Desalination Plant Tour

THIS IS A PRIVATE TOUR FOR SBWiSTEM! 
RSVP REQUIRED

WHEN:  Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

TIME:  11:30am - 1:30pm

WHERE:  City of SB Charles E. Meyer Desalination Facility

Do you live in Santa Barbara? Have you ever thought about where the water coming out of your tap, is sourced from? If you answered yes to these questions, then you won’t want to miss our upcoming tour of the City of Santa Barbara’s Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant (Plant).
 
Construction of the Plant cost $71M, initiated in 2015 and was completed in 2017. The Plant serves residents within the City of Santa Barbara, producing three million gallons of drinking water per day. This volume is equivalent to 3,125 acre-feet of water annually, or roughly 30% of the City’s drinking water demand.
 
If you’re interested in joining us on the Plant tour, please RSVP <<insert RSVP link here>> in advance. The Plant tour is limited to 20-people, so sign up today and don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn about the facility and our local water resources portfolio.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL

Holiday Happy Hour
at Odessa lounge!

WHEN: THURSDAY, December 5TH, 5:30-7:30 PM
WHERE: Odessa lounge, 1129a state st

We're so excited to host our 5th annual holiday party at Odessa Lounge. Let's enjoy some holiday mingling and STEM themed holiday wear is encouraged! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Free to attend (no-host bar). Must be 21+. Open to all genders, identities, and industries. Non-alcoholic options will be available.

GOLETA SANITARY DISTRICT TOUR

THIS IS A PRIVATE TOUR FOR SBWiSTEM! 
RSVP REQUIRED

WHEN:  Wednesday, September 4, 2024

TIME:  11:30am - 12:30pm

WHERE: 1 William Moffett Place Goleta, CA 93117

Have you ever thought about what happens after you flush? Where does the water from your shower and sink go? To have those and many other questions answered, please join us!

The Goleta Sanitary District serves over 80,000 residents and businesses in the Goleta Valley. They collect, treat, and reclaim resources from wastewater on a daily basis. The average flow of wastewater is about 4.5 million gallons a day, and they produce an average of 300 million gallons of reclaimed water a year for landscape purposes, saving precious drinking water for the community.

If you’re interested in environmental engineering; or if you want to know how our local municipality handles household water - this facility tour is for you.

TAJIGUAS LANDFILL TOUR

THIS IS A PRIVATE TOUR FOR SBWiSTEM! 
RSVP REQUIRED

WHEN:  Monday, June 24, 2024

TIME:  11:30am - 12:30pm
*PLEASE NOTE: the tour is one hour, this does not include travel time to and from the landfill*

WHERE:  14470 Calle Real, Goleta, CA 93117
(We will set up a carpool meetup location in SB and Goleta)

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of our local Tajiguas Landfill and the Santa Barbara County ReSource Center; which recovers recyclables and organics from our local municipal waste. The facility is state of the art, and hands-down one of the most interesting engineering projects in the County. While there, you’ll also enjoy panoramic views of the SB Channel and the islands. A County guide will explain the intricacies of the facilities, and will be available to answer all of your questions about how recycleables and organics are handled, locally.

If you’re interested in environmental engineering; or if you want to how our local municipality handles household waste; or if you’re curious about what happens to our recyclables and organic wastes - this facility tour is for you.

You are cordially invited to our

6th Birthday Party
at LA LIEFF!

WHEN: monday, april 8th, 5 - 7 PM
WHERE: La lieff winery, 210 gray ave (in the funk zone)

We're so excited to host our 6th birthday party at La Lieff Winery. Bring your friends, family, coworkers, and come hang with SB Women in STEM folks, and help us brainstorm some exciting events for 2024!


Free to attend (no-host bar). Open to all genders and industries.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL

Holiday Happy Hour
at The Good Lion!

WHEN: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 6:00 PM
WHERE: THE GOOD LION, 1212 STATE STREET

We're so excited to host our 4th annual holiday party at The Good Lion. There will be STEM-themed holiday drinks, games, friends, and holiday cheer. Looking forward to seeing you!

Free to attend (no-host bar). Must be 21+. Open to all genders and industries. Non-alcoholic options will be available.

SB Women in Stem & Women’s Economic Ventures

Please join us for our upcoming event:

To Pivot or Not to Pivot

Panel Event

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, september 13, 2023 from 6-8pm

WHERE: Wev’s Downtown SB office, 21 East Canon Perdido Steet (next door to the lobero theater)

Whether you are years into your career or just getting started, you may be considering a career pivot, such as going back to school for more education, switching industries entirely, or starting your own business. Or perhaps you’re considering a personal pivot, such as stepping away from your career for a time (starting a family? become a caretaker?), or returning to your career after time away from your industry.

You are invited to attend our To Pivot or Not to Pivot panel discussion, with speakers from a variety of industries and with diverse experiences. Panelists will share lessons learned and insights from navigating their pivots (or decisions not to pivot) and recommendations on how to create a solid support system to achieve your goals.

This event is open to all genders and industries. Like most of our events, we will start with some networking time to connect with our SBWiSTEM and WEV communities!

This panel event is geared toward working professionals and has limited seating, so RSVP now!

Please join us for our upcoming event:

Mindfulness in the workplace

Workshop & Networking Event

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, June 7th from 6-8pm
WHERE: workZones, 351 paseo nuevo, floor 2

(Click here for a map)

Mark your calendars! Santa Barbara Women in STEM invites you to a “Mindfulness in the Workplace” workshop & networking event. Dr. Virginia Beaufort, a licensed counselor, depth psychologist, and the Director of Undergraduate Mentorship Program at UCSB, will discuss Mindful Conversations: How to Have Intentional Conversations at Home and in the Workplace. She will focus on building rapport, empathy, and active listening, coupled with an experiential application of skills and tools to take with you. You will learn how to communicate with openness and curiosity as you participate in skill development. The event will begin with networking first, where you can meet other folks working in STEM or STEM-adjacent fields.

Light snacks and drinks will be available.

This event is open to all genders and industries.

You are cordially invited to our

5th Birthday Party
at satellite!

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, march 1, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
WHERE: satellite, 1117 STATE STREET

We're so excited to host our 5th birthday party at Satellite, where it all began. Bring your friends, family, coworkers, and come hang with SB Women in STEM folks, and help us brainstorm some exciting events for 2023!


Free to attend (no-host bar). Open to all genders and industries. Non-alcoholic options and food will be available to order.

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL
SB WOMEN IN STEM

Holiday Happy Hour
at The Good Lion!

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
WHERE: THE GOOD LION (OUTDOOR PATIO), 1212 STATE STREET

We're so excited to host our 3rd annual holiday party at The Good Lion on their outdoor patio. There will be STEM-themed holiday drinks, games, friends, and holiday cheer. Looking forward to seeing you!

*If you are interested in getting involved, there will be a volunteer info-session immediately before the event from 5:30 - 6:00pm*


Free to attend (no-host bar). Must be 21+. Open to all genders and industries. Non-alcoholic options will be available.

WHEN: Thursday, October 13, 2022

TIME: 6:30pm - 8:00pm (check-in begins at 6:30, event starts at 7:00.)

WHERE: University Center at UCSB - Harbor Room

We are featuring six speakers to present on a topic they're excited about ... for just a few minutes each! This event is focused on Physics and you will hear from people from all different areas of the physics world. Soft matter theory, biophysics, astrophysics, integrated photonics, and more! Expert or newbie, come learn about different research, companies, beloved hobbies, and industry trends!

AND...

to make this extra fun, there will be GIVEAWAYS!
Audience members will be entered to win awesome prizes!

SPEED NETWORKING!

SBWiSTEM x CrossnoKaye

RSVP BELOW

WHEN: Wednesday, June 22nd

TIME: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

WHERE: Granada Building - CrossnoKaye, 1216 State St. 3rd Floor, Santa Barbara, CA

CrossnoKaye and SB Women in STEM are so excited for this community networking event! We will have food, drinks, and - for the first time - a headshot photobooth to refresh your LinkedIn profile (if, like us, it's been a few years...)!

After hearing from CrossnoKaye, we'll start our Speed Networking session - a fun, low-stress facilitated networking activity where you can meet others, share experiences, and learn effective networking skills! These skills will help you make a great impression, whether you're looking for work, hiring, or just like connecting with others.

Speed Networking is SB Women in STEM's most popular kind of event, so we will cap RSVPs when we reach our limit.

PLEASE NOTE:

• The headshot photobooth will be open ~6-6:30PM. Arrive on time to make sure you don't miss this opportunity!

• This event will be held indoors, and up-to-date COVID vaccination is required to attend. Your vaccination card will be checked upon entry. There will be a check-in at/near the entrance to the left of the box office. If you are unable to meet this requirement, reach out to us.

• We will have giveaways! (Think…$100 to The Lark, South Coast Deli, +more!)
  

RSVP:

Special thanks to CrossnoKaye for sponsoring this event!

CrossnoKaye is an actively growing tech start-up here in Santa Barbara, CA with a mission to make a measurable impact on climate change. We are a B2B SaaS company building a cloud-connected operating system that will revolutionize the heavy industrial sector and bring them into the digital age.

WOMEN IN PYTHON

SBWiSTEM x Central Coast Python Meetup Group

WHEN: Wednesday, April 27th
TIME: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
WHERE: 924 Anacapa Street - Ground Floor Outdoor Patio

RSVPs are limited to 50 people. We will close the RSVP form when we have reached our capacity, and open a waitlist.

Mark your calendars! Santa Barbara Women in STEM and Central Coast Python Meetup Group invite YOU to a Women in Python event on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 6-8pm. Light snacks and drinks will be available. 

Advanced Python users, folks learning Python, and the Python curious are all invited and welcome! This will be a curated networking event, where you can meet other folks working in STEM-careers and discuss Python or other STEM topics. Space is limited to 50ppl, so RSVP at the link below to save your spot.

The event is sponsored by Geosyntec Consultants and they're hiring! If you attend, you'll get to meet some of their team, hear about their open positions, the projects and clients they support, and how some of their team use Python to help solve environmental engineering challenges. 

Geosyntec is hiring! Check out their open positions here:

https://www.sbwomeninstem.org/career-opportunities

Happy Hour at Test Pilot!

When: Wednesday, December 1st, at 5:30 pm
Where: Test Pilot, 211 Helena Ave

We are excited to kick off the holiday season at Test Pilot next Wednesday for our SBWiSTEM Holiday Party! Come on your own, or bring your friends, family, co-workers, and share some STEM-themed holiday drinks with us! Holiday sweaters are encouraged.

Can't wait to see you! 

See you Wednesday,
SBWiSTEM


Free to attend (no-host bar). Must be 21+. Open to all genders and industries. Non-alcoholic options will be available.

SPEED NETWORKING

SBWiSTEM x HG Insights

WHEN: Wednesday, November 17th
TIME: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
WHERE: HG Insights, 1 N Calle Cesar Chavez, STE 100
Santa Barbara, CA 93103

RSVPs are limited to 50 people outside of HG Insights employees. We will close the RSVP form when we have reached our capacity, and open a waitlist.

As a market leader in data science, HG Insights and SB Women in STEM would like to invite you to a networking event. The evening will have food, drinks, and a brief overview from HG Insights. The keynote will be followed by a “speed networking session” where you can meet others and practice that networking we have all missed!

This will be a fun, low-stress, facilitated networking activity where you’ll learn effective skills to network with anyone in any situation. These are essential skills to master in a fast paced world where candidate resumes are screened in less than 30 seconds!! As the saying goes, it’s all about who you know... right?


PLEASE NOTE:

• It may be cold, so bring a jacket.

• We are complying with all local COVID guidelines. Please bring a mask.

• To attend, vaccination is required. Your vaccination card will be checked upon entry.

• We will have giveaways! To be entered into the raffle, please bring a nonperishable non expired item to donate to the SB Food Bank.

https://hginsights.com/careers/

HG Insights is an inclusive environment where different backgrounds and perspectives are valued and encouraged, regardless of any individual differences. Our work environment ensures equitable access to resources and opportunities for all, and we ensure employees feel safe, respected, engaged, motivated, and valued—for who they are alongside their contributions.

Womxn in Healthcare Panel Event

SBWiSTEM

in partnership with

WELL Health

This event will be entirely virtual (hosted on Zoom), and expose students and early-career professionals to different career paths in healthcare. Our panelists include women from clinical areas, research, and healthcare tech who will share some of the experiences that have led them to their current roles.

AND...

to make this extra fun, there will be GIVEAWAYS!
Audience members will be entered to win awesome prizes!

WHEN: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm

WHERE: ZOOM! Links will be sent out on the day of the event to those who RSVP

This event is sponsored by WELL Health, a SaaS digital health leader in patient communications. Founded in 2015, WELL Health is based in Santa Barbara, California. WELL Health has been named No. 10 on 2021 Forbes America's Best Startup Employers list, among the 2020 Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare and ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies for two consecutive years. WELL Health secured $45 million in Series C funding, bringing total funds raised to $75 million since its founding.

WELL Health is rapidly growing and hiring for many roles across all departments, with a huge number of open technical roles. Anyone who is looking for an exciting new opportunity to work at a mission driven startup, check out all openings here: https://grnh.se/29d27d5f2us

WHEN: April 29, 2021 at 6:00 pm PST

WHERE: Zoom - please pre-register via the link below

FOCUS: Civil/Environmental Industry

American Society of Civil Engineers Santa Barbara-Ventura (ASCE-SBV)

&

Santa Barbara Women in STEM (SBWiSTEM)

are combining forces April 29th for a joint networking event! Join us for a virtual evening as we network "speed-date" style in 1-1 or small group breakout rooms, with Question-Bingo to help guide conversation. Looking for a job? Looking for a new hire? Or just looking to broaden your Santa Barbara professional pool in a fun, stress-free way? This event is for you! 

SBWiSTEM members include students, professionals and educators pursuing, working in, or mentoring women and girls in STEM fields including Environmental and Civil Engineering. ASCE members include structural, geotechnical, transportation, water resource, construction, environmental, and general civil engineers. The goal of this Speed Networking Event is to introduce SBWiSTEM and ASCE members to expand their mutual networks and create connections to benefit both groups. ASCE members may meet potential interns, recruits, or educators who can recommend quality applicants. SBWiSTEM members may find internship or full time opportunities, identify working or collaboration opportunities, or recommend friends and colleagues for identified recruitment opportunities.

The speed networking event will be virtual and utilize breakout rooms to promote focused conversation in a 1:1 or small group setting. Connections made during the event are limitless as attendees will be from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura County chapters of ASCE. RSVP today and all registrants will receive a Zoom link to the meeting the day of.

Workshop on Thursday, October 15th at 6pm - this will be a skills-building opportunity for smaller-group discussions with industry professionals. 

This workshop is tailored to current students, recent grads, and early career professionals to share and learn from a variety of experiences during this (very strange) time of COVID. Workshop facilitators will breakout with small groups of attendees with similar backgrounds or goals to create space for connection and discussion. The workshop will focus on tips to market yourself effectively in a virtual job market, and reiterate basic yet effective skills to help your resume stand out from the rest. We will also discuss opportunities for students to pursue now to support future career pursuits, whether that means next week, next month, or a year from now.

We ask all attendees to complete the survey with their RSVP to let us know what their major/industry/interests are, so we can effectively plan the breakout groups for maximum benefit. Each breakout group will be facilitated by a leader with specific experiences and perspectives that will benefit and/or encourage attendees.

We look forward to seeing you (virtually)!

The panel is part one of a two-part series. 

1. Panel on Thursday, October 8th at 6pm  

2. Workshop on Thursday, October 15th at 6pm - this will be a skills-building opportunity for smaller-group discussions with industry professionals. 

This panel will focus mostly on current students and recent grads, and experiences during this (very strange) time. We'll be talking about topics such as: 

• Being motivated in this time where our routines are upside-down (for working professionals and students alike)

• What companies, schools, and organizations are doing now to support students and professionals

• What the jobs market looks like right now, and what hiring and job searching looks like during COVID (focus on internships and entry level jobs)

• Setting goals now that can help down the line with the changing scenery around job searches, applications, interviews, etc. 

Panelists:

Eloisa Chavez is our Community Engagement Director at SB Women in STEM and has worked in the local nonprofit world for several years. She'll be our moderator for the evening!    

Nikia Acy is a social media coordinator at HOKA and started her job remotely in March. We’ll hear about how the onboarding process looked and how work looks different for her than she may have originally planned for. 

Latrece Seneca is the Associate Director for UCSB Orientation Programs and Parent Services. We're looking forward to hearing about UCSB's (and/or other schools) support for students who are entering school during the pandemic as well as for students who are entering the job force. 

Isabel Agundis is a mechanical engineering student at SBCC and just completed an internship at Northrop Grumman. Can't wait to hear about the internship experience during the pandemic and also about her drive to make it all happen. 

Izzy Bacon is a recruiter at Well Health. She'll be bringing her expertise to provide some great insights on applying, interviewing, recruiting, and hiring with the additional challenges of the pandemic, as well as how companies are still trying to engage their current employees while working remotely. 

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Join Santa Barbara Women In STEM and the Planned Parenthood Young Advocates for their 2nd annual Palentine's Day Party!

What: Writing love notes to PP staff and supportive elected officials
When: Feb 6, 6 PM - 8 PM
Where: Municipal Winemakers (22 Anacapa St.) 

Snacks will be provided.
A percentage of wine sales will be donated back to the organizations.

Are you recruiting and looking for the best talent?

Are you seeking to reinvent your career?

Thinking about applying for a new role at your company?

Planning to ask your boss for a well-deserved pay raise?

Thinking about starting your own company?

If yes, then mark your calendar!

Santa Barbara Women in STEM and Invoca are hosting a panel discussion focused on Courageous Conversations on Tuesday, November 5th, 6-8pm. Space is limited so please RSVP!

The event will be hosted in Invoca's downtown office at 419 State Street. The panel is comprised of local tech leaders who will share their personal stories and perspective on having confident, productive communications within and outside of their workplaces. All are welcome, regardless of gender or industry.

View the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/545284036261074/

The focus will be on NETWORKING. Unlike other “networking” opportunities, this is not an event where folks are drinking beer/wine and talking to their friends. This event is organized to share knowledge, teach skills, and connect STEM professionals in a variety of fields and industries.

Speakers will provide insight to their unique professional development experiences, so don’t miss this opportunity to get input from local STEM professionals in Santa Barbara.

Speakers are followed by a fun, low-stress, facilitated networking activity where you’ll learn effective skills to network with anyone in any situation. These are essential skills to master in a fast paced world where candidate resumes are screened in less than 30 seconds!! As the saying goes, it’s all about who you know... right?

After this activity, you’ll know how to connect in a meaningful way with a stranger in any situation and simultaneously build your network. After all, in a town as small as Santa Barbara, you never know if the next person you meet will be your boss, your employee, your client, or a service provider.

Come for the (non-alcoholic) drinks and snacks, and stay for the opportunity to genuinely connect with STEM professionals and learn life-long skills to guide you toward ALL of your goals.

This even is open to ALL GENDERS and anyone who supports diversity and inclusion in STEM fields! We look forward to meeting and connecting with you!!

Meetup Event Here.

Facebook Event Here.

Come to The Wine Shepherd this Thursday for wine and trivia night! This is a great opportunity to network with fellow people in STEM industries in a casual setting. There will also be small prizes for the trivia winners! Can’t wait to see you there.

American Outlaws Santa Barbara Chapter is hosting SBWiSTEM on June 16th for USWNT v Chile at 9 am at The Press Room. First come first served!

The game is on Father's Day, so we hope your bring your dads! The Press Room will be auctioning off their flags at the end of the World Cup, and 100% of proceeds will be going to Planned Parenthood.

Join SBWiSTEM at Inga Guzyte's art exhibit where she celebrates the world's strongest women.

Inga tells stories of brave women who have helped shape, broaden, and empower the female collective. While Inga didn't grow up locally, her craft and talent embodies Santa Barbara's local culture.

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The UC Santa Barbara Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE) and Women's Center invite you to join us for our SIXTH annual Tech Savvy event!

Tech Savvy 2019 continues the mission to promote STEM-literacy for young women in grades 5-8. The one-day conference showcases an incredible variety of hands-on activities to emphasize the diversity of STEM-research and its application.

STEM disciplines represented include but are not limited to: Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Neuroscience, Medical Science, Coding, Computer Science, and more!

We will also host a series of parent workshops that emphasize how to foster a Tech Savvy girl.

Registration Here:

Registration for the parent/guardian program can be found here:

Women in STEM & Politics Unite!

Join Santa Barbara Women in STEM, the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee, and UCSB's Women in Science and Engineering for happy hour at Captain Fatty's!

Event Flyer:

WHEN: FRI APR 19, 2019

TIME: 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

UCSB - ELINGS HALL, 1601

LEARN TANGIBLE SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE AND MARKET YOUR TALENTS

SET YOURSELF APART FROM OTHER GRADUATES

LEVERAGE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS

HEAR REAL LIFE SUCCESS EXAMPLES

Santa Barbara Women in STEM will lead an interactive workshop where you will learn how to:

• Communicate your technical and non-technical skills to set yourself apart from other grads;

• Identify opportunities to expand your network, land your dream job, find a mentor; and

• Align your brand to catapult your career as an entrepreneur or industry professional.

Event Flyer: