1. 5 th General Body Meeting Tuesday, February 15, 2011

2. What’s happening tonight: Email Etiquette tips Professionalism exercises Election announcements SWE gear Upcoming events SWE trivia with prizes! External announcements

3. Thursday, March 31 st

4. 2011-2012 Elections Next GBM, March 31 th Position Eligibility: Must be active, national members of the section at the time of election and for the duration of their term. Must be available to serve for one full academic year

5. Executive Board Positions PresidentKnowledge Source Director Alumni Relations Director Vice PresidentCorporate Relations Director Membership Director TreasurerOutreach DirectorPublicity Director SecretaryCommunications Director Engineering Event Director*

6. 2011-2012 Elections Applications due Wednesday, March 23 rd at midnight. Submit your application and picture to: elections.rpiswe@gmail.com elections.rpiswe@gmail.com Applications available via email and on the website: http://swe.union.rpi.edu/ soon http://swe.union.rpi.edu/ Please plan to be present at the GBM on March 31 st and give a brief speech. Questions? Talk to an officer or email: elections.rpiswe@gmail.comelections.rpiswe@gmail.com

7. Communications Director Assistant Thinking about running for an E-board position? Why not Communications Director! Will be meeting at the end of February every week or two for an hour to go over HTML basics and the ease of using Drupal with whoever is interested No coding experience necessary! Came into this position with no prior experience or knowledge of HTML and website design!! If interested please come talk to me in person or email me at dunhac@rpi.edudunhac@rpi.edu

8. SWE membership Active Member Attend 8+ events during the year At least 2 must be General Body Meetings National Member Paid $20 RPI SWE currently has 128 Nationals members http://societyofwomenengineers.swe.org/ **only National members are eligible to run for E-Board positions, vote in elections, and attend the Regional Conference Unsure of your membership status or point status? Contact Emily Landis, landie@rpi.edulandie@rpi.edu

9. Collegebowl Wrap-Up And the winner is… NSBE Thank you to our SWE competitors Maureen, Sara, Teresa, Rachel and our sponsor Pitney Bowes See you there next year!

10. Purchase your SWE gear! Swaterbottle: $8 24 oz. SWE sticker: $2 3x5 in. Questions/interested in purchasing one? Contact: Morgan Weest, weestm@rpi.edu weestm@rpi.edu

11. SWE Sweatshirts Contact: Morgan Weest (weestm@rpi.edu)weestm@rpi.edu Watch for an email if you ordered one.

13. Executive Board Meetings When: Sundays, 11am-1pm Where: Union 2424 Exception: Tuesday Feb. 22 nd 5-7pm Room: TBD (contact nordba@rpi.edu if planning to come for location)nordba@rpi.edu Officer elections for the 2011-2012 academic year are in March. Come by a meeting to see what being on the E- Board is like, and to get involved in the planning of some SWE events. *You don’t need to come for the full two hours. Contact: Andrea Nordberg (nordba@rpi.edu)nordba@rpi.edu

14. TOMORROW Wednesday, February 16 th, 2011 6:15pm DCC 308/318 Form a team of your friends from SWE or outside of SWE and sign up! CASH PRIZES awarded to the winning teams! 1st – SURPRISE GRAND PRIZE! 2nd - $200 3rd - $100 Pizza and Cisco swag for participants! The sign-up form can be found here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?f ormkey=dHpSZEw4dnJNcDRQUU9XVWxiT k1NWXc6MQ https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?f ormkey=dHpSZEw4dnJNcDRQUU9XVWxiT k1NWXc6MQ Contact: Morgan Weest (weestm@rpi.edu)weestm@rpi.edu Sponsored by:

15. Exploring Engineering Day This Saturday, February 19 th ! Snowdate: Sat., Feb. 26 th We need 2 more afternoon group chaperones! The information session for volunteer positions will be this Thursday Feb 17 th in Mother’s !

16. There’s still time to join the Outreach Committee! Check out Junior FIRST Lego League Mondays (expects President’s day) 6-7:30pm DCC 236 Contact: Lesley Wu (wul3@rpi.edu)

18. RPI goes to Region F Conference! Register by 3/1 Early bird special $25 for student members ($35 regular) On Conference Website, Link on RPI SWE site Add Dinner $20 ($25 regular) Staying with students Business Meeting (No) Spell RPI Correctly! Need SWE membership Number Resume Volunteer to reduce cost Look for Erin’s email! Forward confirmation email to Lauren (tiernl@rpi.edu)tiernl@rpi.edu Saturday March 26, 2011 8am-8pm

19. Conference Volunteer Positions Registration ( Hand out nametags and conference bags) Session Helpers (Attend to speakers, distribute & collect surveys) Parking Attendants (Direct people to and from the conference locations) Logistics (Help with shuttles and drift between positions) Career Fair Helpers (Help set-up, maintain, and clean-up the Career Fair) Attendee Housing (Some collegiates will be staying on campus)

20. Wednesday March 2, 2011 6-8pm Dinner and guest panel event with NSBE, SHPE and SWE discussing finding success as a professional woman in engineering careers, overcoming challenges etc. RSVP with Google Doc. 20 SWE spots already filled but continue to be on waiting list! Contact Andie Maret (mareta2@rpi.edu)mareta2@rpi.edu Breaking Barriers Women Unite 2011

21. Freshmen Social Freshmen – watch for an email from the Freshmen Representatives

22. Plant Tour Location: Bethlehem Energy Center in Albany (Less than 20 minutes away from RPI) Date: Wednesday, March 30 th, 2-5pm About the Tour: 1.5-3 hours long What to expect from the tour: An overview of industrial and plant safety An overview of the electric generation process A walk down of the various systems within the plant. If interested please sign-up on the sheets located near the sign-in table. Deadline to sign up is 2/26. If you would be willing to drive please note that and how many people you could take besides you! Contact: Courtney Dunham (dunhac@rpi.edu)dunhac@rpi.edu

23. RPI SWE presents: When: March GBM Wednesday, March 31 st What: Enter your best crockpot recipe in RPI SWE’s competition To enter: Contact Cary Kaczowka (kaczoc@rpi.edu) by Tuesday, March 29 thkaczoc@rpi.edu Also contact Cary with questions pic

24. Any announcements?

25. Wind 101: Separating Fact from Fiction Presented by WoWE Capital Chapter with Sponsorship from the Hudson Valley Community College Key Note Speaker Marion Trieste, President of Trieste Associates, Inc. Join us for an evening of networking and dialogue about Wind Energy. When: Thursday, March 17th 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Where: Hudson Valley Community College, TEC-SMART facility in Malta. For directions:https://www.hvcc.edu/campusmap/index.html https://www.hvcc.edu/campusmap/index.html RSVP: Limited seating available – please RSVP by March 1 st at:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NRFXL8Qhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NRFXL8Q Light refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact: Erin Bina (518-385-4704)

26. Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) is a National nonprofit organization that promotes the engagement, professional development, and advancement of women in the Wind industry. WoWE invites everyone – women and men alike – to help us accomplish our mission. We support wind energy education, training, and inclusion for women entering our industry; offer professional and career development tools for women already in the field; provide numerous opportunities for networking; and publicly celebrate stories of women in wind. More information can be found at www.womenofwindenergy.org.www.womenofwindenergy.org WoWE chapters hold meetings and sponsor programs, spread the word about wind energy, and reach out to schools and universities. They also help identify women leaders and nominate them for WoWE’s annual recognition awards. We have started a chapter in the Capital District area and have four focus areas: Education, Careers, Advocacy, and Community. We are looking forward to connecting with professionals in the Wind industry and would like to invite people from your organization to join our chapter. Julia Chiarello, WOWE Chapter Sponsor, Capital District chapter Chief Information Officer General Electric – Renewables Julia.chiarello@ge.com 518-385-2323

28. Next GBM Thursday, February 31 th 6:30- 7:30pm Mother’s 2011-2012 Elections & RPI SWE’s first ever “Crockpot Wars”