Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 30276
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5/18    http://anitaborg.org/events/careers_in_cs.htm
        Women in Computer Science, sponsored by Google.
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anitaborg.org/events/careers_in_cs.htm
It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google are pleased to co-sponsor an all-star female panel on education options for entering and re-entering Computer Science and IT on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:00pm at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA. US Department of Labor Women's Bureau, high-paying occupations for computer workers and IT specialists are projected to have some of the steepest gains over the next several years. Despite the doom and gloom headlines about outsourcing, prospects for meaningful jobs in these fields is bright. Projections for future growth indicate that computers, software, and applications for information technology will continue to have a substantial impact on lives and employment opportunities in the United States. And throughout the Bay Area companies in high technology, biotechnology, law, accounting, human resources, construction, entertainment and small business are hiring for positions in IT and Computer Science. One of the many myths about the computer industry is that you must be young to enter the field. To the contrary, many highly successful women and men study Computer Science when well past traditional college age. Several innovative programs exist in the Bay Area for older students, with or without a diploma, who wish to study Computer Science. It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science panelists include a mix of successful women who have followed this path and educators from a number of local programs. They will discuss the challenges, opportunities and strategies to entering or re-entering this field. She currently serves on the Advisory Board to the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering's Forum on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce. Barbara Simons, former President of the ACM, co-chair of ACM's US Public Policy Committee and retired IBM researcher. One of Simons' proudest achievements was co-founding the UC Berkeley Computer Science Department's Reentry Program for Women and Minorities. Lizbeth Martin, Dean of Sciences at Notre Dame de Namur University (Belmont) whose Computer Science program attracts many students who are choosing this field later than usual. Directions and instructions to attend the event will be emailed on May 26th. Attendance is free, space is limited and pre-registration is required. Biographies: Barbara Simons earned her PhD from UC Berkeley, and was a computer science researcher at IBM Research, where she worked on compiler optimization, algorithm analysis, and scheduling theory. 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