Women in Computer Science

Hey everyone,

For those of you who missed the meeting on August 29th, here’s what took place:

Introductions

This year’s officers-

President: Jenny Hastings

Vice President: Elissa Thomas

Secretary: Saswati Soumya

Programming Competition Coordinator: Kurt Landenberger, Daniel Gonzalez

Outreach Coordinator: Ryan Scott

Webmasters: Victor Trigueros, Ariana Naraghi

Treasurer: Nguyen Quach (newly elected)

Faculty Advisors: Mutsumi Nakamura, Faye Navabi

Activity- Introduce Yourself:

-Name
-Year in School
-Major
-Career Plans

Upcoming Events

Speakers from Axosoft, Intel, SecureComm

Tour and lunch Axosoft

Microsoft Imagine Cup presentations

Game Night- combined event with SoDA or WCS only

Outreach events to local high schools

Major event in the spring semester- WCS Annual Programming Competition

Other ideas?

WCS Funding Opportunity

Volunteering at the Engineering Career Fair

Wednesday, October 5th, from 1-6 PM

Volunteer times begin in the morning (see time slots below)

Benefits:

-T-shirt
-Meal card (with enough hours)
-Funding for WCS
-Reserved time to talk to employers (only for volunteers)

Pick time slots in which you want to volunteer:
o 7-8 PM on day of Career Fair
o Next day- 8 AM to Noon

E-mail  by September 14th if interested in volunteering

Election of Treasurer

Position open, elections held, new treasurer is:

Name: Nguyen Quach
E-mail: 

Next Meeting

Monday, September 12th, from 6:30-8 PM in BYENG 210

–Ariana