Association for Women in Computing Fall Interest Meeting- 9/3/01.

Association for Women in Computing

Fall Interest Meeting- 9/3/01

Agenda:

Ice Breaker Activity

Introduction to AWC

Old Business

New Business

Discussion/Suggestions

About the AWC

National

Organization

First student

chapter Members Variety of Activities

Academic Activities Free Exam Tutoring- Intro CS Classes Faculty Panels/Q&A’s Learn new technologies

Professional Activities Company guest speakers Dinners with companies Etiquette dinner Mentornet Attending National Convention Attending other conferences

Service Activities Service to the CS Department Association for Girls in Computing Annual Girls in Computing Career Day

Social Activities Pizza Social Graduate Tea End of Year

Party/Sleepover

Game Night Secret Pal Gift

Exchange Winter Potluck

Party

2000-2001 Activities:

* Sent Winter Holiday Cards to faculty, alumni Women in Computing Panel*Spring Break Shadowing Program* Mentoring/Contact list for prospective

students* Fun & Games Night* Graduate Tea * Take Back the Night RallyGirls in Computing Career Day* End of Year dinner and sleepover* Final Exam Reviews for CS1044, CS1104,

and CS1704* Bulletin Board updated somewhatAWC Semester Calendar was distributedAWC List Serv was createdssociation for Girls in Computing- all year

* Booth at Org Fair* General Interest Meeting- 8/29* Pizza Social before Meet the Faculty Night* Computer Associates Speakers & Pizza* Four members attend Grace

Hopper Celebration on Scholarship

* Meeting- Women in the Professional World Talk & Grace Hopper Conference Report* Assisted throughout CS Dept. Anniversary weekend* IBM/AWC past president talk* Made holiday cards for AGC* Secret Pal Gift Exchange* Winter Potluck Party

AWC Officers 2001-2002

Position OfficerPresident Kate McDevitt

Vice President Kelly McLewin

Treasurer & ListServ Guru Myra Einstein

Public Relations Chair Kristi Witsman & ?

Career Day Chair Aditi Jain

Assistant Career Day Chair Ting Chen

Old Business

PR Chair Election Thank you’s from 2000-2001

New Business Next Social Dues Important Dates Activities Planned for this Year

Trip to The Cave Freshmen Mentoring E-Mentoring Computer Destruction Faculty Panel Company Panel T-Shirt Sales Lots more… and lots of fun!

Thank you for coming!

To find out more check out our website:

http://www.cslab.vt.edu/~awc-exec/ E-mail Kate with suggestions of

activities or questions: KateAWC@vt.edu