2009 Google Workshop for Women Engineers; due 12/5

The 2009 Google Workshop for Women Engineers

Join us for the 2009 Google Workshop for Women Engineers!

As part of Google's ongoing commitment to encouraging women to excel
in computing and technology, we are pleased to host the 2009 Google
Workshop for Women Engineers to recognize and reward deserving female
graduate students in computer science, and inspire them to become
active participants and leaders in creating technology.

Up to 75 female computer scientists will be selected to attend a 3 day
all-expenses paid workshop at Google's headquarters in Mountain View,
California January 22 – 25, 2009. This special workshop will include
technical talks and career workshops, and a unique occasion to build
and strengthen networks of women in technology. Students will also
enjoy tours of the Googleplex, have the opportunity to meet with
Google engineers in their fields, and have fun exploring the San
Francisco Bay Area.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:
* be a female computer science students currently enrolled in a
Masters or PhD program at a university in the United States or Canada.
Graduate students in any year of study are encouraged to apply.
* demonstrate academic excellence and leadership in the computing field
* maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.3
on a 5.0 scale or equivalent in their current program

Students pursuing degrees in related technical fields are also
encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Complete the online application and submit all required documents
online. First-time users will be required to register and create an
account.

Please complete the following steps to apply for the all-expenses paid
2009 Google Workshop for Women Engineers:

Step One: Read the Workshop for Women Engineers Program Frequently
Asked Questions.
Step Two: Visit http://google.eresources.com to fill out your
application and submit relevant documents by the application deadline.

Application Deadline: Friday, December 5, 2008

Please note that recommendation letters are not required for this
application process. All recipients selected to attend the retreat
will be asked to submit unofficial or official transcripts prior to
attending the event to verify reported GPA.
Selection Process

Google engineers will select up to 75 recipients based on each
candidate's academic and technical achievements, and demonstrated
leadership on campus or elsewhere. Evidence of academic achievement
and leadership experience should be evident from the resume.

Applications and interviews for internships or full time employment
opportunities are separate from the workshop application process. For
more information, please visit www.google.com/students.

Recipients will be notified by Monday, December 15 via e-mail and
asked to confirm attendance.
Questions?

Check out the FAQ Page
or
Email us at: gwwe@google.com

WiCS@UMass Lowell is now an ACM-W chapter!!

Hello All,

This is so exciting! I received an email from Lauren Ryan, ACM Local Activities today. Our WiCS was officially chartered by ACM's Chief Operating Officer and ACM-W's project leader for chapters, Paula Gabbert, on November 19th. ACM-W will be creating our chapter's record in the next few days, and a welcome letter will be mailed to us.

Thank you all!!

Betty

2009 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

We have just recently launched the online application for the 2009
Google Anita Borg Scholarship, an award for female computer science
students. We would like to encourage eligible students to apply for
this scholarship opportunity. Could you help us spread the word?

Dr. Anita Borg (1949-2003) devoted her life to revolutionizing the
way we think about technology and dismantling the barriers that keep
women and minorities from entering the computing and technology
fields. In honor of Anita's vision, Google is proud to announce the
2009 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship, awarding a group of
female students each a $10,000 scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic
year. All finalists and scholarship recipients will also be invited to
attend a 3-day Scholars' Retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View,
CA in June 2009.

Who Should Apply?

Applicants must satisfy the following eligibility criteria:

• Be a female student entering her senior year of undergraduate study or
enrolled in a graduate program in the 2009-2010 academic year at a university
in the United States
• Be enrolled in Computer Science or Computer Engineering program, or a closely
related technical field as a full-time student for the 2009-2010
academic year
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or 4.5 on
a 5.0 scale or
equivalent in your current program

For complete details, including the online application, please visit
us at www.google.com/anitaborg

Deadline to apply: Friday, February 6, 2009

Questions? Email us at anitaborgscholars@google.com

The Google Anita Borg Scholarship program is also available to
students studying computer science in Australia, Canada, Europe, the
Middle East and North Africa. Visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships
for complete details.

Games 4 Girls Programming Competition

This looks like a fun activity! Any one interested? Thanks for the
heads up, Holly!

ChicTech, an outreach program of the University of Illinois' Department
of Computer Science, extends an open invitation for college women to
participate in the fifth annual Games for Girls Programming Competition
(G4G). Students can get real-world, collaborative experience by creating
new software for girl gamers. Teams from various Universities will
compete using the <http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/> Gamemaker
platform. In April, High School girls will judge the games and determine
the winners. Create your team today!

Registration Deadline: December 19, 2008

Click Here to Register:
https://illinois.edu/formBuilder/Secure?id=7577909

Submissions and Evaluations: April 6, 2009

Winners Announced: April 19, 2009

Visit www.cs.uiuc.edu/g4g for more information.

G4G on Facebook: <http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45107662416>
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45107662416

ACM Student Volunteer Opportunities at Conferences

Many ACM SIG conferences provide volunteer opportunities for
students. Undergraduate and graduate students are often
needed to assist with the administration of the conferences
and, in many cases, will receive free conference
registration, housing for out-of-town volunteers, and other
benefits.

A few upcoming conferences with student volunteering
opportunities include:

SIGCSE 2009
The 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science
Education
Chattanooga, TN, 4-7 March 2009
http://www.cs.arizona.edu/groups/sigcse09/volunteers.html

CHI 2009
Computer-Human Interaction 2009
Boston, MA, 4-9 April 2009
http://www.chi2009.org/
(email: studentvolunteers@chi2009.org)

Visit the above links for additional volunteer information
and online application dates. For a list of the numerous
ACM SIG conferences, please visit the Conference Calendar at
http://campus.acm.org/calendar

ACM-W Student Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences

A program launched by ACM's Committee on Women in Computing
(ACM-W) provides support for undergraduate or graduate women
students in Computer Science programs who are interested in
attending research conferences. It is not required that the
student present a paper at the conference she attends. High
school students will also be considered for conference
support. Initially, up to 12 scholarships of up to $500
each will be awarded annually.

ACM-W also encourages the student's home department to
match the scholarship award and recognize the student's
achievement locally within her department. Applications
will be evaluated in four groups each year, in order to
distribute awards across a range of conferences, with two to
three awards given each quarter. For application and
notification dates and more information, please visit
http://women.acm.org/scholarships.html.

To apply, fill in the online application form at
http://acm-w.acm.org/scholara.cfm (you will need to login
with your ACM username and password), which consists of a
one-page essay and an optional letter from the student's
chair or dean supporting the application.

"Google Policy Fellowship" Program Open for Applications; due 12/12

Google is sponsoring students interested in technology
policy to spend the summer at think tanks and public
interest groups through a program called the Google Policy
Fellowship.

Now in its second year, the Google Policy Fellowship will be
funding students at fifteen organizations doing great work
on Internet policy in the U.S. and Canada. A full listing
of these organizations can be found at
http://www.google.com/policyfellowship/hosts.html

Hosts include:
* American Library Association
* Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
* Cato Institute
* Center for Democracy and Technology
* The Citizen Lab
* Competitive Enterprise Institute
* Creative Commons
* Electronic Frontier Foundation
* Future of Music Coalition
* Internet Education Foundation
* Media Access Project
* New America Foundation
* Progress and Freedom Foundation
* Public Knowledge
* Technology Policy Institute

Applications are being accepted now through December 12. If
you think you might be a good fit for this program, please
visit http://www.google.com/policyfellowship for more
information.

If you have any specific questions about the program, you
can reach the Google Policy Fellowship program
administrators via email at policyfellowship@google.com

Next WiCS Meeting: Monday, November 17 @ 11:30am in OS 219a

Join WICS for a bagel lunch and we'll talk more about joint topics
from the CS Student Advisory Board (3rd floor remodel, parking in
Olsen lot during events, CS community calendar, etc.). Also, doctoral
students Mary Beth Smrtic and Kate Tsui will talk about their
experiences from the Grace Hopper 2008 Celebration.

Time and place as usual (11:30am-12:20pm, and OS 219 aka CS library).

For upcoming events, stay tuned to our new blog; http://uml-wics.blogspot.com/

Thanks!
Kate
WiCS, President
http://www.cs.uml.edu/wics
http://uml-wics.blogspot.com

Anita Borg Institute: 2009 Women of Vision Call for Nominations

2009 Women of Vision Call for Nominations
Submission Site Now Open; http://tinyurl.com/abi-nomination

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 Women of Vision
Awards. These annual awards honor women making significant
contributions in the areas of Innovation, Social Impact and
Leadership.

The winners will be honored at the Women of Vision Awards Dinner on
April 30th 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California.

Nominations
Nominations will be accepted until December 12th, 2008. Award winners
will be notified in February.

Categories

Innovation recognizes a woman who has contributed significantly to
technology innovation. The innovation might be creating unusual and
important technology or approaching developing technology in a
significantly new and innovative way, such as by bringing diverse
people and experiences together in the technology creation process.

Social Impact recognizes a woman who developed or applied technology
with a significant impact on society and/or the community. These
people are creating or employing technologies that are changing our
world in positive ways.

Leadership recognizes a woman who has led an important technology
development or innovation, made a significant contribution to the
technology industry, and someone who inspires others.