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The article highlights the Engineering Your Future event that aims to provide an opportunity for young women to spend time with women engineers and see a professional conference in Detroit, Michigan. Cadette and Senior Girl Scouts have participated in the event. The activities included the creation of a list of inventions that did not exist 25 years ago.

The article focuses on the activities during the one-day event titled "Engineering Your Future" held at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan on October 10, 2002. 13 cadette and senior girl scouts who participated in the event were given various activities that explore their design skills and knowledge on several inventions. They were also given an opportunity chance to meet women engineers, and a chance to have a question and answer session with Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.