This Month!
The tentative schedule for Professional Development Events is as follows. More details to come!
* October – Tour/Speaker event in Rochester, MN
* November – Dale Carnegie speaker event
* January – Winter Open House
* February – Waste Management Tour
* March – SWE-MN Spring Seminar
* April – Speaker or Tour - TBD
* May – Picnic with other Societies
If you have any questions or suggestions, or would like to join the Professional Development committee, please contact Katrina Sanders or Jacalyn St. Dennis at pd@swe-mn.org
SWE-MN Open House - Recap
On August 30, 2010, the annual SWE-MN Open House was held at Boston Scientific in Maple Grove. The primary purpose was to inform new and old SWE-MN members and friends, as well as prospective members about the exciting events and volunteer opportunities that are coming up during the next year.
The event started with a bingo game to encourage interaction between attendees. Bingo players mingled with each other to find people described by the bingo squares and the winners (people with the most squares filled) received fabulous prizes. The bingo game was followed by a delicious dinner sponsored by Boston Scientific. After dinner, the SWE-MN President, Angela Neidermire, gave a presentation that included an overview of SWE-MN and she introduced the FY11 Executive Council.
The new format from last year was expanded a bit. Each committee in SWE-MN had a booth where they displayed photos, brochures, etc from previous year’s events. There were also information sheets available at each booth for members and newcomers to take home explaining the typical things each committee is involved in during the year. This allowed members to move around the room and ask questions while learning about some of the SWE-MN committees to see if they have an interest in being part of a committee.
The evening ended with tasty dessert, also provided by Boston Scientific, and a few giveaways from SWE-MN. The event had about 40 attendees and PD is hoping to maintain a strong attendance for upcoming events!
SWE-MN would like to thank Boston Scientific for hosting and sponsoring the event and would also like to thank everyone who attended the Open House. We hope that everyone had fun and will continue to attend future events!
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