Workshops
(and other activity details including
Sightseeing Tours, Laboratory
Tours and Food!)
The 2006 Region A Conference will have many interesting workshops
and tours. Workshops are divided into various "tracks" based
upon a subject area of interest. These include a Society of
Women Engineers Track, Technical Track, Career Skills Track,
Balance Track, and Recreation Track. We are also offering
a variety of tours of the Chico Campus. You may choose to
attend workshops of a single track or to create your own schedule
by selecting individual topics from different tracks.
A comprehensive
list of workshops and descriptions [pdf 170kb] (updated
3/20/2006) is now available for download. Descriptions
will be added as they become available, so please check back
for updates. Listed below is an outline of tracks and workshops:
Balance
Track |
• Philanthropy in Action: Volunteerism in Your Community
• Physical Activity, Diet and Health: The Challenges of Living with Advances in Technology
• Women Who Run with Calculators, Strollers, Yoga Mats, ... and Wolves
• Balancing Motherhood and Career
• From Books to Boardroom: Transition from Student to Professional
|
Technical
Track |
• RF Design
• Engineers Without Borders
• Robotics? There's More to the Story!
• Project Management - Critical Success Factors
• Structural Investigation of Distressed Buildings
|
Career
Skills
Track |
• Human Resources
• Resume Workshop and Interviewing Skills
• Toastmasters- A Place to Learn Effective Communication
• Salary Negotiations - How to be More Effective!
|
Society of
Women
Engineers
Track |
• Technical Presentation Competition and OSS Awards
• Different Perspectives on Why Diversity is Important
• How to Host a Regional Conference
• Learning Leadership Styles
• Strategies for Improving Section Income
• Region A Meeting
• Student Section Meeting
|
Recreation
Track |
• Salsa Ballroom Dance
• Cake Decorating ($10.00)
• How to Throw a Wine and Cheese Party ($15.00) (must be 21 and over!)
|
Sightseeing Tours
Bidwell Mansion Gadget Tour
Sierra Nevada Brewery Tour & Taproom Lunch ($15.00 for both)
Laboratory Tours
Civil Engineering Tour
Mechanical Engineering Tour
Mechatronic Engineering Tour
Manufacturing Technology Tour
Electrical Engineering Tour
Food!
Black Crow Grill & Tap Room Dinner ($15.00 extra)
Choose from a large selection of starters, soups and salads,
delicious entrees and delectable desserts! See the menu on
their
website.
Wildcat Buffet Dinner and Chocolate Fountain
Fresh
vegetable with relish tray, green salad with two house dressings,
fresh fruit salad, and green beans almandine. Pasta Primavera,
Rosemary Chicken, assorted rolls with whipped butter, Herb-roasted
baby red potatoes, carved roast beef with horseradish sauce.
Served with Starbucks coffee, iced tea, and water.
First Class Continental Breakfast
Mini Danishes, Small
Muffins, Small Croissants with whipped butter and jam. Served
with assorted dry cereals, bananas and milk, fresh fruit,
juice, water, and Starbucks Coffee.
Pasta Buffet
Tossed green salad with two dressings,
and garlic bread. Baked vegetarian and meat lasagna, spaghetti
with meatball marinara sauce, spiral noodles with basil Alfredo
cream sauce. Served with Starbucks coffee, iced tea, and water.
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