Region 1 Coordinator – Denise Griffin Women in Engineering Region 1 Coordinator – Denise Griffin Officer Training Session

About IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is one of the largest  international professional organizations dedicated to  promoting women engineers and scientists, and inspiring  girls around the world to follow their academic interests in  a career in engineering and science. Officer Training Session

How far “WIE” have come…. 24,000 members in 100+ countries 15,000+ student members 800+ Affinity Groups and Student Branch Affinity Groups 10 summits on 6 continents 4 WIE Awards Award winning WIE Magazine What’s going on in the Region?....

Affinity Groups and Student Branch Affinity Groups* Region 1 Affinity Groups and Student Branch Affinity Groups* Boston North Jersey Columbia University* New Hampshire (joint with YP) Connecticut New York Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering* New York City College of Tech* Long Island Princeton/Central Jersey Maine Schenectady Mid-Hudson Springfield New Jersey Coast Worcester County Worcester Polytechnic Institute* There are 26 professional IEEE sections in the Northeast Region, half of which have a WIE affinity group Officer Training Session

Boston New Jersey Coast Schenectady Most Active Sections Boston New Jersey Coast Schenectady Highlighted Events Boston: E-Net Cruise, Corporate Sponsored Meetings, Holiday Lunch New Jersey Coast: Tech Talks, Social Event (Anniversary) Schenectady: Professional Development Talks, Talk with Mayor of Albany Officer Training Session

Goals for 2018 More Affinity Groups Especially Student Branches (students are the future of IEEE) Each section participation in one Region WIE Roundtable event New in 2018 focused on Best Practices/Greatest Challenges Increased section representation in the R1/R2 WIE Forum East Two professional development or K-12 Outreach events per year Increased submissions from sections to newsletters Should be easy if you have 2+events per year!  Officer Training Session

Resources Available to You Vtools Registration for Meeting and Gather Attendee Info! Web Hosting and Social Media WIE Roundtables in 2018 Teleconferences Society Liasons SAMIEEE for statistics WIE Website: www.wie.org Officer Training Session

WIE is not just “for” women Both genders support the goal of ensuring that 100%, not 50% of the population is engaging in STEM Consider having high profile men supporters “champions” at events who can further the mission Officer Training Session

What Would YOU Like to See? WIE welcomes fresh ideas and new leadership Think outside the box about ways in which WIE can have an impact and run with it Remember: Focus on diversity can increase overall IEEE ACTIVE and SUSTAINED membership Officer Training Session

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