This annual fundraiser will feature a panel of experts speaking on this year's theme: Downloading Opportunities: The Real Impact of MOOCs and Other Online Learning Platforms on STEM Equity. Save the Date, more information to come.
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LPFI will be holding “Level The Coding Field” youth hackathons this fall to give students (from minority groups underrepresented in computer science) the opportunity to build apps that improve their community while they gain valuable technology skills.
Each team will create a project or application that could help supporters share stories, contact members of Congress or show family and friends why they want meaningful immigration reform. Teams will consist of DREAMers and Mentors; mentors are experienced engineers or product designers. Some of the top product innovators of our time – like ReidContinue reading "FWD.us Hackathon"
Kapor Center for Social Impact & Oakland Local are launching: OAKLAND TECH ECOSYSTEM MAP & DATABASE The OTE is a comprehensive listing of nearly 300 Oakland-based tech groups, spaces, companies, bloggers, and affiliates. We want to celebrate our diverse and burgeoning tech community through the unveiling of this interactive map and opportunity to network! Co-hostedContinue reading "Oaktown Tech: Who’s Who and Who’s Here"
A 2-day hackathon hosted by Mozilla. This hackathon will highlight queer youth organizations to pitch a challenge they would like a tech team to address or a service they currently would like to enhance through technology. Maven is a startup created by nonprofit directors who desire to meet queer youth where they are: in the digital world of possibilities.
A TEDxWomen event is a TEDx event featuring the webcast of TEDWomen -- a one-day event curated by TED and Pat Mitchell. This year, TEDWomen will take place on December 5th, 2013 in San Francisco. TEDWomen 2013 will continue TED's multi-year conversation about women's work and lives, present and future. A powerful conversation was startedContinue reading "TEDxWomen SF"
At the Mozilla Girl Geek Dinner on Thursday, December 5, 2013 (6pm to 9pm) in Mozilla’s San Francisco office, we will be showcasing some of our current products and innovations! There will be recruiters present as well as many of Mozilla’s employees who would be happy to speak with about what it’s like to work onContinue reading "Mozilla Girl Geek Dinner"
The program candidates in this year’s cohort hail from all over the golden state including the Bay Area, the Central Valley, and Southern California. Join us as we usher in the new class and celebrate all of our alumnae who had the courage and conviction to run for office this year. Food, drinks, music andContinue reading "Emerge CA’s – 2014 Program Kickoff Reception"
What's an Hour of Code? It's a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code" and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, an innovator.