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[UWAB] Welcome back all W@CC members to 2011!
by Linda Huynh 10 Jan '11

10 Jan '11

Hello, girls! I wanted to welcome everyone back to Tech for the new semester. I hope that everyone had a fun first day off in the snow. The Women at CC are having our first meeting sometime next week and you are invited to come! As you may recall, Women at CC is a group dedicated to "Welcoming, Supporting, and Celebrating Women in Computing at Georgia Tech." We come together to talk about professional, academic, and social opportunities available to female College of Computing students here at Tech. This semester, we have plenty of events planned and we hope you are able to attend! To choose the time that works best for everyone's schedules, please fill out this survey by 11:55pm Saturday, January 15th 2010 to tell us what time would be best for you. I will look at the responses and send out the official meeting date by Monday afternoon. The survey can be found here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HT5ZZDK I really look forward to seeing everyone and hearing what everyone did over the break. I am also really excited to show you all the events we will be planning, including a talk by Facebook, Tech Beautification Day, and Lord of the Rings movie night! Yes, I did not forget this. ;) Feel free to contact your co-chairs, me (lhuynh(a)gatech.edu) or Alissa Hartenbaum (ahartenbaum3(a)gatech.edu) if you have any questions or comments. Thanks, and enjoy the snow day tomorrow! Sincerely, Linda Huynh -- Linda Huynh BS Computer Science 2012 Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Party tomorrow! - cookies
by Candis Pham 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

Hi girls, So I hope everyone is getting excited for our end of semester party tomorrow! Soo.... we've gotten together lots of frosting, candy, and sprinkles for the cookie decorating.... but we forgot to get some cookies X.x ... would anyone like to go get some cookies before the party? These could be completely store bought or homemade ... ^_^ ... If you'd like to bring us some cookies (please!), please email me back so that we know someone is getting them. Thank you, and we'll see you tomorrow! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media 2011 Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] FW: American Cancer Society Internship
by Jennifer Whitlow 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

The American Cancer Society here in Atlanta is looking for 2 spring interns - either undergrad or Masters level students - majoring in Mgmt, CS, CompMedia or ISyE. The job description is attached. Would it be possible to share this with your students?

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[UWAB] Meeting Minutes
by Linda Huynh 08 Dec '10

08 Dec '10

Hello girls! Thank you to those who came to the meeting last week. The minutes can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=179VlSoZURAcWEP5X2lUjr5C_Kx_sbSYF7R…. We are winding down to the end of the semester and I hope everyone is surviving through dead week. As you all know, we are having our End of Semester potluck tomorrow in the conference room at 6:00pm. W@CC will be providing some of the more meal-like dishes (like lasagna and garlic bread) but everyone is encouraged to bring something. I'm looking forward to this and I hope to see everyone there! Sincerely, Linda -- Linda Huynh BS Computer Science 2012 Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] New Budapest Study Abroad Program
by Jennifer Whitlow 06 Dec '10

06 Dec '10

INFO SESSION BUDAPEST STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM: Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship 6 Weeks - 9 MGT Credits - 1 Amazing Experience! To find out more attend the Info Session on Wednesday, December 8th from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. in College of Management Suite 4153 (4th floor next to the Trading Floor). Please come to hear more about this exciting program and meet the faculty and other interested students. If you are planning to attend or if you can't make this session but would like more info about the program RSVP at the link below. Everyone is welcome and pizza will be served! RSVP at https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGV5clZxZmdlWEd1aUFnbFlXbH… Program website: http://www.ile.gatech.edu/programs/budapest.html Questions: dori.pap(a)ile.gatech.edu<mailto:dori.pap@ile.gatech.edu> Jennifer Whitlow GT College of Computing Program Coordinator for Enrollment jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu 404-385-2441

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[UWAB] Co-Chair Elections Tomorrow!
by Candis Pham 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

Hi girls, Please don't forget, we have co-chair elections as part of tomorrow's Women@CC meeting and we would love to see as many of you run for the position as possible! As a co-chair for the last three years, I can't stress enough what an amazing opportunity it is to be a chair of the Women@CC. Not only does it help you build ties socially and professionally throughout the Women@CC, but throughout the entire College of Computing and with the CoC faculty and staff. It's opened up a lot of opportunities for me (trips around the country, GT-wide recognition, a stronger corporate network... once, I even had breakfast with President Bud because I was an active leader in the CoC :P). Besides, it looks REALLY great on a resume ^_^. Finally, I am sad to report I will not be running for Co-Chair again for this coming semester for I plan to graduate in May 2010 (WHOOO!) and would really like to be able to monitor the organization from a different viewpoint to help the organization continue to thrive. All of you girls make me so proud and I'm looking forward to watching how far you can go from a different perspective. Please let me know if you have any questions! I'm always happy to help. I'm really excited for tomorrow's meeting and I hope to see a lot of you there! Thank you, and I hope you have a great day! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media 2011 Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] CRA-W/CDC DREU Applications are now Open
by Jennifer Whitlow 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

SUMMER 2011 PAID SUMMER RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS via CRA-W/CDC DREU (DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008) Application Deadline February 15, 2011 The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) Program matches promising undergraduates with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience at the faculty member's home institution. The objective of the DREU is to increase the number of women and students from underrepresented groups entering graduate studies in the fields of computer science and engineering. The DREU experience is invaluable for students who are considering graduate school, providing them with a close-up view of what graduate school is really like and also increasing their competitiveness as an applicant for graduate admissions and fellowships. Funding for the student consists of $6000 for the summer (10 weeks), plus relocation travel assistance when appropriate. Additional funds may be available to support student conference travel, either during the summer or afterward, and for outreach activities promoting the DREU. An on-line Application for students and faculty mentors, more information about DREU, and webpages authored by previous participants are available at: http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/ Application Deadline: February 15, 2011 Awards Announced: mid-March 2011 Notes for faculty mentors regarding the DREU Program: * Cost sharing by faculty mentors is encouraged. The number of students interested in the DREU program has increased substantially over the last several years. To enable more students to participate, faculty are now encouraged to provide funds to support (partially or fully) students; the DREU will provide travel support for all students. * All interested faculty are eligible to be DREU mentors. All interested faculty are encouraged to apply as mentors. Nonetheless, based on the documented benefits of role models with similar gender or from similar demographic groups, it is anticipated that DREU funds will mostly be used to support students matched with mentors from groups underrepresented in computing. Hence, other mentors applying should attempt to provide full funding for their students' stipends (the program will provide travel support). For more information about the DREU, consult the DREU webpages http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/ or contact the DREU Co-Directors at dreu(a)cse.tamu.edu<mailto:dreu@cse.tamu.edu> Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC) Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) The Computing Research Association (CRA, http://cra.org<http://cra.org/>) is an association of more than 180 North American academic departments of computer science and computer engineering; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated professional societies. The Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC, http://www.cdc-computing.org/) is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS. DREU is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation with additional support from AAAI, the Luce Foundation, and USENIX. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Carla Romero Director of Programs Computing Research Association 1828 L Street NW, Suite 800 Washington DC 20036 cromero(a)cra.org<mailto:cromero@cra.org> 202.266.2941 202.667.1066 (fax) www.cra.org<http://www.cra.org/> Jennifer Whitlow GT College of Computing Program Coordinator for Enrollment jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu 404-385-2441

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[UWAB] Google On Campus December 8th
by Jennifer Whitlow 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Google Search Quality: Serving users what they want, faster Karthik Narayan and Derrick Bass Wednesday, December 8th 2010 @ 6:00 Apply at google<http://goog_1450019295>.<http://goog_1450019295>com/students<http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/students/us/index.html>! Google is returning to campus on Wednesday, December 8th and we're looking for interns! If you have questions about interning at Google, this talk will give you a better understanding of the projects interns work on, collaboration with full-time Googlers, and the overall internship experience. RSVP Here<https://spreadsheets1.google.com/a/google.com/viewform?formkey=dHVRcTBmcndk…>! Who: Karthik Narayan (Google intern) and Derrick Bass (Google intern host) What: Google Search Quality: Serving users what they want, faster Where: Klaus 1116 When: Wednesday, December 8th @ 6:00 *** pizza will be served starting at 5:30 WE'RE HIRING! To fill out an application for internships or new grad job opportunities, please check out our special job site for students!<http://google.com/students/eng> We suggest that you apply online before December 2nd, 2010 to be considered for Georgia Tech batch interviews in December. We will accept applications through the winter until internship spots are filled. -- Alex Treister Google Inc., NYC We're Hiring! google.com/students <http://google.com/students> Jennifer Whitlow GT College of Computing Program Coordinator for Enrollment jwhitlow(a)cc.gatech.edu 404-385-2441

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[UWAB] ACTION NEEDED: Secret Santa and Pot Luck
by Candis Pham 27 Nov '10

27 Nov '10

Hi girls! I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving break and eating lots and lots of good food! You should have recently received my evite invitation to this year's End of Semester Party happening the Thursday of Dead Week, December 9 from 6:00p - 7:30p in place of our regular meeting in CoC Rm 354. I'm so excited to see so many of you have RSVPed!! However, I think there might have been a problem with the Secret Santa feature of evite. SOOOoo.... to play Secret Santa this year, PLEASE send me your "yay!" ASAP as well as a short list of likes and dislikes so your secret santa might know a little bit more about you. We're setting the cost of a gift around $10. The deadline to participate in the game is midnight, Thursday, December 2. I will send out your gift recipient the following morning so you will have plenty of time to go shopping :P. If you're not sure about the game rules, you can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Santa. In addition, we're also planning on doing a pot luck and the End of Semester party. Please email me with what you would like to bring so I can make sure we don't end up with JUST desserts :P. I'm always really excited about this part every year because you all seem to always surprise me with your AMAZING cooking and buying skills :P. I know a lot of you also wanted to decorate gingerbread cookies at the party. If you would be interested in supplying cookies, frosting, or candy, please let me know! We will not have an oven in the CoC, so the cookies would need to be pre-cooked. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments! Thank you, and have a GREAT rest of your break! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media 2011 Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] W@CC Member Mentioned in Newsweek!!
by Candis Pham 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

Congratulations Joy!!! This is amazing! Happy Thanksgiving everyone and we'll see you next week! -- Candis Pham B.S. Computational Media 2011 Georgia Institute of Technology

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