SoCal Aspirations in Computing Awards
Award Overview & Purpose
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 technical young women, the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing encourages continued interest in computing, increases awareness of the gender gap in computing and IT, and emphasizes at a personal level the importance of women's participation in computing.
Southern California Affiliate Program
NCWIT recently expanded the national award at the regional level and we are proud to award our second round of aspirations awards in Southern California.
This year, we will honor 27 aspiring high school girls
with the SoCal NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award
on May 11 in Donald Bren Hall at UCIrvine.
Last year we honored 22 girls with the SoCal NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award, along with 14 runners up. Find out about these aspiring young women in the 2012 SoCal Aspiration in Computing Awards Program> SoCalAspirations2012.pdf.
See the award recipients here.
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Contact Information
Debra Richardson, djr@uci.edu
Professor of Informatics, Founding Dean of Bren School of ICS,
Southern California Aspirations in Computing Awards Coordinator
About NCWIT
NCWIT, the National Center for Women & Information Technology, is a not-for-profit, national coalition of over 300 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to strengthen the IT workforce and cultivate technology innovation by increasing the participation of women.
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