{"id":76,"date":"2017-04-06T15:20:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/?p=76"},"modified":"2023-02-20T17:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T17:16:01","slug":"swe-annual-conference-offers-students-new-experiences-contacts-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/2017\/04\/06\/swe-annual-conference-offers-students-new-experiences-contacts-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"SWE annual conference offers students new experiences, contacts, knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"20161027_081415.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/ecsdean\/enews\/fp-content\/images\/2016fall\/20161027_081415.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"floatleft alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/ecsdean\/enews\/fp-content\/images\/2016fall\/.thumbs\/20161027_081415.jpg\" alt=\"20161027_081415.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a>Two CECS students got a taste of things to come when they traveled to Philadelphia last October to attend the annual conference of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Helen Mills, president of the CSUN SWE chapter, and Erin Hong, a chapter member, were among the more than 11,000 people from across the nation and beyond who gathered to connect with colleagues, enhance their technical training and share their expertise. Attendees ranged from students seeking internships or first jobs to established professionals in search of new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The event, called the WE Conference, is the world\u2019s largest conference and career fair for women in engineering and technology, and it is SWE\u2019s flagship event. In addition to making the rounds at a huge career fair, Mills and Hong took part in a variety of sessions, including \u201cLean Manufacturing and the Philharmonic,\u201d \u201cGet Your Worth: Salary Negotiations,\u201d \u201cVirtual Reality beyond Gaming\u201d and \u201cHow Is NASA Empowering Women in Engineering?\u201d Mills, as chapter president, also attended a session that provided background on the national SWE organization and gave her insights into the benefits and opportunities available to members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis conference is a must for any member of SWE,\u201d Mills reported afterward. \u201cThere are so many things a member can do and learn. I had an opportunity to meet professionals and organizations that I would either never have been exposed to, or been able to meet in a more casual setting\u2026. I cannot wait to attend the conference as a professional!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hong was equally enthusiastic, citing the opportunities to connect with women who offered advice about career-life balance. \u201cIt is integral for women to connect with other women and stick together,\u201d she said. \u201cA lot of women experience very similar things, so it is nice to hear how to tackle those situations. It was amazing and so encouraging to be surrounded by like-minded individuals\u2014more specifically, women\u2014in STEM!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two CECS students got a taste of things to come when they traveled to Philadelphia last October to attend the annual conference of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Helen Mills, president of the CSUN SWE chapter, and Erin Hong, a chapter member, were among the more than 11,000 people from across the nation and beyond who gathered to connect with colleagues, enhance their technical training and share their expertise. Attendees ranged from students seeking internships or first jobs to established professionals in search of new opportunities. The event, called the WE Conference, is the world\u2019s largest conference and career [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fall-2016-2017"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecs.csun.edu\/spectra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}