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Call for Participation
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The Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWIC) will be held February 16 - 17, 2007 at Deer Creek Resort and Conference Center located near Mt Sterling, OH. Attendees will be women majoring in computing fields from universities and colleges all over Ohio as well as women teaching and working in computing careers.
OCWIC is an opportunity for young women to explore the opportunities in IT, to network with other young women and to meet possible mentors. OCWIC hopes to encourage women to complete their studies in computing by exploring careers and meeting women leaders from business, industry and academia.
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Discuss careers!
What led you to your career? What do you do in your job? We need women from business and industry, as well as academia, to talk about why they chose IT, their experiences in IT and the opportunities for women in IT. There will be formal (panels) and informal opportunities to share your experiences with the students. If you would like to volunteer, send a brief bio, a description of your current position and a synopsis of what you would like to share.
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Share internship experiences!
Have you had a co-op experience? What did you learn on your internship? Share what you learned with other students. Give feedback to faculty and business participants about your experience. If you would like to volunteer, send a brief bio, a description of your internship and a synopsis of what you would like to share.
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Present a talk!
Are you doing work or research in an exciting area related to
computer science or information technology? Now is your opportunity
to share your experiences with young women and inspire them. If you
would like to be a speaker, send a one-page description (abstract) of your talk.
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Present a poster!
Have you worked on an interesting project at school?
It's easy to do a poster .
Share your ideas and experiences with others. If you would like to volunteer, send a one-page description (abstract) of your project or research.
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Encourage students, colleagues and friends to attend and participate!
OCWIC 2005 had 102 student participants. Come and meet other women in computing!
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All submissions should be done through this site.
To make submission, please click here or choose Submission menu on the left.
The deadline for all submissions is December 15, 2006.
Participants will be notified by January 20, 2007.
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