October 2009  


Exciting upcoming events!
Thank you all for attending the SWE-MN Open House in September. It was great meeting all of you and we look forward to many more networking events throughout the year. Our first networking event is on October 3rd at Aamod’s Apple Farm from 10AM – 12PM. We will go apple picking as well as the kids can go on pony rides, hay bale maze, wagon rides, etc. This is a family friendly event. Watch out for more details in the flyer later on in this newsletter and in the weekly email.

We will also host a New Member/New Grad event on October 27th at 6PM. We will be hosting the event at The Cheesecake Factory in Southdale Mall, located in Edina. This event is a great opportunity for those members who are new to our section to learn more about SWE-MN in a relaxed atmosphere. Watch out for more details in the flyer later on in this newsletter and in the weekly e-mail. More events will follow throughout the year, if you have any event suggestions, please email membership@swe-mn.org.

Is it that time to renew your membership?
Did you see an e-mail from HQ about renewing your membership for the year? If not, you can renew online at www.swe.org/renew. (If you have forgotten your username and password you can ask to have it sent to you via e-mail from the logon screen.) Don’t miss out on all of the opportunities for learning and growth this year by not renewing your membership.

Ideas?
Do you have an idea on a networking event? Do you live outside the Twin Cities or in the Twin Cities but don’t want to drive? The membership and professional development committees have put together "Networking-in-a-box", so you can host your own event. This kit instructs how to advertise to SWE-MN members and how to setup the event. Just e-mail membership@swe-mn.org for the kit and details.

Give a SWE presentation!
To help with our membership growth goal, we would like to challenge our current members to give a SWE presentation at their place of employment to try and recruit new members. The presentation will be given to you and you can either do the presentation yourself or have a member of the SWE-MN Executive Council help you out. If you are interested, please contact us through our email at membership@swe-mn.org.

New Members
We'd like to extend a warm welcome to our newest members. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

Rebecca Alm Ai Araya Lindsey Ford Rozanne Johnson	Amanda Porter Sara Schmidt Rebeka Sultana

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September 2009

Welcome to the new SWE year! Greetings to all from the FY10 Membership Committee Co-Chairs!

Exciting upcoming events!
We are looking forward to planning events and creating experiences to bring SWE-MN members together. Our first networking event is on Oc-tober 3rd at Aamod’s Apple Farm from 10AM – 12PM. We will go apple picking as well as the kids can go on pony rides, haybale maze, wagon rides, etc. This is a family friendly event. Watch out for more details in the flyer later on in this newsletter and in the weekly e-mail.

We will also host a New Member/New Grad event on October 27th at 6PM. We will be hosting the event at The Cheesecake Factory in Southdale Mall, located in Edina. This event is a great opportunity for those members who are new to our section to learn more about SWE-MN in a relaxed atmosphere. Watch out for more details in the flyer later on in this newsletter and in the weekly e-mail. More events will follow throughout the year, if you have any event suggestions, please email membership@swe-mn.org.

Renew your membership!
Have you renewed your membership for the year? If not, you can renew online at www.swe.org/renew. (If you have forgotten your username and password you can ask to have it sent to you via e-mail from the logon screen.) Don’t miss out on all of the opportunities for learning and growth this year by not renewing your membership.

New Members
We'd like to extend a warm welcome to our newest members. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!

Lina Kelpsaite-Fish Sheila Krohse Purvi Suthar	Meghan Sweeney Ginny McCright