Upcoming Events

• SWE-PHX @E-Week Classroom Volunteering, 2/18/20-2/21/20
• SWE-PHX @E-Week Happy Hour, 2/20/20
• SWE-PHX Financial Planning Event, 2/22/20 and 3/21/20 -- Session 1 is sold out!
• SWE-PHX Scholarship Deadline, 3/1/20

Events Calendar

Event Details

1. SWE-PHX @E-WEEK CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERING, 2/18/20- 2/21/20
Event:  Discover Engineers Week Classroom Volunteering 
Date and Time:  February 18-21, 2020
Location:  various schools
Description: 
·         We’re looking for engineers to visit one classroom, for less than one hour – to share your passion for engineering and inspire future engineers.
·         Teachers across the valley have been contacted and are very excited to have this opportunity for their students.
Interested? Please take the following action:
1.       Visit this website to see which school locations and days/times may work for you
2.       Attend the 2020 eWeek Build Day (Friday, Feb 14th, noon-2pm, Stanley Consultants office, free parking, no RSVP required):
a.       Discuss best practices with folks who’ve visited many classrooms
b.       Select an activity and pick up the supplies you need (free!)
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2. SWE-PHX AT EWEEK HAPPY HOUR, 2/20/20
Date and Time:  Thursday, February 20, 5:00pm-7:30pm
Location:  Fate Brewing Tempe, 201 E Southern Suite111, Tempe, AZ 85282
Description:  Phoenix E-Week organizers invite SWE Phoenix to network and celebrate our profession!  There will be FREE drinks and food. 
RSVP requested:   http://www.eweek-phx.org/index.php/reception/
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3. SWE-PHX FINANCIAL PLANNING EVENT, 2/22/20 (SESSION 1-- Sold Out! ) and 3/21/20 (SESSION 2)
Description: SWE PHX is excited to host a Financial Planning event, featuring Intel employee Stewart Ongchin, focused on maximizing the most of your current or future corporate financial packages and preparing for retirement. This will be a speaker event with lunch.

Session 1 - Financial Planning Best Practices and Retirement Accounts Explained 2/22/20
Are you a graduating college student, recent college graduate, young professional or even pre-retiree seeking to know more about money management and savings accounts?
Have you ever wanted a simple checklist for getting your finances in order? Are you just accumulating company stock and hoarding cash until you can set aside time to decide what to invest in? Are you confused by all the different retirement savings accounts (401k, IRA, Roth IRA)? Come attend the Financial Planning Best Practices event to learn about simple money management strategies to focus on, and strategies for minimizing taxes with some simple steps. These methods are broken out for all stages of life whether you are a new hire or about to retire.
Dates: 2/22, 12-2pm
Location: Tempe Public Library, 3500 S Rural Rd Suite 202, Tempe, AZ 85282
Other details: Food will be provided
​Register here: This event is restricted to SWE PHX professional members or local SWE collegiate members (ASU, ERAU, NAU).  Please sign-up by 2/14/20 with the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/swe-phx-financial-planning-event-featuring-stewart-ongchin-tickets-87237464605
 
Session 2 - I'm close to retiring, how do I make my nest egg last?  3/21/20
 Are you worried that you’ll run out of money in retirement? Have you heard about the bucket strategy but aren’t quite sure how to implement it? In this session, you’ll learn about the highest risk to your nest egg and some strategies for making it last the longest during retirement as well as how to actually implement the bucket strategy using an easy excel file.
 
Dates: 3/21 from 12-2pm
Location: Tempe Public Library
Other details: Food will be provided


Speaker Bio: Stewart Ongchin has been with Intel for 22 years in various areas. He has an B.S. in Material Science and Engineering from Cornell University and an M.S and MBA from MIT. Outside of work, Stewart enjoys various sports (skiing, mountain biking, table tennis, and hiking) and spending time with his wife and 2 kids, ages 9 and 11, who keep him busy.
Contact: Amanda Levenson at amanda.levenson@intel.com with any questions.