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Kelly Pan

President

Leading the executive team requires a balance between firm task delegation, fulfilling as many society goals as possible through management of events and making sure everyone's taking away a bit of fun to go with their responsibilities. This year there has been more of an emphasis on Faculty involvement and communication, as well as building new relationships with industry partners. Every year I've been part of WIESoc, the best aspect is always the team(s) and members of the society. I've had the opportunity to work with several different groups, all with slightly different agendas, and I enjoy building the relationships with each of the members. Whilst there have been very sharp ups and downs, the overall feeling when I look back to these months will be filled with bittersweet happiness and a memory of organised chaos.

- Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Description of role:

The role involves a lot of management and delegation work, ensuring all tasks are completed on time and all executives are able to perform their jobs. There is a lot of responsibility in ensuring there is a good relationship between society members and executives, and industry and university staff.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

It is a great experience to have the opportunity to plan and organise any event ideas I have personally had. The support gained from students, stuff and industry members is immense and allows for many activities planned to be successfully organised. You meet amazing WIE members and can easily form many friendships that extend beyond the society being part of WIE. The skills you learn working as both a team member and a leader is an opportunity that inevitably leads to great self-development.

Tania Ng

Vice President

Being the Vice President required me to be focused in making decisions while being insightful and understanding of the team’s situations, thoughts and priorities. This opportunity to work alongside a team of brilliant, like-minded engineers has been an experience that I will not regret, regardless of how busy I may have been. I believe by the end of this, we’ve all progressed in some way or another, whether it be skills gained by working in a team, prioritising or any other personal goals that the team has set.

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- Bachelor of Civil Engineering & Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Accounting)

Description of role:

As the Vice President you will be playing a large role in monitoring the society’s activities, goals and development of the executives. Question and offer feedback for improvement to ensure success.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

The highlight moment for me is when the team has worked hard for weeks to see an event become very successful both with the students and sponsors. I enjoy discussing with the team even in times of disagreement because you appreciate the diversity of thoughts.

Otto Li

External Relations Director

WIESoc has given me a great opportunity not only to develop professional skills such as professional commnication. Furthermore, it allowed me to help combat a real problem of gender diversity within the workforce. I have loved being part of WIE – a team that is both supportive and of high-calibre working towards making a real world difference. 

Advice: Reach out and be assertive. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

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- Bachelor of Mechanical Eng, Masters in Biomedical Engineering 

Description of role:

I am responsible for seeking funding for our society, liaising with our sponsors and constructing sponsorship packages which add value to our society and their company.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

The major highlights were definitely meeting great like-minded individuals who were passionate about equality and engineering, and having the opportunity to personally engage with the engineering student community.

Shirley Lu

Secretary

Being the secretary for WIE has exposed me to many experiences. The role has allowed me to develop my skills and give insight to the work needed to run a society. In addition, it gave me the opportunity to meet and work alongside awesome people and be apart of unforgettable events. 

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-Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Archietcture

Description of role:

As the secretary I am responsible for the administrative duties such as maintaining the society’s documents, updating the membership list and being the main point of contact for members.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

Being able to work with such a dedicated team, having the opportunity to meet new people at our events and witnessing the society grow from something small to something so successful.

Aimy Li

Treasurer

As the treasurer I am responsible for the finances of the society which involve setting budgets for events, ensuring all invoices are processed and maintaining the financial records. Highlight of being part of WIE: Being able to work with such a dedicated team, having the opportunity to meet new people at our events and witnessing the society grow for the past few years! Advice: - Drafting up a contract is key to every event so everyone is on the same page. - Be prepared to learn about various methods of payments that you may not be necessarily familiar with​.

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- Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Description of role:

Responsible for all funds, transactions and budgets of UNSW WIE, working closely with the Sponsorship Director and Events team to make sure that all dealings with external parties run smoothly without financial trouble.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

WIE has given me a great opportunity not only to develop professional skills from talking to industry to liaising with faculty, but also provided insight to a real problem of gender diversity within the workforce. I have loved being part of WIE – a team that is both supportive and of high-calibre working towards making a real world difference.

Chay Mckenzie

Arc Delegate

As the treasurer I am responsible for the finances of the society which involve setting budgets for events, ensuring all invoices are processed and maintaining the financial records. Highlight of being part of WIE: Being able to work with such a dedicated team, having the opportunity to meet new people at our events and witnessing the society grow for the past few years! Advice: - Drafting up a contract is key to every event so everyone is on the same page. - Be prepared to learn about various methods of payments that you may not be necessarily familiar with​.

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- Bachelor of Civil Engineering 

Description of role:

I make room bookings and recommendations, as well as filling out applications for grants, re-affiliation, and AHEGs. I’m basically the one who upholds any prior regulations set by Arc, and answer any questions WIE has.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

Becoming a family with such beautiful, hilarious, lovely people and having late night drives home together. Also, seeing an event work out as planned because of everyone’s hard work and dedication is really fulfilling.

Selena Lieu

Events Manager

The best thing about being a part of the WIE executive team was being rewarded with the success of an event after hefty planning. On top of that, meeting new people and working alongside such a brilliant, diverse and fun group of people made it all the more enjoyable.​

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- Bachelor of Civil Engineering & Bachelor of Commerce

Description of role:

Being an Events Manager involves coordinating and ensuring smooth operations before, during and after the event. It requires you to be on top of your game with time management and communication with other executive members, students and external organisations.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

The executive team! They’re definitely some of the most intelligent and fun people I’ve met in uni and although being a part of the team was intense with the amount of time and effort it consumed, it was all worth it.

Grace Yoon

Events Manager

Being part of the WIESoc Executive team has been a rewarding experience and definitely one I would suggest to students who are keen to develop their soft skills and teamwork. The role of the Events Manager involves a ton of liasing and confirming bookings and dates. It definitely helps to be a little pedantic about the details, but also balancing that with delegating tasks really boosted my organisational and communication skills. Staying on top of everything and being patient helps with handling the role - qualities I was forced to acquire, but not quite yet perfected, really early on as one of the Events Managers. All in all, the role is a speedy learning curve for soft skills, and being a part of the team is a lot of fun as much as it is rewarding.​

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- Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Description of role:

Events Managing is a fairly challenging role with its large number of responsibilities, from venue booking, coordination of team members to attending and overseeing the run of the event on the night. It also requires constant communication with a lot of liaising with both corporations and students.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

The best thing about being a part of the executive team isn’t the reputation that you get with the role, but the people (executives and members) that you can build a bond with. Having such a passionate team work with you to this common goal, and learning each other’s personalities along the way, you come out with a family.

Aishu Ghatpande

Public Relations Officer

Being a part of the Women in Engineering Society has been an amazing and valuable learning experience. This role has allowed me the chance to explore different facets of how a student society runs and the opportunity to meet and work fantastic people to achieve a goal that you are all passionate about has been great.

P.S. Make sure to promote the society responsibly and maintain our brand and image!​

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- Bachelor of Software Engineering

Description of role: 

I am responsible for promoting UNSW WIE, our aims, initiatives, events and industry partnerships to our members, UNSW and the wider community in person and online, via social media, our website and email newsletters.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

1. Getting to know the fantastic group of young, bright and passionate engineers that is the executive team, both on a professional and personal level. Thank you all for making my final year in UNSW such a memorable one. I’ve definitely made friends I’ll keep for life.

2. Having the opportunity to connecting so many within the UNSW engineering community from first years beginning their university journey to professionals with years of industry experience. I definitely have learnt a lot from you all and hope my words of ‘old age wisdom’ were just as helpful for you.

Christine Phan

Public Relations Officer

Alongside Ash, I act as the PR Manager for WIESOC. We are responsible for the Social Media and outreach of our student society on Campus. This can involve creating Newsletters, Promotional FB Banners, FB Events and Posts about events available. The role however, is not only limited to this, because you get to choose your own PR Subcom team to work with as well. Something very important about this role is that you will need to keep a good relationship, not only with your partner but the Events team as well, as you guys will work alongside each other throughout the year. Working with a team of such a bright bunch of hardworking individuals was worth the tears and pain.

Advice: Keep the energy and vibes up as you will get swamped from time to time!​

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- Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Architecture 

Description of role: 

I am responsible for promoting UNSW WIE, our aims, initiatives, events and industry partnerships to our members, UNSW and the wider community in person and online, via social media, our website and email newsletters.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

1. Getting to know the fantastic group of young, bright and passionate engineers that is the executive team, both on a professional and personal level. Thank you all for making my final year in UNSW such a memorable one. I’ve definitely made friends I’ll keep for life.

2. Having the opportunity to connecting so many within the UNSW engineering community from first years beginning their university journey to professionals with years of industry experience. I definitely have learnt a lot from you all and hope my words of ‘old age wisdom’ were just as helpful for you.

Clifford Widjaja

ENGSOC Delegate

Being a part of the Women in Engineering Society has been an amazing and valuable learning experience. This role has allowed me the chance to explore different facets of how a student society runs and the opportunity to meet and work fantastic people to achieve a goal that you are all passionate about has been great.

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- Bachelor of Civil Engineering and Commerce

Description of role:

As ENGSOC delegate it will require you to attend the engineering student society meetings where you are required to liaise with other engineering student societies in terms of collaborations and promotion. The role is not limited to this, as an executive you are apart of a larger team where you assist and lead with event planning and promotion.

Highlight of being part of WIE:

The best thing about being apart of the WIE executive team is the relationships you build with your fellow executives. During the span of one year I have forged relationships within the executive team consisting of strong, intelligent and independent women and men whom I am lucky to know and have as friends. Additionally, the society has been a platform for me to voice my opinions on gender equality and diversity that I strongly believe in.