It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the 2019 Silicon Valley Women in Engineering (WiE) Conference, hosted by the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at San José State.

This is our fifth year of bringing students together with outstanding women and men from all engineering disciplines in order to promote both industry knowledge and career wisdom. We have heard from past attendees that this conference changes lives, and I hope you will similarly use what you learn here today to design and launch your own future.

It is common sense that any new technology used by a globally diverse population must be envisioned, designed, and created by an equally diverse group of engineers. To that end, I urge you to build or expand your own support network. Meet at least three people you don’t know at this conference, and share your stories as well as business cards.

Finally, I’d like to express my deepest thanks to all of the sponsors, faculty, students, and support staff who help to make this conference possible. We very much appreciate your contributions.

Enjoy the conference,
Sheryl Ehrman
Don Beall Dean of the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering