SWE Pikes Peak Section
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| Volume 11, Issue 5 | January, 2004 |
In This Issue
Happy 2004!
I hope all of you are getting off to a good start this year. PPS has some exciting events coming up very soon. This month we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our charter. We have come a long way and done some great service for the community in those ten years. I look forward to the next ten as an active member, and I hope that improvements in the local economy will allow our membership to grow.
The Region I Conference, with its variety of professional and community topics, is our big event for February. Since it will be held at UCCS, this is a bargain for PPS members! The committee has worked very hard to ensure the topics represent timely information, so please send in your registration before sessions fill. I am privileged to be a speaker and very excited about the other sessions I will attend.
National Engineers Week is always a good time for reflection and a great excuse to get out and spread the word about engineering careers. Some companies provide materials for presentations and the national website ( http://www.eweek.org/ ) features hands-on activity guides and an article highlighting the changing attitudes towards women in engineering. Please contact any of the officers if you would like advice on topics or need assistance finding a school to visit.
Best Regards,
Kathleen Watson
Thursday, January 29th is the 10 year anniversary of the signing of our section's charter. We are celebrating by having a birthday party and celebration.
Please join us in recognizing all that's been accomplished by our section over the years. We will be getting together from 5:30pm - 8pm at Merrill, Anderson, King & Harris at 20 Boulder Crescent, Colorado Springs. Please RSVP with Connie King at 633-4421.
The Region I Conference registration has been extended and is still open. Please see the website at www.swe-pps.org/regionconf. There you can find information on the programs, sponsorship, and registration materials.
The Region I Conference is being hosted this year by the UCCS Student Section in coordination with our very own professional section.
Marilyn Reeder, Awards & Recognition, recently announced the SWE New Faces in Engineering selections for 2004. This year SWE was asked to submit a total of five names to EWeek; one top candidate and 4 runner-up candidates. The top candidate has been selected as a Engineers Week New Face in Engineering. She will be recognized in USA Today during Engineers Week and on the EWeek web site. In addition, all five of SWE's selections will all be showcased in an article in the upcoming issue of SWE Magazine.
The five candidates were selected from a total of 13 candidates and they are: