Networking, Scholarship and Cert. of Merit Meeting to  
Date:  September 24, 2018

Location:  Sea Dog Brewing Company in South Portland, ME
Time:  4:45 - ??
 If you want to get involved in SWE, or just meet other professional women engineers for networking, come to our Network Gathering at the Sea Dog Brewery in South Portland  Informal meeting, informal dinner.  RSVP kochwhgo@comcast.net or Cary.Hirnak@gdbiw.com  
Directions are below - click on the map. 

Girl Scout Badge Day - Exploring Engineering
Date:  This event will likely be scheduled for the fall of 2019
Location:  USM Gorham Campus, John Mitchell Center 68 Church Road, Brunswick, ME
Time:  Volunteers meet at 8:30 am
Detailed Schedule of activities:
8:30 Building Open,  Volunteers prepare for event
9:00 - 9:30  Registration
9:30 - 2:00 pm - Scouts rotate through three Engineering Activities, staffed by professional engineers and volunteers - lunch provided for volunteers.
1:45 Wrap-up/Presentation of Badges
2:00 - 2:30 Clean up by SWE Volunteers

We have ~30 Girl Scouts signed up for this program.  Volunteers will help groups of ~10-12 Work through construction of Cranes (and destruction of course, as we put the cranes through their paces), there will be a new atmospheric science experiment, and a slingshot experiment.  All review of the concepts and principles of engineering during activity. 

If you would like to volunteer, RSVP to Kristie Rabasca krabasca@integratedenv.com or 207-415-5830. 

Detailed Program and Meeting Information

Holiday Brunch

Date: Saturdays December each year 
Location:  Slates - 163 Water Street, Hallowell, Maine
Time:  11:30 am

Come join us for a delicious and relaxing Holiday Brunch.  women engineers from BIW, Maine DOT, Kleinschmidt Associates, Integrated Environmental, and other firms around Maine.  Whether you are new to Maine, or have been here for years, come meet us and find out what we do!  We would love to meet you. 

RSVP:  etw2419@aol.com

Certificate of Merit Requests 
Date:  May 2019

Each year, the Maine Section provides a Certificate of Merit to a High School Junior who has excelled in Science and Mathematics for three years.  Typically a High School Counselor provides the girls information to our coordinator and we provide the certificate either as a paper copy or electronic for printing by the high school. 

High Schools with nominations should send their recipient information to Rhonda Forrester at rnf@smemaine.com