Meeting Minutes: 09/27/2011
9/27/2011 SWE Minutes
Events: 
Thank you to everyone who came out to support SWE and IEEE's annual dunk tank fundraiser!
Congratulations to the new SWE cabinet!
There will be no more meetings until next Fall. See you then!
Please Note: If you have any questions, feel free to email sweslugs@gmail.com
SWE Minutes 9/27/2011
>Introductions
>Future joint events with other engineering related clubs such as ACM, BMES, IEEE, SHIP, NSBE...etc to get in touch with people in your major or to simply explore
>National SWE Conference in Hawaii (Feb. 29- Mar.3 2012)
Open to all members
Fundraising money will go towards this event so that we can as many people from the UCSC SWE chapter who are interested
The website link: http://www.swewestern2012.org/
>New t-shirts are on the way to UCSC
Prices for members vs. non-members:
>Future joint events with other engineering related clubs such as ACM, BMES, IEEE, SHIP, NSBE...etc to get in touch with people in your major or to simply explore
>National SWE Conference in Hawaii (Feb. 29- Mar.3 2012)
Open to all members
Fundraising money will go towards this event so that we can as many people from the UCSC SWE chapter who are interested
The website link: http://www.swewestern2012.org/
>New t-shirts are on the way to UCSC
Prices for members vs. non-members:
$8 for national SWE members
$9 for SWE members
$10 for non-members
>For new people who are interested in SWE there are different types memberships available each its own perks:
- Club membership - Just come to the meetings, simple as that. You will get the opportunity to help plan activities and join in on SWE events. Get the scoop on classes etc.
$9 for SWE members
$10 for non-members
>For new people who are interested in SWE there are different types memberships available each its own perks:
- Club membership - Just come to the meetings, simple as that. You will get the opportunity to help plan activities and join in on SWE events. Get the scoop on classes etc.
- National SWE membership. http://swe.org/join Follow the prompts and pay $20 for a year long collegiate SWE membership. If you buy a national SWE memberhip we
will pay your UHL (undergraduate hardware labs) fee. The national SWE membership also gives you access to job opportunities, conferences, webinars, talks and
many more benefits that I can't quite think of.
>Plan on giving tours for potential companies that pertain to people's majors:
will pay your UHL (undergraduate hardware labs) fee. The national SWE membership also gives you access to job opportunities, conferences, webinars, talks and
many more benefits that I can't quite think of.
>Plan on giving tours for potential companies that pertain to people's majors:
Companies:
Genentech
Illumina
Gilead
Google
Intel
Apple
We will add more to this list as people suggest. If you have any tour suggestions please let us know.
Intel
Apple
We will add more to this list as people suggest. If you have any tour suggestions please let us know.
>SWE Field Trip to the Computer History Museum
- We will be planning this event to happen in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned!
> Kick off event of Fall Quarter: Smash Old Electronics Event
Here we'll learn:
- To identify valuable components in old electronics
- To dispose old electronics in a environmentally friendly way
- To demolish them
> New big event for SWE this year: Mr.Engineering Pageant for winter quarter
Ideas:
Nerdy-wear contest
Reciting the digits of pi contest
> Dean's Council Advisory Meeting
If anyone has encountered any problems or complaints with scheduling/logistics with any classes/professors and want something to change send an email to:
sweslugs@ucsc.edu
This meeting is a great opportunity for us to get our voices get heard directly to the dean.
>Get in touch with the UCSC SWE Chapter
We have a new Facebook page called: UCSC SWE were we will update events taking place.
Also if you're a undergraduate SOE (Science of Engineering) major, feel free to add yourself to the Facebook group called U.grads of SOE to get advice on
classes/professors from peers
We are thinking about putting a SWE forum so that we can all ask each other questions
>Internships/Jobs Information
If you're on the hunt for an internship or job you should join the ugrad jobs mailing list to see all the companies hiring.
> Mark your calendars for the First Event of the Year:
PASTA NIGHT!
Sunday October 9th @ 5pm
333 Arroyo Seco
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
A big thanks to Tracy for hosting the event at her house!
Great night to get know other fellow SWE members and have a good time!
sweslugs@ucsc.edu
This meeting is a great opportunity for us to get our voices get heard directly to the dean.
>Get in touch with the UCSC SWE Chapter
We have a new Facebook page called: UCSC SWE were we will update events taking place.
Also if you're a undergraduate SOE (Science of Engineering) major, feel free to add yourself to the Facebook group called U.grads of SOE to get advice on
classes/professors from peers
We are thinking about putting a SWE forum so that we can all ask each other questions
>Internships/Jobs Information
If you're on the hunt for an internship or job you should join the ugrad jobs mailing list to see all the companies hiring.
> Mark your calendars for the First Event of the Year:
PASTA NIGHT!
Sunday October 9th @ 5pm
333 Arroyo Seco
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
A big thanks to Tracy for hosting the event at her house!
Great night to get know other fellow SWE members and have a good time!
> Textbooks for all engineering majors are available for borrowing in the SWE office located at BE 119. First come first serve. Not all classes are there. You must bring
them back at the conclusion of the quarter.