women in CS
Tasktop Wins 2012 BC TIA's 'Emerging Company of the Year' Award
(Photo: Kim Stallknecht Photography)
Tasktop wins "Emerging Company of the Year" award at the BC Technology Industry Association's 2012 Technology Impact Awards event on June 14. Congratulations, Gail!
See here for more information.
Leigh Anne Mathieson
Minutes from her computer science lab, Leigh-Anne Mathieson takes a research break at UBC's treetop walkway
Solver of Big and Beautiful Problems
Part 6 of the “Made on Haida Gwaii” Series by April Diamond Dutheil.
“Big complex problems don’t scare me anymore, they’re exciting,” tells computer scientist Leigh-Anne Mathieson.
Conferences
CAN-CWiC
The Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing (CAN-CWiC) 2016 will unite technical women from across Canada for networking, mentoring and planning for Canada's technical future. The conference will inspire women at all points in their careers - from first year students to senior technical women with years of industrial experience. The career fair will provide an excellent opportunity for companies to recruit technical talent from across Canada.
Diversity Resources
New Formulas for America's Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering
Several projects were funded by the National Science Foundation to encourage women to participate in science and engineering. This report details projects undertaken to help improve the number of women through a change in education policy and pracice.
FoWCS/WIE Salary Negotiation Workshop
Date:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location:
DMP 110 Join Professor Elizabeth Croft, the NSERC Chair for Women in Science and Engineering for BC and Yukon, for an interactive workshop on how to negotiate your salary.
Date: Tuesday, Jan 24
Time: 12:30 - 2 pm
Lunch will be provided.
This workshop is sponsored by Shell-Canada.
