we are IT! Girls in Information Technology (IT)

A professional IT conference specially designed for girls in Junior High and High School

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Program
Participating Schools
Networking Lunch
Meet IT, Science, and Engineering Professionals
Governor's Resolution for We are IT! Day

 

Where: Youngstown State University

Sponsored by:

Computer Science & Information Systems
MAC College Tech Prep

Industrial Information Institute for Education
Admissions Office

When: Friday, November 16, 2007

 

Conference 9:30 AM – 1:45 PM

Parent drop off and pick up by Beeghly Hall on Rayen Avenue.

 

Time Description Presenter Location
8:30-9:00 Arrival and Registration   Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium
9:00-9:30 Breakfast and Photo with "Pete the Penguin"   Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium
       
9:30-10:00 Welcome and Announcements Alina Lazar Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium
  Opening Remarks Erianne R. Raib Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium
  Keynote Address Arielle Drummond
Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University		 Beeghly Hall, McKay Auditorium
       
10:00-10:50 Session 1    
  Building a Digital Counter Dr. Anthony Messuri Moser Hall, Room 4270
  Bridge Design and Construction Dr. William Wood, Moser Hall, Room 4180
  Learning how to program with Alice Steve Bennett Kilcawley, Room 2036
  Building Lego Robots Dr. Robert Kramer Meshel Hall, Room 115
  Working with Binary Numbers Joshua Johns Kilcawley, Bresnahan 3
  Building 3D Models Dr. Brad Shellito Meshel Hall, Room 306
  Writing Secret Codes Edmund Ickert Meshel Hall, Room 102
  Using Google Groups to Communicate Dr. Graciela Perera Meshel Hall, Room 301
       
11:00-11:50 Session 2    
  Building a Digital Counter Dr. Anthony Messuri Moser Hall, Room 4270
  Bridge Design and Construction Dr. William Wood, Moser Hall, Room 4180
  Learning how to program with Alice Steve Bennett Kilcawley, Room 2036
  Building Lego Robots Dr. Robert Kramer Meshel Hall, Room 115
  Working with Binary Numbers Joshua Johns Kilcawley, Bresnahan 3
  Building 3D Models Dr. Brad Shellito Meshel Hall, Room 306
  Writing Secret Codes Edmund Ickert Meshel Hall, Room 102
  Using Google Groups to Communicate Dr. Graciela Perera Meshel Hall, Room 302
     
12:00-12:30 Session 3  
  Testing Your IT Knowledge Trevor Watkins Meshel Hall, Room 116
  Query a Database Lucas Moore Meshel Hall, Room 303
  Working with Binary Numbers Joshua Johns Kilcawley, Bresnahan 3
  Using Google Groups to Communicate Dr. Graciela Perera Meshel Hall, Room 302
  Tour of the YSU Computer Services Meshel Hall, 4th Floor
  Learning how to program with Alice Steve Bennett Kilcawley, Room 2036
  Building Lego Robots Dr. Robert Kramer Meshel Hall, 4th Floor
  Building 3D Models Dr. Brad Shellito Meshel Hall, Room 306
       
12:40-1:40 Lunch   Kilcawley
      Gallery and Schwebel
1:45 Board Buses and Parent Pick-up   Beeghly Hall

 

An initiative of the Ohio IT Business Advisory Network.

This product is produced with funds provided by the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act and through a grant from the Office of Career-Technical and Adult Education, Ohio Department of Education.