Acronyms
Purpose
SoCal Design Center
100

ETA stands for

What is External Technical Affiliation?

100

These are strategic alliances with professional or technical societies, non-profits, or other organizations to accomplish the company’s technical, business, and talent objectives.

What is External Technical Affiliations?

100

In order to receive ETA sponsorship, I should

What is complete the application the quarter before I need funding

200

The abbreviated form of this ETA is NSBE

What is National Society of Black Engineers?

200

This ETA’s mission is to inspire our nation through recognition of the achievements of Hispanics and other role models in STEM

What is GMiS?

200

The SoCal Design Center sponsors this ETA activity

What is conference registration OR travel OR membership dues?

300

The abbreviated form of this ETA is GMiS

What is Great Minds in STEM?

300

This ETA is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

What is Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)?

300

The SoCal Design Center sponsors activities for this set of ETAs.

What is Boeing aligned ETAs, found on the External Technical Affiliation website?

400

Boeing has SMEs, some of whom participate in the SME ETA

What is Society of Manufacturing Engineers?

400

For more than seven decades, this ETA has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry.

What is Society of Women Engineers (SWE)?

400

This is a benefit of ETA participation for the employee

What is develop their technical and leadership skills OR strengthen their professional networks OR drive the company's business objectives in partnership with the world’s premier professional societies?

500

There's WAI and then there's WIA. What does each stand for?

What is Women in Aviation International (WAI) & Women in Aerospace (WIA)?

500

The mission of this organizations is to advance the science and practice of designing for people in systems through knowledge exchange, collaboration, and advocacy. They envisions a future of systems that work for humans by design, grounded in science.

What is the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)?

500

This is a benefit of employee ETA participation for the company

What is builds our reputation and influence as a leader in the technical community and industry OR drives our business objectives in partnership with the world’s premier professional societies?