One of the "perks" of being a Region Governor for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is attending the "Region Governors Summit." This year's Summit was held in Austin, TX (home of the "Keep Austin Weird" t-shirts...) in August. We stayed at a swanky hotel:
And got to beat the heat (105+ degrees!) by doing some shopping at the mall that was conveniently right across the hot-as-heck-asphalt parking lot! And it was tax-free weekend in Texas, so all of us Governors scored some sweet deals at Macy's on shoes!The Summit is also conducted jointly with the Collegiate Leadership Forum and I got to meet my new collegiate team members:
I also got to hang out with all of the Society's leaders - the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees as they were being inducted:
Me and some of the big timers - below (and that's my "SWE Boss," Linda on the far right):
Afterward we had a very nice installation ceremony for the new SWE President, Melissa. She received a lot of great gifts from the former SWE Presidents (one at the right and one sitting on the left, in the orange shirt). Melissa is/was a brand-new mommy!
The next day the Governors all had a wonderful dinner together to celebrate the success of the upcoming year:
And then we played and shopped some more!
And I've gotta say, this year in SWE HAS been a success! In just a few months, I'll be in Hawaii for a conference with two of the other regions. How many SWE leaders get to say they've been to Hawaii on the SWE dime?!Keepin' Austin Weird,
Kerrie
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