Upcoming Events

• BigCSsters Resume/Interview Session
  Thursday January 5, 4:30-6:30pm, DC 1304 Bring your resume drafts or questions. Open to first year CS students.
  
  
• BigCSsters Mentoring Program
  This is mentoring program run by WICS to pair first year students with senior students to receive advice and support. Sign ups for mentors and mentees will be coming soon! More details
  
  
• SCS Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker: Jeannette Wing, Carnegie Mellon University
  1 May 2012
  
  
• SCS Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker: Cynthia Dwork, Microsoft Research
  16 May 2012
  
  

Past Events and News

• BigCSters gingerbread houses
  6 December 2011
  
  
• Grace Hopper wrap-up session
  2 December 2011
  Here is a summary of the experience.
  
  
• WICS social - games night event for grad students
  24 November 2011, CS lounge
  
  
• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2011
  Portland, Oregon, Nov 9-12, 2011
  WICS has sponsored undergraduate and graduate students to attend this exciting conference.
  
  
• WICS discussion on Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing
  31 October 2011, DC 3313
  
  
• BigCSters pumpkin carving
  27 October 2011
  
  
• Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing 2011
  University of Toronto, 21-22 October 2011
  Ontario's own GHC conference! A great opportunity to network with other women in Ontario.
  
  
• WICS gathering and awards ceremony
  12 October 2011, CS lounge
  
  
• BigCSters orientation meeting
  13 September 2011
  
  
• CS Girls Rock Seminar (organized by CEMC)
  30 May - 3 June
  
  
• BigCSsters Mentoring session on co-ops and interviews
  Tue 29 Mar MC2018B
  
  
• WICS Lunch to watch TVO segment of The Agenda on Science: A Man's World?
  Wed 23 Mar MC5158 12-1:30
  
  
• Games4Girls organization meeting
  Tue 8 Mar, 4-5pm MC5136 Games4Girls organization meeting
  
  
• Grad House Industry/Student luncheon
  Wednesday March 2, 11.30-1.00pm.
  
  
• Lunch for female grads/faculty/staff, Thursday Feb 17, 12-1.30pm, MC 5136. Includes a panel discussion on internship during grad studies.
  
  
• Chocolate Truffles Workshop
  Thursday Feb 10, 3 pm - 4.30 pm, DC 3336
  Celebrate Valentine's Day by making your own chocolate truffles this year.
  
  
• BigCSsters: Undergrad mentoring workshop (resumes)
  Thu 6 Jan 4-6pm MC5136B
  
  
• Big CSters final event
Join us for the final mentoring event of the term.

Open to all participants in Big CSters
When: Monday, 6 December 2010, 5-6:30pm.
Where: TBD (hopefully MC 2035)

• News!
CS Professor Jo Atlee co-leads new national smarter-car research network. Congratulations, Jo.

• WICS event: Brown Bag Lunch
Join us for a brown bag lunch (desserts and drinks available).

Open to all women in CS
When: Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 12-1:30pm.
Where: MC 5136
This got changed to be on December 10, 2-3:30pm instead, and involve some grade 7-9 high school girls that are here for a competition.
• News!
Check out the winner of the Logo contest.

• WICS event: Lunch with Susan Landau
Susan Landau will be at UW as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. She will join us for a WICS lunch.

Open to all women in CS
When: Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 12-1:30pm.
Where: DC 1302.
• News!
The slides from the Grace Hopper Panel organized by WICS are now available in PDF. (9.1MB)

• Big CSters event: Midterm Social
Open to participants in Big CSters and at ONCWIC
When: Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 5-6pm.
Where: MC 2035.
• WICS event: Grace Hopper Panel and Social
9 women from UW-CS will attend the annual Grace Hopper Conference for Women in Computing (this year in Atlanta, Georgia.) They will share their experiences with us. Snacks will be served.

Open to all women in CS
When: Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 4pm.
Where: DC 1302.
• WIM pasta party
This is organized by WIM, not WICS, but all women in the math faculty are invited. Contact dom-secretary@math.uwaterloo.ca before Sept. 10 to register.

When: Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 5pm.
Where: MC 5158.
• UW Big CSters initial meeting
WICS is starting a mentoring program for 1st year female CS students. This is the intial meeting. If you're interested in becoming a mentor, or you are a 1st year student that has not yet signed up to be a mentee, contact Jacqueline Mok (jmok28@gmail.com).

Open to registered participants of UW Big CSters.
When: Monday, 13 September 2010, 4-5pm.
Alternate time: Wednesday, 15 September 2010, 4:30-5:30pm.
Where: MC 2035.
• WICS Social - Miniature Golf Event
WICS will be organizing a trip to Max's Golf Centre near St. Jacobs Market. Snacks will be provided. It is fun while no experience in golf is necessary!

Event open to grads and undergrads.

When: Thursday, 5 August 2010, 5pm.
Where: Max's Golf Center

• WICS Lunch with participants from IOI
WICS will be organizing a lunch during the International Olympiad on Informatics that takes place here at Waterloo; we hope to be joined by some of the female participants and coaches.

When: Friday, 20 August 2010, 12-1:30
Where: DC 1301 (Fishbowl)

• The slides from the CRA-W Panel on Graduate Studies organized by WICS are now availa ble in PDF.
  
• CS Undergraduate students Krista Oder, Shanti Mailvaganam, Michel le Den Hollander, Alice Hai and Claire Andrews won the Games4Girls competition this year.
  
  This competition involved designing a game for high school girls, us ing the Game Maker platform. The UW team not only designed the game, bu t also created lovely artwork and even composed the background music. Phantastic job, and congratulations to all of you!
  • CRA-W/Distinguished Lecture Series and Panel Discussion on Graduate school
  Mon May 31 2010: 2-5:30
  Marie desJardins will be visiting UW to be part of this panel and give a talk.
  

  • 2-3pm, DC1304: Panel discussion on graduate school. What is graduate school, should I do it and why, what are the hurdles? Bring your questions (or email them beforehand to wics@cs.uwaterloo.ca.) Snacks available.
  • 3-4:30pm, DC1301: Social event. Rumours have it that some yummy treats will be served around 3:30pm.
  • 4:30pm, DC1304: Talk by Marie desJardins: "Multiagent communities: Trust, networking, and swarms".
  • WICS Brown Bag Lunch
  Lunch: Wed 7 Apr 2010 12-1pm, DC 1301 (Fishbowl)
  Event open to all. Please bring your own lunch. Come for a discussion about what activities/act ions you think WICS should be working on this year!
  
  • WICS Social - Games Night Event
  Check out the pictures from our Games Night Event
  
  --> Wed 17 March 2010 5-7pm.
  CS new lounge (DC 3336)
  Event open to undergrad and grad students. Lets take some time off from our routine and play so me games! Refreshments will be provided.
  • WICS Industry/Undergraduate Luncheon
  Wed 3 March 2010 11:30-1:00, Grad House.
  At this lunch, we will have representatives from industry, along with undergraduate, and graduate students from UW CS. It's a great opportunity to find out about careers after graduation!
  Since space is limited, you MUST register for this event by sending email to wics@cs.uwaterloo.ca by Wednesday, February 24, 2010.
  • WICS Brown Bag Lunch
  Lunch: Wed 3 Feb 2010 12-1pm, DC 1301 (Fishbowl)
  Event open to all. Please bring your own lunch.
  
  • WICS Lunch with WIM Distinguished Speaker Abby Goodrum
  Lunch: Fri 15 Jan 2010 12-1pm, DC 1301 (Fishbowl)
  Event open to all. Lunch will be provided.
  
  • WICS Lunch with UW SCS Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker Fran Allen
  Lunch: Thu Dec 3 12-1pm, DC 1301 (Fishbowl)
  Event open to all. Lunch will be provided.
  Distinguished Lecture: Thursday, Dec 3, 2:00pm, DC 1302
  
  • WICS Brown Bag Lunch
  Lunch: Wed Nov 18 12-1pm, DC 1301 (Fishbowl)
  Event open to all. Please bring your own lunch. Come for a discussion about what activities/actions you think WICS should be working on this year!
  • WICS Grad Social - Bubble Tea/Game Event
  Check out the pictures from our Grad Social Event
  
  22 Oct 2009 5pm.
  Bubble Tea Shop
  Event open to graduate students.
  • WICS Lunch with UW students who attended the Grace Hopper Conference this year
  Check out the slideshow from our Grace Hopper Panel
  
  Lunch: Wed Oct 14 12-1pm, DC 1301 (Fishbowl)
  Event open to all. Lunch will be provided. Come hear about what it's like to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing! Next year, you might attend!

  To attend this lunch, please email wics@cs .uwaterloo.ca between Oct 1 and Oct 7.

  • WICS Lunch with UW SCS Distinguished Lecture Series Speaker Shafi Goldwasser
  Lunch: Monday, 14 Sep 12-1pm, DC (Fishbowl)
  Event open to faculty, staff, and graduate students.

  Distinguished Lecture "Cryptography Without (Hardly) Any Secrets": Wednesday, 14 Sep 4:30pm
  

  • WICS Event with Claire Mathieu
  Thursday, 30 April.
  

• Games4Girls Competition for Female CS Undergrads

• WICS CS Distinguished Speaker: Nancy Leveson, MIT

• WICS Industry/Undergraduate Luncheon

• WICS Graduate Student Information Session

• UW CS Distinguished Speaker: Anne Condon

• WICS Grace Hopper Conference Panel and Social 

• WICS Discussion Session

Friday, February 15 at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Fish Bowl.

• WICS Lunch with Manuela Veloso (Carnegie Mellon University)

Friday, January 18, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Fish Bowl.

• WICS End-of-term Event, Webpage and CV Information Session

Monday, December 3, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Fish Bowl.
Talks and discussions by Andrea Bunt (postdoc), Sonia Waharte (graduate student), and Jo Atlee (Professor)

• Inaugural Women in Computer Science Tea

Monday, October 29 2007, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, Fish Bowl.

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