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Where are all the women in computing? At OCWIC! The 2nd Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWIC) conference was held on February 16 and 17th, 2007 at the lovely and secluded Deer Creek resort in south-central Ohio. There were nearly a hundred attendees from all over the state, ranging from freshmen to grad students, from faculty to women working in IT jobs in industry. OCWIC (say Oh, Quick!) is a low cost, regionally-tailored, professional conference, modeled after the international Grace Hopper Celebration. The goal of the conference is to provide social and professional support for women in computing. The program features highly successful technical women and provides opportunities for networking. Research indicates that such events provide attendees with access to role models, and solidifies their career goals. The OCWIC 2007 program featured inspiring talks from CIOs Susan Sheskey and Jeannine Abele, from Dell and GE respectively. There were also several panel and technical paper presentations by faculty, graduate students and industry representatives, subjects of which ranged from applying for internships to upcoming Internet technologies to creative ways to teach computer science to elementary school students. Undergraduate students had the opportunity to showcase their research during the poster session. The conference had strong support from sponsors, who provided mentoring and resume reviews during popular birds-of-a-feather sessions. Because of the generosity of these companies and schools, most attendees were able to receive scholarships that paid for all of their sessions, rooms and meals. For many of the participants, it was the first time they had ever been in a room with more than one or two other women computer scientists. The energy level was high, even late, as large groups collected informally in the rustic lounge with laptops to create virtual worlds with the ALICE programming environment. Linda Wang, an undergraduate from Ohio State University said, "OCWIC was more than just useful career advice or interesting papers and posters--it was a lot of fun!" KEEP THE SPIRIT OF OCWIC ALIVE!
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The Second Ohio Celebration of Women in Computing (OCWIC) will be held
February 16-17, 2007 at the Deer Creek Resort and Conference Center,
located near Mt. Sterling, Ohio. OCWIC is a regional conference
modeled after the international Grace Hopper Celebration of women in
computing. Attendees will be women majoring in computing fields and
enrolled in universities and colleges from all over Ohio as well as
women teaching and working in computing careers. OCWIC is an opportunity for young women to explore the opportunities in IT, to network with other young women and to meet possible mentors. OCWIC hopes to encourage women to complete their studies in computing by exploring careers and meeting women leaders from business, industry and academia. The conference program includes parallel and plenary sessions, technical papers and posters and panels designed to inspire, educate and encourage technical women and to enable networking among women participating in the IT field in Ohio. The OCWIC2007 keynote speaker will be Dell CIO Susan Sheskey. Ms. Sheskey is a Miami University alumna who has worked for Dell for over 13 years. MORE OCWIC IN THE NEWS To see more OCWIC in the news, check our Press Release. |
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How impressive! How outstanding! Now, we can check our great people's ideas anytime. See more information in the Program section. SPEAKER Strategies for a successful career in IT, Jeannine Abele - CIO, GE Aviation From Informatino to Innovation, Susan Sheskey - CIO, Dell Computer RESEARCH PAPER Developing Computing Outreach Activities, Karen C. Davis Women Graduate Students in Computer Science, Jennifer L. Sader Ontology research at Miami University, Valerie V. Cross Querying with Terminological Ontologies and Their Annotations, Yi Sun OTHER Different Careers, One Institution Legends In Computing |
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