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San Jose State University's chapter of Society of Women Engineers welcomes you to their annual WOW! That's Engineering event. Girls from high schools across the Bay Area are invited to the Diaz Compean Student Union on the SJSU campus to learn about various fields of engineering.
The event includes hands-on workshops that will allow girls to explore the different types of engineering fields, including software, biomedical, aerospace, & many others! There will be an Engineering Design Challenge that invites attendees to design a solution using engineering best practices. There will also be a keynote talk led by an established female engineer who will be sharing her personal experiences & career route into the tech world. We hope that the attendees leave with a new perspective about the engineering industry, & view it under a positive light as a creative & booming field.
**Registration Final Deadline: March 31st**
When: Saturday, April 6th
Where: One Washington St, San Jose, CA 95192 (Diaz Compean Student Union at San Jose State University)
Companies participating: Nokia, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, STEMFrom, Applied Materials, & more!
For more updates:
Check out our website https://sites.google.com/sjsu.edu/wow2024/home
Follow us on Instagram @swesjsu.wow
Engineering Design Challenge
Here is the prompt for WOW! 2024's Engineering Design Challenge:
Build a device that can pick up a ping pong ball & transport it a specified distance in the shortest time possible with the least amount of materials.
Students will work in small groups for one hour to produce a finalized device that will be judged by company representatives for the opportunity to win various prizes!
Tickets
Ticket prices for this event are $15 per student. However, if you have any financial issues & cannot pay the fee, feel free to contact us & we will do our best to work something out.
Important Note: When registering for the event, please upload all waivers required. If you are unable to do so by the end of the registration period, your ticket will be dropped with no refund. Additionally, if you need to cancel your event registration, you will be issued a partial refund for your order. This is due to the Eventbrite processing fee being non-refundable.
For any additional questions, comments, or concerns as well, you can reach us at swesjsu.wow@gmail.com.
Waivers
To be a WOW! 2024 attendee, you will be required to fill out three waivers & upload them through a Google Form (https://forms.gle/tbFqQGpEKAsSBPUu6) when you are purchasing your ticket. Please note that this form can only be submitted once per participant.
On the day of the event, it will be confirmed whether all three waivers have been signed & submitted during the participant's registration. If a participant has not signed all three waivers, they will NOT be permitted to attend the conference.
In regards to the Photo & Video Release Waiver, we would like to disclaim that all company sponsors will have access to media from this event & will be allowed to use them in company promotional materials.
All waivers can be accessed below:
Waiver of Liability
Minor Photo/Video Release Waiver
Authorization to Consent to Treatment of Minor
About the Society of Women Engineers
The Society of Women Engineers of San Jose State University aims to create a strong community of women empowering each other in STEM fields. Some of our initiatives include technical talks, company tours, networking sessions, & outreach programs for high school & middle school students such as WOW! That's Engineering & SWE ++. Through these events, we hope to foster female empowerment in engineering, prepare our members for industry, & create strong female leaders.
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