Description: Please share this opportunity!
The goal of the New Mexico State University Computer Science/Young Women in Computing (YWiC) program is to gain the interest of young women in the various fields of computer science, at the same time enhancing their problem solving skills and their computational competency. The program provides outreach initiatives and interventions geared towards introducing computing in fun and interactive ways.
YWiC will be hosting our first Expanding Your Horizons Conference on Saturday, February 25, 2012. This full day of fun, engaging activities will focus on computing and technology, and bring in outstanding female presenters and women in computing and STEM.
The conference is designed for girls in 6th - 8th grades.
To register, please visit
http://www.expandingyourhorizons.org/about/locate.php?state=NM, starting Wednesday, January 25, 2012.
Schedule:
The EYH NMSU Conference events will be held on the NMSU campus.
8:45 – 9:10 a.m. Check In, room 102, Science Hall
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker, room 102, Science Hall
Dr. Patty Lopez, Intel
10:00 – 11:15 a.m. Session I (Science, Guthrie, Business Complex)
11:30 a.m. – 12:45p.m. Session II (Science, Guthrie, Business Complex)
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch, Science Hall
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Interactive Career Panel Discussion, room 102
Sample Sessions:
PicoCricket Robotics
Your Website in HTML
Living and Working in Space
LED Fireflies
Hot Java
Enlarging the World
CS Zero
For more information, visit
http://www.expandingyourhorizons.com or
http://www.eyhnmsu.webs.com.
http://www.facebook.com/events/339063142780239/
