Get Involved!
Are you ready to become a mentor or sponsor a Tech-Girl workshop? Can you help us get the word out or cater an event? However you would like to get involved, we need you!
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Activities & Events
Live & Local
- August 7 - Bio-Med Tech-Girls Reception. Join us in the i.Lab at UVA at 4pm to learn about this amazing program and meet the students who have been participating in it this year. Please RSVP.
- August 12 - Make It @ the Library at 2:00pm. Kickstart your creativity in this Pop-up MakerSpace that meets on the second Wednesday of the month. August features Fun with LEDs. Grades 6-12. Registration recommended. Call 434.979.7151 x4 to sign up.
- September 5 - Tech-Girls Running Team is fundraising for the UVA Cancer Center’s Breast Care Program through the Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler. If you are already signed up for the race, please Join the Team. If you are not running, but want to support the cause, you can Donate Now.
- September 9 - Back to School: Engaging Women & Girls in Tech. Join the Charlottesville Women in Tech's monthly meetup with a panel discussion that will focus on ways we can all help engage more women & girls in tech. Panel participants represent local organizations including Girls' Geek Day, UVA Ladies in the Lab, UVA GEMS and Girl Develop It. Registration coming soon.
- September 24 - Girls Geek Day Open House. Get a preview of the activities we'll be doing this year and learn how you can get involved as a parent, participant, volunteer, etc. The open house will take place from 6 to 7:30pm at Crozet Elementary School.
- October 8 - CBIC Tech Tour. Open to middle and high school students from participating schools. Check to see if your school is on board the tour & sign up quickly. Spots are limited for this popular regional event!
- Ongoing - Charlottesville Women in Tech Meetup. If you are a mom of a Tech-Girl & want to connect with other female techies or a woman in tech who wants to inspire the next generation, please consider joining us at a monthly meetup. More info.
- Ongoing - Girl Develop It Central VA. What better way to inspire your daughter, grand-daughter or niece to learn to code than to learn yourself. Girl Develop It Central VA offers beginner classes in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg for adults.
- Ongoing - Tinkersmiths Makerspace hosts a wide range of workshops that are open to a variety of ages and experience levels. Check out their latest meetups.
Virtual & Global
- September 1-October 26 - NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing applications open. This award honors young women at the high-school level for their computing-related achievements and interests.
- October 9 (deadline) - CyberPatriot, National Youth Cyber Education Program. Middle and high school teams compete in online cyber challenges. More info.
- Ongoing - Made with Code for classes & workshops geared toward girls.
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