CONFERENCES

The Philadelphia Section has hosted many Regional Conferences, but never a National Conference. In 1998, Philadelphia, along with the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey Sections, submitted a proposal to host the 2004 National Conference. In 2002, when the Society changed the conference dates from June to October, the Philadelphia Convention Center was fully booked, there was no other venue in Philadelphia large enough to hold the conference, so we lost the bid. The Section also placed a bid for the 2000 National Conference, but lost to the Baltimore-Washington Section.

1949 First SWE Conference

This was the first SWE conference April 2-3, 1949 held at Drexel Institute of Technology with a theme of: Let's Plot Women's Progress in Engineering. This conference founded a regional SWE organization.

1949 Conference Attendees
1949 Conference Program
"Women Engineers to Sponsor Conference." THE TRIANGLE. 11 March 1949.

1955 Eastern Seaboard Conference

The first annual Eastern Seaboard Conference was held March 19-20, 1955 at the University of Pennsylvania with the theme of: Not King Size but Queen Size.

1955 Eastern Seaboard Program
"Lady Engineers Meet at U of P." THE SUNDAY BULLETIN. 15 March 1955.

1960 Eastern Seaboard Conference

This Eastern Seaboard Conference was held November 5-6, 1960 at the Drake Hotel in Philadelphia with the theme of: Preparing for Your Breakthrough Into Management.

1960 Eastern Seaboard Program

1995 Region E Conference

This Professional Regional Conference was held March 31- April 2, 1995 at the Wilmington Hilton in Wilmington, DE.

Region E 1995 Conference Registration Package

2006 Region E Conference

The Philadelphia and Drexel University Sections hosted the 2006 Region E Conference with a theme of: Women Engineers: Bridging the Past, Present and Future on March 31- April 2, 2006.

Region E 2006 Conference Program

March 2010 Region E Conference

The Philadelphia and University of Pennslyvania Sections will be hosting the 2010 Region E Conference with a theme of: SWE@60: A Strong Foundation for Engineering Success.

SECTION BROCHURES

SECTION BYLAWS

Original Philadelphia Section Bylaws
Revised 1953 Philadelphia Section Bylaws
Revised ~1960 Philadelphia Section Bylaws
Revised 1965 Philadelphia Section Bylaws
Revised 1978 Philadelphia Section Bylaws
Revised 1993 Philadelphia Section Bylaws
Revised 2007 Philadelphia Section Bylaws

MASTER OFFICER LIST

The role of National President has only once been filled by a Philadelphia Section member, Isabelle French. Many members have served on various National Committees and a few, Susan Best and Heather Bernardin, have served as a Region E officers.

SWE Philadelphia Officers and Committee Heads Master List

THE OUTLOOK

The Philadelphia Section newsletter was started in 1949 under the name, NO NAME. After two issues, the newsletter was named SLIP STICK SALLY by Ruth Kern. In 1950, after the National organization was founded and was deemed a graduate organization, SLIP STICK SALLY had to graduate as well. The title of the newsletter was changed to "The Outlook" and still remains the name of the newsletter today. The above logo was designed by Ruby Singleton Langford. In 1973, the "Outlook" was resurrected after a decade of inactivity.

Electronic Archives of The Outlook

PHOTOGRAPHS

The Philadelphia Secction Photo Gallery is a collection of pictures, mainly from the last 5 years, of meetings, conferences, retreats, awards banquets, and other Section activities.

Philadelphia Section Photo Gallery