It’s time for the next Microsoft IT Girls event (Formerly DigiGirls)

For the 3rd year running, we are excited to be once again be hosting our annual event for Female Students considering a career in IT.

Microsoft is committed to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to reach their potential. Technology not only enables people, but can also be a fantastic career opportunity; especially for young women. However, while female workforce participation rates are equalising across a number of industries, the IT and Computing industry in particular is one that remains quite male-dominated.

On Monday 2nd April, students will be attending Microsoft IT-Girls, held at the Microsoft office in North Ryde, which is the headquarters of Microsoft Australia. Microsoft IT-Girls is designed to help young women gain a better understanding of a rewarding career in IT and Computing.

The agenda will be packed with workshops where girls will get hands on with the latest technology, learn about technology courses offered at universities, and listen to first hand experiences from a range of Microsoft women, from interns to senior managers, and Microsoft Australia’s Managing Director, Pip Marlow – one of the most influential women in the Australian IT industry today.

If you haven’t taken part in these events before, then you’ll be in a for a big surprise, as it shatters the image of IT as being a geeky, male-only preserve. As it’s thee weeks away, we’ve still got some spare spaces (we have set a maximum number of 15 attendees per school due to high demand). Oh, and it’s free BTW – you just need to sort your transport (North Ryde train station is right around the corner)

Contact Katrina Wong if you’d like to book seats for your school, or you want to find out any more.

Comments

• Anonymous
  August 03, 2015
  This is to let you know about the Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of NSW (MANSW). This conference draws between 350 and 500 mathematics teachers – primary school, secondary school and university (lecturers). This year it will take place at Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley over 3 days Wednesday 30 Sept to Fri 2 August. We believe that many of these teachers/academics would be highly interested in the work that you do.  This is to invite you to consider doing a presentation or mounting and exhibit at this premier mathematics conference. You may also consider becoming a sponsor. This is a valuable opportunity to showcase new products and services to a large group of dedicated professionals who are always looking for new ideas and strategies to make mathematics more appealing to students – and to increase enrolments in higher level maths courses, particularly by girls and women. For information please go to www.mansw.nsw.edu.au/.../mansw-annual-conference  There are also online booking forms at that site. Please feel free to phone me to discuss this further. Best regards Toby Prentice, MANSW, 9715 5800.