The Women In Engineering Baltimore Section Affinity Group will hold their first Networking Meeting on June 9 th, 2005 at 6:00 pm at Parsons Auditorium at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab on Johns Hopkins Road in Laurel, Maryland. Parsons Auditorium is located at the APL’s Main Entrance in Building 1. Parking is available to the left of the main entrance. For driving directions, refer to http://www.jhuapl.edu/newscenter/visitor/directions.html.

Light appetizers and beverages will be served.

Please join us for this unique opportunity to meet and network with other women in the electrical engineering field and to find out the great things that the newly formed Executive Committee has planned for the year.

Mrs. Chineta Davis, Vice President of Norden Systems at Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, will be joining us to speak on her experiences throughout her career. Mrs. Davis is a 28-year veteran of Northrop Grumman who was recently honored with a Career Achievement in Industry. She oversees the company’s diverse aerospace and defense-related electronics engineering and manufacturing activities. She is also responsible for managing the airport surface detection radar work being performed for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, along with other avionics programs. She manages a team of more than 500 employees and was the first African-American woman at the Electronic Systems sector to hold the position of vice president. Mrs. Davis attended Morgan State University with a concentration in mathematics and later earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. She has also completed the Executive Marketing program at UCLA and the General Manager’s Program at Harvard University.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Tina Kohler at m.a.kohler@ieee.org.

The status and advancement of women in the engineering and science professions is the focus of the WIE membership group. Goals include the development of mentoring and educational programs, the publication of relevant information, and special initiatives.

The WIE Scopes of Interest:

1. Gather and disseminate information regarding the status of women and initiatives for, by and on behalf of women in engineering and science.
2. Enable mentoring and education programs within IEEE and make available information regarding gender related educational issues which may improve the entry into, and the retention of women in engineering programs.
3. Increase the participation of women within IEEE.
4. Address ways to improve the climate for women in IEEE and the workplace.