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 formhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfc-sLyaCMb1LKLH2T8HxsS00NTKsvMcHHioced7ipuLc2_wA/viewform?usp=sf_link 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 Wealthhttps://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/19ksQb3KbdCvXzUVMTV4uXbFOnlwCV3HQKm7YQYsM0JI/edit?usp=sharing * 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 herehttps://www.harvardwecode.com/ to learn more / register!

That's all for now - have an awesome Wednesday!

Maddie & Mary GWiCS Leaders

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