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JAN 2012

January 28, 2012

UMass Lowell Botfest Workshop

•9am-1pm

•Olsen Hall, room 306

•You are invited to a free workshop, tailored to attendee feedback, to prepare for the Botfest Exhibition, to be held at UMass Lowell on March 24, 2012. Educators can come with up to two students (or another teacher and one student) to practice, brainstorm with others, and develop plans for their school's participation.

•Register here

DEC 2011

December 2, 2011

Mobile Bootcamps across Massachusetts

•9am-2pm

•Locations TBD

•Learn how to program and develop mobile apps with help from CS faculty and industry representatives. With a live-streamed keynote address by Gordon Snyder, Director of the National Center for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) at Springfield Technical Community College.

December 9, 2011

Central MA Computing Transfer Summit

•11am-4pm

•Location TBD

•Meet and work with faculty and transfer advisors from public colleges and universities in central Massachusetts to identify and create transfer opportunities for students in computer science and IT-related disciplines.

•For more information, contact Cheryl Kiras at ckiras@cs.umass.edu; 413.577.0393

Nov 2011

November 5, 2011

Robotics and Science Workshop at UMass Lowell

Introduction to Classroom Robotics

•Olsen Hall, UMass Lowell

•8:30am–1pm

•Free for teachers and educators only

•Register by October 30

This workshop teaches math, computer science, and technology educators how to build robots and incorporate them into their teaching. There will also be a science module on data collection and visualization. Attendees will:
  * Interact with other teachers who have already used robots.
  * Build and program robot creatures.
  * Receive advanced instruction for experienced users.
  * Learn about a new science offering on using sensors in the classroom.
   *Receive information about funding opportunities.

For more information on robotics programs at UML, please go to www.cs.uml.edu/k12

OCT 2011

October 14, 2011

One-Day Professional Development Seminar on Information Technology For Guidance Counselors

•Dion Building, Computer Science Department, UMass Dartmouth

•8:30am–2:30pm

•Free and open to high school and middle school guidance counselors from Southeast Massachusetts

•Breakfast, lunch, and certificate of participation included

•Registration is required. To participate, contact Jan Bergandy at jbergandy@umassd.edu

This event is a one-day professional development seminar for high school and middle school guidance counselors. The main objective of the seminar is to increase the awareness of career opportunities in the information technology field and to strategize on collaboration between local high schools and the UMass Dartmouth Computer Science Department in educating students about these opportunities.

October 15, 2011

Science Quest

•Integrated Science Building (ISB), 661 North Pleasant Street, UMass Amherst

•9am–4pm

•Free and open to high school students in 10th and 11th grades

•Register here

•Free parking and lunch

•Travel support, PDPs, and stipends for teachers attending with students are available

•For more information: Science Quest

Science Quest is an exciting opportunity for high school students to visit campus and engage in hands-on activities, demos, and lab tours. Take a physics lab tour to see how nanoscale devices and materials are made, or how Bernoulli's principle can explain how airplanes fly and how sailboats can sail upwind. Make a solar cell from everyday household materials; learn how to make ice cream with liquid nitrogen and how to turn peanut butter into powder! A panel of UMass undergraduate science students will discuss what it is like to be a science major at UMass, and a UMass admissions representative will speak about admissions requirements and preparation for college.

October 23, 2011

Women in Tech Day, UMass Lowell

•Cumnock Hall, North Campus

•12:30pm-3:00pm

•Open to female high school juniors and seniors and their parents

For more information, call 978-934-3840 (College of Sciences) or 978-934-2570 (College of Engineering) or email us at womentechday@uml.edu.

UMass Lowell is holding this first-ever event for female high school juniors and seniors who are interested in Science and Engineering. The purpose of the event is to showcase UML as a place to pursue these careers. Students will hear from current female science and engineering majors, recent alumnae, and women faculty. The event includes a catered lunch for students and their families.

To register, visit: http://www.uml.edu/admissions/visit/open-house/womentechday.aspx

October 24, 2011

Women in Engineering Career Day

•Lincoln Campus Center Auditorium, UMass Amherst

•8:30am–2pm

•Open to girls in grades 9-12

•$12 per student; teachers & counselors get in free

•Register by October 3 (or until spots are filled)

•Questions? Contact Phaedra Davis by email at pdavis@ecs.umass.edu or via phone at (413) 545-2030

CAITE is a co-sponsor of the Women in Engineering Career Day, an annual event that hosts 200 high school girls from across the state for hands-on activities, meetings with working engineers, an alum panel, and this year's keynote speaker, Cissy George, Director of National Engineering at Verizon. The purpose of this day is to introduce high school students to an array of cutting edge science and engineering topics that will excite, inspire, and encourage young women to consider careers in engineering, computing, and other technical fields.

SEPT 2011

Sept 15, 2011

Applications Open for Massachusetts Aspirations in Computing Affiliate Award (MACAA)

CAITE is a co-sponsor of the 2nd annual Massachusetts Aspirations in Computing Affiliate Award (MACAA). These awards honor young women in grades 9-12 for their computing-related achievements and interests. The application period begins September 15, 2011, and online applications must be submitted by 11:59PM EST on October 31, 2011.
Visit www.ncwit.org/award for information about past winners and application guidelines. Email any questions to macaa@google.com. Note that the MACAA and National award application process follow the same timelines and applicants are welcome to apply for both awards.

July 2011

July 11-13

CS & IT Conference by CSTA

July 11: Hands-on Workshops
July 12: Keynotes and Breakouts
July 13: Imagine Cup Activities

You are cordially invited to attend the 11h annual Computer Science & Information Technology Symposium at Columbia University Faculty House in New York, NY!

This CSTA conference is a professional development opportunity for computer science and information technology teachers who need practical, classroom focused information to help them prepare their students for the future.

Symposium Opportunities for Learning:
Take advantage of this opportunity for relevant professional development!
•Explore issues and trends relating directly to your classroom
•Network with top professionals from across the country
•Interact with other teachers to gain new perspectives on shared challenges

Act now to register for Symposium 2011

Pre-registration is required and will be accepted for the first 250 teachers. You will receive a letter of confirmation when your registration is processed that will include the final agenda and location details. Registration deadline is June 28, 2011. Also please note that you must complete the Google checkout in order to be fully registered for the conference!

Find more information (including the full agenda).

July-August

BATEC Summer Insts

The BATEC Summer Institutes will be held July and August in Summer 2011. This year, courses will be held at Bristol Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, and other locations to be announced. Courses and registration information will be made available soon at this website.

JUNE 2011

June 4

Computer Gaming Workshop

CAITE sponsors invitational workshop for exploring the development of a computer gaming curriculum for GCC and possibly other Mass. community colleges. For more information, contact Lisa McLoughlin.
Timeframe TBD.

June 7

Non-traditional Career Day

Students from 17 middle schools and 2 high schools come to CCCC to learn about technology and other careers.

June 23-24

Incorporating Computing Concepts in Curriculum Frameworks (ICCCF)

•Open to high school and middle school teachers in math, science and technology in Massachusetts schools
•PDP letter available
•Registration fee: no charge
•Registration deadline: June 10 (5 pm)
•Register here
For more information: Karl.Wurst@worcester.edu or Aparna.Mahadev@worcester.edu

June 27-28

CS4HS workshop

University of Massachusetts Lowell
"CS4HS" (Computer Science for High School)
•Open to middle- and high-school computer science, mathematics, and technology teachers
•PDP letter available
•Registration fee: $50
•Registration deadline: June 10, but first-come, first-served
•Register here
For more information contact Prof. Fred Martin, UMass Lowell
*Sponsored by Google; CAITE is a supporter

June 27-29

Artemis Project

9 am – 4 pm at Boston University
Open to girls entering 9th or 10th grade in the fall
Registration fee: $50; lunch provided daily
Registration deadline: May 1
To register click here.
Click for more information or email bu.artemis@gmail.com
Sponsored by: Boston University

June 29-30

STREAM robotics workshop at Sturbridge Host Hotel

Sturbridge Host Conference Center, Sturbridge, Mass.
STREAM 2011: Using robots to teach STEM
•Open to K-12 educators who want to integrate robotics into their classes (who did not attend STREAM in 2010)
•Organized by UMass Lowell and iRobot
•PDP letter available
•Registration fee: $50
•Registration deadline: June 15, first-come, first-served
•Register here
Click here for more information or contact pprocter@cs.uml.edu

STREAM is a hands-on workshop to help K-12 educators utilize robotics as they teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects. This workshop will provide educators the opportunity to explore how they might use robotics in their own STEM instruction through interactive sessions as well as through presentations by other educators currently using robotics as a way to teach STEM. The workshop will focus on Artbotics, combining programming with art, in exciting hands-on activities. Led by Revolving Museum and UMass Lowell staff, participants will learn how to create and build interactive robotic pieces and how to bring these activities to the classroom. Artbotics, developed at UMass Lowell through a grant from the National Science Foundation, is currently supported by CAITE and is being replicated at high schools, community colleges, and universities throughout Massachusetts, as well as in Illinois and California. Artbotics is part of a national trend to combine computer science with art and other disciplines, as a way to demonstrate the relevance and versatility of the field. Click For the schedule and more information about the STREAM workshop.
For more information on Artbotics click here.

mail: robots@cs.uml.edu

May 2011

May 20, 2011

WomenTech Educator Workshop

Registration by invitation.
Custom-designed for CAITE, this workshop will give Massachusetts community colleges, state colleges, and universities the tools to recruit and retain more women into IT and computing programs and see them successfully complete 4-year degrees in these fields. Designed by the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science (IWITTS), in consultation with CAITE, the workshop is based on proven practices, is always solutions oriented, and is a "lot of fun" according to male and female educator participants at previous IWITTS workshops.
Develop an action plan to recruit women into your IT and computing classrooms with strategies for community college transfer programs and four-year programs. The session will reveal the latest research findings from IWITTS's NSF-funded project that has seen an increase in female enrollment of 10-15% within 16 months and has significantly increased completion rates for both female and male students.

May 23-25

NCWIT Summit on Women in Computing

National Center for Women in Information Technology, including its Academic Alliance, hosts a major summit. For more information click here.

April 2011

April 1, 2011

High Tech College Fair (CAITE-BATEC)

Roxbury Community College

April 3-5, 2011

Tapia Diversity in Computing Conference

The 2011 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing is the sixth in a series of conferences, its ten year anniversary! The program includes stellar invited speakers, a student poster competition, a daylong Doctoral Consortium, a session featuring a choice of attractions unique to San Francisco, a gala banquet and dance, and many exciting networking opportunities.

April 9, 2011

Botfest Exhibition and Botball Robotics Competition

Botfest is an open-ended robotics exhibition that complements competitive events by allowing greater room for creative expression. It is intended to appeal to a wide range of robot enthusiasts, from novices to experts. Lowell middle school students who participated in the CAITE sponsored year-long Botfest After-School Program will exhibit their creations at the annual Botfest exhibit. A number of other schools will be participating as well. The exhibition will take place in Costello Gym from 11am-1:30 pm. For more information, go to www.botfest.org The highly spirited and competetive Botball tournament will take place from 9am-5pm, sharing the same gymnasium with the Botfest exhibition. Both events are free and open to the public. Refreshments available for purchase.

April 9, 2011

New England Undergraduate Comptuing Symposium

New England Undergraduate Computing Symposium
For computer science students. Call for projects and details.

April 16, 2011

Girls Connect

One-day introduction to FIRST LEGO League for teams of girls across Western Mass. Pre-application and registration required due to limited space.

March 2011

March 5, 2011

ELA Multi-cultural Computing Brunch

Howard Thurman Cntr, Lower Level, George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA

RSVP Required

March 16, 2011

Hampden-Hampshire Tech Prep Career Fair

400 students from Western Mass. learn about future careers. CAITE will demo computer science/IT careers. For more info: HCC Tech Prep, 413-552-2387.

March 24, 2011

Community College Day

UMA Computer Science & College of Engineering invite prospective CC transfer students and CC faculty and advisors. Registration required.

Feb 2011

Feb 1, 2011

Programming Contest

This annual event is a collaboration with high schools in the Bristol CC area that brings students together to compete in a programming contest.

Feb 2, 2011

Outreach to Middle Schools

Bristol CC will bring middle school students onto campus to encourage them to think about computing as a career, going to college and becoming involved in math to open up more possibilities.

JAN 2011

Jan 8, 2011

Botball

Botball is a 2-day professional Development Educator's Workshop where participants learn to use robotics as an inqiry-based tools, real-world programming languages, content knowledge and engineering skills building a working demo robot, and current components in the Botball kit and game challenge. There is a workshop over the following 7-9 weeks, a tournament, and a follow up Global Conference on Education Robotics.

Jan 21-22, 2011

Botfest

DEC 2010

Dec 5-11, 2010

CS Ed Week
CAITE has invited its partner campuses, schools, and community organizations to organize activities to help raise awareness of computing and its role in society during Computer Science Education Week, December 5-11, 2010. Visit our webpage to see the list of CAITE-supported activities across Massachusetts, while even more activities are happening around the U.S.

Dec 6, 2010

CS Teacher Meeting
Monday, 3.30 - 5.30PM

UMass Amherst, CS150

As part of CSEd week CAITE will be hosting a community meeting for middle and high school computer science teachers at UMass Amherst.

Dec 7, 2010

Career Exploration Day--Computer Science Panel

Career Exploration Day: 9:00am-1:45pm, Dec 7, 2010 allows local area high school juniors and seniors visit GCC. This year, from 10:00-10:45 a panel of computer science college students and computer/IT professionals will discuss their education, work, and what they like about being in the computer science field. All students will attend this plenary before visiting the GCC class of their choice, and going to an event in an area of interest. Engineer Speaker Day, an annual event in which local engineers talk about their work and education, will be held the same day from 1:00-3:00 in Sloan theater. High school students are welcome join GCC engineering students in this event as well.

Dec 8, 2010

STEM Poster Session and Ice Cream Party

A STEM Poster Session and Ice Cream Party will be held today at Middlesex Community College. Students from STEM and computer science classes will present their research and projects.

Dec 9, 2010

Free Webinar: Blending Traditional & Online Learning 101

Join us on December 9, 2010 for our free webinar, "Blending Traditional and Online Learning 101: Best Practices to Get Your School Started." Presenters Gregg Levin, Vice President of Schools and Solutions – Aventa Learning/K12 Inc., and Kelly Schwirzke, Coordinator of Instructional Technology – Santa Clara County of Education, will offer real-world examples of how schools can successfully incorporate a hybrid model to:

• Attract and/or retain students and teachers
• Build a broader range of engaging and rigorous courses and instructors
• Provide financial and educational benefits
• Add a customized, online learning solution

Space is limited. Register today!

Aventa Learning is now part of K12 Inc., the nation’s leading provider of online learning for grades K-12.

Dec 10-11, 2010

Robots Exhibition at The Springfield Museums

An educational, fun and exciting exhibit featuring the characters of the movie Robots. Take an adventure through this mechanical world. See how robots can better our lives today and in the future.
Learn how the movie was created, play interactive games and build your own robot! This exhibit promises to be entertaining for the entire family.

As part of CS Ed Week, CAITE is sponsoring a special admission fee waiver to the Robots Exhibition at The Springfield Museums on Dec. 10 & 11 only. Bring your middle and high school students to explore the exhibit... FREE of charge!

NOV 2010

Nov 21, 2010

NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award Ceremony

Sponsored by Bank of America, the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in
Computing recognizes young women at the high-school level for their
computing-related achievements and interests. By generating visibility
for these young women in their local communities, the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing encourages their continued interest in
computing, attracts the attention and support of educational and
corporate institutions, and emphasizes at a personal level the
importance of women's participation.

Each qualified national awardee will receive:
* $500 in cash
* a laptop computer, provided by Bank of America
* a trip to attend the Bank of America Technology Showcase and
Awards Ceremony, March 27, 2010, held in Charlotte, North Carolina
* an engraved award for both the student and the student’s school
In addition, UMass Lowell is awarding a $10,000 scholarship to awardees that attend the university.

Time of the ceremony TBA

Nov 14, 2010

Workshops for Girl Scouts at Middlesex Community College

Math Moves U workshop will be held on November 14 at MCC. In addition, 55 minute "Alice" workshops will be given to 300 girl scounts in 6 concurrent sessions by Raytheon software engineers and MCC faculty. Heather Bryne, a UMass Lowell grad student will be one of the closing speakers.

Nov 14, 2010

"MathMoves U," STEM middle school student event

This full-day, STEM outreach event is a collaboration with Girl Scouts of Eastern Mass and Middlesex Community College. One of three themes for the day will be computer science for which Engineers from Raytheon will lead 15 "Alice" programing workshops for about 350 girls in 4th - 8th grade. For more information please contact Margaret Bleichman at MCC.

OCT 2010

Oct 30, 2010

CS Unplugged Workshop at CSTA/ CS Professional Development Day

Karl Wurst and Aparna Mahadev, faculty at Worcester State College, will be leading a CS Unplugged workshop from 1-3 pm at the Mass. Tech. Collaborative Center in Worcester, MA, on 10/30 as part of the CSTA/ CS Professional Development Day. This workshop provides educators with computing-related activities that can be integrated into the classroom and these activities can be used within the current curriculum frameworks for Math, Science and Technology. The workshop will also discuss the range of careers in computing and IT and what preparation is necessary for students to pursue these careers.

Oct 25, 2010

Women in Engineering Career Day Conference

This year’s Career Day is particularly exciting as we are honored to have UMASS Dartmouth alum Dr. Lisa Hubbard, a Senior Engineering Manager in the Systems Architecture and Design Directorate at Raytheon. In addition to this presentation, two interactive activities will be conducted with the students to allow them to build fully operational engineering projects. Register early as spots fill up quickly!
If you have any questions regarding this program, please do not hesitate to contact Shelly Perdomo by email or (413) 545-2030.

Oct 15, 2010

NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing

Are you a young, high-school woman who has had several computer-related achievements? If so you are eligible to apply for the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing which serves to promote and acknowledge the efforts of young women interested in computer science and information technology. "The “NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing” acknowledges the computing achievements and aspirations of young women, and generates visibility for women’s participation in computing-related pursuits." For detailed information on the award process, components and criteria read more here!

Sept 2010

Sept 29 -
Oct 2, 2010

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Atlanta, GA
Presenters are leaders in their respective fields, representing industrial, academic and government communities. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today's technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering.
Past Grace Hopper Celebrations have resulted in collaborative proposals, networking, mentoring, and increased visibility for the contributions of women in computing.
This year's theme: Collaborating Across Boundaries.
Register now!

Sept 27, 2010

Dot Diva Official Launch
Dot Diva's mission is to create an exciting and positive image of computing for high school girls. Their nationwide survey revealed that not only do the majority of girls think of computing as "boring" and "hard," but they believe it fails to deliver two crucial benefits: "working with others" and "making a difference in other people's lives." Dot Diva's ultimate goal is to transform this negative perception.
dotdiva.org will officially launch on Sept 27, 2010!

Aug 2010

August, 2010

BATEC Summer Institutes

The BATEC Summer Institutes will be held July and August in Summer 2010. This year, courses will be held at Bristol Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, Quinsigamond Community College and the University of Massachusetts Boston. New topics being planned include: Analytics, Cloud Computing, Dreamweaver/Flash/Photoshop, Internet Security, iJava, Information Storage, IT Essentials, IT Problem Solving, Office 2010/Windows 7, Programming for the Android, Social Networking Tools, Virtualization and others. Courses and registration information will be made available on this website soon. For more information on past Summer Institutes, please click here.

July 2010

July, 2010

BATEC Summer Institutes

June 2010

June 28-29, 2010

Incorporating Computing Concepts in Curriculum Frameworks
Workshop for Middle and High School Educators in Mathematics, Science and Technology

This workshop provides educators with computing-related activities that can be integrated into the classroom and these activities can be used within the current curriculum frameworks for Math, Science and
Technology. This workshop will be held at Worcester State College and will discuss the range of careers in computing and IT and what preparation is necessary for students to pursue these careers.

Interested educators should submit the registration form to Karl Wurst
either via email or fax 508-929-8156 no later than June 4, 2010. The workshop will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. See website for additional details. Limited funding assistance for accommodations is available for those educators who live more than an hour drive away. The ICCCF workshop is organized and funded by CAITE, NSF BPC and
Worcester State College.

Registration Deadline: June 4th, 2010

June 24-25, 2010

STREAM Robotics Workshop

STREAM is a two day, hands-on workshop to help K-12 educators utilize robotics as they teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects. This workshop will provide educators the opportunity to explore how they might use robotics in their own STEM instruction through interactive sessions as well as through presentations by other educators currently using robotics as a way to teach STEM. Representatives of local technology companies will also describe potential careers for students interested in robotics and STEM disciplines.

The workshop will be held at iRobot in Bedford, MA from June 24—25, 2010. For the schedule and more information visit this link.

June 16-18, 2010

Media Computation Workshop

Mark Guzdial will be returning to Massachusetts to present a Media Computation workshop. The goal of this workshop is to introduce techniques that might be integrated into introductory courses in computing with a goal of attracting and engaging a broader range of students. We will be using Alice and Media Computation. Both approaches motivate and engage students by contextualizing computing in a relevant activity.

This workshop will be held in Boston.
Please visit the Georgia Computes! wiki for more information.

June 14-15, 2010

From Visual Programing to Media: Getting Students Excited About the First Course

Mark Guzdial of Georgia Computes! will be returning to Massachusetts to present a First Courses in Computing workshop. The workshop will teach approaches to introducing computing that engage a broad range of students. It will include brief introductions to visual programming in Alice and Scratch, and techniques for motivating textual programming in Java and Python for manipulating media.

This first workshop will be held at UMass Amherst.

Registration page coming soon! Please visit the Georgia Computes! wiki for further description and agenda for the days.

June 1, 2010

Gaming Professional Development Workshop

Cape Cod Community College will be hosting a professional development workshop on gaming this Tuesday.

Contact Gail Guarino for more info.

MaY 2010

May 29, 2010

SUMO Robotics Competition

Students from greater Boston and Lowell will compete in Machine Science's fourth annual Robot Sumo Tournament at the Museum of Science Boston on Saturday, May 29, 2010. Stoklosa and Sullivan middle schools of Lowell have been meeting year-round in an after-school technology program sponsored by CAITE. They will contribute to an impressive range of designs and strategies at the tournament. Prizes will be awarded to the top tournament finishers, as well as competitors whose robots are especially creative or thoughtfully programmed.

May 25, 2010

Green High Performance Computing Educators Conference

With the planned Green High Performance Computing Center to be built in Holyoke, and the effort to attract and retain more IT industry in Massachusetts, educators will be asked to train more students for the IT workforce. Want to start incorporating some of these technologies in your classroom?

This event is organized by community college educators, for community college educators and beyond, will be held at Holyoke Community College 8.30 - 4pm, and is free to attend. Educators in computing, information & communications technology, and engineering fields at community colleges, universities, high schools, and informal education organizations who want to learn about new technologies to incorporate into their curricula.

Advanced registration is required by May 17! Stipends for participation are available for educators who are not employed on contracts on May 25.

May 24, 2010

CIS Day for High Schools

This college/ career fair day will include 20 minute hands-on workshops - each workshop to be held twice for students to rotate through. A speakers session will start the day in the morning.
Contact Lisa McLoughlin for more info.

May 22, 2010

Geek Girl Boot Camp '10

Geek Girl Boot Camps are technology "unconferences" for women of all ages and knowledge levels where you can go to take classes on everything to do with computers, PC and Mac, the Internet, marketing, consumer electronics, software, social media, Photoshop, blogging, podcasting, digital photography, and more. Read more about the Workshops and Speakers.

geek girl: empowering women, one geek girl at a time

May 18-20, 2010

NCWIT 2010 Practices Summit: Intel I, Portland, OR
The NCWIT Practices Summit is the annual destination for learning about leading-edge research on curriculum, creativity, and advocacy efforts across the entire CS/IT pipeline.

Network with your community. Share ideas in interactive breakouts and panel discussions, on topics ranging from women's participation in open source to engaging CS curriculum. Hear the results of new research on women and computing, including the business value of women's participation. Celebrate the 2010 winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. Catch up on the latest in computing education/innovation policy out of D.C. We will also honor our 2010 NCWIT Symons Innovator Award-winner for her excellence in IT entrepreneurship.

May 15, 2010

STCC IT Video Contest Awards

Springfield Technical Community College will host the 3rd annual video contest event on May 15, 2010. Students will have made a 2 minute video that will show their response to the prompt: "My Roadmap to a Career in Information Technology."

Contact Diane Snyder for more info.

May 12, 2010

Anita Borg Systers Award application due

The Anita Borg Systers Pass-It-On (PIO) Awards honor Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of technical women helping one another. The cash awards, funded by donations from the Systers Online Community, are intended as means for women established in technological fields to support women seeking their place in the fields of technology. The program is called “Pass-It-On” because it comes with the moral obligation to “pass on” the benefits gained from the award.

Pass-it-on Award applications are open to any woman over 18 years old in or aspiring to be in the fields of computing. Awards are open to women in all countries and range from $500.00 to $1000.00 USD. Applications covering a wide variety of needs and projects are encouraged

May 11, 2010

STCC Senior Projects Day

Springfield Technical Community College will host the 4th annual Senior Projects Day for local high schools. The event will give high school students the opportunity to projects that were based on computers and information technology. Students will arrive in the morning and will be given the opportunity to view the projects and talk to STCC seniors about their projects. Students will also be given talks by STCC faculty with regards to an IT education. Lunch, a quick tour of the campus and a talk by admissions will end the day.

Contact Diane Snyder for more info.

May 6-7, 2010

Politics of Open Source Conference

The Journal of Information Technology and Politics is hosting JITP 2010: Politics of Open Source. The conference will kick off with an invited presentation on "Women in Free/Open Source Software Development" by Hanna Wallach, senior postdoctoral research associate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
A complete program is available at http://politicsofopensource.jitp.net

April 2010

April 16-17, 2010

CCSCNE 2010 15th Annual Conference
Northeast region of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges. The conference is held in cooperation with the ACM SIGCSE and is hosted by the University of Hartford.

The CCSCNE brings together faculty, staff, and students from academic institutions throughout the Northeast for the exchange of ideas and information concerning undergraduate computing curricula. This conference provides a regional forum for the exchange of information and ideas pertaining to the concerns of computing and computing curricula in a smaller academic environment.

March 23 Submission Deadline for: Programming contest registration, early registration, and hotel cutoff date.

April 1, 2010

Girls Inc/ IT Capstone Course Connection
SPRING 2010 Collaboration with Information Education - UMass

April 1, 2010

IT Regional Fair
Hosted by Hampden-Hampshire Career Vocational Technical Education Consortium

8.30am - 11.30am, Bartley Center at Holyoke Community College

Mar 2010

March 27, 2010

Girls Connect
Teams of middle school girls learn to build & program LEGO robots and are introduced to the missions of FIRST LEGO League at UMass Amherst.

March 16, 2010

TechPrep Career Fair
Hosted by Hampden-Hampshire Career Vocational Technical Education Consortium

8.30am - 11.30am, Bartley Center at Holyoke Community College

March 10-

13, 2010

SIGCSE 2010
The 41st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
March 10-13, 2010, Milwaukee, WI, USA

March 5-7, 2010

NSF-Sponsored Workshop
"NSF-Sponsored Academic Workshop for Underrepresented Ethnic Minorities and People with Disabilities at the level of Assistant Professor,
Associate Professor, and Senior Doctoral Student"

Friday, 5 March 2010 – Sunday, 7 March 2010

Hotel ZaZa in Houston, Texas,

*Deadline for Participant Applications - Friday, 15 January 2010*

March 5, 2010

BHCC CIT Spring Curriculum Update Meeting
Computer Information Technology (CIT) Department of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) will be holding its Spring Curriculum Update Meeting at BHCC in Boston from 8.30A - 1:00 PM for High School Guidance Counsellors & Technology Teachers.

The main topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:

New BHCC CIT Curricula & Programs
Associate to Baccalaureate Seamless Transfer Programs in ICT
Statewide Articulation For High School To Community College To Baccalaureate Agreement Update
New Streamlined Process For Articulation Credit
The BATEC/CAITE ICT Academy Program at Bunker Hill CC
Updates on Financial Aid, ACCUPLACER & other topics of interest to students & their parents
Bunker Hill College Facilities Tour

Dec 2009

Dec 14, 2009

ICT Careers Day

The ICT Careers Day, held in partnership with CAITE, is scheduled for Monday, December 14th at the University of Massachusetts Boston. This event brings together high school juniors and seniors to learn about technology through hands-on activities with industry partners. In years past, companies such as EMC, IBM, Microsoft, Suffolk Technology Partners and many others have participated in this event.

If you are a high school teacher interested in bringing your technology students or an industry partner looking to participate, please email Dawn Zapata, BATEC Project Manager at dzapata@bhcc.mass.edu for registration information.

Dec 11, 2009

Career Planning for College and Career Readiness Conference

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the National Center for School Counseling Outcome Research at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst are pleased to announce a conference in support of career planning for college and career readiness. Participants will learn strategies for merging Chicago's "12 Touch Approach" (that engages students, parents and educators in interactions to promote intimacy and support for creating a college-going culture) with the delivery of critical assessment information for college and career readiness. Educators from high schools and public two-year colleges with local plans under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act are invited to attend.

To register and obtain driving directions here.

Questions regarding the content of the conference should be directed to Karen DeCoster in the Office for Career/Vocational Technical at 781-338-3115 or via email.

Dec 6-12, 2009

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week

“National Computer Science Education Week will help us draw attention to the need for an educational system that values computer science as a discipline and provides students with critical thinking skills and career opportunities,” said Bobby Schnabel, Chair of ACM’s Education Policy Committee and dean of the School of Informatics at Indiana University.

A new website will serve as the interactive and central resource hub for CSEdWeek. For more information, see the press release and the House resolution.

Nov 2009

Nov 30, 2009

Grants Available for High School Teachers' STEM Projects
Up to $1,000 grants are available to support projects that make
students aware of the excitement and opportunity to be found in the
field of engineering--transforming classroom theory into real-world
applications that bring science, technology, engineering and math
concepts to life.

Full-time classroom teachers of grades 6-12 in urban, public high schools serving minority populations are eligible. *Deadline for the 2009-10 school year is November 30, 2009.

See http://www.nacmebacksme.org/nacmebacksme/highschoolprograms.html

Grants available for high school teachers' STEM projects and click on "Innovation Grants."

Sponsored by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering.

Nov 19, 2009

Northeastern Girls Collaborative (NEGC) Western MA Fall Forum

The Fall Forum will feature a number of successful Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs serving K-12 girls in Western Massachusetts, provide information on the goals and objectives of the National Girls Collaborative Project and encourage collaborative efforts among individuals, schools, non-profit organizations, government agencies and corporations.

Engineering and Nanotechnology Ford Hall

Smith College, Northampton, MA

4:00pm. to 6:00pm.

For additional information, please contact Kim Edgar at KimberlyEdgar@aol.com

Nov 14 -

20, 2009

Super Computing Conference: SC09

Portland, OR

SC09 returns to Portland, Oregon for its 21st annual conference. Recognized globally as the premier international conference on High Performance Computing (HPC), networking, storage and analysis, SC09 will feature the most interesting and innovative
HPC scientific and technical applications from around the world.

No other conference brings together this many scientists, engineers, researchers, educators, programmers, system administrators, application developers, and program managers.

Mark your calendars and make plans to be part of this amazing conference series. SC09 will feature an exceptional program of technical papers, tutorials, and timely research posters with an impressive lineup of invited speakers and panel participants.

Nov 7 - 8, 2009

Robotics Innovations Competition & Conference (RICC)

The 2009 First Annual RICC will be held on November 7-8, 2009 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the Odeum. The theme of this year’s competition focuses on the development of creative solutions to improve the quality of life. The competition is open to design teams formed by students enrolled at the undergraduate or graduate level. The emphasis will be on innovation, technical approach, and professionalism.

Our goal is to build community between industry and academia allowing both to become familiar with the others needs. A “limited resources” reimbursement of $1000 is potentially available to the first 10 teams to be accepted, as well as “travel grant” reimbursement of up to $500. Please refer to the RICC website for further details. Registration and attendance to the RICC is free of charge.

Nov 4, 2009

Pioneer Valley STEM Education Showcase and Symposium

Showcase: Come to the poster fair to learn about what schools, colleges, museums, and businesses are doing to improve STEM education students and teachers in the Pioneer Valley. Bring a poster that describes what your institution is doing for STEM education in the region.

Symposium: Hear what a panel of Pioneer Valley community college faculty and administrators have to say about their challenges and successes in STEM education. Stay and learn from representatives of the MA Depts of Education about what is happening on the state level in STEM education.

Kittredge Center

Holyoke Community College

2:30 - 4:30 PM

For more informaion, please contact: kbaker918@aol.com

Registration: http://bit.ly/Showcase
Registration deadline: October 21, 2009

Events

in November

Bridgewater State College:

-Tech Fair with Teaching Tech Center

Middlesex Community College:

-Computer Forensics Open House

-Math Across Curriculum

Northern Essex Community College:

-Gizmos and Gadgets @ Lawrence

UMass Lowell:

-Teacher Workshop (focus on robotics)

OCt 2009

Oct 27, 2009

Open House for College of Engineering

UMass Dartmouth

Description to come soon

Oct 20, 2009

STEM Summit VI, Sturbridge, MA

Planning is underway. A committee representing all the stakeholders has begun to identify all the strands to be presented.

As always, the Summit is designed to mobilize the Commonwealth's STEM community to support the STEM Pipeline goals:

• to dramatically increase student interest in, and preparation for, careers in STEM;
• to increase the number of highly-qualified teachers in STEM and provide them with timely professional development programs and support; and
• to increase the number of STEM programs in schools in Massachusetts.

The Challenge continues to be that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States face a shortage of well trained and well qualified graduates to fill all the openings in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields now and as we move into the future.

For more information, contact Dr. J. Lynn Griesemer, Executive Director, University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, and Associate Vice President for Economic Development, UMass President's Office.

Oct 19, 2009

AccessComputing Capacity-Building Institute, Sturbridge, MA

"Expanding Access to Computing: Teaching & Design for All Abilities"

CAITE and AccessComputing are sponsoring a capacity-building institute Monday, October 19, 8.30 am - 3.30 pm at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA.

Featuring : Steven Fadden, Vice President, Landmark College; Terrill Thompson, Technology Accessibility Specialist, University of Washington.

• Overview of Issues with Disabilities and Computing

• Perspectives from students, disability services staff, faculty

• Effective Practices & Assistive Technology

• Teaching Computing and IT for All Abilities

Teams from 2- and 4-year colleges in Massachusetts are encouraged to attend. Pre-registration is required by September 28 (registration site coming soon). Space is limited. For more information: info@caite.cs.umass.edu or 413.545.2013.

Sept 2009

Sept 30-

Oct 3, 2009

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Presenters are leaders in their respective fields, representing industrial, academic and government communities. Leading researchers present their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today's technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research and engineering.

Presented By: Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and the Associate for Computing Machinery

Registration Opens - June 1, 2009
Tucson, AZ

Sept 14, 2009

application deadline

Robotics Innovations Competition & Conference (RICC)

Sept 1, 2009

application deadline

Advance Program at Northampton University for Prospective Faculty

The Northeastern University ADVANCE program will be holding a workshop on Interdisciplinary Networking for Prospective Faculty (October 26, 2009) to be held in conjunction with the 9th Annual Research and Industry Collaboration Conference sponsored by the NSF Engineering Research Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems and the Department of Homeland Security ALERT Center of Excellence. The workshop begins with a series of topics related to searching for a faculty position and positioning one's self for the early years of academic life and continues with participation at the Sensing & Imaging Systems workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to present research in a poster session with participants from Northeastern University, Boston University, Rensselaer Institute of Technology, and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. The event will be an opportunity to meet with faculty and student researchers at four major research institutions as well as with representatives from industry.

The Northeastern University ADVANCE program will cover the expenses of invited participants. In addition to excellence in scholarship, acceptance will be based on the ability of the participant to enhance the diversity of the professoriate in engineering and science, so there is a focus on women and underrepresented minorities. Applications are sought from senior PhD students (one or two years away from graduating) and postdocs. We seek participants from the wide range of disciplines (computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering, statistics, computer engineering, etc.) that support sensing and imaging technologies.

Apply now here.

Aug 2009

Aug 31, 2009

Application Due: SC09 Student Volunteer Program

Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply as
volunteers to help with the administration of the SC09 conference.
Student volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about and
discuss the latest high performance computing and networking
technologies and meet leading researchers from around the world. In
exchange, while contributing to the success of SC09, students will
receive complimentary conference registration, housing (for out-of-
town volunteers) and most meals. Volunteers will be expected to be
available for 4-5 hours of work per day during the week of the
conference. No special skills or experience are necessary for most
volunteer positions; however, some familiarity with computing
platforms, audio/visual equipment, or office equipment can be helpful.

Aug 3, 2009

Application Due: SC09 Broader Engagement (BE) Program

This program is aimed at increasing the involvement of individuals who have been traditionally underrepresented in the HPC field. For SC09, the Broader Engagement, Education, and Student Volunteer Programs have joined forces as SC Communities to create some special opportunities! The BE Program provides participation grants that include travel assistance, participation in the Technical Program along with a number of opportunities and activities at SC09. We encourage applications from students, faculty and professionals in
groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in all computing-related disciplines.

July 2009

July 27-31, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
IT Essentials
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Leo Carey, Boston Latin Academy, Boston, MA

PC Hardware and Software Courses Image IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software v4.0 covers the fundamentals of computer hardware and software as well as advanced concepts. Students who complete this course will be able to describe the internal components of a computer, assemble a computer system, install an operating system, and troubleshoot using system tools and diagnostic software. Students will also be able to connect to the Internet and share resources in a network environment. New topics included in this version include laptops and portable devices, wireless connectivity, security, safety and environmental issues, and communication skills. Hands-on lab activities will continue to be an essential element of the course. In support of this, virtual learning tools are integrated into this course. The Virtual Laptop and Virtual Desktop are stand-alone tools designed to supplement classroom learning and provide an interactive "hands-on" experience in learning environments with limited physical equipment.

Location: Bunker Hill Community College D103

July 27-28, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Teaching Interactive Multimedia with Flash and Dreamweaver
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Rashmi Pimprikar, TechBoston , Boston, MA and TBA

BATEC and TechBoston are collaborating to offer free intermediate hands on workshop of Teaching Interactive Multimedia with Flash and Dreamweaver. This course effectively integrates elements of project based learning; standards based curriculum, Graphic design & STEM concepts, animation, and 21st Century Skills. It can be used in-class in any discipline or in an after-school club. The course will cover topics in Flash, Photoshop and Dreamweaver, ActionScript programming using Flash, and classroom techniques. Follow-up workshops will be offered in the Fall and Spring. BPS Participants are expected to bring their L4L laptop to all classes. If you do not have a laptop, please contact the instructor so that we can make arrangements. BPS Participants who successfully complete the course will receive 1 in-service credit, Adobe CS3/CS4 software, installation help, curriculum materials and priority access to follow-up workshops as they are offered. In addition, participants may be able to earn set of licenses for their classroom. PodCasts and some of the curriculum materials will be posted on the course website.

Prerequisite: Experience with Adobe technologies.

Location: UMB, Healey Library, Upper Level, Room 0030

July 20-24, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Cisco CCNA Discovery
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Leo Carey, Boston Latin Academy, Boston, MA
The Cisco CCNA Discovery curriculum provides foundational networking knowledge, practical experience, opportunities for career exploration, and soft-skills development to help students prepare for entry-level careers in IT and networking. The curriculum offers a hands-on approach to learning, and uses interactive tools and easy-to-follow labs to help students learn the general theory needed to build networks. CCNA Discovery is designed to be offered as an independent, standalone curriculum or combined with programs offered by secondary schools, technical schools, colleges, and universities. Students who enroll in CCNA Discovery are not expected to have any previous technical skills or knowledge, aside from basic PC skills.

Location: Bunker Hill Community College D103

July 17, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
iJava

Robert Moll, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA

iJava is a newly-developed online interactive textbook for introductory Java instruction. The text is unique in its hands-on style: users type code directly at the book, and receive instant correctness feedback. Because of its hands-on, interactive engagement style, the text has dramatically reduced failure rates in introductory classes at UMass-Amherst. An iJava-based class is suitable for the AP exam in computer science (level A). High school teachers could also arrange for college credit in Computer Science for their students upon successful completion of the course from the UMass Amherst Computer Science department. Up to 50 students will eventually be covered through this generous offer! Location: BHCC Room D121A

July 17, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Advanced Presentation Skills and Electronic Resumes

Rich Amari, Mountain View Technology

In our mediated culture where text messages, cell phones, Skype and email dominate, it’s not easy to secure the “face time” to practice your presentation skills. And yet, in this sound-bite era it’s even more important to use your “minutes” to their fullest –to capture present the power of your ideas in a clear and persuasive manner, to communicate and relate to your audience in appropriate ways, or simply to make a point at a meeting. Learn how to present yourself professionally while leaving your audience with a lasting impression and the force of your ideas. This workshop will help you to develop your inner talent as a presenter and teacher. In this workshop participants will also examine the key features of the electronic resume, understanding that the job search and submission of the resume now involves online databases, key words and scanners.

Location: Location To Be Announced

July 16, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Virtual Enterprise: Soft & Entrepreneurial Skills for IT/Computing Majors
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Edgar Trout, CUNY Institute for Virtual Enterprise

In the Virtual Enterprise (VE) program, students act as entrepreneurs, designing and operating a simulated firm in the classroom. Each classroom can connect with an international community of simulated firms (the IVE Partner Network) through a virtual economy (the IVE MarketMaker), an articulated series of events, and web-based community tools. The net effect is for students to acquire the soft- and entrepreneurial-skills demanded in today’s workforce -- for instance, teamwork, effective communication, and the ability to be flexible while making concrete use of the content from their academic major. Students also gain a perspective of the breadth of potential careers in their field. This session is primarily geared towards faculty in the Computing Sciences (IT, CS, CIS) with the goal of either integrating the simulation into parts of existing courses or using the simulation as a stand-alone course. However, the content will be relevant to faculty of all disciplines and all are welcome.

Location: Bunker Hill Community College D101

July 16, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
The BATEC-CAITE Academy: A Replicable, Scalable Model for Student Success in ICT
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Mike Puopolo, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA

This one-day, hands-on workshop will introduce participants to the new BATEC-CAITE ICT Academy Program. Initially conceived and developed at the SYNERGY 2008 Conference the ICT Academy Concept is currently being implemented for the Fall, 2009 semester at Bunker Hill Community College. Based on five (5) pillars in support of student success: Articulated Credits, In-depth Career Exploration, ACCUPLACER Preparation, Peer Mentoring & Enhanced Faculty Advising & Involvement the “Academy Concept” is replicable & scalable not only for ICT, but also for all STEM Programs. Using a “cohort” model the Academy will establish a “Community of Learners” primarily from area ICT High School Programs. Participants will be given a flexible template and will begin working to create and present an Action Plan for implementing an Academy Pathway for their respective school in the coming academic year.

Location: Bunker Hill Community College D101

July 15, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Teaching Employability Online: A Practical Approach
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Joyce LaTulippe, BATEC Curriculum Director and Lori Weir, Program Coordinator, IT Program, BATEC and CVTE Grants, Middlesex Community College

This one-day workshop will address critical questions about online teaching and learning such as: How do students work in groups and teams online? How will student complete projects in an online course? How are group and individual interactions measured and assessed? What role can industry take in an online course? Faculty and K-12 educators who have struggled with how to design engaging instruction in an online environment will find answers in this workshop. The session will introduce participants to the rich features of leading LMS/CMS systems such as Blackboard, WebCT and Moodle. From there, participants will explore the dynamics of online interactions while applying methods used to teach and model employability skills in classrooms. Session participants will leave with a viable course design, an enhanced syllabus and hands-on practice in how to engage students in authentic tasks, projects and problems.

Location: Bunker Hill Community College, D116

July 13 - 16, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Learn to Teach Java
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Maria Litvin, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA and Rashmi Pimprikar, TechBoston, Boston, MA

BATEC and TechBoston are collaborating to offer Learn to Teach Java - a 4 day, hands on course that accommodates participants with different levels of familiarity with Java and OOPs concepts. We will study classes and objects, constructors and methods, interfaces, inheritance, and polymorphism, strings, arrays, arraylist and some topics specified in the AP Computer Science Exam. Emphasis will be on techniques for teaching Java in high school (role play, team projects, case studies, writing Java code, debugging exercises etc...). We will also do rubric base grading of an AP CS paper. ALL BPS Participants are expected to bring their L4L laptop to all classes. If you do not have a laptop, please contact the instructor so that we can make arrangements. Upon completion of the course, BPS participants who successfully complete the course will receive 2 in-service credits. They will also be eligible for the textbook, an exam prep book, Software installation and other resources. PodCasts and some of the curriculum materials will be posted on the course website.

Location: Bunker Hill Community College Room D102

July 13 - 14, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Integrating Employability Skills Across the ICT Curricula: A Practical Approaching Using Office 2007
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Mike Puopolo, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA

This two-day, hands-on workshop will introduce ICT Educators and Administrators at all levels (High School, Community College & University) to proven methodologies and best-practices for integrating Employability Skills across the ICT curricula using any one or all Microsoft Office 2007 Programs. The BATEC Workforce Study clearly spells out the need and urgency for implementing these skills and points to key areas where ICT Education CAN & MUST be changed to insure competitiveness of our students in the 21st Century global economy. Using Office 2007, new approaches to insure quality and consistency in delivery of content, infusion of Group/Team Work, Improved Oral & Written Communication, Critical Thinking, Problem Based Learning, On-Line Collaboration and Customer Service Skills will be covered and demonstrated. Participants will also be introduced to technologies for pre and post assessment, many advanced features of WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS POWERPOINT and OfficeLive as well as proven task-based and case-based teaching & learning techniques. Participants will be given access to a range of fully populated Office 2007 Introductory & Advanced Courses using the Pearson Education myitlab Learning Management System.

Location: Bunker Hill Community College D101

July 11-12, 2009

CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshop at IJCAI 2009

The CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing research (CRA-W)
will sponsor a Workshop on Research Career Mentoring for Women in
Computer Science and Computer Engineering at the 2009 International
Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI).

The goal of the workshop is to provide mentoring activities targeting
women in professional research careers. The two-track workshop will
cover a variety of topics targeted to "junior" academic researchers
and industrial and national laboratory researchers.

The workshop will be held on July 11-12, 2009 in Pasadena, CA.

For more information about the workshop and to apply for financial
support to attend, please visit the workshop website:
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/mentoring/mentorWrkshp/index.php

July 10, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Introduction to Microsoft Office 2007

Craig Watson, Bristol Community College

Seminar is designed to introduce participants to new ribbon system in all applications as compared to use of menus and tool bars in older versions of Office. Accessing dialog boxes using old version menu access is discussed, for example using the Alt key to open embedded dialog boxes and new features of Office 2007.

Location: Bristol CC - K102

July 8 - 9, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Integrating Employability Skills Across the ICT Curricula: A Practical Approaching Using Office 2007
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Mike Puopolo, Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA

Location: UMB, Healey Library, Green Lab

July 7 – 10, 2009

Robotics for Middle School Teachers Course
This course will provide middle school teachers with hands-on experience in robotics. The course will focus on developing an understanding of robotics as a basis for teaching programming and mechanical design. Systematic problem solving will also be emphasized.

More information available at http://umass.edu/pvnet

Or contact Kathy Baker at kbaker918@aol.com or 413 545-0010

July 7, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
The Tidal Wave of Digital Data: Are Your Students Ready to Surf?
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Alok Shrivastava – Senior Director, EMC Global Services

The wave of digital photos, blogs, emails, and other data is growing at an explosive rate, and is projected to double every 18 months. In order to avoid drowning in data, organizations must consider scalability, compliance, security, and a host of other implications across the IT infrastructure. The demand for IT professionals with storage knowledge to ride this wave far exceeds the available supply. Find out more about how you can prepare students to be successful in the IT industry by attending this workshop. Participants will leave with an understanding of information infrastructure and its technology segments including: storage, protection, virtualization and management.

Location: UMB, Healey Library, Green Lab

July 6 - 7, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Introduction to Photoshop

Paula Mailloux, Bristol Community College

Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop in this two-day, hands-on workshop. A guided in-class project introduces you to Photoshop tools that will help you develop the basic skills to touch-up photographs and manipulate images that can be incorporated into print and web projects. This is ideal for the beginner, or for the intermediate level user who just wants to brush up on their skills.

Location: Bristol CC - K102

July 6, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
IBM Academic Initiative and Innov8: an interactive educational game

Robert Bry, IBM, Boston, MA

One of IBM’s most innovative and successful Academic Initiative tools is INNOV8, an interactive, 3-D educational game designed to bridge the gap in understanding between IT teams and business leaders in an organization. This type of serious gaming - simulations which have the look and feel of a game but correspond to non-game events or processes such as business operations - has emerged as a successful method to train students and employees or develop new skills.

During this workshop you will be introduced to the IBM Academic Initiative and the Innov8 interactive serious game. The workshop will highlight what's new in INNOV8 V2.0 such as three new game scenarios which reflect a new level of intelligence required for future, high-value job opportunities; 'Green' Supply Chain: Players evaluate a traditional supply chain model and are tasked with reducing a fictional company's carbon footprint, Efficient Traffic Flow: Players evaluate existing traffic patterns and re-route traffic based on sensors that alert the player to disruptions such as accidents and roadway congestion. Using a call center environment, players develop more efficient ways to respond to customers.

July 6 - 10, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Essentials of Computer Programming

Russell Zahniser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Learning to program a computer is challenging, not so much because of the cryptic nature of computer languages, but because those languages are designed to express realities that have no analog in human language or even in the physical world. This class will focus on not merely learning to program, but also acquiring a deep understanding of the big, unfamiliar ideas that undergird all of computer science. In one week, we will cover the first few months of an introductory Java programming class, using software called CodeMotion that supports the learning of programming by building visual intuition for how a computer program works. You will find that our instructional approach, which focuses on experimentation and collaboration rather than direct instruction, can be readily adapted into your own teaching of introductory or AP computer science.

Location: UMB Healey Library, LL, P5

July 1, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Working with QuickBooks

Phoebe Blackburn, Bristol Community College

QuickBooks is the most widely-used financial software in small business. This workshop is an introduction to familiarize the participants with the most commonly used functions within the application. It is recommended for any individual who would like to learn, hands-on, how to use the software to record financial and bookkeeping data in a computerized environment. Topics presented include the basic procedural steps to create a QuickBooks company, how to process sales and cash receipts, record purchases and cash payments, reconcile banking transactions and create and customize QuickBooks forms. Prior knowledge of accounting procedures is not necessary.

Location: Bristol CC - K102

July 1, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes
Bringing Technology into the Classroom: Creatively Enhancing the Skills of Your Students through Technology
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The two software programs that will be discussed within this workshop are Alice and Scratch. Alice is a program that was developed by Carnegie Mellon for the purpose of teaching the basics of programming to students using a 3D environment. This program is a great tool for animating story telling. Scratch is a program that was created by MIT for the purpose of teaching children, ages 8 and up, to develop 21st century learning skills. With this tool, students will learn important mathematical and computational skills, as well as learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.

This workshop will teach you basic instructions for utilizing the software as well as provide you with suggestions for incorporating these programs into your lesson plan. Both Alice and Scratch are free to download and use.

Location: Bristol CC - K101 (9:00 - 3:00)

July 1-31, 2009

Batec Summer Institutes

The BATEC Summer Institutes will be held between July 1st - July 31st this year at Bristol Community College, Bunker Hill Community College and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Topics will include: Cisco, Dreamweaver, Flash, Java, Innov8, Microsoft Office, and many others. A full list of courses, schedule and registration will be available on this site in late May.

June 2009

June 29 – July 2, 2009

Or contact Kathy Baker at 413 545-0010

June 28-July 1, 2009

30th Annual National Education Computing Conference

Did you know NECC attracts the top technology companies in the field of Ed Tech worldwide? Last year, of the nearly 500 companies who exhibited at NECC, a quarter of the companies specialized in educational software, and the remaining companies offered professional development and training, or showcased everything from Web-based products to computer systems and networking solutions.

There are more than 300 Formal and Hands-on Sessions, the Informal Learning Lounges and Playgrounds, and the vast Exhibit Hall, complete with information and training sessions of their own.

NECC provides leadership development for the whole education team.
NECC's Workshops and Sessions offer:

* Inspiration and strategies for improving learning for all students
* Compelling models of online and face-to-face technology integration for administrators and teacher trainers
* Hands-on training in multimedia, Web 2.0, and mobile technologies
* Time saving productivity and management tools
* Effective solutions for professional staff development and technology planning
* New and innovative ideas for meeting federal mandates
* Alignment with ISTE's NETS for Students, Teachers, and Administrators

Presented by iste, Washington, DC

*Register by May 1 to receive the Early Bird discount

June 26, 2009

Mentoring & Mythbusting Training Workshop

The Collaborative for Gender Equity exists to help shatter myths about women in STEM, and encourage young women to pursue educational opportunities and careers in emerging technologies. Much of today's research on the participation of women in STEM suggests that succeeding in a non-traditional career like those in IT is linked to strong support systems including mentoring programs. This workshop is designed to help secondary and post-secondary educators develop mentoring programs for girls and women that encourage participation in advanced and emerging technologies, STEM and non-traditional programs.

Workshop components include:

• Research supporting mentoring

• Step-by-step instruction on program development and management

• Model programs for replication

• Many additional resources

June 25 - 26, 2009

STREAM 2009 Interactive Workshop (K-12 educators)

The workshop will focus on integrating robotics into STEM education. This workshop will provide educators the opportunity to explore how they might use robotics in their own STEM instruction through interactive sessions as well as through presentations by other educators currently using robotics as a way to teach STEM.

Hosted by: The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council, iRobot, the Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education and the University of Massachusetts Lowell

**Applications due March 8**

The application and a program flyer can be found here

Please email completed applications to robots@cs.uml.edu or fax to Phyllis Procter at 978-934-3551

June 16-17, 2009

Artbotics Across Massachusetts

The CAITE-sponsored workshop will train CAITE campus faculty to launch
some or all of the Artbotics model on their own campuses.

For more information contact Artbotics project director, Phyllis Procter, (978) 934-3625.

June 11-12, 2009

BPC/NCWIT K-12 Outreach Practices Workshop

This intimate workshop for BPC PIs will give participants an opportunity to learn about and network with key organizations active in K-12 informal education programming and outreach, such as Girl Scouts of the USA, 4-H, Boys & Girls Clubs, Girls Inc, MESA, and FIRST, as well as thought-leaders in effective K-12 outreach practices.
Crystal City, VA, USA

June 4, 2009

WGBH Teachers Domain Workshop

The Teachers’ Domain provides access to over 1,000 free media resources including programming from NOVA, Frontline, Design Squad, and American Experience. The site offers streaming video, Flash interactive simulations, lesson plans and student-oriented resources for teachers in the field of science, math, social studies, English language arts, and arts.

Participate in the WGBH Teachers’ Domain Workshop on Thursday, June 4th, 2009. The WGBH Teachers’ Domain training is from 4-5pm in room 226 at the Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College and is in conjunction with the Spring Mentoring Program. Contact Janice Alvarez for more information and to register.

May 2009

May 12-14, 2009

NCWIT'S May Meeting

Our May 2009 Meetings will take at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, with a theme centering around the global status of women in technology. These meetings will also feature NCWIT's five-year birthday celebration!

Google HQ, Mountain View, CA, USA

May 12, 2009

The Second Annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit

The second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit (held via phone and web) will bring together hundreds of women from across the US and abroad in the non-profit, political and business world for an incredible lineup of thought provoking panels featuring technology change makers.

To get the latest info on the Women Who Tech event please sign up for our mailing list. You can also join us on Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, LinkedIn.

(Note: Registration will open in April, 2009.)

May 2, 2009

CAITE-STCC High School Video Contest Event

Saturday : 10am – 1pm

May 1, 2009

Artbotics Across Massachusetts

Artbotics is a way to learn about computer science and robotics by creating interactive, public art exhibits. Artbotics Workshop: for educators who seek to implement Artbotics at their sites (colleges, universities, community colleges, high schools, art and museum programs)

June 16-17, 2009, UMass Lowell

Registration Deadline is Friday, May 1.

For more information about registering, please contact Phyllis Procter at 978-934-3625 or Holly Yanco.

APRIL 2009

April 23 – 24, 2009

AccessComputing Capacity-Building Institute

It is a Capacity-Building Institute focused on increasing the participation and success of students with disabilities in IT and computing fields of study and, ultimately, careers. We are inviting pairs of individuals from our communities of practice to join us for an engaging exploration of issues and potential actions that can be taken to reach this goal. Each team of two needs to include a person representing the campus office that provides accommodations for students with disabilities and a faculty member or academic administrator in IT/computing. Ground travel, air travel, and rooms/meals at the CBI will be covered by our project. At this point, express your interest in participating by sending email to Lisa Stewart.

The ultimate goals of AccessComputing activities such as this CBI are to broaden the participation in computing and IT fields and improve these fields with the talents and perspectives of students with disabilities.

April 21, 2009

STEM Institute Seminar

Rick Adrion, speaker
Computer Science, University of Massachusetts

“Broadening Participation in Computing: A Community College Strategy”

Although STEM fields are attracting more women and under-represented minorities than a decade ago, students with diverse backgrounds still are not pursuing and succeeding in computing and information technology (IT). UMass Amherst is hosting a statewide effort to change this, and its efforts will be the subject of this seminar.

April 18, 2009

First New England Undergraduate Computing Symposium:
Celebrating Excellence and Diversity in Computer Science

The first New England Undergraduate Computing Symposium which is being organized to celebrate Excellence and Diversity in Undergraduate level Computer Science in New England.

To participate, you must send an abstract describing either a course project or a research project you have contributed to over the past year.

DATE: Saturday, April 18, 2009
PLACE: Wellesley College, Mass.

DEADLINE for poster submissions: March 6, 2009
Selection of participants by March 18, 2009.

See more info at the website below.

http://www.neucs.org/

April 16 - 17 2009

CFP: YouTube and the 2008 Election Cycle in theUnited States

This interdisciplinary conference is hosted by the departments of Political Science, Computer Science, and Communication; the STS Initiative, the National Center for Digital Government, the Journal of Information Technology and Politics and the Qualitative Data Analysis Program at UMass. It is funded by a Research Leadership in Action grant from the Vice Provost's Office at UMass and the NSF. A call for papers is available at the conference website.

April 1 - 4, 2009

The Tapia 2009 Conference is aimed at providing a supportive networking environment for under-represented groups across the broad range of computing and information technology, from science to business to the arts to infrastructure.
Scholarship applications will be accepted through midnight EST October 15, 2008!

Feb 2009

Feb 27, 2009

BATEC IT Futures Forum

Boston, MA

Please save the date for BATEC's IT Futures Forum, which will be held on Friday, February 27th at Staples Headquarters in Framingham. More information about this event is available here.

Jan 2009

Jan 31, 2009

Deadline for mini-grant applications from the Northeastern Girls Collaborative. Up to $1,000 grants to girl-serving STEM programs to support informal learning. Go to this link for guidelines and online application. Contact NEGCminigrants@gmail.com for questions.

Jan 29, 2009

Youth Outreach Fair

A gathering of UMass programs for Springfield teachers and young people to be held at Springfield Technical Community College, Building 2, from 3pm - 6pm.

Jan 13, 2009

Bristol CC TechFair

BCC, Fall River, MA

More than 100 high school juniors and seniors from southeastern Massachusetts and their teachers are expected on campus for an entire morning. They'll learn about the computer information systems program, as well as how to apply, transfer, get financial aid, and succeed as a student. Current students help run the event, which caps off with a prize-filled trivia game. BCC and high school faculty will work on articulation issues that afternoon, as well.

Contact Janelle Arruda for more information.

Jan 5, 2009

Bristol CC Community Project

Fall River, MA

Community computer project to begin. [Orientation Dec. 8 2008]

Dec 2008

Dec 5 - 7, 2008

She's Geeky (un)Conference

NYC, NY

This is the first East Coast She's Geeky (un)Conference. http://www.shesgeeky.org She's Geeky is a neutral, face-to-face forum for women who like to geek out. 1. Exchange skills and learn from women in different fields of technology. 2. Discuss issues that affect women in the technology industry. 3. Connect with other women in technology, computing, entrepreneurship, funding, hardware, open source, nonprofit and any other technical geeky field.

Nov 2008

Nov 25, 2008

BATEC ICT Careers Day
Boston, MA

Students, teachers, and invited guests will spend the day learning from industry experts about the careers that exist in Information Technology today.

Since this event was such a success last year, BATEC and CAITE will be holding it again this year on Tuesday, November 25th at UMass Boston. If you are interested in bringing your students to this event, please contact Dawn Zapata, BATEC Project Manager.

Nov 15-21, 2008

SC08 Broader Engagement Conference

Austin, TX

SC08 is the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage, and analysis. SC08 is also committed to broadening the engagement of individuals from groups that have traditionally been under-represented in high performance computing.

Nov 17, 2008

Becky Packard "Mentoring and Persistence" talk
UMA, Campus Ctr, rm. 803, 4 - 5pm.

Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Associate Professor of Psychology and Education, Mt Holyoke College will speak about "Mentoring and Persistence among Lower-Income First Generation College Students in STEM."

Nov 8, 2008

National Collaborative for Girls (in STEM) Kick Off

This is the kick-off to the Northeast chapter of this national organization that encourages collaboration among programs that target girls to get into STEM fields. Renee Fall will present on a panel on collaboration.

Nov 8, 2008

8am - 5pm

ICE Fall Graduate Recruiting Event

Umass Amherst, Campus Center

Nov 7, 2008

ICT Transfer Meeting

BATEC, and its partner the Commonwealth Alliance for IT Education (CAITE), have been sponsoring meetings with faculty and administrators from 15 institutions in eastern Massachusetts on articulation and transfer issues facing the region during the 2008-2009 academic year. If you are interested in joining in on these meetings, please email Dawn Zapata, BATEC Project Manger for information about the these meetings and what's been discussed thus far.

Nov 6-7, 2008

NCWIT's November 2008 Meetings

It will be hosted by the Ada Bryon Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. The theme of our November 2008 Meetings will be "Multiple Pathways to an IT Career." The Practices Workshop will focus on non-traditional pathways to an IT career, a critical avenue for increasing the number of people seeking to join the IT workforce. Our confirmed speakers include Lesley A. Arsht, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy; Dr. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Director of the Center for Work-Life Policy; Dr. Belle Wheelan, President of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS); and Dr. Martina Whelshula, President of The Spokane Tribal College.

OCT 2008

Oct 29, 2008

Springfield Technical Community College Career Day
Springfield, MA

STCC will host the second annual Springfield Technical Community College IT Career Outreach open house, geared toward generating interest in IT careers from programs that exist within the STCC community.

Oct 28, 2008

Massachusetts STEM Summit V: Implementing the Plan
Sturbridge, MA
CAITE Project Director Rick Adrion and Project Manager Renee Fall will be presenting CAITE's efforts to increase diversity in computer science and IT in Massachusetts.

For more information and to register, click here

Oct 25, 2008

1.30pm

38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
Saratoga Springs, NY
CAITE Project Director Rick Adrion will present "Broadening Participation in Computing: K12-Community College-University-Graduate Pathways"

Oct 24, 2008

"Careers,Technology and You"

Framingham State College

The Computer Science department will host technology professionals in industry to talk about the current and projected job market and industry trends. The day will include a panel discussion, guest speaker, give-a-ways, food and more. Students will have the opportunity to speak with professionals, faculty, alumni, and current students. A tour and talk with admissions is optional. Business and technology faculty and guidance counselors are also invited to attend.

Oct 23, 2008

4:00-6:00- PM

Pioneer Valley STEM Ed Showcase and Symposium

Hear what a panel of Pioneer Valley superintendents have to say about the challenges and successes in their districts. Also learn from representatives of the MA Departments of Education about what is happening on the state level in STEM education. It is being held in the Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College. Pioneer Valley STEM Education Symposium.

Oct 15, 2008

11.59pm

The Tapia 2009 Conference (April 1 - 4, 2009) is aimed at providing a supportive networking environment for under-represented groups across the broad range of computing and information technology, from science to business to the arts to infrastructure.
Scholarship applications will be accepted through midnight EST October 15, 2008!

Oct 10, 2008

1:30pm-4:45pm

Faculty Development Sessions

Session 3: VE-IT for Information Technology Intro Courses

This session is a follow-up to session 1, designed specifically for Information Technology faculty. The session will cover VE-IT Careers, a module designed to excite students about IT, give them a broad perspective of the career pathways and bring soft and entrepreneurial skills.

A working framework for integrating the modules into introductory IT courses will be provided. Faculty attending the session will be given follow-up steps for optional participation in a National Science Foundation sponsored working group.

Topic 1: Introduction to VE-IT Syllabus
Topic 2: Discussion of Adaptability
Topic 3: Discussion of Extensions to MarketMaker

Oct 10, 2008

9:00am-12:15am

Faculty Development Sessions

Session 2: The Virtual Enterprise Pedagogy

This session is a repeat of Session 1

Oct 9, 2008

2:00pm-5:15pm

Faculty Development Sessions

Session 1: The Virtual Enterprise Pedagogy Conducted

This session will cover the foundations of the Virtual Enterprise pedagogy including using VE as a course module or as a full-semester experience. The essential technological tools including the MarketMaker Virtual Economy, blogs and wikis will be demonstrated. Faculty will be given time to experience the simulation first-hand and discuss how it might be integrated into their own courses.

Topic 1: Introduction to the Pedagogy
Topic 2: Simulated Exercise: VE in an Hour
Topic 3: Group Discussions by Pedagogies

Oct 1 - 4, 2008

Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference

Keystone, Colorado

Oct 1, 2008

10am - 3pm

Engineering & Technology Career Fair '08

UMass Amherst, Campus Center Auditorium

Engineering and Computer Science majors - this fair is for you. Math and Physics majors - for you too!! IT minors - you should come too!!!

Contact the career center directly to get more details about this career fair.

Sept 2008

Sept 26, 2008

9.30am - Noon

BATEC ICT Transfer Meeting
Boston, MA

CAITE and the Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) are holding their third ICT Transfer Meeting at UMass Boston. Faculty, administration and articulation staff from higher education institutions throughout eastern Massachusetts will meet to continue their work on articulation issues and creating a sustainable pathway from 2 to 4 year institutions for IT students in the area. If you are interested in being a part of this meeting, please contact Dawn Zapata, BATEC Project Manager for more information. Registration information can also be found on BATEC's website.

Sept 27, 2008

9am - 4.30pm

Massachusetts Consortium of S.T.E.M. Programs will host the third annual 2008 Regional Graduate School Fair and G.R.A.D. Lab

(Getting Ready for Advanced Degrees) workshop at Northeastern University. This event is made possible by The National GEM Consortium

Aug 2008

Aug 31, 2008

11.59pm

SC08, the international conference for high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, takes place November 15-21, 2008 in Austin, Texas. For twenty years, the SC conference has showcased the latest advances in high performance computing, networking, storage and analysis. Deadline for submission: August 31!

Aug 21, 2008

Successful 2008 Tech Apprentice Program Wraps Up

BATEC advisory board member, Ed Esposito, hosted a luncheon wrapping up the Tech Apprentice program. Seventy-four students had the opportunity to work in challenging IT internships at 35 companies across Greater Boston.

Aug 11 - 15

The Workforce Education Resource Center at Cape Cod Community College put on a week long workshop titled "Using Alice to Teach Object-Oriented Programming Concepts" for 10 to 15 Cape and Islands high school teachers in math, science and IT.

JULY 2008

July 23-26, 2008

Synergy 2008, held in Phoenix, Arizona, was the third in a sequence of biannual conferences, focused on technological education reform from the perspective of community colleges. These conferences brought together participants from across the country who are related to initiatives focused on addressing key aspects of technological education reform. Over 130 people were in attendance working with experts such as Dr. Chris Dede from Harvard Graduate School of Education; Dr. Jim Dearing from Kaiser Pemanente; and Dr. Mark Weston from Dell Corporation. The keynotes can be found at http://www.synergy2008.org/welcome/agenda.htm

July 10 & 11,

2008

Innovative Approaches to First Courses in Computing workshop with Mark Guzdial, Amherst, MA.

July 7 - August 8, 2008

BATEC Summer Institutes

BATEC held its fourth annual Summer Institutes for high school teachers and community college faculty in eastern Massachusetts. The courses were offered at Bunker Hill Community College, Middlesex Community College, Bristol Community College and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Over 100 teachers, representing 35 schools, attended the Summer Institutes this year.

JUNE 2008

June 11, 2008

BATEC's Fourth Annual Outreach Summit

BATEC held its Fourth Annual Outreach Summit at Bunker Hill Community College for area secondary and post secondary educators and community-based organizational partners. This year's workshops focused on articulation and collaboration between institutions. Workshop sessions included: A+Advancer & Accuplacer, Transfer Articulation/Dual Enrollment, the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP), Aligning High School and Higher Education: The Massachusetts School-to-College Report. The summit concluded with three focus sessions in which participants divided into groups to discuss current issues of college and career readiness and articulation.

MAY 2008

May 2, 2008

14th Annual Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Conference,
UMass Amherst

April 2008

April 19, 2008

North East regional Sigma Xi conference, Cornell University

April 18, 2008

"Careers for You in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and More"

Burke, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, Madison Park and Somerville high school students were invited to the college to learn about the
application process and to participate in BHCC's STEM program-
related workshops. Workshops included: Criminal Investigations, Get in the Game: BHCC's New Gaming Program, Center of Gravity, CSI at BHCC, Mass Media and the (Re) Creation of Reality, and Art through Mathematics".

April 17, 2008

Information Security Conference, HCC

April 8, 2008

Senior Project Day - STCC

April 4, 2008

2008 BATEC College Fair- Reggie Lewis Track and Field Center, Northeastern U

March 2008

March 28, 2008

Western Massachusetts Articulation Summit – HCC.

At this summit, we hope to:

• catalog IT courses and syllabi

• create a map of course equivalents between institutions

• identify links to program and degree requirements.

We will follow up the two summits with another meeting to integrate the results from each. Our goal is to create a database of IT and CS courses, curricula and degree/certificate/career programs that will serve as a resource for students, faculty and advisers.

March 16, 2008	Application Deadline for NSF REU Site at UMass Amherst. See Details
March 2 & 3, 2008	National College Fair - Pioneer Valley cluster – Big E exposition grounds. See Details
March 1, 2008	High School Video IT Contest STCC campus. Eleventh and twelfth grade students are invited to participate in the first CAITE Video Competition in collaboration with Springfield Technical Community College. Answer the question: "What does a Career in Information Technology mean to you?" Grand Prize: $500 gift certificate to the Holyoke Mall!
Feb 2008
Feb 29, 2008	2008 BATEC IT Futures Forum - Staples Framingham. See Details
Feb 20, 2008	Information & Communications Information (ICT) Transfer Summit - Middlesex Community College - Bedford Campus. See Details
Dec 2007
Dec 7, 2008	IT Careers Day at UMass Boston
Dec 5, 2008	Information Security Expo at HCC

Nov 2007
Nov 14, 2008	IT Career Day at STCC
Oct 2007
Oct 25, 2008	HCC Open House
Sept 2007
Sept 27, 2008	Mind the Gap, University of Massachusetts Amherst Photos
Sept 29, 2008	CS Saturday at University of Massachusetts Amherst Photos
Aug 2007
Aug 2, 2008	Teen Voices at Microsoft Waltham Photos
May 2007
May 14 - 16, 2008	NCWIT National Meetings in Boulder, CO/BPC PI Meetings in Boulder, CO
April 2007
April 27, 2008	Women in Information Technology, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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