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Friday, February 23, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PACIFIC
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
PACIFIC
Registration Open
Room: Promenade
General Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PACIFIC
Opening Keynote Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PACIFIC
Opening Keynote Breakfast
Room: Milan Ballroom
Doa J. Ross
– Las Vegas Valley Water District & Southern Nevada Water Authority
Special Event
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: Undergrads
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: Undergrads
Room: Messina 1 & 2
Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
PACIFIC
Become a Mega Star: An Intro to Megawatt Charging
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
PACIFIC
Become a Mega Star: An Intro to Megawatt Charging
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Nicole Anklam
– PACCAR Inc.
Technical Innovations
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
Leadership Coaching Committee Office Hour
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
Leadership Coaching Committee Office Hour
Room: Modena 3
Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
Shaping Resilience Through the Lens of Engineering and Music
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
Shaping Resilience Through the Lens of Engineering and Music
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Tracy Nguyen, Doctor of Optometry (OD)
– SWE San Diego
Mirella Cruz Trinidad
– RDQ, Inc.
Mary Isaac, PhD
– HEDGE Co
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of Trustees
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of Trustees
Room: Modena 1 & 2
Special Event
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
PACIFIC
Safe and Sound: Why Your Technical Input Matters
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
PACIFIC
Safe and Sound: Why Your Technical Input Matters
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Amie Patao
– The Boeing Company
Angie O'Gorman
– The Boeing Company
Arlene Spezzaferro
– GE Aerospace
Deborah Whitis, Ph.D.
– GE Aerospace
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PACIFIC
Procrastination Simulation: A workshop with the society's outreach committee
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PACIFIC
Procrastination Simulation: A workshop with the society's outreach committee
Room: Modena 3
Special Event
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PACIFIC
Survive and Thrive Through SWE Leadership
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
PACIFIC
Survive and Thrive Through SWE Leadership
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Shelley Stracener
– LivaNova
Megan Beck
– Intel
Louvere Walker-Hannon
– Math Works
Career Development
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking Lunch
Room: Milan Ballroom
Special Event
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: Graduates
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: Graduates
Room: Messina 1 & 2
Special Event
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
PACIFIC
SWE and Your Career
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
PACIFIC
SWE and Your Career
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Deborah Stromberg, F.SWE (she/her/hers)
– Intel Corporation
Career Development
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PACIFIC
LOCKHEED MARTIN INFO SESSION
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PACIFIC
Let’s Get Technical
Room: Modena 1 & 2
Asia Zabala
– Lockheed Martin
Dawn Beyer
– Lockheed Martin
Felicia Walker-Breland
– Lockheed Martin
Bria Rathway
– Lockheed Martin
Special Event
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
PACIFIC
Applying Senior Design to Your Everyday Life
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
PACIFIC
Applying Senior Design to Your Everyday Life
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Lisa Woodward, PE, BCEE
– Colorado School of Mines
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
PACIFIC
Still a Superwoman Even Without the Cape
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
PACIFIC
Still a Superwoman Even Without the Cape
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Sonia Henry, n/a (she/her/hers)
– The Aerospace Corporation
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
PACIFIC
Mining for Gold to Maximize Potential
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
PACIFIC
Mining for Gold to Maximize Potential
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Dina Venezky, PhD
– Sparkling Leaders
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
PACIFIC
Unconscious Bias: Understanding, Identifying, and Minimizing
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
PACIFIC
Unconscious Bias: Understanding, Identifying and Minimizing
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Lynda Grindstaff, F.SWE (she/her/hers)
– Lynda Grindstaff
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PACIFIC
SWE Town Hall
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
PACIFIC
SWE Town Hall
Room: Modena 1 & 2
Special Event
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
PACIFIC
Send the !@#$ Email: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as Young Engineers
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
PACIFIC
Send the !@#$ Email: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as Young Engineers
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Claire Jordan
– Texas Instruments
Kathryn Chamberlin
– NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Career Development
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
PACIFIC
WE Local Celebration!
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
PACIFIC
WE Local Celebration!
Room: Milan Ballroom
Special Event
Saturday, February 24, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PACIFIC
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
PACIFIC
Registration Open
Room: Promenade
General Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PACIFIC
Live Without Limits Panel Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
PACIFIC
Live Without Limits Panel Breakfast
Room: Milan Ballroom
Alexis McKittrick
– U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Dianne Beever
Paula McDonald
Natalie White
– Amazon
Special Event
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
PACIFIC
Career Fair
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM
PACIFIC
Career Fair
Room: M Pavillion
Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
PACIFIC
Negotiating Your Worth in a Male-Dominated Field
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
PACIFIC
Negotiating Your Worth in a Male Dominated Field
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Rana Karimi
– ProcureAbility
Career Development
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
AG Meet-Up
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
AG Meet-Up
Room: Modena 3
Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
From Struggle to Soaring: Immigrant Women Engineers Redefining Excellence
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
From Struggle to Soaring: Immigrant Women Engineers Redefining Excellence
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Swetha Manickavasagam
– Intel Corporation
Anusha Kotha
– Intel
Aditi jain
– MICROSOFT
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
Leadership Development: Using SWE Roles to Advance Corporate Careers
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
PACIFIC
Leadership Development: Using SWE roles to advance corporate careers
Room: Messina 1 & 2
Linda Freeman, F. SWE (she/her/hers)
– Rockwell Automation
Brittney Elko (she/her/hers)
– Aligos Therapeutics
Lynda Grindstaff, F.SWE (she/her/hers)
– Lynda Grindstaff
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
PACIFIC
Attention Retention - Learn Keys to Increasing Retention in Your Team
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM
PACIFIC
Attention Retention- Learn Keys to Increasing Retention in Your Team
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Amber Kemmerling
– The Boeing Company
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking Lunch
Room: Milan Ballroom
Special Event
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
PACIFIC
Navigating the Potholed Path to Digital Equity
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
PACIFIC
Navigating the Potholed Path to Digital Equity
Room: Messina 1 & 2
Dee Frewert, EdD
– SWE Sierra Nevada Section/Oracle Center of Excellence
E. Marie Brierley, MBA
– Saatvik Advisors, Saatvik Research
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
PACIFIC
The One Where You “Pivot! Pivot! Pivot!”
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
PACIFIC
The one where you “Pivot! Pivot! Pivot!”
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Amanda M. Tijerina, MSE (she/her/hers)
– AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC
Career Development
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PACIFIC
Learn through play
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
PACIFIC
Learn Through Play
Room: Modena 1 & 2
Jean Hoppert
Gari Lindsey
Seena Drapala
Special Event
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
PACIFIC
AI in Healthcare: Unleashing the Future of Medical Innovation
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM
PACIFIC
AI in healthcare: Unleashing the future of medical innovation
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Xueying Zhao
– BD
Technical Innovations
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
PACIFIC
Inclusive Team Management Practices to Help Neurodivergent Women Thrive
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
PACIFIC
Inclusive Team Management Practices to Help Neurodivergent Women Thrive
Room: Messina 1 & 2
Marie-Odile P. Fortier, PhD
– University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
PACIFIC
FY24 Awards Program Discussion
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
PACIFIC
FY24 Awards Program Discussion
Room: Molise 4 & 5
Inaas Darrat, P.E.
– Trinity Consultants
Ceal Craig, F. SWE
– Druai Education Research
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
PACIFIC
I Don't Think I'm Qualified to Give This Talk #impostersyndrome
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM
PACIFIC
I don't think I'm qualified to give this talk #impostersyndrome
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Abby Meyer, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
– The Aerospace Corporation
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
PACIFIC
How to Plan and Communicate Your Parental Leave Transition
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM
PACIFIC
How to Plan and Communicate Your Parental Leave Transition
Room: Molise 1 & 2
Amanda M. Tijerina, MSE (she/her/hers)
– AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PACIFIC
Closing Keynote Reception with Kristina Kennedy
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PACIFIC
Closing Keynote Reception with Kristina Kennedy
Room: Milan Ballroom
Kristina Kennedy (she/her/hers)
– The Ohio State University
Special Event