We are excited that this year, the Society of Women Engineers Orange County Section (SWE-OC) is hosting the Professional Development Conference (PDC) at UC Irvine! PDC geared towards helping members of our community and professionals of all industries further their career through learning and networking.
This PDC is targeted for embracing true access, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) not only on the participants from the collegiate to professional level but also focusing on expanding conference engagement and participation. We are excited about this UCI PDC 2024, and appreciative to our supporters!
Key Dates:
Abstract submission open: March 15 2024 (see Call for Speakers/Presenters from the top menu)
Abstract submission close: April 15 2024 April 30 2024
Registration open: April 16 2024 April 21 2024
Early registration close: April 30 2024 May 05 2024
PDC conference: May 19 2024 (Sunday)
Location: University of California, Irvine (UCI), Student Center
Attendees:
✔ Professionals from industry to academia
✔ Collegiates from undergrad to graduate level
with Engineering/technology fields.
PDC is inclusive and open to anyone in the community no matter if you are a member or not are both welcome.
Executive Committee:
Yu-Chien (Alice) Chien, SWE-OC Professional Development Conference Chair
Morgan Zandonella, SWE-OC Past President
Brittany Galliers, SWE-OC External VP
PDC Planning Committee:
Rosario Maltbia, SWE-OC President
Sophia Leung, SWE-OC Nominating Chair
Samantha Holda, SWE-OC Programs
Marilyn Rubi Vergara, UCI M.Eng. Student, SWE-UCDavis Past VP
Roma Kamal Bhatia, SWE-UCI Past President
Saketh Karumuri, UCI PhD Student, SWE-UCI Past Academic Chair
Rachael Koo, SWE-UCI President
Hailey Victoria Schaffer, SWE-UCI VP
If you have any questions, contact Dr. Alice Chien (Chair of the Professional Development Conference) chieny@uci.edu (or pdc@swe-oc.org) or Brittany Galliers (Vice President External) at VPExternal@swe-oc.org.
