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About the SVEC
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Background
Founded in 1989, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council is a non-profit educational organization. Its purpose is to assist its member engineering and technical societies in Silicon Valley to better serve our members and the community. Click here for communities served.
Vision
Silicon Valley Engineering Council is the alliance for engineering leaders in Silicon Valley.
Goals and Objectives
- Coordinate activities and assist communications among local engineering societies.
- Sponsor and promote engineering educational activities, programs and outreach.
- Promote the career development of engineers and other technical professionals.
- Increase the public’s understanding of the impact of engineering and science in enhancing the quality of life.
- Promote community service by the engineering and technical societies and their members.
Programs and Services
- Establish an information service for member organizations.
- Promote regional pre-engineering outreach programs including Discover “E,” MATHCOUNTS, and FIRST Robotics.
- Sponsor the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame Awards to recognize past achievement and promote future endeavors.
- Coordinate Engineers Week activities.
Benefits
- Provide a channel of communications for information exchange among societies and with the community.
- Increase community exposure to engineering and technology.
- Provide an opportunities to participate in programs sponsored by the SVEC.
- Leverage the resources of the engineering societies to enhance existing educational and technical programs.
- Establish a relationship with other technical organizations such as the Tech Museum of Innovation, Workforce Silicon Valley Engineering Consortium, and Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network.
- Publicize programs and information for societies.
- Maintain a website promoting member organization events.
- Provide training and networking for society officers.
- Promote engineering certification programs.
SVEC Brochere
A brochere (typically doubled-sided tri-fold) can be downloaded in PDF format here:
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