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Previous IGED Events

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) is an annual event hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE-KC) and sponsored by many local businesses. The purpose is for young women to get a taste of what an engineer is and what they do. Annually high school students are invited for a day of activities that are fun as well as informative. In 2016 we introduced a new event, IGED Jr. to invite girls in grades 6-8 for a day of activities to learn about engineering.

2019
KC IGED 2019 was held on February 22, 2019 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discpline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (mechanical grabbers). There were 292 students and 150 female engineering mentors in attendance. The keynote speaker was Sheri Blauwiekel, an Executive Vice President at Black  & Veatch.  KC IGED Jr was held on November 15, 2019 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. The middle school students learned more about the different aspects of engineering through several videos and interactive activities. One hands-on activity was to build a "pneumatic hand" to pick up several different sized objects. The keynote speaker was Libby Allman, VP of Manufacturing & Procurement at Hallmark Cards. 

2018
KC IGED 2018 was held on March 2, 2018 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discpline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (catapults. The keynote speaker was Diana Johnson, Project Manager at KCP&L. 
KC IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls, was held on November 9, 2018 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. The students received an overview of engineering and then built their own table-top catapults for the hands-on activity. They finished the afternoon with a high school panel. The keynote speaker was Robin Stubenhofer, VP of Engineering at Honeywell FM&T. ​

2017
KC IGED 2017 was held on March 3, 2017 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED included an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity (gumdrop structures).  The keynote speaker was Tara Ruttley, PhD.
KC IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls, was held on November 10, 2017 at the UMKC Atterbury Student Success Center. After getting a background in earthquake science and engineering, students built shake tables and then used coffee stirrers and clay try to design and build structures to withstand their shaking tables. In the second hands-on activity, students learned about aerodynamic forces and designed their own airplanes to compete against other teams. The keynote speaker was Katie Schulz from Black & Veatch.
2016
KC IGED 2016 was held on February 26, 2016 at the Bartle Hall Convention Center. IGED  consisted of an industry fair, a university fair, an engineering discipline fair, a college panel, a keynote speaker, and a hands-on engineering activity.  The keynote speaker was Jill Hruby.
We introduced a new event, IGED Jr, for middle school-aged girls.  It was held on November 11, 2016 at the UMKC Atterbury Success Center.  It included multiple hands-on engineering activities. The keynote sperker was Valerie S. McCaw, P.E., President of VSM Engineering, LLC.

2015
KC IGED 2015 was held on February 27th, 2015 at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza.  The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity.  The keynote speaker was Cindy Hoover. The SWE Region i Conference (iCON15) followed the event at the same facility. We had 220 high school girls and 80 mentors!
2014
KC IGED 2014 was held on February 21st, 2014 at the Overland Park Convention Center. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity.  There were 200 students and 80 mentors in attendance. To view pictures from the event, follow the links below.  IGED 2014 was also covered in the news:
2013
Due to a blizzard on February 22nd, KC IGED 2013 was held on May 3rd at the UMKC campus. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and a hands-on activity. We had 50% more students than last year! To view pictures from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2013?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIfxvr7BnrT8kQE&feat=directlink

2012
KC IGED 2012 was held on February 17th at the UMKC campus. The day included an industry fair, college panel, engineering discipline-specific demonstrations and hands-on activities. To view pictures and video from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2012?authuser=0&feat=directlink

2011
KC IGED 2011 was held on Friday, February 18. To view pictures from the event, follow the link: https://picasaweb.google.com/108566316593959969624/IGED2011?authuser=0&feat=directlink
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