During these past 2 weeks, I have had the pleasure of attending WE20, the world’s largest conference for women in STEM, virtual for the first time ever! Last week I wrote all about the sessions I attended during conference week 1, and this week I want to share my favorite sessions from 2nd half of the conference and my overall experience.
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One week from today marks the 1st day of WE20, the annual conference for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)! This is definitely my favorite conference to attend, and it’s a jam packed event full of networking with fellow STEM professionals and learning from industry leaders.
This year’s conference will be a virtual experience due to COVID-19 restrictions. Although I was initially bummed that I wouldn’t get to travel to a new city, I’m still excited to have this virtual professional development opportunity!
Last year’s conference was held in Anaheim, CA, and I featured my top 9 must-haves when traveling to a conference on the blog. While I still stand by all those recommendations, this year, I won’t need all of those items since the conference will be online.
Today, rather than show what I’m bringing to this year’s conference, I want to share with you how I’ll be planning out my time to get the most out of this experience.
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