UML is hosting professionals from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) who requested to come to campus to hear about the great work we are doing in Assistive Technology! Our own Senait Haileselassie, Adaptive Technologist and ECE graduate, will keynote. Senait came to the USA in 1998 on a Diversity Visa from Ethiopia where she was born and grew up. She has a compelling story to tell about how first using her engineering skills to help a person with severe disabilities changed how she thought about her life. She will show slides of many examples of assistive technology that UML students have invented and implemented over the years. A tour of the Assistive Technology lab will follow for those who are interested.
Men and non-engineers do attend and are most welcome. Sponsorship by Putnam Investments has allowed us to provide great food. Come on over to take advantage of the networking and to learn more about another area of exciting, meaningful work happening at UML!
Advanced Registration is required. Hope to see you there!
Date: Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
Time:
6-6:30 p.m. Registration & Networking
6:30-7 p.m. Dinner
7-8:30 p.m. Program
Location:
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Alumni Hall – North Campus
One University Ave
Lowell, MA
RSVP: by Jan. 31, 2008 at http://www.sweboston.org (At the SWE-Boston website you will be redirected to Acteva where you can RSVP). Any questions may be directed to swebos@sweboston.org or to Linda_Barrington@uml.edu.
Cost: $5 Students
$15 UMLowell alumni/alumnae
$15 SWE members
$10 Non-working SWE members
$25 Non-members
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