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GryphHacks 2022
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 07 May '22

07 May '22

Hi all! Hackathons are a great way to network, build projects and develop new skills - and we have one coming up soon! Save the dates!! 48 Hours of programming, designing, networking, and learning! GryphHacks is the University of Guelph's official, student-run Hackathon! We welcome hackers of all skills and backgrounds from around the world, above the age of 14! >From May 20-22, attend workshops and learn from industry professionals, amongst networking events, seminars, and mini-games with prizes & giveaways all throughout the weekend! Join solo, or grab some friends to create a team of up to 4 people to submit your prototype that falls under one of our many categories! Applications close for both Hackers and Mentors on May 10, so hurry and sign up on our site<https://gryphhacks.com/>! You can also sign up from the following links: Hacker Application: https://7zz0jrazbwj.typeform.com/to/v9Msd4Sj Mentor Application: https://7zz0jrazbwj.typeform.com/to/Ebv9KUyq Happy Hacking! Rashi Mathur and Lara Ezzeddine Co-presidents [cid:5c52e033-3557-42a1-8f8b-f0ae01cf9fb7]

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contest - MCTI One Pager Collateral
by An Nguyen 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Hi GWICS community, (To GWICS leadership, if this is considered spam, please let me know and I will not be sending emails like this in the future). It's An from the Master of Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence program. We are looking to update our marketing material and I want to ensure it is gender neutral. If you have 5-10mins and would like a chance to win a $25 Gift Card from Tim Hortons. Can you review this collateral and let me know if there is any language that may dissuade anyone who identifies as female from being interested in our program? If you have feedback, please share it with me by April 13. I will be doing a draw for $25 Tim Horton's Gift card for anyone that provides. Thank you advance for your time, An An Nguyen Industry Liaison Officer - Cybersecurity School of Computer Science

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2022/2023 Elections!
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 04 Apr '22

04 Apr '22

Warning: This email message may contain links to potentially dangerous websites. Please exercise caution and verify the link is for legitimate purposes before providing any information. Hey GWiCS, I hope you're all holding up well as we head into the final stretch of the semester... you got this! 💪💯 Just a quick announcement that our GWiCS exec elections for the 2022-2023 school year are now open. Voting closes April 15th (next Friday) at midnight, so make sure to cast your vote before then! You can read about each candidate in the voting form. Make sure to enter your "@uoguelph.ca" email in the first form field - otherwise your vote will be discarded. VOTE HERE: 🗳🗳 https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=K6Fivq0soUml-oX08xVqfTJ… [cid:4d10cfa5-e3cf-471a-aa62-00c759a4617d]<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=K6Fivq0soUml-oX08xVqfTJ…> Fill | GWICS 2022/2023 Elections<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=K6Fivq0soUml-oX08xVqfTJ…> Let's vote for the next round of executives! forms.office.com  Best of luck to all the amazing candidates - we'll tally up the votes announce the new team during the last week of exams. Have an awesome week!! The GWiCS Team

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UPDATE: CIS6590 - Prof Seminar - Cybersecurity Breach Management by Matthew Charette (Director, Cybersecurity fr Payments Canada)
by An Nguyen 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

Hi Everyone, Please feel free to join our next MCTI seminar on Breach Management and Meet the Director of Cybersecurity from Payments Cananda. Please see seminar abstract below: Title: Cybersecurity Breach Management - Cool as a Cucumber in a Bowl of Hot Sauce Abstract: Cybersecurity Breach Management is not for the faint of heart. As an incident manager, you can go from the person no one thinks of to the focal point of your entire organization in the blink of an eye. You transition from routine security monitoring to having to distill information from a myriad of sources in real time in order to protect your organizations assets and information, all while feeding the insatiable appetite for updates and situational awareness from senior and executive leadership. How do you prepare for this? How do you ensure your team is prepared for this? Tune in and find out! -----Original Appointment----- From: An Nguyen Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 7:55 AM To: An Nguyen; MCTI-Students-2021(a)socs.uoguelph.ca<mailto:MCTI-Students-2021@socs.uoguelph.ca>; behrouz(a)cybersciencelab.org<mailto:behrouz@cybersciencelab.org>; Ali Dehghantanha; Khalid Saeed; Sameer Bhandari; Matthew Charette Cc: Caroline Hillier; Ryan Stamp; Saeed Ahmadi; Guangyi Zhu; Kaiyang Lin; Ian Richards; Tayzoon Ismail; Helen Osugo; Pierce Saly Subject: UPDATE: CIS6590 - Prof Seminar - Cybersecurity Breach Management by Matthew Charette (Director, Cybersecurity fr Payments Canada) When: Friday, March 25, 2022 1:30 PM-3:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: *virtual* Microsoft Teams ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTM1MGE3NDctYzE0Yi00…> Learn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=89c2a727-fb7b-413e-…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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GWiCS Update
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 04 Mar '22

04 Mar '22

Warning: This email message may contain links to potentially dangerous websites. Please exercise caution and verify the link is for legitimate purposes before providing any information. Hey GWiCS - we have some exciting updates to wrap up the week! 🗳 Want to be part of our awesome exec team next school year? Our 2022-2023 elections are coming up and we would love to see you apply! This is a great chance to get involved in SOCS, make new friends, and add something cool to your resume. If you're interested in being our Events Manager, Financial Manager, Marketing Manager, or a Co-President, please fill out this form.<https://forms.office.com/r/rqZgJdf9v5> Note, the form contains more information about the various roles. Applications close March 18th, and voting will take place in the second half of March. Any female or non-binary SOCS student is welcome to apply. 💸 The company Clio<https://www.clio.com/about/> is specifically looking to hire a female Software Developer, Co-op for the S22 and F22 terms. The position is 100% remote and the pay range is $26.92 per hour. Anyone interested send @Kate McRoberts<mailto:kmcrober@uoguelph.ca> their resume by EOD Monday, March 7th and she will directly send you to the hiring manager for review. This is an 8-month role - and are open to non co-op students as well. Below is the job description - good luck gwicsers! ------------------- Clio<https://www.clio.com/about> is more than just a tech company–we are a global leader that is transforming the legal experience for all by bettering the lives of legal professionals<https://www.clio.com/customers/> while increasing access to justice<https://www.clio.com/customers/california-innocence-project-changes-lives-c…>. We are currently seeking a new Software Developer, Co-op to join our Engineering team in Burnaby, Calgary or Toronto. This role is also available to candidates across Canada, excluding Quebec. Applicants should be available for a 8 month co-op period from May 2022 to December 2022. We will be accepting applications throughout January, February and March. What your team does: You will be working on a revolutionary SaaS product gaining experience with Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, React Native, native mobile development, MySQL, Redis, and ElasticSearch. You will be coached and mentored by some of the best developers in the business and working on some of the most challenging problems that a rapid growth venture-backed company can face. What you’ll work on: * Contributing software code to the Clio suite of products; * Participating as a contributing member of a Clio development team, including: * Scoping and planning future development work. * Regularly reporting progress and blockers. * Collaboration with other members of the development organization. * Engaging in regular reviews of submitted work, and contributing to reviews of the work of others. * Contributing to feature development and generating software fixes for customer issues. * Engaging in team- and company-based initiatives and discussions; * Participating in a rotating role of coordinating product support; * Receiving and providing feedback on an ongoing basis; * Learning and growing towards a career as a professional software developer. What you may have: * You’ve completed your second year coursework and are a 3rd or 4th year Computer Science/Engineering student; * You are a rational and critical thinker who seeks solutions when you find problems; * Excellent computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms; programming languages, SQL; * Superb communication skills written, verbal, and spoken. Serious bonus points if you: * Bring new ideas to the table to help make our environment better; * Be constantly experimenting and learning outside the school curriculum. Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging and Equity (DIBE) & Accessibility Our team shows up as their authentic selves, and are united by our mission. We are dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion<https://www.clio.com/about/values/>. We pride ourselves in building and fostering an environment where our teams feel included, valued, and enabled to do the best work of their careers, wherever they choose to log in from. We believe that different perspectives, skills, backgrounds, and experiences result in higher-performing teams and better innovation. We are committed to equal employment and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Clio provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs. Learn more about our culture at clio.com/careers<https://www.clio.com/about/careers/> About Clio At Clio, we are on a mission<http://clio.com/about/mission> to transform the legal experience for all. As the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal software, we provide lawyers with low-barrier, affordable solutions to manage and grow their firms more effectively, more profitably, and with better client experiences. Through the cloud, we believe that we can help create a more inclusive legal community and a more equitable legal system. We are an award-winning team that has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies<https://www.clio.com/about/press/clio-once-again-named-one-of-canadas-best-…>, Canada’s Most Admired Cultures<https://www.clio.com/about/press/cmacc/> and has topped Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Companies<https://www.fastcompany.com/90600166/corporate-social-responsibility-most-i…>. In line with our mission, we’ve been up to some big things, including becoming a multi-product company, <https://www.clio.com/about/press/clio-grow-clios-new-client-intake-and-lega…> launching a $1 million COVID-19 Legal Relief Initiative<https://www.clio.com/covid-relief/>, and most recently, securing a US$110M Series E funding round<https://www.clio.com/about/press/clio-secures-series-e/> and a USD $1.6B valuation. This is a historic moment in the growth of legal technology! As the first legal practice management unicorn globally, and one of only a handful of Canadian unicorns, this is only the beginning. If you’ve ever wanted to do the best work of your career, while having a meaningful impact in the lives of others, then Clio is the place for you. [cid:14188ab3-cb5e-44c3-999c-39e5955bb638]

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FW: Prof Seminar CIS6590 - Security Management - The Evolving CISO Role by Martin Kyle CISO at Payments Canada
by An Nguyen 28 Feb '22

28 Feb '22

Hi Everyone You are invited to this Professional Seminar by U of Guelph's Master in Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence program. Please see below for details about our guest speaker and the abstract for this seminar. This is a great way to explore a career in cybersecurity. Have a great week! An Nguyen Industry Liaison - Cybersecurity -----Original Appointment----- From: An Nguyen Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 4:50 PM To: An Nguyen; Martin Kyle; cboucher(a)payments.ca<mailto:cboucher@payments.ca>; MCTI-Students-2021(a)socs.uoguelph.ca<mailto:MCTI-Students-2021@socs.uoguelph.ca>; Khalid Saeed; behrouz(a)cybersciencelab.org<mailto:behrouz@cybersciencelab.org>; Ali Dehghantanha Cc: Caroline Hillier; Ryan Stamp; Kaiyang Lin; Ian Richards; Guangyi Zhu; Tayzoon Ismail; Pierce Saly; Saeed Ahmadi Subject: Prof Seminar CIS6590 - Security Management - The Evolving CISO Role by Martin Kyle CISO at Payments Canada When: Friday, March 4, 2022 2:00 PM-3:30 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: Microsoft Teams Meeting Martin Kyle Chief Information Security Officer Martin Kyle is the Chief Information Security Officer at Payments Canada. He is responsible for the organization's corporate security program, including both cyber and physical security. Prior to joining Payments Canada in 2017, Martin held a similar role in the cooperative sector of Canadian financial institutions. He also has a deep background in technology development, implementation, and oversight. Martin is President of the National CISO Division of the CIO Association of Canada. He is also a Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional. Martin holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University with additional graduate studies at Simon Fraser University. Session Title: Security Management - The Evolving CISO Role Session Abstract: In this session, we will discuss the past, present, and future responsibilities of the Chief Information Security Officer. The senior most security-focused full time equivalent (FTE) in an organization has varied in scope of responsibility over a few dimensions including: time, industry, size and geography. While these dimensions are interesting, they are all driven by risk. We will explore the evolving role of a CISO from its roots as a technician to a risk champion to a business leader while discussing a future road map for those interested in pursuing a career in this direction. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODU3Y2FhZDQtODU0My00…> Learn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=89c2a727-fb7b-413e-…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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FW: Professional Seminar CIS6590: Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence by Brian Brown (Enterprise Architect @ McAfee)
by An Nguyen 15 Feb '22

15 Feb '22

Hi there, For anyone interested in learning more about cybersecurity, you are invited to this seminar from the Master of Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence program at U of Guelph. We have an industry expert joining us to speak about Cyber Threat Intelligence. Have a great day, An Industry Liaison Officer -----Original Appointment----- From: An Nguyen Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2021 9:29 AM To: An Nguyen; Saeed Ahmadi; mcti-students-2021(a)socs.uoguelph.ca<mailto:mcti-students-2021@socs.uoguelph.ca>; Ali Dehghantanha; behrouz(a)cybersciencelab.org<mailto:behrouz@cybersciencelab.org>; Brown, Brian (E); Khalid Saeed Cc: Bernice Bryan; Benjamin Loo; Ryan Stamp; Sindoora Rao; Patrick Trottier; Tayzoon Ismail; Syed Zubair Munir Hamdani; Caroline Hillier; Ian Richards; Saiprasanth Sadanala; Kashish Jain; Mark Roy; Guangyi Zhu; Austin Bursey; psaly6(a)gmail.com<mailto:psaly6@gmail.com>; Pierce Saly; Helen Osugo; Sameer Bhandari; Kaiyang Lin Subject: Professional Seminar CIS6590: Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence by Brian Brown (Enterprise Architect @ McAfee) When: Friday, February 18, 2022 1:30 PM-3:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: Microsoft Teams Meeting ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWYyMjQyZDAtZGNiMS00…> Learn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=89c2a727-fb7b-413e-…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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Call for Volunteers
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 04 Feb '22

04 Feb '22

Hello lovely GWiCS people! On Saturday, February 19th we're having our annual Go Code Girl event<https://www.uoguelph.ca/computing/outreach/go-code-girl>. It's because of the wonderful work of our amazing volunteers that we've had such great success with this event in the past, and we're hoping to get more amazing volunteers for this years' event! If you want to participate, please sign up here<https://forms.gle/TxVxbqKJGjgFSC5u6> to help inspire the next generation of women in tech! Best Regards, The GWiCS Team Event Information When: Saturday, February 19th, 2022 Where: Virtual Time: 1:00 - 3:30pm

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Cooking with Gwics: Recipe and Instructions
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

Warning: This email message may contain links to potentially dangerous websites. Please exercise caution and verify the link is for legitimate purposes before providing any information. Hi All! Our Virtual Cooking with GWiCS event is TONIGHT from 5:30pm-6:30pm on Teams<https://bit.ly/3qPrigk>. We've attached in this email a copy of the recipe. Remember: This event is open to all, Alumni included! We hope to see you at the event! [cid:26051b5a-6c41-4b61-9ac7-c714c2ce7d79]

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EVENT JAN. 25th: Cooking with GWiCS
by Julia Hohenadel 21 Jan '22

21 Jan '22

Warning: This email message may contain links to potentially dangerous websites. Please exercise caution and verify the link is for legitimate purposes before providing any information. Hi Folks, On Tuesday, January 25th GWiCS is hosting a cooking tutorial with Professional Chef Emily Richards. Come from 5:30-6:30 and learn how to make a simple yet delicious meal! This event is open to all. We hope to see you there! Here’s the Teams link: https://bit.ly/3qPrigk — We hope to see you there! Best Regards, Julia Hohenadel (She/Her) Co-President, Guelph Women in Computer Science (GWiCS) Teaching Assistant, CIS*2250 1006930

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Women in Tech Panel!
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 31 Dec '21

31 Dec '21

Hello GWiCS! Hope everyone has been enjoying their winter break! Join us on January 7th at 5pm for the Hack the Job Women in Tech Panel! Questions about careers and the tech industry will be discussed by an all-star list of six engineers from Wave, D2L and Kings Distributed Systems. Among the six is our very own founder and previous co-president Maddie Gabriel! Register for the event here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsHRdUkDlnDChr3Wdqxwer7WbP7SQPkd8…>! Thanks and hope to see you there! Mary Bergin & Julia Hohenadel Co-Presidents [Logo, with text reading GWiCS Guelph Women in Computer Science]

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FW: Professional Seminar - Human Factors in Cybersecurity by Megan Doherty (Technical Specialist - Security and Compliance) from Microsoft
by An Nguyen 26 Nov '21

26 Nov '21

Hi WiCs members, I wanted to extend an invite to a online seminar from the Master of Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence program at U of Guelph. We have a great speaker from Microsoft discussing human factors of cybersecurity at this talk. Below is the LinkedIn Post for this. We hope you can join us. https://www.linkedin.com/events/mctiprofessionalseminarseries-h687008145343… [A picture containing text Description automatically generated] -----Original Appointment----- From: An Nguyen Sent: Friday, August 20, 2021 10:18 AM To: An Nguyen; Kevin Magee; Megan Doherty; Khalid Saeed; Sameer Bhandari; MCTI-Students-2021(a)socs.uoguelph.ca; behrouz(a)cybersciencelab.org; Vishal Vashdev Ajwani; Yangyi Zou Cc: Ali Dehghantanha; Guangyi Zhu; Caroline Hillier; Saiprasanth Sadanala; Ryan Stamp; Kaiyang Lin; Ian Richards; Tayzoon Ismail Subject: Professional Seminar - Human Factors in Cybersecurity by Megan Doherty (Technical Specialist - Security and Compliance) from Microsoft When: Thursday, December 2, 2021 10:00 AM-11:15 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada). Where: Microsoft Teams Meeting ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MGQwZjY5MDItMjYwOS00…> Learn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=89c2a727-fb7b-413e-…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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Brass Taps Social
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 25 Nov '21

25 Nov '21

Warning: This email message may contain links to potentially dangerous websites. Please exercise caution and verify the link is for legitimate purposes before providing any information. Hello GWiCS! The Fall semester is coming to an end and exams are around the corner! We are holding an end-of-semester pre-exam stress buster event at Brass Taps on Tuesday November 30th at 7pm! Come on out for free food, an opportunity to meet each other in person, and great conversations! If you would like to join us, please RSVP at the link below: https://forms.office.com/r/xtjEAii0xx<https://forms.office.com/r/xtjEAii0xx.> We hope to see you there! Mary Bergin & Julia Hohenadel Co-Presidents [Logo, with text reading GWiCS Guelph Women in Computer Science]

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Resume Toast!
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 08 Nov '21

08 Nov '21

Hello GWiCS 😎 As you may have seen on our socials, we are running a Resume Toast (like a roast but lighter) tomorrow at 7pm 🎉! Our co-op coordinators, Kate McRoberts and Laura Gatto, will be looking at some of the resumes you submitted and going over the do’s and don’ts! Are you getting ready for a co-op term? Looking for a job? Not sure if your resume stands out? This is a great opportunity to hear about making a great resume right from the mouths of experts! Didn’t have a chance to submit your resume? You still have a little bit of time! Send your resume (with identifiable information redacted) to our email by 4pm today! Click the invite below at the time of the meeting to join! Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDc0MTc0OTQtMTcyYS00…> Learn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=891f51ed-6059-442c-…> Don’t want to miss our future events? Follow our Instagram @guelphwics Hope to see you there 😁🥳 Mary Bergin & Julia Hohenadel Co-Presidents [Logo, with text reading GWiCS Guelph Women in Computer Science]

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GWiCS Fall General Meeting
by Julia Hohenadel 20 Oct '21

20 Oct '21

HELLO AND HAPPY FALL SEMESTER GWICS We are reaching out to you to let you know that we will be having our first meeting tomorrow on Teams<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGY4M2E1NjAtYjdlYi00…> at 5:30! Join us to meet the new GWiCS team and to learn about all the fun stuff we have planned this year. Stay Safe, Sane, and See ya tomorrow! - The GWiCS Exec Team ________________________________ From: Mary Bergin <mbergin(a)uoguelph.ca> on behalf of Guelph Women in Computer Science <gwics(a)uoguelph.ca> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11:53 AM To: Julia Hohenadel <hohenade(a)uoguelph.ca> Subject: Fw: GWiCS Fall General Meeting When: Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:30 PM-6:15 PM. Where: Thank you, Mary Bergin | 1012219 Guelph Women in Computer Science Co-President mbergin(a)uoguelph.ca<mailto:mbergin@uoguelph.ca> ________________________________ From: Guelph Women in Computer Science <gwics(a)uoguelph.ca> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 11:52 AM To: Mary Bergin <mbergin(a)uoguelph.ca> Subject: GWiCS Fall General Meeting When: Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:30 PM-6:15 PM. Where: ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGY4M2E1NjAtYjdlYi00…> Learn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=891f51ed-6059-442c-…> ________________________________________________________________________________

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⭐ GWiCS Election Results + Upcoming BCOMP Hackathon! ⭐
by Madeline Gabriel 13 May '21

13 May '21

Hey GWiCS, We hope you had a solid end to the semester and are enjoying a well-earned break after a whole year of online school... you did it! 😎🌞💯 Our election results are in - congratulations to the new 2021-2022 GWiCS exec team: * Julia Hohenadel and Mary Bergin as Co-Presidents * Leen Al-Jallad as Events Manager * Lara Ezzeddine as Marketing Manager * Sophie Mlodzik as Financial Manager With this stellar team, including two returning execs and three new ones, we're so excited for what the future has in store for GWiCS. This year's election had the most applicants ever, with amazing candidates and a high voter turnout... so thanks everyone for showing up. And if you missed the opportunity to join the team, don’t worry - stay tuned for the chance to become a GWiCS year rep in the Fall! Here's an upcoming event for SOCS students: The BCOMP discord server is hosting its first ever hackathon - BCOMPATHON - from May 28th to 30th! In partnership with Distributed Compute Labs, the hackathon features two main challenges: the Discord bot challenge, and the DCP challenge. The prize pool includes $450 and several other server prizes, plus the first-place winner of the Discord bot challenge will have their bot deployed on the server (looks great on your resume)! If you're interested in participating and want to hear more, join the BCOMP server at https://discord.gg/9ZzgMJS9ES and stay tuned for more information in the #announcements channel. If you have any questions, you can email Aysu at agundoga(a)uoguelph.ca<mailto:agundoga@uoguelph.ca>. Lastly, we would like to say thank you and farewell to our graduating Marketing Manager, @Ellen Brown<mailto:ebrown16@uoguelph.ca>! Ellen has been involved with GWiCS since the club's beginning and has been such an important part of the team, often stepping outside of her role to help plan and run events for the club. Ellen - a massive thank you for all the event posters, Instagram posts and Saturday afternoons you have given to GWiCS over the last few years. You will be missed! That's all from me. I hope you all have a safe and happy summer - it's been a tough year all around, so make sure you take some time to recharge! 🌞🌞🌞 All the best, Maddie G

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🌟 GWiCS Exec Elections - Voting is now open! 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Hey GWiCS, I hope you're all holding up well as we head into the final stretch of the semester... you got this! 💪💯 Just a quick announcement that our GWiCS exec elections for the 2021-2022 school year are now open. Voting closes April 16th (next Friday) at midnight, so make sure to cast your vote before then! You can read about each candidate in the voting form. Make sure to enter your "@uoguelph.ca" email in the first form field - otherwise your vote will be discarded. VOTE HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1yYGQmww69FjK1QzOQIzLcojxDeoruLk… Best of luck to all the amazing candidates - we'll tally up the votes announce the new team during the last week of exams. Have an awesome week!! Maddie G [cid:30851582-8f96-4160-9536-c98e77b68a4b]

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🌟 GWiCS Merch is LIVE + Fall 2021 Elections! 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 19 Mar '21

19 Mar '21

Hey GWiCS - we have some exciting updates to wrap up the week! 🗳 Want to be part of our awesome exec team next school year? Our 2021-2022 elections are coming up and we would love to see you apply! This is a great chance to get involved in SOCS, make new friends, and add something cool to your resume. If you're interested in being our Events Manager, Financial Manager, Marketing Manager, or a Co-President, head over to linktr.ee/guelphwics<http://linktr.ee/guelphwics> to view a description of each position and apply. Applications close March 31st, and voting will take place in April. Any female or non-binary SOCS student is welcome to apply. 📣 Merch alert!!! It was a tight race - but the winner of our merch design contest is Aysu Gundogan with her beautiful drawing of Reynolds, our home away from home! Congrats Aysu, and thanks to everyone who submitted designs - we loved them all! While we would normally bulk order and distribute the merch on campus, this year due to COVID you can purchase anything you like from our Redbubble shop and have it shipped directly to you. Shipping to Guelph is under $6 for clothing orders but can go up to $20 if you order different combinations of items. In an effort to make this as cheap as possible for students, we have removed the markup on all items (so we're not profiting off the sales). Click here<https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/72506964?ref=studio-promote> to view & purchase our merch - you can rep GWiCS on t-shirts, hoodies, sweaters, stickers, mugs, socks and more! Some potential discounts for you: * If this is your first time on Redbubble, follow this link<https://www.talkable.com/x/ewfO8p> to use our referral code and get $15 off your order.<https://www.talkable.com/x/ewfO8p> * If you already have a Redbubble account, you can generate your own referral code<https://www.redbubble.com/p/338-friends-share> to share with someone new (you each get $15 off). * Redbubble has a 15% student discount when you spend $40 or more (verify your student status through StudentBeans<https://redbubble.connect.studentbeans.com/>). * See more deals here<https://www.redbubble.com/p/344-redbubble-coupons-deals-promotions?irclicki…>! Feel free to use #gwics on GryphSlack to distribute referral codes or organize group shipping if you live near friends in the club. Please email us if you have any questions - and have an awesome weekend! Maddie [cid:86bc22a2-72b3-4b6a-8f43-2cec4c84e7ee]

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🌟 Girl Guides Volunteers + Merch Contest Results + IWD Celebration 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 01 Mar '21

01 Mar '21

Hey GWiCS, The results are in - it was a super tight race, but congratulations to Aysu Gündogan for winning our merch design contest with her beautiful drawing of Reynolds! We'll be making our merch (including stickers, sweaters/hoodies and t-shirts) available through Redbubble in the next couple weeks - so stay tuned. Our International Women's Day Celebration is this Sunday March 8 from 2-3pm. There will be professors, students, and industry professionals from Guelph and beyond at the event to share their stories and celebrate all things women-in-computing! Attendees will be automatically entered into a raffle to win a free piece of GWiCS merch or a gift card to your favourite coffee shop ☕ RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsAOlhKbPXtPzn126yNbsusBidmVqnlxk…>. Lastly, GWiCS is hosting a coding workshop on Saturday March 13th from 1-3pm for the Guelph Girl Guides. We're looking for 5 more volunteers to help out at the event - if you're free that afternoon, we would super appreciate the help! Please add your name to this sheet<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bUwQv_zA4rrUl2ZoqLLKfoq3E1PSUpHaPgI…> if you're interested and we'll add you to the slack group 😊 Thanks a million! Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders [cid:6b0cc5f8-f09e-4150-a2fb-dadb8d398429]

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🌟 GWiCS Merch Voting + IWD High Tea Celebration! 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Hey GWiCS - some quick updates! 1. Merch voting is live! Click here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJ06A7khj5DwD9jMVuMwbwNyjXuT6ren2…> to vote for your favourite design by Sunday Feb 28 at midnight. 2. Registration is open for the GWiCS International Women's Day Celebration! This High Tea on Sunday March 7th will be a celebration of women in all areas of computing, from SOCS and beyond! We will be strengthening our connections with the lovely women of tech by hearing the stories of some influential women in the field (including your professors) as well as sharing our own stories in smaller themed tearooms. In addition to providing you with the perfect excuse to drink tea, flaunt a fascinator, and eat some finger foods, attendees will be automatically entered to win a prize gift card for your favourite tea or coffee establishment. Please RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsAOlhKbPXtPzn126yNbsusBidmVqnlxk…> - we would love to see you there! 3. Looking for some social interaction? Remember to sign up for GWiCS Coffee Buddies by Sunday Feb 28 using this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfc-sLyaCMb1LKLH2T8HxsS00NTKsvMcHH…>. Lastly, this Saturday Feb 27 GWiCS members have been invited to a Technical Interview Day hosted by Ryerson WiCS. There will be hands-on group workshops with LeetCode-style interview questions, plus a fireside chat panel with guest speakers who have landed some pretty cool internships. Click here to register<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/technical-interview-day-tickets-141921722693>! Have a great week, Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders [cid:62cb0877-fc25-4dfd-8962-3d17ef0635e4]

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🌟 GWiCS Updates + Upcoming Events 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

Hey GWiCS - Happy Reading Week! ❄️💖 Some GWiCS Updates: * Merch reminder: you have until Sunday to submit merch designs. We've seen some beautiful ideas so far! Voting will open next week 👕🤠 * Save the date for our GWiCS International Women's Day Celebration! We'll be hosting an online afternoon-tea-themed event on Sunday March 7th from 2 - 3pm. There will be prizes, roundtable discussions with employers and SoCS professors, and much more to look forward to! Registration form coming soon 😊 * Online school can be difficult, especially socially, so we're presenting... GWiCS Coffee Buddies! Are you a female/non-binary computing student looking to meet some new friends in SoCS? Please fill out this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfc-sLyaCMb1LKLH2T8HxsS00NTKsvMcHH…> to be matched up with a new coffee buddy every 2 weeks. Find a time to meet virtually and chat about whatever you like, for however long you want! Open to students in all years - if you're interested, please sign up by next Wednesday and we'll email you with your first partner shortly after that ☕😎🎉 Other Cool Stuff: * Hacking Generational Wealth<https://www.hackworks.com/en/Hacking-Generational-Wealth>, presented by Black Tech Matters, is a really cool local coding challenge happening February 26 - 28th. The goal is to spread awareness and address the effects of generational wealth. See the document attached to read more! * Applications are open until Sunday for the TandemLaunch Young Women's Tech Leadership Program! Read more here.<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19ksQb3KbdCvXzUVMTV4uXbFOnlwCV3HQKm7YQYs…> * Harvard WECode (Women Engineers Code) is the largest student-run women in tech conference in the world. This annual (now virtual) conference is held at Harvard University on March 6 - 7th, 2021 for undergraduate women & non-binary students in tech. Click here<https://www.harvardwecode.com/> to learn more / register! That's all for now - have an awesome Wednesday! Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders [cid:1d140d69-ad02-4059-aad4-fe444ab60d6e]

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🌟 Go CODE Girl volunteers, Merch Alert and more! 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Hi everyone! A few GWiCS updates: * Last call for Go CODE Girl volunteers! The event is next Saturday Feb 13 from 1 - 4pm. We have an awesome group of GWiCS volunteers helping run this virtual event for young girls interested in computer science and technology. We're having a quick training session for volunteers tomorrow at 3pm. Please email us if you're interested and we'll invite you to the session! * Merch alert! This year GWiCS is offering merch, and we're looking for one of you to create the design. You have until Feb 21 (end of reading week) to submit your designs to gwics(a)uoguelph.ca<mailto:gwics@uoguelph.ca>. We'll hold a vote, and the winner will receive free merch! Check our Slack channel for more design guidelines. * Stay tuned for some social events in March, including a GWiCS celebration for International Women's Day 🎉 Upcoming things: * A free AI Conference for undergraduate students is happening on Feb 6 - free to attend! Click here<https://mcgillailearn.com/> to learn more. * The AI4Good Lab is a tuition-free machine learning bootcamp and AI project incubator for women-identified STEM students and graduates across Canada. Applications are open and are due February 14th - click here<https://www.ai4goodlab.com/apply> to apply! * Lighthouse Labs 21-Day Data Challenge is starting February 17th! "Participants will build a daily data science practice by progressing through a fun 21-day storyline. They’ll learn the fundamentals of using data by helping the game’s protagonist, Dot, adapt to their new off-the-grid lifestyle. Multiple chances to win cool prizes!" Click here<https://data-challenge.lighthouselabs.ca/start?utm_source=participatingpart…> for more info, and feel free to use our Slack channel to find a partner to work with. That's all for now - have an awesome weekend! Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders [cid:4a03f2e2-ca54-4c49-a38a-b1f6fc1b023e]

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🌟 Intro to Cybersecurity for Womxn + Cooking with GWiCS Reminder 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 09 Jan '21

09 Jan '21

Hi GWiCS, Forwarded below is a cool event by the Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing which you may be interested in 👩‍💻🔐 Our first event of the semester, a free cooking class with professional Chef Emily Richards, is on Tuesday at 5:30pm! Please register here<https://forms.gle/6TojjuqLaQkv7nTB6> to receive the Zoom link and list of ingredients. We're raffling off $50 of grocery store gift cards at the event, plus a copy of Emily's latest cookbook, "5 Ingredient Cooking"! Another reminder - we're looking for some GWiCS volunteers to help run Go CODE Girl on Saturday February 13th. Please fill out this form<https://forms.gle/4eDpEcmwCen3bnSR7> to express your interest and learn more! Have a great weekend, Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders [cid:9f0a48ec-a9e3-4de3-b712-7532fca9f711] ________________________________ Join us to learn about Cybersecurity in an informal (virtual) setting An Introduction to Cybersecurity for Womxn For post-secondary students (all levels) & working professionals interested in learning about cybersecurity in an informal (virtual) setting. No experience necessary! Enjoy workshops, cyber game exercises and guest speakers. The program begin on January 14, 2021. Registration is FREE and you could win CA$H prizes and internship opportunities. Sponsored by Google and The Queen's University School of Computing. In partnership with the Canadian Celebration of Women in Computing [https://mcusercontent.com/fcb402b30cbcdb3de4df4b262/images/d3fea2ac-e22e-4e…] <https://weebly.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d73597ffc61372caae5dd7e77&…> ALL events are FREE! Register today since space is limited. Prizes/Internship Opportunities totaling $10,000 REGISTER NOW<https://weebly.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d73597ffc61372caae5dd7e77&…> [Facebook]<https://weebly.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d73597ffc61372caae5dd7e77&…> [Email]<mailto:cyber-info@cs.queensu.ca> [Website]<https://weebly.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d73597ffc61372caae5dd7e77&…>

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🌟 Cooking with GWiCS Event + Call for Go CODE Girl Volunteers 🌟
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 31 Dec '20

31 Dec '20

Hi GWiCS! We hope you're enjoying a fun and relaxing break from school ☃❄️ We have two important updates today. In 2 weeks we're kicking off the Winter semester with a fun event - Cooking with GWiCS! Get ready to cook and enjoy an easy meal at home with the help of professional chef Emily Richards. This free virtual cooking workshop is Tuesday January 12th at 5:30pm. There will be a raffle at the event for a grocery store gift card of your choice plus a copy of Emily's latest cookbook, "5 Ingredient Cooking"! This event is open to all GWiCS members. Please register to receive the Zoom link and list of ingredients: https://forms.gle/JnjKXfmEWmZ1sReq9 Also, GWiCS is excited to be working with SOCS to host Go CODE Girl<https://www.uoguelph.ca/computing/outreach/go-code-girl> on Saturday February 13th at 1:00pm. SOCS has been running this event for many years and it's always a fantastic experience for the kids and volunteers! We are hoping for some enthusiastic GWiCS volunteers to help run this virtual event for young girls interested in computer science and technology. We have some fun workshops and activities planned, and we can't do it without your help. We're looking for anybody who is interested in helping out (including first year students, masters students, or alumni). Please save the date and fill out this form to express your interest - we will add you to a Slack channel and get back to you in January with more details! https://forms.gle/4eDpEcmwCen3bnSR7 Thanks for reading... Happy New Year and we hope to see you on January 12th! Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders [cid:18ed0525-cd2c-4153-aaa3-b292673fa43e]

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ElleHacks + Fast Forward in STEM!
by Guelph Women in Computer Science 12 Dec '20

12 Dec '20

Hi GWiCS! We hope exams are going well. You're almost there!!! 💯 A few upcoming events you might be interested in: * Fast Forward in STEM is a webinar series introducing women in post-secondary to career opportunities in STEM. Featuring inspiring speakers from industry and academia, the free one-hour webinars are open to students, educators, and parents. The Women in STEM webinar series is presented by The Prosperity Project and Ontario Power Generation; conceived by 63 female visionaries earlier this year, The Prosperity Project<https://canadianprosperityproject.ca/> is a not-for-profit organization that is working to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 on women and girls in Canada. Click to register: Sat Jan 9 @ 3pm<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpc-mgqzIjE9JRHu4-zgJPv5NQ9PjLLvxW> or Thu Jan 14 6:30pm<https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sde-rqz4sH9DjyR-ez7WM6X7XwlWjepfX> * Calling all hackers - ElleHacks is back! This hackathon is open to all programs with challenges related to Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Business, Design and many more. On January 15th - January 17th, be part of 600 other hackers virtually! ElleHacks welcomes female and non-binary individuals of all experience levels. GWiCS members have attended this hackathon together before and loved it! Apply at: https://ellehacks.com/. Questions? Reach out at: info(a)ellehacks.com<mailto:info@ellehacks.com>. We will reach out closer to January with some exciting Winter semester GWiCS plans 😁🎉🌟 Until then, have a happy and restful holiday break! Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders [cid:8be85c1a-8924-4142-87bd-8630e94c9219]

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