At the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, The Institute of Technology Academic Programs for Excellence in Engineering and Science (IT APEXES) will host 15 high schools from the Minneapolis Public Schools High Tech Girls Society on February 21. The girls will build remote control cars and tour the civil engineering structures lab. On February 23, IT APEXES will host 60 5th and 6th grade girls from the Minneapolis Afrocentric Charter School, Harvest Prep Academy. The girls will engage in hands on inquiry into science principles with undergraduate, graduate, and faculty females. Contact Samuel Moore drmoore@umn.edu and see http://www.it.umn.edu/students/apexes/index.html Marion Technical College, Marion, Ohio
We have invited girls from the local high schools to shadow engineering faculty and observe several of the engineering classes. This will give girls an idea what to expect when they enter into their engineering coursework. Contact Jennie Shaffer,shafferj@mtc.edu Youth Groups and K-12 Schools Laurel School, Shaker Heights, Ohio
The Laurel School is creating the Cleveland Chapter of ATW (Alliance of Technology & Women). We will have a chapter microsite available through ATW National at http://www.atwinternational.org/chapters/ "Mission - ATW supports women and men worldwide who share the common interests of empowering women in technology, increasing the number of women in executive roles and encouraging women and girls to enter technology fields.” Goals: Educate, Connect, and Mentor. For details contact Eve Haserot Semenoro esemenoro@laurelschool.org Girl Scouts of Metro Detroit, Michigan
Our council will provide several engineering based activities in conjunction with DaimlerChrysler's engineering program. I am also putting together kits for Engineers Week to give out to council members. Goal is to reach 500 girls. Ann Leen, aleen@gsofmd.org and www.gsofmd.org Chinquapin Middle School, Baltimore, Maryland
Chinquapin's Expectations Club is presently becoming a PCI Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. I am a former Chapter President from Morgan State University, now a teacher at Chinquapin Middle School; our event is still in the planning process but we anticipate involving 50 girls and 7 engineers. helenwashington88@msn.com The Girls School of Austin, Austin, Texas
We plan to participate with 35 of our students in the University of Texas at Austin’s Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day on Feb. 24, 2007. Mary Lamare, mlamare@thegirlsschool.org Girl Scouts Susitna Council, Anchorage, Alaska
Our Girl Scout council holds an event: Women of Science & Technology Day on February 3, 2007, and we expect approximately 800 girls in grades K-8 to attend, from approximately 80 troops from grades K-3 and 80 from grades 4-8. Terry Gryting tgryting@gsscak.org School District 11, Colorado Springs, Colorado
We work with all of the Engineering Groups and Societies within the Colorado Springs area to speak to 6-8 grade pre-engineering students at Irving Middle School all during E-Week. Last year we had over 23 different engineers from our area speak to over 250 students during the week about engineering. One third of these are girls in our Engineering program. We build this up in newsletters and papers. We have also had TV coverage on our events. Gary Hilty hiltygl@d11.org Boys and Girls Club, Allentown, Pennsylvania
As director of the ClubZoom at my local after-school program I will emphasize the engineering field during every meeting and on this dayClubZoom will exhibit some of their engineering projects that they have done. Students will also learn about many of the female engineers working in the field. Laurel Mountain Elementary School, Austin, Texas
Engineer will introduce K-5 girls at Laurel Mountain Elementary to engineering. St. Louis Catholic School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
I will contact Exxon Refinery here in BR to request a speaker for my science/computer classes. lindagau@bellsouth.net Girl Scouts Heart Of Florida Council, Troop 387, Winter Haven, Florida
The girls will attend the University of South Florida Engineering Expo. We will have a break out session with a Ph.D. (electrical engineer) student who will take us to her lab where the girls will have hands on activities dealing with solar energy. MARVA LOUISVILLE MHLOUISVIL@AOL.COM Chevron Pipeline, Bellaire, TX
I will be speaking to a group of junior high school students for career day to introduce engineering to the classes and address questions about women and the opportunities in engineering.
Theresa L. Broussard:tbroussard@cheveron.com Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation, Columbus, Indiana
We are hosting a Women in engineering breakfast for 50, 8th grade girls. 25 female engineers from local companies will be prsent and interact with the girls through planned activities. Girl Scout Troop 239, Monroeville, Alabama
We will be sharing many aspects of engineering with approximately 25 local girls to let them know that they can do great things with their love of math and science. Contact: Susie James sacj66@frontiernet.net Castle Heights Middle School, Rock Hill, South Carolina
We would like to have engineer career speakers involved in our science classes throughout 6th, 7th, and 8th grade the entire week. We would love to highlight Thursday in anyway possible. Contact: Shannon Parrish sparrish@rock-hill.k12.sc.us SA Technologies, Fairfax, Virginia
I coordinate educators in Fairfax County Schools "Girls in Engineering", program launched by Chantilly Academy. This Academy organized visit of two women engineering students at Rocky Run Middle School and other high schools in Fairfax County. Plan to provide community and personnel support through outreach activities and teaching tools. Contact: Desh Deshmukh Desh@SA-Tec.com Chantilly High School Academy Engineering, Chantilly, Virginia
Chantilly High School Academy Engineering is planning a four-day celebration of National Engineers Week from Tuesday, February 20 – Friday, February 23, 2007 at Chantilly High School (Fairfax County Public Schools) in Chantilly, Virginia. Program components: 1. Government and Corporate Panels of Expert Engineers 2. Day-long Open House showcasing Chantilly engineering student demonstrations. 3. Engineering College Fair. For more information, contact: Joan Ozdogan, Career Experience Specialist, joan.ozdogan@fcps.edu703.222.7464 Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley (Troop 1201) – Wilmington, Delaware
We are offering our girls at GSFVC "Engineering Your Tomorrow" in collaboration with Girl Scouts of Chesapeake Bay Council and DuPont Research Center, Wilmington, DE on Feb 24th. 150 Girl Scouts will go to the Ex Station for a whole day of hands-on activities and experiments. 60+ DuPont women engineers and scientists host the girls, from introductions as to what engineering/science is all about, to chaperoning and chatting with them about science and engineering for the day, to engaging the girls in hands-on engineering and science activities that they design. It's a phenomenal day, lots of energy on everyone's part. http://www.gsfvc.org/programs/Engineers%20Week%202006%20flyer2%20full%20color.doc Girl Scouts Peninsula Waters, Kincheloe, Michigan
Students of LSSU engineering department will provide hands on activities to introduce girls ages 6-10 to engineering. Contact Kim DeLong, kdelong@sault.com Murray Middle School, Wilmington, North Carolina
Middle School will participate/introduce engineering. Contact Doug Towle, dtowle@nhcs.k12.nc.us East Meadow, New York
A Lockheed Martin engineer in East Meadow, NY, will visit a local school and present topics of interest relating to Engineering. These topics range from Submarines to Space ships, snow ball to paper planes. The schools were closed here during engineers week so the engineer will visit as soon as possible. National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, Concord, New Hampshire
More than thirty high school students from six Manhattan girls schools joined with Google engineers to explore careers paths, products, and possibilities. For the second year in a row, the National Coalition of Girls' Schools partnered with Google as both groups aimed to broaden awareness of diverse opportunities within the field of engineering. The girls and their Google lunchtime mentors discussed the exciting tools of technology that draw many to the field of engineering. Other activities included some hands-on exploration of Google Earth, Google Calendar, and new products in the making. whitney_ransome@ncgs.org and www.ncgs.org Science Centers, Museums, Libraries Volunteer Associations and Professional Organizations ASME, North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Engineer plans presentation at daughter’s middle school possibly combined with a field trip to a Natural Gas Power Plant and a wind turbine. Arthur Hamilton, ahamilton@calpine.com American Society of Civil Engineers, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
We have typically participated in EWeek but somewhat informally. This year we plan to advertise on radio stations, promoting EWeek and ASCE and hopefully get engineers excited about volunteering and schools excited about hearing from an engineer. This is all done through the NC Section...I represent the Northern Branch of NC and we are following the guidelines from the NC Section. For information and to volunteer, contact Jessica Montgomery jessica.montgomery@stantec.com http://sections.asce.org/n_carolina/ Hispanic Professional Women's Association-Alcanzando Metas, Great Falls, Virginia
Alcanzando Metas, www.ametas.com is a program of the Hispanic Professional Women's Association, with a mission of encouraging Hispanic high school students to complete high school and college, and enter the professions of science, mathematics, and engineering. Our students meet with mentors each week, at their DC public high school. We are looking for contacts in the DC area, including a person willing to speak to our girls during the week prior to Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
You may contact Sharon McCone at smccone@whelessassociates.com or 703-343-3582. Georgia Engineering Alliance, Atlanta, Georgia
We coordinate the Georgia Introduce A Girl to Engineering each year, reaching about 200 girls. We have a banquet planned to honor the girls interested in engineering. Established women engineers will be attending as mentors. www.engineersweek.com carolyn.jones@gaengineers.org Society of Women Engineers, Girl Scouts, Santa Maria, California
I am putting on an Engineering Day for Girl Scouts in my area. kellee.bartha@itt.com Society of American Military Engineers, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
I will be having my 2 cousins (ages 8 and 12) at my work for the day. We plan on going to the Aquarium and a site visit so that I can emphasize the importance of building conservatively within our coastal environment. Girls Incorporated, Lynn, Massachusetts
I am planning to host a day-long event for the girls in our middle school program which would include several engineering based activities; I need to recruit some volunteer engineers for the girls to interview. To volunteer contact LECROWLEY.LYNN@GIRILS-INC.ORG Jakarta, Indonesia
I will partner with a local university in Banda Aceh to introduce young women to the field of engineering, with a special focus on the importance of engineers in emergency response, recovery, reconstruction, and international development efforts. monisha@gmail.com Society of Women Engineers, Skokie, Illinois
I will contact and try to encourage my nieces in NY and IL to participate. Since their dads are engineers, this should be easy to have them participate. I also will work with my SWE section to get information to my local schools. difrancescodl@aol.com Society of Women Engineers, SE Florida Section, West Palm Beach
The SWE Southeast Florida Section plans to have a technical badge workshop with the Girl Scouts of Palm Glades Council and encourage the girls to explore engineering as a possible career! eileen.velez@kimley-horn.com and http://www.swe.org/SWE/RegionD/Sections/seFL/index.html American Engineering Association, River Vale, New Jersey
Place information on our web site. See www.aea.org Richard Tax, difrancescodl@aol.com |