Girls In Tech

The next event on the GIT U radar is the Berkeley Stanford CleanTech Conference on Smart Grids, coming up this Friday in Menlo Park, CA. This is a great event for Girls in Tech University (GIT U) members at both the GIT SF and Silicon Valley Chapters.

This is the fourth in a continuing series of focused conferences highlighting clean technology solutions to address the planet’s multifaceted energy challenges. This fourth installment is made possible through the Stanford University Energy Crossroads. This conference will provide:

VISION: What is the Smart Grid today? Where is it going?
OPPORTUNITY: How can innovators make the most of Smart Grid opportunities?
EFFECTIVENESS: What policies will enable the Smart Grid? What are the constraints in the system?

 

 

EVENT DETAILS:
For more information and registration please visit their website at http://cleantech.stanford.edu
Location: Stanford Research Institute Auditorium International Bldg – Room T
333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Cost: Adults $85, All Students $20
Contact: Deep Sahni 650-305-9345
Website: http://cleantech.stanford.edu/bscc4/
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=168824359896&ref=ts

One of our many goals for Girls in Tech University is to provide a resource for college and university women interested in technology. The latest news we wanted to share with you comes from U.S.News & World Report’s World’s Best Colleges and Universities rankings. Keep these schools in mind if you’re looking for a career in technology down the line:

 

Rank		Subject Score
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States	100.0
2	University of California, Berkeley United States	93.9
3	Stanford University United States	85.3
4	California Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States	81.6
5	University of Cambridge United Kingdom	76.2
6	Carnegie Mellon University United States	71.6
7	Imperial College London United Kingdom	70.9
8	Georgia Institute of Technology United States	68.9
9	University of Tokyo Japan	67.4
10	University of Toronto

Credit: U.S. News and World Report

You can check out the complete list here.

Good news GIT’ers! For those of you following the progress of Girls in Tech University, you may have noticed that we’ve officially launched the Facebook Fan Page for GIT U. From our recent presence at UC Berkeley’s Caltopia to growing momentum and interest in the overall program from female university students passionate about technology, we knew the timing was ripe to create a community for those of you interested in GIT U.

Join the group to keep up to date with our upcoming campus events, check out photos and blog posts, and engage in conversations you care about.

So what are you waiting for? Join our Facebook Fan Page here. Thanks again for your support of GIT U!

Ah, Spring Break. To a good majority of the college crowd, this means vacations, sun, and a much needed break from school. To Girls in Tech, Spring Break is the start of something new, as we begin to launch GIT university chapters among West Coast universities, with plans to spread the word about GIT U across colleges nationwide by the Fall 2010 semester.

Recent statistics show that women are looking to other professions or are leaving the technology field at twice the rate of men. Additionally, women lead only 5 to 6 percent of major high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. Well, those of us at Girls in Tech want those statistics to change and we are not the only ones. We have met plenty of young women at colleges and universities with a passion for tech and a hunger for advice on how to get into the technology field.

As we begin to set up Girls in Tech University programs at local colleges, we ultimately have the tech-savvy student in mind. So, potential GIT U members, what do you value most from participating in student-affiliated groups? Ultimately, it’s what you care about that will help shape local GIT university chapters, so we’re eager to hear your thoughts.

As always, be sure to drop us a note if you have a specific school in mind.

So…Vote! Click on the link below to add your insight on how GIT U can help you get involved in technology.

Girls in Tech University: What Matters Most To You?
( online polls)

This Thursday, March 5th, Girls in Tech is pleased to host an event featuring one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent software engineers, Leah Culver.

The event will be an informal discussion where Leah will share with us her journey from a computer science major at the University of Minnesota to a successful entrepreneur.  She’ll provide insight on what it’s like to be a lead programmer at a social networking startup and how she got there.

Leah is an inspiration to many, as women continue to be underrepresented in the computer science and engineering fields.  In fact, a New York Times article from last year reported that women now make up less than 10 percent of the newest undergraduates in computer science departments!   Girls In Tech recently announced the launch of Girls In Tech University, a program we hope will change this.

Tickets to Thursday’s event are limited.  If you’d like to join us, please register on Eventbrite.

We hope to see you there!

It’s safe to say that at Girls in Tech, we’re pretty passionate about what we preach. Girls in Tech is already growing every which way, from chapters in Austin and Boston to Los Angeles and a few more cities in between.

So why not expand further and do what we can to empower the future women of tech? That’s why we’re excited to launch Girls in Tech University, an extension of Girls in Tech dedicated to empowering, educating and mentoring female college students interested in entering the technology field.

Spotted at the Stanford Women in Business “Off the Street” conference this past Saturday were plenty of young women passionate about getting involved in the business of technology, but others don’t know where or how to start.

We’re hoping to help a little in the process, and plan to get GIT University off to a running start by the beginning of Fall 2009. From business oriented networking events to leadership seminars and workshops, the goal of the program is to create excitement about the industry and encourage those college and university students considering a career in technology to pursue their ambition.

Whether you’re currently enrolled at a college which you think could stand to benefit from the program, or are just passionate about getting more women involved in Girls in Tech who hail from your alma mater (this is the part where I say Go Bears!), feel free to drop us some suggestions as the program gets under way. Who knows, you may even be seeing us on your college campus in the very near future.

Onward and upward!