The Society of Women Engineers Santa Clara Valley Professional Sections

WOW! That's Engineering

Celebrate innovation with the Society of Women Engineers in this exciting program that features women engineers as role models.

About WOW! That's Engineering!

In this Wow! That’s Engineering! event, SWE creates an experience for high school girls (grades 9-12) where they have the opportunity to meet female engineers and technologists and hear first-hand about these exciting career paths. Women engineers and technologists present interactive activities and the girls experience the creativity and innovation that goes on in the field of engineering.

Our Goal

While the demand for technology-savvy entrants in the workplace is growing three times faster than all other occupations, the percentage of women engineers in the workforce remains at approximately ten percent. In an effort to change the current perspective of engineering and technology fields among girls, the Society of Women Engineers will celebrate Wow! That’s Engineering!, honoring the achievements of women and girls as they develop and discover the future through technology.

• Hear first-hand about the exciting careers of Women Engineers
• Experience the creativity and innovation of engineering and technology by doing hands-on activities
• Parents – Parent track to help you encourage your daughter

Location: San Jose, CA
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Event starts: 9:30am (lunch will be served)
Event ends: 2pm


Please go to the below link, download the forms, print out permission slip form for the girls and image release forms for the parents. Be sure to bring these with you on the day of the event:

Girls: Permission Slip for Girls
Parents: Image Release Form for Adults and Parents

A Note for Parents

• In order to encourage girls across the country to become involved with engineering and technology, the Society of Women Engineers presents, “Wow! That’s Engineering!”
• There is no fee for this event. Pre-registration will be required due to limited space.


For more information or questions, contact Nicole.Willmering@swe.org OR www.swe.org/wow

National Hispanic University
14271 Story Road
San Jose, CA 95127

Society of Women Engineers

The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. For more information about the Society please call (312) 596-5223. Mission: Stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, demonstrate the value of diversity. Objectives: • Inform young women, their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them. • Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement. • Serve as a center of information on women in engineering. • Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.