Women in Computer Science//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/2020-02-03T13:00:00-05:00Office Hours for Winter 20202020-02-03T13:00:00-05:00Karolina Xintag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2020-02-03:2020/02/office-hours-for-winter-2020/<p>Office Location: MC 3029</p>
<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11:30 am - 1 pm</li>
<li>3 pm - 5 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11:30 am - 2 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11:30 am - 2 pm </li>
<li>3 pm - 5 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11:30 am - 2 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday:</p>
<ul>
<li>12 pm - 1 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>The office may be open at other times throughout the week
but times will not be posted.
No office hours will be held on weekends or during Reading Week.</p>
<p><strong>Why should you come to WiCS office hours?</strong></p>
<p>Come talk to us about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Meet the execs, learn about becoming an exec in the future</li>
<li>Ask us about our experiences in CS (courses, coop, options, exchange, etc.)</li>
<li>Hangout, chat, do your homework here</li>
<li>MATH/CS help for first years</li>
<li>Learn about our events</li>
<li>Check out our library</li>
<li>Get free swag</li>
<li>FREE candy and hot drinks</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Office hours and services are open only to students who identify as women and non-binary individuals.</em></p>
<p><em>The <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">Code of Conduct</a> is in effect at all times during office hours.</em></p>Office Hours for Summer 20192019-05-28T13:00:00-04:00Sakina Mithanitag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2019-05-28:2019/05/office-hours-for-summer-2019/<p>Office Location: MC 3013</p>
<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>12 pm - 3 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>12 pm - 1 pm</li>
<li>3 pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>12:30 pm - 2 pm</li>
<li>2:30 pm - 5 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11:30 am - 1 pm</li>
<li>3 pm - 5:30 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11 am - 12 pm</li>
<li>12:30 pm - 1:30 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>The office may be open at other times throughout the week
but times will not be posted.
No office hours will be held on weekends or during Reading Week.</p>
<p><strong>Why should you come to WiCS office hours?</strong></p>
<p>Come talk to us about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Meet the execs, learn about becoming an exec in the future</li>
<li>Ask us about our experiences in CS (courses, coop, options, exchange, etc.)</li>
<li>Hangout, chat, do your homework here</li>
<li>MATH/CS help for first years</li>
<li>Learn about our events</li>
<li>Check out our library</li>
<li>Get free swag</li>
<li>FREE candy and hot drinks</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Office hours and services are open only to students who identify as women and non-binary individuals.</em></p>
<p><em>The <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">Code of Conduct</a> is in effect at all times during office hours.</em></p>Office Hours for Spring 20182018-05-27T12:00:00-04:00Monica Xutag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2018-05-27:2018/05/office-hours-for-spring-2018/<p>Office Location: MC 3029</p>
<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 pm - 3 pm</li>
<li>7 pm - 9 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 pm - 3 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>The office may be open at other times throughout the week
but times will not be posted.
No office hours will be held on weekends or during Reading Week.</p>
<p><strong>Why should you come to WiCS office hours?</strong></p>
<p>Come talk to us about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Meet the execs, learn about becoming an exec in the future</li>
<li>Ask us about our experiences in CS (courses, coop, options, exchange, etc.)</li>
<li>Hangout, chat, do your homework here</li>
<li>MATH/CS help for first years</li>
<li>Learn about our events</li>
<li>Check out our library</li>
<li>Get free swag</li>
<li>FREE candy and beverages</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Office hours and services are open only to students who identify as women and non-binary individuals.</em></p>
<p><em>The <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">Code of Conduct</a> is in effect at all times during office hours.</em></p>PlayStation Resume Critique & Interview Workshop2018-05-14T00:00:00-04:00Monica Xutag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2018-05-14:2018/05/playstation-workshop-s18/<p>Here’s your chance to hone your technical interview skills
and perfect your resumes!</p>
<p>In partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment
(PlayStation), WiCS will be hosting an Interview Prep
Workshop. Software engineers from Sony will be there to
critique resumes and conduct mock interviews. Food and
drinks will be provided! </p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> PlayStation Resume Critique and Interview Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5417</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday May 14, 1:00–4:00PM</li>
</ul>Spring 2018 Tea Party2018-05-10T00:00:00-04:00Monica Xutag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2018-05-10:2018/05/tea-party-s18/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our Beginning of Term
Big CSters Tea Party. Come out to socialize with some WiCS members,
meet the new committee, and ask upper year students questions!
Please try to bring your own mug if possible. Free snacks, tea, and
other beverages will be provided :)</p>
<p>Note: Tea Party is a Big CSters event and is thus
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Tea Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> M3 3103</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday May 10, 4:00–6:00PM</li>
</ul>Our New Office2018-03-05T13:00:00-05:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2018-03-05:2018/03/our-new-office/<p>Hi Everyone, </p>
<p>We have moved to <strong>MC 1011</strong> due to the fact that the west side of MC
will be torn down for PAC expansion soon. Our office hours will
resume as usual in the new location. The schedule for this term's
office hours is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/2018/01/office-hours-for-winter-2018/">here</a>.</p>
<p>We also got some new office supplies:</p>
<ul>
<li>Candies, chocolate, chips and pops</li>
<li>New books: Algorithms, Design Patterns</li>
<li>Microwave </li>
<li>Mini-Fridge</li>
<li>Scanner</li>
<li>Phone / Laptop chargers</li>
</ul>
<p>Welcome to drop by our office when you have time and feel free to use
anything in the office during your visit!</p>Office Hours for Winter 20182018-01-22T16:00:00-05:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2018-01-22:2018/01/office-hours-for-winter-2018/<p>Office Location: MC 1011</p>
<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>1:20 pm - 2:20 pm</li>
<li>3 pm - 5 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>12 pm - 1 pm</li>
<li>3 pm - 5 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11:20 am - 2:20 pm</li>
<li>3 pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>1 pm - 2 pm</li>
<li>3 pm - 5 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11 am - 12 pm</li>
<li>12:30 pm - 2:30 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>The office may be open at other times throughout the week
but times will not be posted.
No office hours will be held on weekends or during Reading Week.</p>
<p><strong>Why should you come to WiCS office hours?</strong></p>
<p>Come talk to us about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Meet the execs, learn about becoming an exec in the future</li>
<li>Ask us about our experiences in CS (courses, coop, options, exchange, etc.)</li>
<li>Hangout, chat, do your homework here</li>
<li>MATH/CS help for first years</li>
<li>Learn about our events</li>
<li>Check out our library</li>
<li>Get free swag</li>
<li>FREE candy and hot drinks</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Office hours and services are open only to students who identify as women and non-binary individuals.</em></p>
<p><em>The <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">Code of Conduct</a> is in effect at all times during office hours.</em></p>Speed Mentoring2017-11-21T00:00:00-05:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-11-21:2017/11/speed-mentoring-f17/<p>Hey! Do you want to get your resume critiqued,
learn about grad school options or upper year course-selections?
We are hosting a speed mentoring event just to provide
first and second year women in CS with a chance to
ask academic-related and industry-related questions,
and get the best possible insight from mentors
from different technology backgrounds.</p>
<p>We will be providing light refreshments and snacks
(vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options will be available)!</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Speed Mentoring</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> DC 1301</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday Nov 21, 6:30pm–8:30pm</li>
</ul>Dinner with the Professors2017-11-20T00:00:00-05:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-11-20:2017/11/dinner-with-professors-F17/<p>Come meet your profs!
We know you've seen them in lecture, but what are they like outside of class?
Come socialize with CS professors over a casual dinner.
Ask them anything CS or research related, or just get to know them!</p>
<p>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Women and non-binary individuals</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Dinner with profs </li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> DC Fishbowl (1301)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday November 20, 2017, 6pm–8pm</li>
</ul>Fall 2017 CSC Joint Event2017-11-02T00:00:00-04:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-11-02:2017/11/csc-joint-event-f17/<p>Join us for a night of exam stress relief!
We will be having a Wonder Woman movie night and board games night
at MC 4061 and MC 4059.
Come for free food, fun friends, and a good time :)</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Movie and Board Games Night</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 4061, MC 4059</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday November 2, 7:00–10:00PM</li>
</ul>2017 Co-op Showcase Panel2017-10-20T00:00:00-04:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-10-20:2017/10/coop-video-2017/<p>You can find more information about the event
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/2017/01/co-op-panel-w17/">here</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks to those awesome women and all who attended our event!</p>
<p>From left to right, this panel featured panelists: Shirley M, Arshia M, Anna L, Amy Q, and Evy K.</p>
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:allowfullscreen: no
:seamless: no</p>Office Hours for Fall 20172017-10-13T16:00:00-04:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-10-13:2017/10/office-hours-for-fall-2017/<p>Office Location: MC 3013C</p>
<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>3 pm - 6 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2:30 pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2 pm - 5 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11 am - 12 pm</li>
<li>2 pm - 3 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>The office may be open at other times throughout the week
but times will not be posted.
No office hours will be held on weekends or during Reading Week.</p>
<p><strong>Why should you come to WiCS office hours?</strong></p>
<p>Come talk to us about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Meet the execs, learn about becoming an exec in the future</li>
<li>Ask us about our experiences in CS (courses, coop, options, exchange, etc.)</li>
<li>Hangout, chat, do your homework here</li>
<li>MATH/CS help for first years</li>
<li>Learn about our events</li>
<li>Check out our library</li>
<li>Get free swag</li>
<li>FREE candy and hot drinks</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Office hours and services are open only to students who identify as women and non-binary individuals.</em></p>
<p><em>The <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">Code of Conduct</a> is in effect at all times during office hours.</em></p>Google Office Hours2017-10-11T00:00:00-04:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-10-11:2017/10/google-office-hours-f17/<p>Looking for Resume Critique advice?
Career development advice?
Google Engineers will be dropping by the WiCS office to host WiCS office hours.
Refreshments will be provided.
Appointments will be on a first come first serve basis.</p>
<p>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Google Office Hours</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 3013</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, October 17, 2017</li>
</ul>Fall 2017 Options Panel2017-09-28T00:00:00-04:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-09-28:2017/09/options-panel-F17/<p>Explore exciting options in CS!
No idea what courses you want to take?
Not sure what to do with your CS passions?
Come to our Advisor Panel to find out!
Talk to upper years and advisors about the options available in the CS major,
as well as joint degrees and related programs.</p>
<p>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> CS Options Panel</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5479</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday September 28, 2017, 6pm–8pm</li>
</ul>Fall 2017 Tea Party2017-09-20T00:00:00-04:00Ruofan Luotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-09-20:2017/09/tea-party-f17/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our beginning of term Tea Party!
Come out to meet and socialize with the current WiCS committee! Tea, snacks
and board games will be provided! We also have FREE WiCS SWAG that you can
pick up:)</p>
<p>Note: Tea Party is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tea Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Grad Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday Sep 20, 6:30–8:30PM</li>
</ul>Google Lighting Talks + Career Panel2017-09-11T00:00:00-04:00Saadiya Desaitag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-09-11:2017/09/google-lighting-f17/<p>Calling all WiCS students - register for Google Lighting Talks + Career Panel on Sept. 11 at 7:30pm in TC 2218 and hear from Googlers (UWaterloo Alumni and former Google interns) about the cool tech they work on, their career paths to Google,and how to apply! Be sure to bring great questions, and let us know you're coming here: https://goo.gl/WJMC4F</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Google Ligting Talks and Career Panel</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> TC 2218</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Mon. Sept 11, 7:30pm</li>
</ul>WiCS Meet and Chill2017-07-20T00:00:00-04:00Saadiya Desaitag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-07-20:2017/07/eot-S17/<p>WiCS is back with another end-of-term party! We will have pizza and cake. You can also work on homework or assignments
with your friends or simply drop by, hang out, and mingle!</p>
<p><strong>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</strong></p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC Comfy</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday July 20, 5 pm – 9 pm</li>
<li><strong>Cost:</strong> Free!</li>
</ul>Security and Networking CTF with CrySP2017-07-10T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-07-10:2017/07/ctf-S17/<p>We've partnered with <a href="https://crysp.uwaterloo.ca/">CrySP</a>!to bring you another
exciting CTF! Don't worry if you have no hacking experience, this event is
geared towards all skill levels.</p>
<p>CTFs (Capture the Flags) are information security competitions designed to
teach you about and test your security skills. You'll learn about networking,
hacking, encryption and more. </p>
<p>Note: This event is women-only.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Cis & trans women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> S17 Security and Networking CTF with CrySP</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0020</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Jul 13th, 2017 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>WiCS & CSC Go Outside2017-07-05T00:00:00-04:00Saadiya Desaitag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-07-05:2017/07/wics-csc-s17/<p>Join us at the Laurel Creek Fire Pit (by EV3) for a night outdoors with fellow
people in computer science! There will be ice cream and s'mores! Also fire.
And a creek.</p>
<p>Bring your friends! :)</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Bonfire</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Velocity Firepit (EV3 Firepit)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday, July 5, 7:00–9:00PM</li>
</ul>3D Modelling Workshop2017-06-27T00:00:00-04:00Saadiya Desaitag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-06-27:2017/06/modelling-workshop-s17/<p>Come out to WiCS's 3D modelling workshop, where you'll learn how to model a basic object in Maya!!</p>
<p>Note: The workshop is a Big CSters event is and is thus
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> S17 3D Modelling Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 2038</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday June 27, 5:00–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Office Hours for Spring 20172017-05-29T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-05-29:2017/05/office-hours-for-spring-2017/<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>1:30 - 2:30 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>1:30 - 2:30 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>1:30 - 2:30 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>1:00 - 2:00 pm
Friday:</li>
</ul>
<p>No office hours will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.</p>
<p>Office Location:
MC 3013C</p>Spring 2017 Tea Party2017-05-11T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-05-11:2017/05/tea-party-s17/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our Big CSters Tea Party. Come out to
socialize with some WiCS members, meet the new committee, and ask upper year
students questions! Please try to bring your own mug if possible.</p>
<p>Note: Tea Party is a Big CSters event is and is thus
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Tea Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday May 11, 5:30–6:30PM</li>
</ul>Spring 2017 WiCS Committee Applications2017-03-15T00:00:00-04:00Fatima Tajtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-03-15:2017/03/S17-committee/<p>Applications for the WiCS Undergraduate Committee for Spring 2017 are now open!
We encourage you all to apply, since this is an excellent learning opportunity.
You'll be doing things ranging from static website development to event
organization and linux systems administration.</p>
<p>If you've applied previously, we encourage you to apply again!</p>
<p>Kindly review the following guidelines before you apply:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>You don't need any prior experience to apply. If you have a desire to improve
the social and academic environment of women and non-binary people in computer
science, that's exactly what we're looking for.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>We require a time commitment of 8+ hours per week.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Please ensure you'll be in Waterloo for the Spring 2017 term, either on a
co-op or study term.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Applications close on Wednesday, 22nd March 2017 at 1pm.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>If you're interested in joining us, please fill out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVtfz_JvY5dYuPmQizNH-arPl30mtERev6zlHrJqcjXJyiAw/viewform">this</a> form.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>Out of Town Speaker: Hotspot Virtual Machine's Execution by Monica Beckwith2017-03-14T00:00:00-04:00Fatima Tajtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-03-14:2017/03/tech-talk-with-Monica-Beckwith/<p>WiCS Undergrad is proud to invite Monica Beckwith as our out-of-town speaker
this term! Monica will be joining us on March 14th to give a talk entitled:
"Hotspot Virtual Machine's Execution."</p>
<p>Abstract:
Monica Beckwith has worked with the Java Virtual Machine for more than a decade
not just optimizing the JVM heuristics, but also improving the
Just-in-time(JIT) code quality for various processor architectures as well as
working with the garbage collectors and improving garbage collection for server
systems.</p>
<p>During this talk, Monica will cover a few JIT and Runtime optimizations and she
will dive into the HotSpot garbage collection and provide an overview of the
various garbage collectors available in HotSpot.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monica-beckwith-hotspot-virtual-machines-execution-engine-talk-tickets-32482143967">Get tickets here.</a></p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> This is open to everyone. </li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tech Talk with Monica Beckwith</li>
<li><strong>Where</strong>: STC 0040</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday March 14, 6:00-7:30pm</li>
</ul>Dinner with the Professors2017-03-01T00:00:00-05:00Talia McCormicktag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-03-01:2017/03/dinner-with-professors-W17/<p>Come have dinner with the brilliant women who are professors at Waterloo! This
is a wonderful opportunity to learn about their research, academia, teaching,
and your own academic interests. </p>
<p>Note: Tickets for students are sold for $10 in MathSoc, until Wednesday, March
1. Registration for professors and for grad students who are interested in
attending as mentors is free and available <a href="goo.gl/B8PQHL">here</a>. Registration
is required and is first-come first-serve. If you can not make it to the
MathSoc office in-person, please email us at <a href="mailto:wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca"><em>wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca</em></a> to
find a workaround.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Cis & trans women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Student-faculty dinner</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> University Club</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> March 8, 2017 6:30PM</li>
</ul>T-Shirt Contest2017-02-26T00:00:00-05:00Monica Xutag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-02-26:2017/02/tshirt-contest-w17/<p>Have a passion for design? </p>
<p>Love fashion? </p>
<p>Want to have your designs worn by everyone around campus? </p>
<p>Submit a design to the WiCS T-Shirt Contest... you could be the next trendsetter!</p>
<p>Designs must adhere to the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Must be inclusive of women and non-binary individuals, designs
cannot include gender-specific symbols</li>
<li>Fit on A4 paper</li>
<li>1 or 2 colours on 1 solid colour shirt of choice</li>
<li>Include "Women in Computer Science" or "WiCS"</li>
<li>Be appropriate and adhere to the University of Waterloo and WiCS <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">code-of-conduct</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Deadline is February 26 at 11:59PM! Submit files to <a href="mailto:wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca">wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca</a>.</p>
<h2>Contest Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and Non-Binary students in the Faculty of Math</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> T-Shirt Design Contest</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Online submissions: <a href="mailto:wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca">wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca</a>.</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Sunday, February 26, 11:59PM</li>
</ul>Distributed Denial of Women2017-02-24T00:00:00-05:00Fatima Tajtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-02-24:2017/02/Distributed-Denial-Of-Women-W17/<p>Cis and trans women and non-binary individuals play a crucial role in the tech
industry but are often overlooked and undervalued. WiCS stands with everyone
who participated in the <a href="http://distributed-denial
-of-women.org/">Distributed Denial of Women</a> on February 23rd, 2017 and stood up for cis and trans women and
non-binary people, who are essential to tech.</p>Security and Networking CTF with CrySP2017-02-15T00:00:00-05:00Fatima Tajtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-02-15:2017/02/ctf-W17/<p>Are you interested in cyber-security and networking, but don't know where to
start?</p>
<p><a href="https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/">Have you ever wondered what exactly a "CTF" is?</a>
Do you want to learn how you too can become a Hacker^TM? Come out to WiCS
Undergrad's Security and Networking CTF (Capture the Flag) hosted in
collaboration with <a href="https://crysp.uwaterloo.ca/">CrySP</a>! This is a team
competition with questions about security, crypto, networking and
infrastructure! There will also be snacks and prizes!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ctf-workshop-tickets-32010318725">Register here.</a></p>
<p>Note: This event is women-only and requires registration.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Cis & trans women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Security and Networking CTF with CrySP</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> EV3 1408</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Feb 28th, 2017 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>Winter 2017 Mentorship and Cake Night2017-02-08T00:00:00-05:00Monica Xutag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-02-08:2017/02/mentoship-night-w17/<p>Hey there! Do you love cake? Want to get some life advice? Resume critiqued?
How about just meeting some awesome people in your Faculty?</p>
<p>You're cordially invited to our Mentorship and Cake Night. Come out to
socialize with some WiCS members, meet fellow students, and ask upper year
students questions! There will be tons of cake and opportunities
to hone your technical and academic skills!</p>
<p>Note: Options Panel and Cake! is a Big CSters event and is thus
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Mentoship and Cake Night!</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 2034</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday, February 8 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>Dropbox Lunch Time2017-01-24T00:00:00-05:00Bhargavi Dameracharlatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-01-24:2017/01/dropbox-lunch-w17/<p>WiCS is hosting a drop-in event with Dropbox so that you can
speak to the recruiters and engineers there, and
ask them any questions you have about the company. This is
a chance for you to get familiar with their hiring
process as well! So come with questions and lots of
appetite!</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Dropbox Lunch</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> William's Coffee, 170 University Ave W</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday Jan 30, 1:00–3:00PM</li>
</ul>Winter 2017 Co-op Panel2017-01-19T00:00:00-05:00Karolina Xintag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-01-19:2017/01/co-op-panel-w17/<p>Nervous about Co-op? Or got a ton of questions? Well then come to the Co-op
Panel, where you get to ask those questions to experienced panelists! It's also
a great opportunity to get more information on co-op, and to get a few tips on
applying for jobs.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Co-op Panelists</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Come here to get hints on how to get a job through co-op!</li>
<li><strong>Where</strong>: MC 2065</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday Jan 19, 6:00–7:30pm</li>
</ul>Office Hours for Winter 20172017-01-13T10:00:00-05:00Erin Edwardtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-01-13:2017/01/office-hours-for-winter-2017/<p>Office Location: MC 3013C</p>
<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>11 am - 1 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>10 am - 11 am</li>
<li>12 pm - 1 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>12:30 pm - 2:30 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>10 am - 11 am</li>
<li>12 pm - 1 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday:</p>
<ul>
<li>10am - 11am</li>
</ul>
<p>The office may be open at other times throughout the week but times will not be posted. No office hours will be held on weekends or during Reading Week.</p>
<p><strong>Why should you come to WiCS office hours?</strong></p>
<p>Come talk to us about:</p>
<ul>
<li>Free candy. You can have some :)</li>
<li>We also have hot drinks (tea, hot chocolate, apple cider)</li>
<li>Get free swag</li>
<li>Learn about our events</li>
<li>Hangout, chat, do your homework here</li>
<li>MATH/CS help for first years</li>
<li>Check out our library</li>
<li>Meet the committee members, learn about joining the committee in the future</li>
<li>Ask us about our experiences in CS (courses, coop, going abroad, options, etc.)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Office hours and services are open only to ciswomen, transwomen and non-binary folks.</em></p>
<p><em>The <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">Code of Conduct</a> is in effect at all times during office hours.</em></p>Winter 2017 Tea Party2017-01-12T00:00:00-05:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2017-01-12:2017/01/tea-party-w17/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our Big CSters Tea Party. Come out to
socialize with some WiCS members, meet the new committee, and ask upper year
students questions! Please try to bring your own mug if possible.</p>
<p>Note: Tea Party is a Big CSters event is and is thus
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Tea Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday Jan 12, 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>Holiday Party with Magnet Forensics2016-11-28T00:00:00-05:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-11-28:2016/11/f16-holiday-party/<p>You're invited to a holiday party hosted by Magnet Forensics! We want to thank
all our volunteers for their support this term, as well as everyone else for
coming out to our events! We hope to see you there!</p>
<p>*Dietary restrictions will be accomodated</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <em>This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</em></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Magnet Forensics Holiday Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> 156 Columbia St W, Waterloo</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday Dec. 6, 7:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Registration Form:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-party-at-magnet-forensics-tickets-29747187639">here</a>.</li>
</ul>Security & Networking CTF2016-11-21T00:00:00-05:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-11-21:2016/11/ctf-F16/<p>Are you interested in cyber-security and networking, but don't know where to
start?
<a href="https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/">Have you ever wondered what exactly a "CTF" is?</a>
Do you want to learn how you too can become a Hacker^TM? Come out to WiCS
Undergrad's Security and Networking CTF (Capture the Flag)! There will be
teams and competition and questions about security, crypto, networking and
infrastructure, as well as snacks and prizes!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/security-networking-ctf-tickets-29304546688">Register here.</a></p>
<p>Note: This event is women-only and requires registration.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Cis & trans women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Security & Networking CTF</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0010</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday November 24, 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>Hardware Workshop2016-11-16T00:00:00-05:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-11-16:2016/11/hardware-f16/<p>Come out to our hardware workshop in partnership with Thalmic Labs
and Onion Corporation. Learn all about the manufacturing process
at Thalmic Labs and work on a project using the Omega Linux
computer.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Hardware Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0010</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Saturday November 19, 12:00PM</li>
</ul>Office Hours for Fall 20162016-10-25T16:00:00-04:00Rolina Wutag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-10-25:2016/10/office-hours-for-fall-2016/<p>Monday:</p>
<ul>
<li>10am - 1 pm</li>
<li>2pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Tuesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Wednesday:</p>
<ul>
<li>10am - 11am</li>
<li>12pm - 1 pm</li>
<li>2pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Thursday:</p>
<ul>
<li>2pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>Friday:</p>
<ul>
<li>10am - 11am</li>
<li>2pm - 4 pm</li>
</ul>
<p>No office hours will be held on Saturday and Sunday.</p>
<p>Office Location:
MC 3013C</p>WiCS and CSC Go Outside2016-10-10T23:30:00-04:00Shivangi Patwardhantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-10-10:2016/10/go-outside-s16/<p>WiCS and CSC are super excited for this upcoming event! We hope that
you all can make it and bring your friends!</p>
<p>There will be free s'mores and light dinner will be served :)</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Bonfire!</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Columbia Lake 2 Firepit</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, October 13, 6:00 PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Event Page:</strong>
Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/534872003376714/">here</a></li>
</ul>Lunch With Microsoft2016-09-27T00:00:00-04:00Shivangi Patwardhantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-09-27:2016/09/lunch-with-microsoft/<p>Come join Microsoft for lunch and meet current full time employees!
Got class in-between? No worries, drop by anytime between 12:30–1:30pm
to join us for Taco Farm. We will be joined by Antika Dey, Software Engineer
in Product Ads; Kyle Olive, Program Manager on Windows Internet of Things;
Sage Franch, Tech Evagelist and founder and TrendyTechie.ca.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and Non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Lunch with Microsoft</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5417</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, September 27 12:30–1:30PM</li>
</ul>GreenHouse Tech Talk2016-09-19T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-09-19:2016/09/greenhouse-tech-talk-f16/<p>The panelists include women from both GreenHouse and Velocity! The goal of this
event is to raise awareness about women in tech and inspire you to become an
entrepreneur in the tech industry.</p>
<p>St. Paul's GreenHouse is the first and only live-in campus-linked accelerator in
Canada focused on social innovation and entrepreneurship. They provide their
students with a dedicated space that fosters creativity and collaboration,
peer-to-peer support and much more. </p>
<p>Snacks will be provided.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> GreenHouse Tech Talk</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> QNC 1506</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday Sept 19, 5:00–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Beginning of Term Tea Party2016-09-15T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-09-15:2016/09/tea-party-f16/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our Tea Party and Volunteer meeting.
Come out to socialize with some WiCS members, meet the new committee, and learn
more about our volunteer opportunities!</p>
<p>Note: Although our volunteer meeting is open to everyone, our Tea Party is
a Big CSters event is and is thus <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and Non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tea Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, 5:30–6:30PM</li>
</ul>Our office has moved!2016-08-15T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-08-15:2016/08/office-move-s16/<p>As of August 15 2016 our office is now located in MC3013C. We will still be
hosting office hours and our library and terminals will still be
available for use.</p>Code Party2016-07-20T00:00:00-04:00Arshia Muftitag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-07-20:2016/07/code-party-S16/<p>WiCS is back with another end-of-term code party! Work on and share your
projects with other students in CS. You can also work on homework or assignments
with your friends or simply drop by, hang out, and mingle!</p>
<p>We'll be bringing snacks and some ideas of things you can work on — all
levels of programmers welcome!</p>
<p><strong>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</strong></p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0060</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday July 21, 5 pm – 10 pm</li>
<li><strong>Cost:</strong> Free!</li>
</ul>WiCS Survey Results Info Session2016-07-15T00:00:00-04:00Clare Ngtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-07-15:2016/07/wics-survey-s16/<p>Last winter, a survey was held for female undergraduate students in
computer science to gather feedback about their experience in computer
science at the university. WiCS is holding an info-session on
the results of the survey similar to the one held last term. Join
us to discuss the results and share your thoughts. Your feedback is
valuable and greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>Food will be provided! (With vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options.)</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a>.</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> WiCS Survery Results Info-Session and Discussion</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> DC 1302</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wed. July 20, 4:00–6:00PM</li>
</ul>WiCS & CSC Go Outside2016-07-08T00:00:00-04:00Bhargavi Dameracharlatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-07-08:2016/07/updated-wics-csc-s16/<p>WiCS and CSC are hosting a picnic and outdoor games event at the BMH green.
Be a part of the fun! There will be food, frisbees, and maybe waterguns.</p>
<p>Bring your friends too! :)</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Picnic</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> BMH Green</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday, July 11, 6:30–11:00PM</li>
</ul>WiCS & CSC Go Outside (cancelled)2016-06-30T00:00:00-04:00Clare Ngtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-06-30:2016/06/wics-csc-s16/<p><strong>This event has been cancelled due to fire ban for KW and surrounding areas
due to dry weather conditions. Details about updated event can be found in
the updated event post.</strong></p>
<p>Join us at the Laurel Creek Fire Pit (by EV3) for a night outdoors with fellow
people in computer science! There will be ice cream and s'mores! Also fire.
And a creek.</p>
<p>Bring your friends! :)</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Bonfire</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Velocity Firepit (EV3 Firepit)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday, July 11, 7:00–9:00PM</li>
</ul>Big CSters: Talking About Tech2016-06-20T00:00:00-04:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-06-20:2016/06/big-csters-technical-talking-s16/<p>This event is an opportunity to level up on technical public speaking skills in a welcoming environment, get constructive feedback, and engage in new and interesting topics.</p>
<p>No experience or preparation is required. You'll be getting into small groups and talking about side projects, coop work, or even something you learned in class that morning!</p>
<p>As always, dinner will be provided (with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options).</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters: Talking About Tech</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> QNC 1506</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday June 27, 6:00–8:00 PM</li>
</ul>Machine Learning Workshop2016-06-07T00:00:00-04:00Clare Ngtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-06-07:2016/06/machine-learning-bb-s16/<p>What is machine learning? How do computers make decisions? How do they
organize and learn from data? What kind of algorithms are common in
machine learning? Akshaya and Evy are holding an introductory workshop
to machine learning where you will get to learn all these things,
program your own machine learning algorithms, and watch them in action!</p>
<p>This workshop doesn't require much prior experience, but you should be
comfortable programming basic algorithms (using for loops, if/else, etc).
We'll be using JavaScript, but upper year mentors will be around to
answer questions, so don't worry if you've never programmed in
JavaScript before!</p>
<p>Space for the workshop is limited so make sure to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/machine-learning-tech-workshop-tickets-25891397868">register soon</a>!</p>
<p>Technical Workshop Series: This event is generously sponsored by
<a href="http://ca.blackberry.com/home.html">BlackBerry</a>, as part of our
Technical Workshop Series. We are hosting three such workshops
focused on teaching technical skills in partnership with BlackBerry.
To learn more about our Technical Workshop Series and partnership
with BlackBerry see our <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/sponsorship/">sponsors page</a>.</p>
<p>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Machine Learning Tech Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> QNC 1506</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Sat. June 18, 1:00–3:00PM</li>
</ul>Big CSters: WiCS & FemPhys De-stressing Session2016-06-01T00:00:00-04:00Clare Ngtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-06-01:2016/06/big-csters-destressing-s16/<p>WiCS is collaborating with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/705741329511034/?fref=nf">FemPhys</a>
to bring you a de-stressing session! We know school can be pretty stressful sometimes,
so hopefully you can take an opportunity to take a breather and de-stress with us for
a couple hours.</p>
<p>There will be a variety of activities including making face-masks, colouring,
discussion circles, and more (if you are interested in making face masks,
we suggest bringing a small container if possible). </p>
<p>As always, food will be provided! (With vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options.)</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a>.</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> WiCS & FemPhys De-stressing Session</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> QNC 1506</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday. June 7, 6:00 - 7:30 PM</li>
</ul>Square Tech Workshop: Becoming Ok with Okhttp2016-05-18T00:00:00-04:00Bhargavi Dameracharlatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-05-18:2016/05/square-event-s16/<p>Square is holding a technical workshop on their open source HTTP & HTTP/2
client for Android and Java applications.
Join us to learn more about Okhttp and get a chance to speak with their
engineers!
Food will be available, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free
options.</p>
<p>There is an attendance cap of 70 people (50 undergrads and 20 grads),
so make sure to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/square-tech-workshop-becoming-ok-with-okhttp-tickets-25360009471">register</a>.</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Cis & trans women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Okhttp Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0010</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday, May 25, 5:30–7:30PM</li>
</ul>Board Games Night with Grads2016-05-12T00:00:00-04:00Clare Ngtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-05-12:2016/05/board-games-s16/<p>Join us for a night of board games with some computer science
grad students! It will be a great opportunity to meet and talk to them
and ask questions about further education and academia. </p>
<p>Food will be provided! (With vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free options.)</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a>.</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Board Games Night with Grads</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CnD (3rd Floor MC)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thurs. May 19, 5:00–6:30PM</li>
</ul>Tea Party and Volunteer Meeting2016-04-27T00:00:00-04:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-04-27:2016/04/tea-party-s16/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our Tea Party and Volunteer meeting.
Come out to socialize with some WiCS members, meet the new committee, and learn
more about our volunteer opportunities! The volunteer meeting will run from
5:00 - 5:30, and the Tea Party will go from 5:30 to 7:00. If you just want to
come for the tea party, feel free to come by at 5:30. Please try to bring your
own mug if possible.</p>
<p>Note: Although our volunteer meeting is open to everyone, our Tea Party is
a Big CSters event is and is thus <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone for volunteer meeting,
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women and non-binary individuals</a>
for tea party</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tea Party and Volunteer Info</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Grad Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wed. May 4, 5:00–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Code Party2016-04-02T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-04-02:2016/04/code-party-w16/<p>Come out for a fun day of coding with fellow students in CS! Work on that
project you've been wanting to work on, keep grinding on the assignment that's
due soon, study with friends, or hang out and socialize with people!</p>
<p>We'll be providing lunch, snacks (vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options will
be available) and some ideas of things you can work on. All levels of
programmers welcome!</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Cis & trans women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Code Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0050</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Saturday April 2, 10:00AM–5:00PM</li>
</ul>Stephanie Morillo: “Circuit Breaker”2016-03-22T00:00:00-04:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-03-22:2016/03/stephanie-morillo-video-2016/<p>You can find more information about the event
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/2016/02/stephanie-morillo-talk/">here</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Video download:</strong> <a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/wics/stephanie_morillo.mp4">409MB</a></p>Technical Workshop: Intro to Git and Open Source Software2016-03-03T14:00:00-05:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-03-03:2016/03/git-workshop-w16/<p>What is Git? Why are people always telling me to make branches? How does one
contribute to an open-source project? We’ll be answering all these questions
and more at our Intro to Git and Open Source Software Workshop! Fatema will
explain the basics of Git, and by the end of the workshop all participants will
have submitted a pull request to a public repository. Upper year mentors will
be around to answer questions and dinner will be provided!</p>
<p>This workshop is recommended for beginners, and you can view the repo we’ll be working
on <a href="https://github.com/wics-uw/git-workshop-W16">here</a>. Navigate to the <a href="https://github.com/wics-uw/git-workshop-W16/wiki">wiki
tab</a> to view the full curriculum. Space for the workshop is limited so make
sure to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1eoRTSp2CtEHkbp8yIoxnMSfC_0I5w2EDvHocD4aoL7Y/viewform">register</a>
soon!</p>
<p>Technical Workshop Series: This event is generously sponsored by BlackBerry,
as part of our Technical Workshop Series. We are hosting three such workshops
focused on teaching technical skills in partnership with BlackBerry. To learn
more about our Technical Workshop Series and partnership with BlackBerry see
our <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/sponsorship/">sponsors page</a></p>
<p>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Git Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0050</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday March 15, 5:30–7:30PM</li>
</ul>Graphics Workshop2016-03-01T00:00:00-05:00Aurora Huangtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-03-01:2016/03/graphics-workshop-w16/<p>Come out to WiCS graphics workshop! Express your creativity and have fun with your friends by making art on an animation software! No experience is required. An instructor will give a Blender tutorial that will walk you through the steps of creating a simple 3D animation. Mentors will also be present to provide guidance.</p>
<p>For this event you will need to bring your own computer and also have the latest Blender downloaded and installed: <a href="https://www.blender.org/download/">https://www.blender.org/download/</a></p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only:</a> cis and trans women and non-binary folks</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Graphics Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> M3 2134</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Fri. March 4, 5:00–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Big CSters Blogging Workshop2016-02-29T14:00:00-05:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-02-29:2016/02/blogging-workshop/<p>Interested in technical writing, blogging, or crafting your online identity?
Join us for an interactive workshop on blogging!
This workshop will help you hone your writing -
from generating ideas to finding the right publishing platform!
No experience is required. You don't have to write about tech either!
Like every Big CSters event, dinner will be served!</p>
<p>Schedule:</p>
<ul>
<li>6:00 - Food and mingling</li>
<li>6:20 - Intro by a panel of experienced bloggers and writers</li>
<li>6:30 - Idea generation session</li>
<li>7:00 - Writing session</li>
<li>7:30 - Publishing session</li>
</ul>
<p>Our panel includes:
+ <a href="http://hotpepperlatte.blogspot.ca">Catherine Vendryes</a> @cat_vendryes
+ <a href="http://medium.com/@arshia__">Arshia Mufti</a> @arshia__
+ <a href="youtube.com/ThosePaperHearts">Winnie Giang</a> @winniegiang
+ <a href="http://vanessakingson.com">Vanessa Kingson</a> @vanessakingson
+ <a href="http://julia.tech">Julia Nguyen</a> @fleurchild</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Blogging Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5479</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday March 2, 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>Out of Town Speaker: Stephanie Morillo2016-02-27T00:00:00-05:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-02-27:2016/02/stephanie-morillo-talk/<p>WiCS Undergrad is proud to invite Stephanie Morillo as our out-of-town speaker
this term! Stephanie will be joining us on March 21st to give a talk entitled:
“Circuit Breaker: How My Love For Writing Brought Me To Tech.”</p>
<p>Abstract: The road to a successful career in tech wasn’t forged back in
university; it was forged in my mid-twenties when I was unemployed and I
learned to program on a friend’s couch. After spending my first postgraduate
years as a communications professional, I discovered the power of programming
and with it, the exciting and often frustrating realities of working in tech:
the ability to interact with people in the greater tech community, the chance
to get exposed to new technologies, and the dearth of talent from
underrepresented groups. In my talk, I’ll recount my journey into tech,
the observations I’ve made, and the lessons I’ve learned that I wish I could
tell my university-aged self about what it means to be successful, and how to
dismantle limiting beliefs before finding one’s first job.</p>
<p><strong>About Stephanie</strong>: Stephanie is a writer, technologist, and musician based in
the Bronx, who frequently writes and gives talks about class, race and the
tech industry. Check out her <a href="http://stephaniemorillo.com">website</a> and
<a href="https://twitter.com/radiomorillo">Twitter</a>!</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Stephanie Morillo</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Out of Town Speaker Talk</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0050</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Mon. Mar 21 6:00–7:30PM</li>
</ul>Escape Room with Airbnb2016-02-18T00:00:00-05:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-02-18:2016/02/airbnb-escape-w16/<p>Have you been wondering what those “escape room” things everyone’s been talking
about lately are? Come find out with WiCS and Airbnb!</p>
<p>We’re going out to Adventure Rooms Canada to try it for ourselves, and maybe
beat a record while we’re there.</p>
<p>This event has limited attendance so <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1v7OqMeQ0QI6RHETIIEA7VgoUeUm3VT7m0QbP0fPUtQM/viewform">register soon</a>!</p>
<p>Content warning: this event involves some activities that might be disturbing
for some people, including being handcuffed (for a short period of time) and
being in a small space with 15-20 other people.</p>
<p>Please note that this is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> WiCS and Airbnb</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Adventure rooms!</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> 283 Duke St. W, Kitchener ON</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tue. Mar 8, 5:00–7:30PM</li>
</ul>Big Data Panel2016-02-15T00:00:00-05:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-02-15:2016/02/big-data-panel-w16/<p>Our much anticipated Big Data Panel is finally here! </p>
<p>Come out to hear about the experiences of women working in the data world.
Learn what Big Data really is, and what kind of work exists in that space
for you!</p>
<p>We will be taking questions from the audience at the end of the panel so
bring any that you have.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone!</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big Data Panel</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> STC 0050</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thurs. Mar 10, 5:00–7:30PM</li>
</ul>Problem Solving Session2016-02-01T00:00:00-05:00Nivasini Ananthakrishnantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-02-01:2016/02/problem-solving-w16/<p>Come out to WiCS' first problem solving session of this semester. This event is to provide a fun and collaborative environment for you to sharpen your problem solving skills. We have a list of contest style math and computing problems of varying difficulty levels that you can work on. You can find the problem set <a href="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B68pQQep_ETbeVg1NUUtUDdRNnc&usp=sharing">here</a>. But feel free to bring your own problems. Female mentors will be present to provide guidance. And snacks will be provided.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Women and Non-binary individuals </li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Problem Solving Session</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> M3 2134</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Mon. Feb 1, 5:30–7:30PM</li>
</ul>Big CSters Lightning Talks2016-01-24T18:00:00-05:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-01-24:2016/01/lightning-talks/<p>Join us for a fun night of impromptu lightning talks! The event is an opportunity to
level up on public speaking skills in a welcoming environment, get constructive
feedback, and engage in new and interesting topics. No experience is required!
Dinner will be served.</p>
<p>Schedule:</p>
<ul>
<li>6:00 - Food and mingling</li>
<li>6:20 - Intro by Dinah Davis, Director of Research and Development at Arctic Wolf Networks</li>
<li>6:30 - Warm up talks</li>
<li>7:00 - Tech related talks</li>
<li>7:30 - Constructive feedback discussion</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>About Dinah Davis:</strong> Over the course of her career, <a href="http://twitter.com/Dinah_Davis">Dinah</a> has been a software developer, team leader, and manager. She is currently the Director of Research and Development at Arctic Wolf Networks, a cybersecurity company. In 2003 she completed a Masters of Mathematics in Cryptography from the University of Waterloo. She is passionate about breaking down the perception that women are not able to thrive in tech. She hopes to achieve this by creating a space for advocacy, with her webiste <a href="http://code.likeagirl.io/">Code Like a Girl</a>.</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Lightning Talks</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5479</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday January 27, 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>Co-op Showcase Panel2016-01-19T00:00:00-05:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2016-01-19:2016/01/coop-video-2016/<p>You can find more information about the event
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/2016/01/coop-panel-w16/">here</a>.</p>
<p>From left to right, this panel featured panelists
<a href="http://arshiamufti.github.io/">Arshia Mufti</a>,
<a href="http://shirleymiao.github.io/">Shirley Miao</a>,
<a href="http://dinahshi.github.io/">Dinah Shi</a>,
<a href="http://annalorimer.com/">Anna Lorimer</a>,
and moderator Fatema Boxwala.</p>
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gear up for the co-op season, WiCS is holding a career panel this upcoming
Monday! Join us and hear the experiences of some awesome women in tech at
UWaterloo, and bring whatever questions you have about co-op, jobs and jobmine!</p>
<p>This event is open to everyone and snacks will be provided!</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone!</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Co-op Panel</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 2035</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Mon. Jan 18, 6:30–7:30PM</li>
</ul>Tea Party and Volunteer Meeting2015-12-18T00:00:00-05:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-12-18:2015/12/tea-party-w16/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our Tea Party and Volunteer meeting.
Come out to socialize with some WiCS members, meet the new committee, and learn
more about our volunteer opportunities! The volunteer meeting will run from
5:00 - 5:30, and the Tea Party will go from 5:30 to 7:00. If you just want to
come for the tea party, feel free to come by at 5:30. Please try to bring your
own mug if possible.</p>
<p>Note: Although our volunteer meeting is open to everyone, our Tea Party is
a Big CSters event is and is thus <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone!</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tea Party and Volunteer Info</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wed. Jan 6, 5:00–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Square Holiday Party2015-12-04T18:30:00-05:00Clare Ngtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-12-04:2015/12/square-holiday-party/<p>You're invited to Square's holiday party in their office in downtown Kitchener! We want to thank all our volunteers for their support this term, as well as everyone else for coming out to our events! We hope to see you there!</p>
<p><em>There is an attendance cap of 50 people.</em></p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <em>This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</em></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Square Holiday Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Square Office, 305 King Street (Downtown Kitchener)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Friday. Dec 4, 7:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Registration Form:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/square-holiday-party-tickets-19765398840">here</a>.</li>
</ul>WiCS/CSC watch War Games!2015-11-27T00:00:00-05:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-11-27:2015/11/movie-night-F15/<p>WiCS and the Computer Science Club are watching War Games in the MC Comfy
Lounge!</p>
<p>War Games is this movie where these kids phone a computer and then the computer
wants to nuke things. Cold war stuff. Nowadays computers won't let you do that,
you have to SSH in instead.</p>
<p>We're bringing food. Gluten-free, vegetarian options available. Sandwiches,
drinks, and popcorn!</p>
<p>Everyone welcome! Stop by!</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone!</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> WiCS/CSC watch war games</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC Comfy Lounge (3rd floor MC)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Fri. Nov. 27, 7:30PM</li>
</ul>Code Party2015-11-17T17:00:00-05:00Andee Liaotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-11-17:2015/11/code-party-F15/<p>Come out for a fun night of coding with fellow women in CS! Work on that project
you've been wanting to work on, keep grinding on the assignment that's due soon,
study with friends, or hang out and socialize with people!</p>
<p>We'll be bringing snacks and some ideas of things you can work on—all
levels of programmers welcome!</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <em>This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</em></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> WiCS Code Party</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> EIT 1015</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday, Nov. 23, 5:30PM–midnight</li>
<li><strong>Cost:</strong> Free!</li>
</ul>Clearpath Tech Talk2015-11-10T18:00:00-05:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-11-10:2015/11/clearpath-tech-talk/<p>Join us for a talk by female engineers from Clearpath Robotics! They will be
discussing the challenges of building autonomous software for deployment in
commercial/industrial spaces, describing their test infrastructure specific to
robotics performance validation as well as good software practices they adhere
to in order to produce robust and efficient software.</p>
<p>Everyone is welcome, and snacks will be provided!</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Clearpath Robotics Engineers Teyvonia and Catherine </li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tech Talk</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 4061</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tues. Nov 10, 6:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Event:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/500066816833316/">here</a></li>
</ul>CodeGirl Documentary2015-11-05T00:00:00-05:00Michelle Liauwtag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-11-05:2015/11/google-movie-code-girl/<p>Google and WiCS are inviting you to join us for a screening for CodeGirl:
"Join high school-aged girls from around the world as they try to better their
community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt
documentary."</p>
<p>By 2017, the app market will be valued at $77 Billion. Over 80% of these
developers are male. The Technovation Challenge aims to change that by
empowering girls worldwide to develop apps for an international competition.
From rural Moldova to urban Brazil to suburban Massachusetts, CODEGIRL follows
teams who dream of holding their own in the world’s fastest-growing industry.
The winning team gets $10K to complete and release their app, but every girl
discovers something valuable along the way.</p>
<p>Watch the trailer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrUHMcjwG5A&feature=youtu.be">here</a></p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://www.madewithcode.com/">https://www.madewithcode.com/</a> and
<a href="http://www.codegirlmovie.com/">http://www.codegirlmovie.com/</a> for more
details.</p>
<p>There will be food and Google SWAGGGG!</p>
<h2>Events Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone!</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> CodeGirl Documentary</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC Comfy Lounge (3rd floor MC), DWE 3522A, DWE 1502, AL 210, RCH 109</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday Nov. 5, 5:00PM</li>
</ul>Call for Systems Committee Volunteers2015-10-25T22:00:00-04:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-10-25:2015/10/wics-sys-f15/<p>WiCS has a number of servers and office computers and while it may not have
been something you've thought about, maintaining our computer systems takes
work!</p>
<p>We'd love to introduce new people to administering and hacking on our network.
Never worked with the command line before? No problem! Absolutely <strong>no
experience is required</strong> to get involved. What you will need is enthusiasm,
curiosity, and a willingness to listen, proactively try new things, and ask
questions.</p>
<p>If you're interested:</p>
<ol>
<li>Please let us know by <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14VNYPU-AzeFwig8ZDAbGaDpdXrRhZmkEm8XK6baPK-g/viewform">signing up as a "wics-sys
volunteer."</a>
This way, we have a record of your email.</li>
<li><a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/irc/">Join our IRC channel.</a> IRC, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#History">while
old</a>, is
the official communication channel of the Systems Committee, so you'll need
to hop on our channel in order to keep up with all the action.</li>
<li><a href="https://git.uwaterloo.ca/wics/documentation/issues">Check out our GitLab issue
tracker</a> by logging in
with your Quest ID and password.</li>
</ol>
<p>Hope to see you getting involved!</p>Arduino Workshop2015-10-22T00:00:00-04:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-10-22:2015/10/arduino-workshop-F15/<p>Technical Workshop Series: This event is generously sponsored by BlackBerry,
as part of our Technical Workshop Series. We will be hosting three workshops
over the next three terms focused on teaching technical skills in partnership
with BlackBerry. To learn more about our Technical Workshop Series and partnership with BlackBerry see our
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/sponsorship/">sponsors page</a></p>
<p>We're pleased to announce Melissa Tedesco's hardware workshop! Melissa and a
team of mentors will introduce you to building prototypes with digital hardware
and the software needed to interact with it.</p>
<p>Do you know how to program, but don't even know where to start with the
hardware? Well, never fear, because WiCS is here! On November 7th, we will be
running a workshop on how to put together hardware components and program them
with an Arduino! The cost of the workshop is just $10, which contributes
towards the price of an Arduino, and you'll get to take whatever you've built
home with you. We'll be teaching you how to program LEDs and other sensors with
the board using an IDE so that you can get started on your very own project!</p>
<p>Registration is very limited and first-come first-served, so sign up as soon as
possible! We'll be accepting registrations until the workshop or until we sell
out. <a href="https://goo.gl/KPN4nf">Register here.</a></p>
<p>Food will be provided.</p>
<h2>Workshop Details</h2>
<p><em>This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</em></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Melissa Tedesco, mentors, and registered attendees</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Arduino Day Hardware Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Details will be emailed to participants</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Saturday, Nov 7 10:30–4:30PM</li>
<li><strong>Cost:</strong> $10</li>
</ul>Big CSters Discussion Circle: Balancing Lifestyle2015-10-15T00:00:00-04:00Bhargavi Dameracharlatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-10-15:2015/10/big-csters-balanced-life-s16/<p>Some of us have had times when we think one aspect of our life is more
important than the other, such as studying over hanging out with friends
or being with family. However, we should be aware that everything plays a
role for our well-being. We will be sharing some tips and strategies to
balance your super-busy student life. Come and meet your fellow CSters!</p>
<p>Like previous events, dinner will be provided!</p>
<p>Note: This event is <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a>.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women and non-binary individuals</a>.</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Balancing Lifestyle</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5479</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wednesday Oct. 21, 5:30–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Pinterest Tech Talk2015-10-06T18:00:00-04:00Ziwei Zhaotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-10-06:2015/10/pinterest-tech-talk/<p>Snacks and swag will be provided!</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Iva Milo, JJ Liu, Kelsey Stemmler </li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Pinterest Tech Talk</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC Comfy Lounge (3rd Floor MC)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tues. Oct 6, 6:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Event:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/504079399773605/">here</a></li>
</ul>Big CSters Board Game and Tea Party Social2015-09-24T00:00:00-04:00Ziwei Zhaotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-09-24:2015/09/tea-party-F15/<p>Come out for an evening of tea, snacks and board games with fellow women in CS!</p>
<p>Please bring your own mug if you can!</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Board Game and Tea Party Social</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday. Sept. 28, 5:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>CSC and WiCS Career Panel2015-09-15T00:00:00-04:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-09-15:2015/09/career-panel-F15/<p>The CSC is joining WiCS to host a career panel! Come hear from Waterloo alumni
as they speak about their time at Waterloo, experience with coop, and life
beyond university. A great chance to network and seek advice!</p>
<p>The panelists are:</p>
<p>Joanne McKinley - Software Engineer, Google</p>
<p>Carol Kilner - COO, BanaLogic Corporation</p>
<p>Harshal Jethwa - Consultant, Infusion</p>
<p>Dan Collens - CTO, Big Roads</p>
<p>Food and drinks will be provided! Please register <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1G-8LFLgxQUkahXvODpS2cVSvceNibTt18Uc8TnhlKI8/viewform?usp=send_form">here</a></p>
<p>Event Schedule:</p>
<p>4:30pm - Registration and Refreshments</p>
<p>5:00pm - Career Panel and Networking Session</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone!</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Career Panel</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> EIT 3142</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thurs. Sept. 24, 4:30–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Online Q&A with WiCS2015-09-06T20:00:00-04:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-09-06:2015/09/online-qa-f15/<p>Nervous about starting life at UWaterloo? Join us on our IRC channel for some
online office hours where WiCS volunteers and alumna will answer your
questions!</p>
<p>We'll be available at the following times for you to drop in and chat:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Mon. Sep. 7:</strong> 2:00–3:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Thu. Sep. 10:</strong> 2:00–3:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Fri. Sep. 11:</strong> 12:00AM–1:00PM</li>
</ul>
<p>Feel free to drop by outside these hours, too. We just can't guarantee someone
will be there to answer your questions.</p>
<h2>How do I use IRC?</h2>
<p>If you don't have a preferred IRC client, don't worry. Just click on <a href="http://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=wics">this
link</a>; it will launch a chat window,
you select a username, and you'll be good to go! Please note that our IRC
channel is governed by our <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/code-of-conduct/">Code of Conduct</a>.</p>
<p>For more information about our IRC channel and how to use this chat protocol,
you can check out our <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/contact-us/">Contact Us</a> page.</p>
<h2>What should I ask?</h2>
<p>If you want to chat but you're not sure where to start, here's some sample
topics that I had lots of questions about when I was in my first year:</p>
<ul>
<li>Out-of-province move-in</li>
<li>Getting involved</li>
<li>Advanced sections for Math/CS classes</li>
<li>Override forms/getting into classes without prereqs</li>
<li>Interesting out-of-faculty classes</li>
<li>Stuff to do off-campus and exploring the city</li>
</ul>Dropbox Coffee Chats2015-09-05T00:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-09-05:2015/09/dropbox-coffee-chats-f15/<p>Join us and several female engineers from Dropbox for coffee and snacks at
William's in the plaza.</p>
<p>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Cis & trans women and non-binary individuals</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Dropbox Coffee Chats</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Williams Cafe, University Plaza</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Monday Oct. 5, 12:00–4:00PM</li>
</ul>Python Workshops for Beginners (PWFB) Follow-up2015-09-04T19:00:00-04:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-09-04:2015/09/pwfb-followup/<p>In Fall 2014, I led a series of <a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/events/python-workshops-beginners">introductory Python
workshops</a> sponsored
by the <a href="https://www.python.org/psf/">Python Software Foundation</a> with the help
of a team of wonderful mentors, based on the curriculum from <a href="http://mako.cc/">Prof. Benjamin
Mako Hill</a>'s <a href="https://openhatch.org/wiki/CDSW">Community Data Science
Workshops</a>. The workshops were aimed at
students in undergraduate programs that do not require any programming classes,
and we saw diverse participation from undergraduates in the Applied Health
Sciences, Arts, Environment, and Science Faculties, as well graduate students,
alumni, and staff.</p>
<p><img alt="Students hard at work" src="/images/pwfb/working.jpg" title="Students hard at work" /></p>
<p>Since the completion of the workshops, I have collected data to measure their
impact and also have stayed in touch with a number of my students whose
personal programming projects are quite impressive! I've also received a number
of requests for support to run similar workshops on campus, and requests for
our curriculum. You can grab our curriculum off of the OpenHatch wiki,
<a href="https://openhatch.org/wiki/PWFB">here</a>—it's free to use!</p>
<h1>Student feedback</h1>
<p>Student feedback for the workshops was overwhelmingly positive: over 90% of the
students rated the workshops “Good” or better, with more than half of those
students rating the workshops “Very Good” or “Excellent,” and 77% of students
indicated their interest in taking intermediate Python workshops if WiCS were
to offer them in the future.</p>
<p><img alt="A student and mentor" src="/images/pwfb/mentoring.jpg" title="A student and mentor" /></p>
<p>I want to share some of my favorite student feedback, from our anonymous
surveys:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>What things did you find most enjoyable or rewarding about the sessions?</em>
“Seeing my code run!!”</li>
<li>“I can see that programming involves a lot of out-of-the-box thinking! My
mental muscles were sore even watching the worked examples, but I'm better
for it and really appreciate the opportunity to learn something so radically
different from what I normally do in my courses.”</li>
<li>“I'm glad you mentioned intimidation and perception, because I am now far
more confident looking at data tasks or problems knowing that I could likely
solve these with Python – or that programming can be used to solve them
in a path I have at the least a passing understanding of.”</li>
<li>“I know I've said this before, but, EXCELLENT FOOD SELECTIONS!! I think I'm
being conditioned to think well of these sessions because I always associate
them with food. Did you plan this?”</li>
<li>“Taking this workshop made me think of simple algorithms to use that could
fix the problem. Even though I don't have the skills exactly to program a
solution, my way of thinking about the problem has changed (more outside the
box—how can I automate this? instead of wasting time doing it
manually).”</li>
<li>“It was a valuable and worthwhile endeavour. I really appreciate the time
energy and everything that you guys put into the workshops so people from
non-technical backgrounds can be exposed to programming.”</li>
<li>“The amount of work and planning that went into this showed the participants
your dedication. Thank you!!”</li>
</ul>
<p><img alt="PWFB students" src="/images/pwfb/student.jpg" title="PWFB students" /></p>
<h1>Student projects</h1>
<p>One of the things that I've been most excited about is all the follow-up emails
I've received from my students, telling me about their personal projects and
asking my advice. One student wanted to write a style checker addon for
webpages; one has joined their friend in Computer Science to make games.
Another has used their skills to automate stimuli in psychology experiments,
and yet another has been playing around with programming a Raspberry Pi.</p>
<p>I wanted to feature Shlomo Dunyo's website,
<a href="http://scholarly.me">scholarly.me</a>. He's continued to work on his programming
skills in online courses, and has built this digital gallery website to
showcase Fine Arts students' work. Bravo!</p>
<p><img alt="Session 3 hard at work" src="/images/pwfb/class.jpg" title="Session 3 hard at work" /></p>
<h1>Survey results</h1>
<p>32 of my 50 students completed an anonymous exit survey circulated in March of
2015. After completing the workshops,</p>
<ul>
<li>20 students (63%) found programming less intimidating</li>
<li>27 students' (84%) interest in programming increased</li>
<li>22 students (69%) used their new skills in personal programming projects</li>
<li>11 students (34%) used their new skills in job interviews or at work</li>
<li>11 students (34%) used their new skills for research</li>
<li>only 4 students (13%) did not apply their new skills in any way since the
workshops</li>
</ul>
<p>75% of students rated the workshops “Enjoyable” or “Very Enjoyable”, while 16%
thought they were “Okay” and about 9% did not enjoy themselves.</p>
<p><img alt="Me (Elana) lecturing" src="/images/pwfb/lecturing.jpg" title="Me [Elana] lecturing" /></p>
<h1>Getting better next time!</h1>
<p>About 9% of the students who completed the exit survey indicated they thought
the workshops were “Fair” or “Poor”, and “Not Enjoyable”. We want to do better
for them next time, and I've collected student and mentor feedback throughout
the workshops to improve the workshop quality. I've put together a <a href="https://openhatch.org/wiki/Python_Workshops_for_Beginners/Reflections">reflections
document</a>
which you can check out for more detailed criticism.</p>
<p>I think our primary concern was the timing of the workshops. We were running
approximately one per month, as our student volunteers did not have enough time
to commit to run them more frequently. We suspect that the large gaps between
workshops led to high attrition; students who missed one of the workshops would
get lost and not enjoy themselves, despite the best efforts of the mentors to
help them catch up. We did assign homework exercises between workshops to keep
students' interests up, but only one or two students out of the entire group
completed them.</p>
<p>I understand that since our workshops were held, Mako has significantly
restructured his curriculum, and holds the sessions over three back-to-back
weekends, which wasn't a feasible timeline for our group. In the future, we'd
like to hold the workshops closer together, but I don't believe it will be
feasible for WiCS Undergrad. These workshops involved well over 40 hours of
planning and 30 hours in the classroom; running these over a three week
timeline would constitute a part-time job! This is very difficult for full-time
students to manage in a volunteer role. Thus, if WiCS runs these workshops
again in the future, I think we should significantly reduce their scope, such
as just running Sessions 0/1 which are based directly on the <a href="http://geekfeminism.org/2011/07/02/lessons-learned-from-the-boston-python-workshop-an-outreach-event-for-women/">Boston Python
Workshops'</a>
curriculum.</p>
<p>I'd also love to develop or adapt curriculum for intermediate or advanced-level
Python Workshops if I get the chance!</p>
<p><img alt="Mentors enjoying their lunch" src="/images/pwfb/mentors.jpg" title="Mentors enjoying their lunch" /></p>Orientation Event and Dinner2015-08-22T15:00:00-04:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-08-22:2015/08/orientation-F15/<p>Welcome to Waterloo, incoming first-year women in CS! To help you get used to
life here at Waterloo, WiCS is holding an orientation event, the last day
before classes start. This event is an opportunity for you to meet other women
in your program as well as some awesome upper-years. There will be information
sessions about various aspects about life here at Waterloo (ie. counselling,
academic advisors, extracurriculars) as well as an opportunity to meet new
people!</p>
<p>Dinner will be provided.</p>
<p>Note: This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Incoming <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women</a> in CS</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Orientation Event</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> TBD</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Sun. Sept. 13, 3:00–6:00PM</li>
</ul>WiCS Studies2015-07-25T11:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-07-25:2015/07/wics-studies/<p>We may not want to admit it, but exams are right around the corner. Studying for
finals can be super stressful, especially when you're doing it all alone in the
library. Take a break from the hardcore study sesh and come work with other
WiCS! We have booked QNC 1502 (a nice big room with outlets) where you can come
to study all day. There will be snacks and coffee and upper-year students with
experience who you can ask for help. This is a
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> WiCS</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> QNC 1506</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Saturday. July 25, 11:00–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Intersectionality Workshop2015-07-15T06:30:00-04:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-07-15:2015/07/intersectionality-workshop/<p>WiCS will be holding a workshop to discuss intersectionality: the study of interactions
between forms or systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination. This event is being
held in collaboration with WPIRG, and is being presented by Filzah Nasir. Come out and become
a more informed member of society! Food will be provided.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Intersectionality Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 4041</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thurs. July 15, 6:30PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Page:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1109782219035885">here</a></li>
</ul>WiCS is going to AlterConf Toronto!2015-07-11T09:00:00-04:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-07-11:2015/07/alterconf-toronto-2015/<p>WiCS has chartered a bus to transport Univeristy of Waterloo students to
AlterConf on Saturday July 11 2015! Space is limited so be sure to
<a href="https://goo.gl/86ILSn">register</a>.</p>
<p>AlterConf is a traveling conference series that provides safe opportunities for
marginalized people and those who support them in the tech and gaming
industries. By highlighting the powerful voices and positive initiatives of
local community members, the conference builds hope and strengthens the
community’s resolve to create safer, healthier spaces for everyone. Find out
more <a href="http://www.alterconf.com">here</a></p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> AlterConf</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Davis Centre (Near the Go Bus Stop)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Sat. July 11, 9:00AM–6:30PM</li>
<li><strong>Registration Form:</strong> Click <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1niVmM4MA5WmOPRvVKHj1-VoLzpbehUxEOhKIcIml6JY/viewform">here</a></li>
</ul>WiCS and CSC Go Outside2015-06-26T19:00:00-04:00Fatema Boxwalatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-06-26:2015/06/go-outside-s15/<p>Come out to the Velocity Firepit and enjoy the great outdoors with us and the CSC! There will be s'mores and frozen yogurt. Also fire and a creek. </p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Bonfire!!!</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Velocity Firepit (EV3 Firepit)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Fri. June 26, 7:00–10:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Event Page:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/450642128431191/">here</a>.</li>
</ul>Get to Know: Visha Vijayanand2015-06-10T18:00:00-04:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-06-10:2015/06/get-to-know-visha-vijayanand/<p>Despite experiencing failure and burnout frequently, students are reluctant to
reach out for help. Visha Vijayanand, a former computer science student, is
open and sincere about her struggles and insecurities with school. She has
reached out for support in various communities—at home, school, and work.
Now a third year student, Visha doesn't let the pressures of school stop her
from learning and meeting new people.</p>
<p><img alt="Photo of Visha Vijayanand" src="/images/visha_vijay.png" title="Visha Vijayanand" /></p>
<p>For most students, the transition from high school to university is daunting.
Visha was used to excelling with relative ease while participating in
filmmaking and dance during high school in Southern California. In her first
year of university, she had to retake the majority of her courses and give up
her extracurricular activities. Throughout the ordeal, she questioned whether
she belonged in the CS program.</p>
<p>"Every time an advisor looked at my transcript, they told me to switch programs
while I could. You're only allowed six failures before you're kicked out,"
Visha explains.</p>
<p>"Brad Lushman is the realest advisor I've had. He told me to play an
optimization game with my grades in order to figure out what I needed to
survive the term."</p>
<p>This made her realize that gaining a CS degree wasn't just about programming
abilities, but also the ability to write assignments and exams successfully.</p>
<p>Before entering university, Visha had high hopes for the CS program. Her
mother, a computer engineer and fellow dancer, was her main role model.
Initially, she dreamt of becoming a doctor. After researching computing
programs with her mother, Visha ultimately chose the CS program at UW because
of the co-op program.</p>
<p>There were various reasons why Visha faced difficulties in her first year. She
lived in a residence with few CS students and as a result, struggled to focus
on her studies. Like many new students in the Math faculty, Visha was
blindsided by Math 135 (Algebra for Honours Mathematics), a course that
introduced students to proof techniques and algebraic structures. She also
believed that the lack of enrichment in her math education played a role in her
academic performance.</p>
<p>"Math has never been an easy subject for me. I've always had to do extra
tutoring to get As. Because of that, my math grades were high enough to get
into Waterloo. I've had people tell me that if I don't have a natural affinity
towards math and computer science, then it's hard to progress because the
concepts become more abstract."</p>
<p>This observation made Visha distraught but also determined to succeed. She
attended various study skills workshops and mental health support groups on
campus. Despite receiving significant help from classmates with studying, she
still struggled to pass exams.</p>
<p>"I spent so much time worrying whether I could pass courses. I noticed a
pattern: every time I saw new material, I blanked out. Exposing myself to the
material more often is the only way I can retain it."</p>
<p>Coming clean to parents about failure is incredibly difficult. Visha has been
fortunate to have nurturing and supportive parents who value success beyond
grades.</p>
<p>"All of a sudden, I'm telling my parents that I'm failing hard. Initially,
they were confused and didn't know how to support me, especially given the
distance between California and Ontario. There's a stereotype that immigrant
parents just care about school, but mine encouraged me to dance for 13 years
and pursue filmmaking throughout high school. When I was struggling, they
pushed me to persevere but in a way that was empowering. They were ready to
move back to Canada to support me."</p>
<p>A talk given by Maria Klawe, renowned computer scientist and President of
Harvey Mudd College, at the Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing (ONCWIC)
made Visha rethink what it meant to succeed in computer science.</p>
<p>"Maria talked about how important introductory CS courses are. That's what
keeps the people who change the world in CS. An overly competitive environment
discourages people from continuing."</p>
<p>At UW, introductory CS courses are taught in Scheme, a functional programming
language. MIT initially used Scheme as a teaching language and has since
migrated to Python. The reasoning behind teaching Scheme is to level the
playing field among new and experienced programmers.</p>
<p>"It doesn't level the playing field," says Visha, "It makes people who have
never programmed before feel even more behind than people who have."</p>
<p>Despite having a poor transcript and being an inexperienced programmer, Visha
was able to succeed and develop confidence in the co-op program. Visha was
baffled that Agriculture Canada, her first employer, wanted to hire her despite
having low grades.</p>
<p>By the end of the co-op term, she realized that employers value a person's
willingness to learn more than anything else.</p>
<p>"Agriculture Canada saw what I could do for them. They wanted someone who was
motivated to learn. People who are adamant of their current knowledge aren't
teachable," Visha observes.</p>
<p>Although she worked with web statistics in the IT department, Visha enjoyed
expanding her professional network beyond technical people. She welcomed new
mentors, including a researcher named Dr. Ernest Small who studied the Moringa
Oleifera, a super plant that contains anti-oxidants and life-saving nutrients.
With the help of her father, she wrote a
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZNHnyh-sLD_xilcjJ5XgrNYqTA7_plLjpRFzdgBJhCM/pub">proposal</a>
to develop microeconomic Moringa Oleifera farms in India.</p>
<p>In her second co-op term, Visha worked as a developer for a Victoria-based
startup called Sendwithus. For the interview, she had to complete a coding
challenge on GitHub, which required completing an API call written in Python.</p>
<p>After sleuthing the GitHub repository, Visha found near complete solutions to
the challenge in the revision history. She used these solutions as guides to
solve the challenge and even told the engineering team of her discovery.</p>
<p>"They told me they were really impressed that I took the time to investigate
available resources before I started coding," she recalls.</p>
<p>Although Visha enjoyed the technical aspects of her job, she felt isolated as
the only female engineer on a small team.</p>
<p>"They all seemed to know what they were doing and it was intimidating. I
learned how to use the Internet to help me do my job. I also had a patient
mentor named Gregory Schier who gave me valuable advice on growing as a
developer."</p>
<p>Like her experience at Agriculture Canada, Visha took advantage of her
environment. She reached out to Linley Faulkner, the startup's administrative
officer, for mentorship. With the help of Linley, Visha got involved in the
local tech community and led workshops for <a href="http://ladieslearningcode.com/">Ladies Learning
Code</a>. She also delivered a talk about her work
experience for the web development club at the University of Victoria.</p>
<p>Visha put her filmmaking talent to use when she created a company video called
<a href="https://youtu.be/aRfbX7RrTWo">"What is Sendwithus"</a>. Her <a href="http://blog.sendwithus.com/how-to-start-a-startup-video/">blog
post</a> explaining how
to make a startup video went viral, making the front page of Hacker News. This
experience taught her that creating a startup doesn't just mean getting a
degree in computer science. It's about having an idea and working tirelessly to
make it a reality.</p>
<p>Overall, exploring various creative outlets and expanding social and
professional networks has helped Visha overcome the immense stress and anxiety
of school. She also reached out to the mental health services on campus.</p>
<p>"I found myself trying to conform to what a CS student is supposed to be like
and gave up the things I loved in order to be the proper student. It took a lot
of self-reflection and a lot of late night phone calls with my parents for me
to realize that I needed to leave the program."</p>
<p>After taking a personality test at the Centre for Career Action (CECA), Visha
discovered that her extroverted personality was well-suited for careers with
more human interaction.</p>
<p>"I want to work in the tech industry in a position that allows me to work
directly with people. I switched into the Arts faculty to seek out a major that
fits my interests and gives me a better chance of getting into grad school."</p>
<p>The most valuable lesson Visha learned in the past year, thanks to her parents,
is the importance of happiness and health.</p>
<p>"Whatever issue that is happening or whatever is causing your stress is
temporary. Write it down on a post-it note and leave it. Focus on what you need
to do for tomorrow. Communicate with your loved ones, whoever they may be,
constantly. Having them support you is the only thing that matters. If you
don't have good health, it doesn't matter where you're working. You need to be
healthy in order to have a life. University will always have rough moments and
you will change in positive ways because of it. Ultimately, you need to power
through it with cheerleaders and have some cookies!"</p>
<h2>Connect</h2>
<p>Follow Visha <a href="http://twitter.com/lifetakesvisha">@lifetakesvisha</a>!</p>
<p><strong>Get to Know</strong> is a series of interviews with women in computing at the
University of Waterloo. They showcase women in our community with inspiring
stories. If you're interested in sharing your story or nominating someone else,
please email <a href="mailto:julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca">julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca</a> with the subject line "Get to Know".</p>Big CSters Discussion Circles: You Are Not Your Grades2015-06-08T22:00:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-06-08:2015/06/you-are-not-your-grades/<p>This time, we will be discussing the importance of, or lack thereof, grades in
the school system. We have all had the feeling that the grades assigned to us
determine how smart we are and what we are capable of. Even though we've always
been taught that this is the case, we should be aware that our success is not
determined solely by a number. There will be FOOD. Come out and meet your
fellow CSters!</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> You Are Not Your Grades Discussion</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5417</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tue. June 9, 5:30–7:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Event Page:</strong> Click
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/859947664055127/">here</a>.</li>
</ul>Google Talk2015-05-14T18:30:00-04:00Christina Liutag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-05-14:2015/05/google-talk/<p>Over the course of the past 15 years, Melissa Dominguez has worked at a variety of different types of jobs:
She's worked at software companies varying in size and age from a 30 person startup to IBM. She's worked at a non-software focused company, where software was still a product, but a secondary one, and at a hardware company. She's even explored academia (PhD + postdoc). </p>
<p>She will talk about the lessons she's learned from each of these positions, the things she liked and disliked about each, and what 'success' means to her.</p>
<p>Please fill out this <a href="https://goo.gl/cwNVVJ">registration form</a> if you plan on attending the event.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Melissa Dominguez</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Google Talk</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> DC 1302</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thurs. May 14, 6:30PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Event:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/876987702362597/">here</a></li>
</ul>Big CSters Tea Party Social2015-05-11T18:30:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-05-11:2015/05/tea-party-s15/<p>Welcome back! You're cordially invited to our Tea Party Social! Come out to
meet other WiCS members and enjoy some delicious tea and snacks.</p>
<p>Please try to bring your own mug if possible. </p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tea Party Social</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Mon. May 11, 7:00–8:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Facebook Event Page:</strong> Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/754739661319138/">here</a>.</li>
</ul>Get to Know: Elisa Lou2015-05-08T19:00:00-04:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-05-08:2015/05/get-to-know-elisa-lou/<p>Last winter, Elisa Lou wrapped up her undergraduate career at the University of Waterloo. In this edition of Get to Know, Elisa shares with us the valuable lessons she learned as a software engineering student, a co-op student, and a woman in computing.</p>
<p><img alt="Photo of Elisa Lou" src="/images/elisa_lou.png" title="Elisa Lou" /></p>
<p>Elisa's journey with computer science education started in the 10th grade.</p>
<p>"I had a great computer science teacher. He supported everyone in the class and encouraged everyone to pursue the field. In fact, he encouraged everyone to apply to Waterloo!"</p>
<p>In most universities around the world, computer science programs are more common than software engineering programs. In the industry, people use the terms programmer, developer, and software engineer interchangeably. In Canada, we differentiate between computer science and software engineering. Software engineering has a professional engineer designation, and computer science is considered a math or science discipline. If you see a Canadian engineer sporting a tiny silver ring on their pinky (it usually can't fit on other fingers), that's probably an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring">iron ring</a>!</p>
<p>Like the other engineering programs at UW, software engineering has the cohort class system, which means everyone takes the same classes at the same time. Though the lines between the computer science and software engineering undergraduate programs are blurred, the course requirements for SE are less flexible than CS. SE students are required to take general engineering courses and more science courses. CS students can opt to take more math courses and can hold minors from any faculty.</p>
<p>Despite not being particularly interested in physics or chemistry, Elisa ultimately chose software engineering over computer science because she thought it would be more of a challenge. Her mother, an accountant, also persuaded her to apply to the accounting program, which Elisa had a high school credit for.</p>
<p>Elisa describes her time at UW as a "crazy ride". The curriculum, in her opinion, was the most intense for the first few years. When she could finally select electives (in her final years), she opted for courses outside the engineering and math faculties to meet new people and learn new disciplines.</p>
<p>In the 2019 cohort for software engineering, the class is around 20% women, an all-time high. In Elisa's class, there are only 11 women out of 105 students. As a result of the low female numbers, Elisa grew accustomed to having male friends.</p>
<p>"I am more comfortable talking to guys than girls. But I still wish I had a close female companion in my class. I'm always conscious about posting photos or being tagged in photos with a bunch of guys, as I don't want my other friends to see me with only guy friends. Even though they are great people, I still think about these things at the back of my mind," Elisa explains.</p>
<p>Elisa is grateful for the cohort system because it allowed her to forge long-lasting friendships and made it easier to study. Each class has a Facebook page for students to assist each with school work and support one another. Each class also has academic reps that meet monthly with professors to discuss ways to improve the program.</p>
<p>"It skews your view of the real world," Elisa observes.</p>
<p>"You're constantly surrounded by engineers taking the same courses as you and getting the same jobs. People develop a sense of ignorance of the world around them."</p>
<p>Students also develop arrogance. Reddit and OMGUW are among the online communities filled with UW engineering and math students bragging about their co-op placements and asserting superiority over students in the arts and humanities.</p>
<p>"We have such great opportunities for co-op, especially in engineering and math. People take it for granted. I think this ignorance is common for first and second year students. You start to lose your ignorance as you progress in your academic career."</p>
<p>The co-op program helped to expose Elisa to the real world and allowed her to reflect on what she describes as the "bubble", the ignorant culture perpetuated by the engineering and math faculties.</p>
<p>Elisa was a QA analyst in her first co-op term. Like many of her classmates, she yearned for a developer position. Quality assurance is an integral part of the software engineering process, which isn't glamorized like being a developer. Despite the negativity associated with QA positions, Elisa took advantage of the position in order to land a developer position in the future.</p>
<p>She asked her supervisors to get more involved in automated testing, which requires more programming.</p>
<p>"A lot of people think of manual testing when they think of QA. It's important to clarify that in an interview. Automation testing is a lot more challenging. You gain can skills with for instance, white-box testing," she explains.</p>
<p>"It's fair to say that you don't like testing, but to say that being a developer is better than being in QA is not a fair thing to say."</p>
<p>In order to prepare for future developer positions, Elisa enrolled in free online courses for web development.</p>
<p>"People always recommend side projects, but it's always hard to get started on them. There are other ways to make yourself stand out too."</p>
<p>Elisa took advantage of the resources available. She applied for scholarships, in particular, women in tech scholarships offered by Microsoft and the Grace Hopper Conference.</p>
<p>"Many students don't know about these opportunities. Ambitiously find them yourself and take advantage of what's out there," she recommends.</p>
<p>"If you want to succeed in your career, you shouldn't let people make your decisions for you."</p>
<p>This is a valuable lesson Elisa has been taught time and time again. During her second co-op term, she struggled to maintain a long distance relationship.</p>
<p>"I felt controlled. It was hard to enjoy the city I was working in without having to constantly check in with the other person. I even applied for jobs just to be closer to them."</p>
<p>After the midpoint of her academic career, Elisa debated switching into CS because she wanted a more flexible schedule and a chance to graduate sooner to work full-time at Instagram. At Instagram, her mentors Tyler and Sarp provided her with insights on whether she should work full-time earlier or explore career options more through co-op. Overall, her mother has been the most supportive.</p>
<p>"My mother helped me out throughout university. She would check Jobmine regularly for me and help me schedule interviews. She ultimately convinced me to finish what I started."</p>
<p>Today, Elisa is proud of her decision and learning how to put herself first. In the past, she was timid and afraid of people who seemed more knowledgeable.</p>
<p>"There are always people who are smarter than you, but it doesn't mean you should bog yourself down. There are still ways to succeed. If you enjoy what you're doing, you should stick with it."</p>
<p>"Ask the right questions during interviews, get a better of idea of company culture and what the team dynamic will be like. Your decisions should not be based solely on money or location. I remember accepting a job just to be in San Francisco."</p>
<p>"Be grateful for your opportunities and support your classmates. Take advantage of the resources that are available. The industry is growing so much and there will be a point where things will not be as prosperous, so we have to prepare ourselves for that."</p>
<h2>Connect</h2>
<p>Follow Elisa at <a href="http://aimango.me">aimango.me</a>!</p>
<p><strong>Get to Know</strong> is a series of interviews with women in computing at the
University of Waterloo. They showcase women in our community with inspiring
stories. If you're interested in sharing your story or nominating someone else,
please email <a href="mailto:julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca">julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca</a> with the subject line "Get to Know".</p>Get to Know: Rasheeda Yehuza2015-05-08T18:00:00-04:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-05-08:2015/05/get-to-know-rasheeda-yehuza/<p>Last term, WiCS had the incredible privilege of meeting Rasheeda Yehuza, a software engineer and computer scientist who changes the way people engage with technology in Ghana. In this interview, Rasheeda shares her journey in computer science, her passion for engaging girls in STEM, and her thoughts on Ghana's emerging tech scene.</p>
<p><img alt="Photo of Rasheeda Yehuza" src="/images/rasheeda_yehuza.png" title="Rasheeda Yehuza" /></p>
<p>Rasheeda currently works at <a href="https://www.votomobile.org">VOTO Mobile</a>, a mobile phone notification and survey platform that bridges communication gaps between lifesaving services and people in the most vulnerable communities. She recently worked on a maternal health project in Northern Ghana, where there are high mortality rates and no access to adequate health care resources.</p>
<p>For this project, VOTO Mobile partnered with <a href="http://savsign.org">Savana Signatures</a>, an organization whose mission is to equip women and other vulnerable groups with ICT (information and communication technologies) skills. The project takes advantage of the fact that almost everyone in Ghana has a feature phone. Pregnant women and their families receive medical advice by responding to questions by voice or keypad. From India to Brazil, the project is saving lives all over the world.</p>
<p>Back in Ghana, Rasheeda is passionate about changing the perception of STEM for women. All around the world, the low representation of women in STEM is alarming, and even more in Africa.</p>
<p>Rasheeda was chosen this year to be a fellow at the <a href="http://kumvana.ewb.ca">Kumvana Program</a> of Engineers Without Borders Canada. As part of her fellowship, she toured Canadian tech companies and innovation labs for a month. She was surprised to learn that getting women involved in STEM is still a huge problem in North America.</p>
<p>"When I was growing up, I was introduced to a computer at the age of 8, which is huge in Ghana," she recounts.</p>
<p>"It takes a long time for technology from North America to come down to Ghana. The first time I saw a computer, I was immediately fascinated."</p>
<p>As an early adopter of technology, Rasheeda felt a cultural disconnect from the Internet.</p>
<p>"In Ghana, no one built websites. Most websites are American and because of that you develop a notion that the Internet, and ultimately technology, is American."</p>
<p>Despite having access to technology at a young age, Rasheeda took many years to act towards her passion for it.</p>
<p>"In high school, my friends noticed I had an interest in computers. But at home, my parents were encouraging me to be a doctor. Deep down, I knew I was meant to do something with technology."</p>
<p>Rasheeda took a leap of faith in her final year of high school and enrolled in her first computer science course.</p>
<p>"I went home after school and told my parents that I wanted to study computer science. No one in my community knew what a computer scientist was. It was hard to get support, especially because there were no women in the field to look up to in Ghana."</p>
<p>In university, there were 10 women in her class of a hundred and only 4 of them moved on to graduate studies. First year was difficult for Rasheeda, she felt like she was behind her peers because she had never programmed before.</p>
<p>"The first programming course I took taught C++. I remember struggling with writing a program to find prime numbers," she recalls.</p>
<p>"Unlike today, there were very few websites back then that could help beginners with programming. People struggled on their own and many of her classmates, not just women, dropped out."</p>
<p>Back in 2004, Mark Zuckerberg was writing the first lines of code for Facebook in his Harvard dorm room. When Facebook reached Ghana, Mark's story became an inspiration to Rasheeda.</p>
<p>"If he could start something so big in his dorm room, then I could do so as well," she explains.</p>
<p>"Of course, he had a lot more resources!" she observes.</p>
<p>Years before Twitter exploded, she built a similar social network called Snapper.</p>
<p>"If I had more confidence, perhaps my life would have been very different," she laughs.</p>
<p>Rasheeda found that confidence in her final undergraduate year. She met her dear friend and future co-founder Regina Agyare, a prominent tech guru in Ghana. Regina is the founder of <a href="http://www.soronkosolutions.com">Soronko Solutions</a>, a software development company that focuses on social enterprise. Her story has been featured in Sheryl Sandberg's <em>Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead</em>.</p>
<p>"The first thought I had when I met her was, 'Wow a woman in computer science that is older than me!' It was amazing and it was the best feeling I had in a long time."</p>
<p>As a result of this chance encounter, the two embarked together on a new project called <a href="http://www.soronkosolutions.com/tng.html">Tech Needs Girls</a>. The first step for them was to raise awareness of computer science by creating a community for women, young and old, to support one another.
In June 2013, they held their first workshop. Although they succeeded in raising awareness of the women in STEM problem, Rasheeda felt like the curriculum was a complete failure.</p>
<p>"We introduced the kids to Java, which is the worst thing you can do to anyone. Setting up the 'Hello World' program is easy, but we couldn't teach them anything else effectively," she explains.</p>
<p>"We took a step back a built an entirely new curriculum. In our next iteration, we started with HTML, which was also a huge mistake."</p>
<p>After answering the hard question "What do you want to accomplish?", Rasheeda and Regina figured out that they wanted ultimately to build an interest in STEM, not just computer science. They revamped their curriculum to focus on teaching computational thinking and writing algorithms.</p>
<p>"If you love to cook, you can write an algorithm to help you create a meal. Algorithms can be used anywhere, not just in computer science"</p>
<p>Once the girls were able to grasp the problem-solving process, HTML and Scratch (a drag-and-drop programming language) were used to implement solutions to the problems.</p>
<p>"We didn't have to explain much to the girls, even though many of them had never used a computer until they started attending our workshops. It was an emotional moment when I realized they knew what logic meant and what it was like to build processes and algorithms. Their confidence skyrocketed."</p>
<p>Tech Needs Girls would later partner with <a href="http://achieversghana.org">Achievers Ghana</a>, a club started by a 12-year-old girl named Amina to encourage girls to succeed. Both these organizations work towards the fact that a girl succeeding can bring about positive social change in her community.</p>
<p>"It's important to invite successful women from the communities these girls are from. When girls see women that represent their background, they feel more motivated to take control of their lives. My goal is to teach girls that your profession is not just a tool for income, but also a tool for change."</p>
<p>Change means a lot of things to Rasheeda. Beyond the tech scene in Ghana, she is passionate about encouraging young people to explore their social responsibility. She is involved in <a href="http://ghanathinktank.org">Ghana Think Tank</a>, a think-tank that seeks to work closely with communities to solve socio-economic problems.</p>
<p>"Culture is incredibly influential in Ghana. It influences how people think, how they do things, and how they treat other people. There are over 100 tribes, each with their own culture, religion, and language."</p>
<p>Across these tribes, the treatment and perception of women needs a significant overhaul. In some communities, it's still considered taboo for men to be in the kitchen. Women are still limited to stereotypical, child-rearing roles.</p>
<p>"If I weren't in computer science, I would be a professional football player. At an early age, I was discouraged by my neighbourhood to play. In Ghana, parents don't raise their child alone—the community raises them."</p>
<p>Therefore, fixing the diversity problem in tech requires educating the community.</p>
<p>"Parents and teachers discriminate unconsciously all the time. Boys are favoured when it comes to teaching STEM. We need to change that."</p>
<p>Rasheeda's strong determination and activism has had its fair share of skeptics and naysayers.</p>
<p>"I've had people question why I am doing so much to empower girls, as if my goal is to make women more superior than men. I used to take the negativity personally, but now I ignore the people who don't have the courage to share their thoughts to my face. What motivates me is the work I love to do."</p>
<p>Thanks to Tech Needs Girls, organizations have popped up across Africa to promote and support women in STEM. Rasheeda's ultimate goal for Tech Needs Girls is to push the curriculum into mainstream Ghanaian education. She wants to put Ghana and ultimately Africa on the map for tech, and break down negative stereotypes from the rest of the world.</p>
<h2>Connect</h2>
<p>Follow Rasheeda at <a href="http://rasheedayehuza.com">rasheedayehuza.com</a>!</p>
<p><strong>Get to Know</strong> is a series of interviews with women in computing at the
University of Waterloo. They showcase women in our community with inspiring
stories. If you're interested in sharing your story or nominating someone else,
please email <a href="mailto:julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca">julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca</a> with the subject line "Get to Know".</p>Alicia Liu Talks Life Beyond UWaterloo2015-03-15T21:00:00-04:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-03-15:2015/03/alicia-liu/<p>We are excited to welcome <a href="http://alicialiu.me/">Alicia Liu</a>, Waterloo alumna,
as a guest speaker this semester!</p>
<p>Alicia Liu graduated from the Computer Engineering program in 2007. Since then,
she's been making waves in the Bay area, in both the startup and women in tech
communities. Alicia will be back at UW to give an interactive talk on her time
as a student, her career choices, and her journey to balance happiness and
success!</p>
<h2>Talk Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Alicia Liu</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Life is tough and then you graduate</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 4020</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tuesday, March 31, 6:00PM
<br><br></li>
</ul>
<h1>About the Speaker</h1>
<p>Alicia Liu is a full-stack software engineer who has been working in
early-stage startups since co-founding her first company 8 years ago. She
specializes in building web and mobile apps from prototype to production.
Alicia is currently the lead engineer at <a href="https://www.coach.me/">Coach.me</a>, a
personal coaching platform to help people reach any goal.</p>
<p>Outside of work, she writes and speaks on topics ranging from best practices in
front-end development to diversity and culture in the tech industry. Last year,
Alicia was presented with the <a href="https://www.womenwhocode.com/blog/16">'Woman to Watch'
award</a> by <a href="https://www.womenwhocode.com/">Women Who
Code</a>, a global organization that helps women
excel in technology careers.</p>Arduino Day Hardware Workshop2015-03-15T20:30:00-04:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-03-15:2015/03/arduino-workshop/<p>We're pleased to announce Luxsumi Jeevananthan's hardware workshop this
upcoming <a href="https://day.arduino.cc/">Arduino Day</a>! Lux and a team of mentors will
introduce you to building prototypes with digital hardware and the software
needed to interact with it. She writes,</p>
<p>"So you want to be a kickstarter rockstar? Everyone has to start somewhere; for
hardware, that means starting off with an Arduino version of their project.</p>
<p>Do you know how to program, but don't even know where to start with the
hardware? Well, never fear, because WiCS is here! On March 28th, we will be
running a workshop on how to put together hardware components and program them
with an Arduino! The cost of the workshop is just $25, the price of an
Arduino, and you'll get to take whatever you've built home with you. We'll be
teaching you how to program LEDs and other sensors with the board using an IDE
so that you can get started on your very own project!"</p>
<p>Registration is very limited and first-come first-served, so sign up as soon as
possible! You can register for the workshop and pay the $25 fee in the MathSoc
Office, MC 3038. We'll be accepting registrations until Mon. March 23rd or
until we sell out.</p>
<h2>Workshop Details</h2>
<p><em>This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only</a> event.</em></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Luxsumi Jeevananthan and mentors</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Arduino Day Hardware Workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Details will be emailed to participants</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Saturday, March 28, 11:00–3:00PM</li>
<li><strong>Cost:</strong> $25</li>
</ul>Big CSters Discussion Circles: Self-Confidence2015-03-15T20:00:00-04:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-03-15:2015/03/csters-confidence/<p>This week's discussion circle theme is self-confidence. We've all faced
imposter syndrome—feeling like we don't deserve the success we've
achieved. Inspired by the Write/Speak/Code workshops, we'll be practicing
strategies to own up to our achievements and improve self-confidence. Like the
previous event, we'll also be serving a delicious catered meal—this week
we'll be featuring Zoup! soup and sandwiches. Come out and meet your fellow
CSters!</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Circle Discussion: Self-confidence</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5417</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wed. Mar. 18, 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>Dinner With Profs2015-03-13T17:30:00-04:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-03-13:2015/03/dinner-with-profs/<p>WiCS and WiM would like to invite all undergraduate
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women</a> to our Dinner with Profs!</p>
<p>This event is an opportunity for women in Math and CS to enjoy a semi-formal
dinner while getting to know other successful women in the same fields. It
promises to be a great event!</p>
<p><strong>There is a limited capacity and tickets are first come first serve.</strong> If you
would like to attend, please fill out a registration form and purchase a ticket
for only $10 at the MathSoc office.</p>
<h1>Event Details</h1>
<p><em>This is a <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">women-only event</a>.</em></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> UW Students and Professors</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Dinner with Profs</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> University Club, University of Waterloo</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thursday, March 26, 5:30PM</li>
<li><strong>Cost:</strong> $10</li>
</ul>Big CSters Discussion Circles: De-Stressing2015-03-05T18:00:00-05:00Anna Lorimertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-03-05:2015/03/destressing/<p>Big CSters would like to invite you to our first CSters discussion circle all
about de-stressing! There will be several activities centered around
recognizing when you are stressed and what causes it. The evening will finish
with a presentation and discussion of strategies to manage stress.</p>
<p>There will be tacos (vegetarian option available) and other snacks!</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Big CSters Circle Discussion: De-stressing</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> M3 2134</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thurs. Mar. 5, 6:00–8:00PM</li>
</ul>GitHub/git and Website Workshop2015-03-01T12:00:00-17:00Evy Kassirertag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-03-01:2015/03/git-website-workshop/<p>Interested in creating your own personal website? Women in Computer Science
will teach you the nuts and bolts of web design and how to use <code>git</code> through
GitHub! Join us for an afternoon of learning, coding, and snacking!
Participants are expected to have basic knowledge of HTML and CSS.</p>
<h2>Workshop Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/faq/">Women-only:</a> cis and trans women and non-binary folks</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> GitHub/<code>git</code> and website workshop</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Details will be emailed to participants</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Saturday, March 7th, 12–5pm</li>
</ul>WiCS and UWARC Movie Night2015-02-12T19:00:00-05:00Melissa Tedescotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-02-12:2015/02/uwarc-movie-night/<p>Midterms stressing you out?</p>
<p>Come join us for a relaxing movie night at POETS! We will be watching the Mystery Science Theatre version of Space Mutiny. Grab some popcorn and get ready for the movie that was going to be the next Star Wars!</p>
<p>This will be a joint event held with the <a href="http://uwarc.uwaterloo.ca/">UW Amateur Radio Club</a>. After the movie, feel free to join the radio club as they try out some new equipment.</p>
<h2>Talk Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Everyone!</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Space Mutiny, a 1988 sci-fi movie</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> POETS, in CPH</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Friday, February 27th, 7:00PM</li>
</ul>Research Showcase and Mixer2015-02-04T17:30:00-05:00Srishti Guptatag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-02-04:2015/02/research-showcase/<p>Interested in academic computer science? Want to learn more about research?
This session will showcase current graduate students' research fields and
work.</p>
<p>Current UW graduate students will give a brief presentation of their research
field, including security/privacy, formal methods, compilers, and programming
languages. After the presentations, we'll have snacks available while you
connect with them and get to know more in a mixer setting.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cbocovic/">Cecylia Bocovich</a>, <a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~aatwater/">Erinn
Atwater</a>, Carolyn Lamb, Laleh Ghoraie</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Research Showcase and Mixer</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> MC 5417</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wed. Feb 4, 5:30–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Get to Know: Holly2015-01-26T19:00:00-05:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-26:2015/01/get-to-know-holly/<p>There's a recurring theme in these interviews—taking risks. Overcoming
self-esteem issues is a huge part of being a woman in computing. This week I
sat down with Holly, a fourth year student, to talk about her transition
into CS from accounting, how a robotics club boosted her confidence, and the
importance of independence.</p>
<p>Holly had a difficult decision to make when it came to applying to university.
She had always been interested in computers, but she faced familial pressure to
apply for accounting, an industry with a traditionally secure job market.</p>
<p>In high school, she was a website and t-shirt designer for the robotics club.
She had always declined offers from her teammates to learn how to solder and
cut metal. Despite her experience in web development, Holly felt like she was
not cut out for computer science because of her inexperience with writing
algorithms. She believed her interest in web development was more of an
artistic hobby.</p>
<p>Despite receiving multiple offers to engineering programs, Holly settled on the
Mathematics/Chartered Professional Accountancy program at the University of
Waterloo. Between her first and second year, she realized she had no passion
whatsoever for accounting. She envied her engineering friends who worked on
exciting software projects.</p>
<p>"Dude—why am I not like you?!" she recalls thinking.</p>
<p>Holly's interests in computer science grew during a first year summer job in
IT. She asserted her new-found confidence and switched programs before seeking
approval from her parents. As an existing student in the Math faculty, the
process was straightforward.</p>
<p>"I realized any form that I sign at the university doesn't need parental
consent. All you need is determination—visit the CS advisors."</p>
<p>As a CS student, Holly faced low self-esteem. In high school, she was
accustomed to excelling with little effort. School was a "big kick in the face"
because it felt like she was competing with all the "smart people" who had
impressive grades and résumés. She didn't believe she was "smart
enough," relying heavily on her family and friends for reassurance.</p>
<p>"Everyone here is smart—don't let that discourage you. Learn to think
more independently," Holly advises.</p>
<p>At school, Holly had no mentors she could turn to for advice on self-esteem.
Holly had peers she admired but never reached out to, which she regrets.</p>
<p>The mentorships she had during co-op helped her to develop more confidence.
Holly's mentors have supported her growth as a software engineer without
patronizing her for being a woman. One of her first mentors, Leith,
encouraged her to ask more questions that were intimidating to ask.</p>
<p>"He's a great communicator," she recalls. "Whenever I had problems, he would
try to approach it from my perspective. It was really helpful."</p>
<p>In addition to achieving career goals during co-op, Holly is grateful for being
able to travel and meet new people. She enjoys working at companies with many
interns. Last term, she had a blast working with her close friend Jackie
in Venice Beach.</p>
<p>Jackie spent an entire term convincing Holly to join her in the same co-op
placement. "To get me to go to a different city—it was her complete
doing."</p>
<p>Holly describes Venice Beach as a touristy, sunny, and laid-back rural area
tucked away in Los Angeles. The fact that it was not a technological hub like
Silicon Valley encouraged her to go outside and try activities like surfing.</p>
<p>"In Silicon Valley, Waterloo interns tend to just hang out with other Waterloo
interns," she observes. "Travel to new places like Seattle or Austin! Meet new
people who can offer new perspectives."</p>
<p>"Living it out" is what Holly describes her attitude towards having new
experiences. This attitude has made her more self-reliant—making her
more comfortable with offering support to others. Based on her experiences
mentoring high school students in robotics club, she believes that mentorships
should be treated as friendships.</p>
<p>"I wish I was part of more opportunities to help women gain confidence in STEM.
If you have any questions and would like to talk, I would love to help! I
didn't realize how much young Holly needed it."</p>
<p><strong>Get to Know</strong> is a series of interviews with women in computing at the
University of Waterloo. They showcase women in our community with inspiring
stories. If you're interested in sharing your story or nominating someone else,
please email <a href="mailto:julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca">julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca</a> with the subject line "Get to Know".</p>Big CSters Tea Party Social2015-01-25T16:00:00-05:00Melissa Tedescotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-25:2015/01/tea-party/<p>Big and Little CSters, we would like to invite you to our CSters Tea Party!</p>
<p>There will be tea, pastries, and other snacks! Come out and socialize with other WiCS members.</p>
<p>Please try and bring your own mug if possible.</p>
<p>Hope to see you there!</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Tea Party Social</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> CS Lounge (DC 3336)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Tue. Jan. 27, 5:30–7:00PM</li>
</ul>Co-op Showcase Panel2015-01-19T23:00:00-05:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-19:2015/01/coop-video/<p>You can find more information about the event
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/2015/01/coop-panel/">here</a>.</p>
<p>From left to right, this panel featured panelists
<a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~sharvey/">Sarah Harvey</a>,
<a href="https://hashman.ca/">Elana Hashman</a>, <a href="http://julianguyen.org/">Julia Nguyen</a>,
<a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/pub/luxsumi-jeevananthan/84/622/620">Luxsumi Jeevananthan</a>,
and moderator Anna Lorimer.</p>
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</video>Leigh Honeywell Talks Security, Jan. 232015-01-18T18:00:00-05:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-18:2015/01/leigh-honeywell-security/<p>We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a special guest speaker,
<a href="http://hypatia.ca/">Leigh Honeywell</a>!</p>
<p>Last year was Leigh's tenth year working in tech. From startups to the biggest
tech companies in the world, she will share with her lessons learned about
careers, sexism, secure software development, management, burnout and ambition.</p>
<h2>Talk Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Leigh Honeywell</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Trust Your Gut: Adventures in the Worst Parts of the Tech Industry</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> DC 1302</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Friday, January 23, 5:30PM
<br><br></li>
</ul>
<h1>About the Speaker</h1>
<p>Leigh Honeywell is a Security Engineer at <a href="https://heroku.com/">Heroku</a>, a
<a href="https://salesforce.com/">Salesforce.com</a> company. Prior to Heroku, she
worked at <a href="http://microsoft.com/msrc">Microsoft</a>,
<a href="http://www.symantec.com/products-solutions/families/?fid=symantec-cloud">MessageLabs/Symantec</a>,
and Bell Canada.</p>
<p>Her community work includes founding several hackerspaces, and she is
currently Chief Security Officer of <a href="http://doubleunion.org/">Double Union</a>,
a women's hackerspace in San Francisco. She is an administrator of the <a href="http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/">Geek
Feminism wiki</a> and
<a href="http://geekfeminism.org/">blog</a>, and adviser to the <a href="http://adainitiative.org/">Ada
Initiative</a> and <a href="http://modnlabs.com/">Mod N Labs</a>,
a security startup accelerator in San Francisco. Leigh has a Bachelors of
Science from the University of Toronto.</p>Office Hours Critiques2015-01-16T19:00:00-05:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-16:2015/01/office-hours/<p>We've announced our scheduled office hours! Come visit our
<a href="//wics.uwaterloo.ca/deprecated/contact-us/">office</a> 10-5PM weekdays, subject to some
last-minute changes. Check out our <a href="{filename}/pages/calendar.md">calendar</a> for
all the latest scheduling information.</p>
<p>Our office is intended to serve as a welcoming space for women in computer
science and related programs that want to hang out, use our office terminals,
and relax. We request your cooperation in maintaining a safer, women-only
space.</p>
<p><img alt="Resume critiques in action" src="/images/resume.png" /></p>
<h1>Resumé Critiques</h1>
<p>For those attending our office hours, volunteer upper year students are
offering drop-in resumé critiques. If you're interested in getting some
feedback on your resume, whether you're in 1B or 4A, you can check out <a href="{filename}/pages/calendar.md">our
schedule</a> and drop by when a volunteer is in!</p>Get to Know: Caley Brock2015-01-14T19:00:00-05:00Julia Nguyentag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-14:2015/01/get-to-know-caley-brock/<p>Computer science is an intimidating field to get into, especially for students
who have little or no exposure in high school. This week I sat down with Caley
Brock, a fourth year student, to talk about her transition into CS from arts,
her passion for UI/UX, and how her support network keeps her grounded.</p>
<p><img alt="Photo of Caley Brock" src="/images/caley_brock.png" title="Caley Brock" /></p>
<p>Despite her involvement in mathletes and engineering club in high school, Caley
never pictured herself as an engineer or computer scientist. Although there
were no programming classes offered at her school, she got the opportunity to
intern as a QA tester for an educational games startup in Florida, her home
state.</p>
<p>Her passion for design led her to the Arts and Business program at the
University of Waterloo, in which she majored in speech communication with a
specialization in digital arts. Dissatisfied with her program, she began taking
math courses.</p>
<p>CS 115 (Introduction to Computer Science) was the first time she saw code.
"Three years ago, I thought people coded in 0s and 1s," Caley laughs. The
course sparked an interest in computer science and made her recall her positive
internship experience.</p>
<p>Rather than just pursuing a minor, she decided to make the full transition into
CS at the end of first year.</p>
<p>"I can only go so far with design, but if I build things so many more doors
open," she describes.</p>
<p>The transition was a rigorous process, as switching programs is "harder than
switching schools". High school achievements are not put into consideration. On
top of maintaining grades for the Arts faculty, she had to take all of the
first year CS major courses and maintain at least a 70 average. It took about a
year for her to enter the Math faculty, become a CS major, and get into the
co-op program.</p>
<p>Throughout the process, the lack of support from academic staff and classmates
from both faculties took a toll on her self-esteem. An Arts advisor discouraged
her because it was uncommon for students to switch into CS due to the heavier
workload. In the past, Caley believed that CS was an exclusive field for people
who were considered "really smart".</p>
<p>Although her peers did not outright discourage her, they were condescending.
Caley felt like she did not belong in her CS class because she was a woman who
did not code at an early age. This made her feel like an imposter, rather than
an aspiring computer scientist.</p>
<p>"The only reason I kept going was to prove to myself that I could keep going,"
she explains.</p>
<p>With perseverance, Caley successfully transitioned into the computer science
co-op program. She had to complete five consecutive study terms in order to
catch up with her class, which damaged her confidence.</p>
<p>Caley found more confidence and support in her work terms. She believes that
employers value what you can offer more than "how long you've programmed for"
or what "grades you have".</p>
<p>"Anybody can learn to program," she believes, "your value is what you can do on
top of that."</p>
<p>In the workplace, Caley has found immense support from her co-workers. Kristin
Powers, a PM and UX designer from her high school internship, inspires her to
be more confident and not let anyone "stand in the way" of her ambitions.
Sachin Agrawal, a mentor from her second work term, has challenged her to be a
risk-taker and "take on projects that are absolutely terrifying".</p>
<p>These mentors have helped Caley to enjoy her computer science experience and
encouraged her interests in UI/UX. As a designer, she enjoys the challenge of
designing for interactive applications. For Caley, it's more than making things
"look pretty". She recommends shadowing designers in the workplace and on
social media sites like Twitter and Feedly. In addition, she advocates for
early offerings of UI/UX courses in the CS program, along with more access to
courses offered to systems design engineering students.</p>
<p>All of her experiences have taught her that creativity is not limited to the
arts and humanities.</p>
<p>"Computer science is one of the most creative things you can do," she explains,
"there is so much problem-solving."</p>
<p>Caley believes that there needs to be earlier exposure to computer science
education in high school through mentorships.</p>
<p>"There needs to be more one-on-one support and mentorships. When learning
programming, it's frustrating to get an error and not know what to do. It
doesn't mean you're stupid. You understand the concepts. Computer science is
not just for men who sit in their basements and hack all day."</p>
<h2>Connect</h2>
<p>Follow Caley <a href="http://twitter.com/calesbrock">@calesbrock</a>!</p>
<p><strong>Get to Know</strong> is a series of interviews with women in computing at the
University of Waterloo. They showcase women in our community with inspiring
stories. If you're interested in sharing your story or nominating someone else,
please email <a href="mailto:julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca">julia.nguyen@uwaterloo.ca</a> with the subject line "Get to Know".</p>Co-op Showcase Panel2015-01-12T17:00:00-05:00Melissa Tedescotag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-12:2015/01/coop-panel/<p>Come join us for a co-op showcase panel!</p>
<p>Current upper-year women in Computer Science at Waterloo will be speaking about
their experiences in co-op and giving advice to new students, followed by a Q&A
session. </p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> <a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~sharvey/">Sarah Harvey</a>,
<a href="https://hashman.ca/">Elana Hashman</a>,
<a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/pub/luxsumi-jeevananthan/84/622/620">Luxsumi Jeevananthan</a>,
<a href="http://julianguyen.org/">Julia Nguyen</a></li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Panel on co-op experiences for new students </li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> DC 1302</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Wed. Jan. 14th, 6:00–7:30pm</li>
</ul>Big CSters Board Game Meet and Greet2015-01-05T23:00:00-05:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-05:2015/01/board-games/<p>Welcome to Winter 2015, big and little CSters! We're kicking off the term this
week with a board games meet and greet. Starting at 7PM Thursday evening in the
Math CnD, we'll serve snacks and drinks while you play board games and meet
some new faces.</p>
<p>Hope to see you there!</p>
<p><strong>About Big CSters:</strong> Our Big CSters program helps connect cis & trans
women and non-binary students in computer science and related fields, through
events geared towards mentorship and community-building.</p>
<h2>Event Details</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Who:</strong> Big and Little CSters</li>
<li><strong>What:</strong> Board Games Meet and Greet</li>
<li><strong>Where:</strong> Math CnD (MC 3002)</li>
<li><strong>When:</strong> Thu. Jan. 8, 7:00–11:00PM</li>
</ul>Welcome to our new website2015-01-05T17:00:00-05:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2015-01-05:2015/01/new-website/<p>We've launched a new website! If you want to help contribute, please <a href="mailto:wics-ugrad@lists.uwaterloo.ca">contact
our executive</a> or submit a <a href="https://github.com/wics-uw/website">pull request
on GitHub</a>. You can find documentation on
how to contribute the site in the README.</p>
<p>We'll be occasionally posting news and other information on our
<a href="/blog">blog</a>. Check out the <a href="/events">Events section</a> for
our upcoming events, and the <a href="/media">Media section</a> for recordings
of past talks.</p>Sarah Sharp and her USB 3.0 Success Story2014-11-20T17:30:00-05:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2014-11-20:2014/11/sarah-sharp/<p>You can find more information about the event
<a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/events/talk-sarah-sharp-breaking-open-source-and-linux-usb-30-success-story">here</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Video download:</strong>
<a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/wics/sarah_sharp_low.mp4">Low (335MB)</a>
<a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/wics/sarah_sharp_med.mp4">Med (730MB)</a>
<a href="http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/wics/sarah_sharp_hi.mp4">High (1.2GB)</a><br />
<strong>Slides download:</strong> <a href="/extra/F14-sarah-slides.pdf">PDF</a></p>STEM Feminism 101 Panel2014-11-13T17:00:00-05:00Elana Hashmantag:wics.uwaterloo.ca,2014-11-13:2014/11/feminism101/<p>You can find more information about the event
<a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/events/tech-feminism-101-panel">here</a>.</p>
<p>From left to right, this panel featured moderator <a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/philosophy/people-profiles/shannon-dea">Dr. Shannon
Dea</a>
and panelists <a href="https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/faculty-staff/contacts/prabhakar-ragde">Dr. Prabhakar
Ragde</a>,
<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/philosophy/people-profiles/carla-fehr">Dr. Carla Fehr</a>,
<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/english/people-profiles/aimee-morrison">Dr. Aimée
Morrison</a>,
<a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/people-profiles/mary-wells">Dr. Mary Wells</a>
and <a href="https://hashman.ca">Elana Hashman</a>.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately, due to operator error, we lost the first 20 minutes of footage
of this talk.</p>