Mission Statement “We are associated with Simon Fraser University’s Computing Science programs. We are committed to developing a network to support each other in our university endeavors.” WICS @ SFU was established in early 2002 as an emailing list for individuals with a wide diversity of backgrounds:
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Faculty
- Alumni
- External Members - high school students, parents, industry workers, etc.
WICS is actively involved in promoting events with many opportunities to learn, network and have fun. Membership is currently free and welcome to females and males who are willing to help WICS achieve the following goals: PROMOTE women in Computing Science SUPPORT women throughout their study of Computing Science BUILD a strong network of friendly faces for women in Computing Science CHALLENGE the biases and myths faced by women in Computing Science
UPCOMING EVENTS (Summer 2012):
We will have the following workshops and social activities coming up! Please mark them down on your calendar, you don’t want to miss out!
First Meeting and Elections
SFU Summer 2012 Clubs Day (Burnaby)
Date: May 15-16, 2012
Time: TBA
Place: ASB - 9896 for the 5:30pm Networking Workshop
SFU Spring 2012 Clubs Day
PAST EVENTS (Spring 2012):
WICS|WEG Networking Night
Clubs Day
Networking Event with Microsoft
International Womens’ Day
Technical Workshop
End of Semester Social
PAST EVENTS (Fall 2011)
FroshWeek WICS Luncheon
SFU Clubs Day
Grace Hopper Conference 2011 Information Session
Mentor Lunch Fall 2011
Technical Workshop : Mobile Application Development
WICS||WEG||IEEE Educational Workshop: Business Etiquette
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