Join us for an exciting Professional Development Day hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), featuring a dynamic combination of technical learning and career growth opportunities. This event is designed to inspire and empower women in engineering by providing insights into cutting-edge technology and essential professional development skills.
Who:
- Attendees: Women engineers, and professionals across all stages of their careers looking to enhance their technical knowledge and career-building skills.
- Keynote Speaker: Valuable insights on how AI is transforming familiar spaces, from everyday technology to cutting-edge applications. We will explore the impact of AI across various industries and its role in shaping the future of our daily lives and beyond.
What:
- Technical Topic: “AI in the Public Sector” –Ezinne Nwankwo, Computer Science researcher at UC Berkeley, will explore how artificial intelligence is influencing industries such as social work, participatory governance, and healthcare. Ezinne will give overview on techniques used in this space to help with downstream analysis and the ethics to consider when deploying these systems.
- Career Development Topic: “Building Your Brand” – Current COO of Yema, a local stealth biotech company, and an experienced founder: Anne Marie Droste will be joining us in fireside chat to dive into how to build a variety of technical skills can lead to taking risks as you establish your career path and your brand.
- Interactive Improv games to practice:
- Trusting your voice
- The art of listening instead of planning
- Power of ‘YES AND’ when collaborating
Where:
- Google Community Space, 188 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105
When:
- Friday, October 18th 9am – 3:15pm – A full day of learning, networking, and professional growth.
Why:
This professional development day is aimed at equipping women engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. With the rise of AI and the increasing importance of personal branding, attendees will gain valuable insights into how to harness these forces to advance their careers and make a lasting impact in their industries.
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- Subject: Attend Professional Development Summit for Women in STEM
- Hi [Manager’s Name],
I would like to attend the Professional Development Summit hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) in San Francisco on Friday, Oct 18th. This summit offers valuable networking opportunities, insights into AI advancements, and personal branding strategies that I can bring back to our team.
Event Highlights:- Keynote: ‘AI in the public sector’ by Ezinne Nwankwo, researcher at UC Berkeley explores how artificial intelligence is influencing industries such as social work, participatory governance, and healthcare.
- Fireside Chat: ‘Building Your Brand’ diving into how a variety of technical skills can lead to taking risks as you establish your career path and your brand with Bio Stealth Science Founder, Anne Marie Droste.
- Interactive Improv Games designed to enhance communication and collaboration skills in everyday workplace environments with Amber Ireta.
- Attendance of this event will be great learning experience for me, and I intend to strengthen my skills in the following areas: [Below are just examples; please update accordingly]
- Professional Growth: Enhance my knowledge in [specific area] to benefit our projects.
- Networking: Build relationships for future collaboration and [additional benefits]
- Take-aways for the team: Share insights with our team and support our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
I believe attending this event will be highly beneficial for my development and our team. Thank you for considering my request. I’m happy to discuss further and provide additional information if needed.
Please find the link for the summit here.
Best,
[Name]
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