Welcome to Gr8 Welcome to Gr8 Designs for Gr8 GirlsDesigns for Gr8 Girls

Did you know that in 2010, Mattel held an online vote to pick Barbie’s next career and the

winning job was Computer Engineer?

“All the girls who imagine their futures through Barbie will learn that engineers - like girls - are free to explore infinite possibilities, limited only by their imagination,"

says Nora Lin, President, Society of Women Engineers. "As a computer engineer, Barbie will show girls that women

can turn their ideas into realities that have a direct and positive impact on people's everyday lives in this

exciting and rewarding career."

TodayToday8:45-9:00 Arrival/registration, take some

photos to be used by you later9:00-9:15 Welcome9:15-10:00 Guest Speaker – Claudette

Critchley10:00-10:10 break10:10-12:15 Mad Libs using Visual Basic12:15-1:00 Lunch1:00-2:00 Wearable Computing2:00-3:30 Make your own Comic Strips3:30-4:00 Upload your work on to the website

Why are you here Why are you here ? ?We want you to know:

◦Some of the best programmers in the world are women.

◦A computer science degree or diploma can open the door to meaningful exciting careers for women.

◦There are lots of great paying job opportunities in computer science, especially for women!

◦Computer Science is fun, challenging, exciting and cool!

Can you make a difference in the Can you make a difference in the world with a Computer science world with a Computer science degree?degree?YES:

◦http://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx/ymind_2007_323k_320x240.asx

◦http://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx/cjind_2007_323k_320x240.asx

Is Computer Science boring? Do I Is Computer Science boring? Do I have to sit at a desk all day?have to sit at a desk all day?

Listen to one girl talk about her career:◦http://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx/

sqind_2006_323k_320x240.asx Another cool job posting from 2010After today we hope you might think about

taking one computer science programming course in high school, it might change your life

Let’s get this day Let’s get this day started!started!

Welcome to Claudette Critchley, Chief Operations Officer at the gaming company Big Blue Bubble