Hi everyone,

Hope you all had a great holiday break and the semester is going well so far!

Updates on GWiCS:

* OUR FIRST MEETING IS NEXT WEEK! * We are planning for Tuesday February 6th in the evening - but stay tuned for a confirmation email soon * This will be a social meeting to introduce everyone and provide information about the club * There will be snacks! * Our website is up - check it out: gwics.github.iohttps://gwics.github.io/ * Please follow us on social media! * Facebook Group: Guelph Women in Computer Science (GWiCS)https://www.facebook.com/groups/guelphwics/ * https://www.facebook.com/groups/guelphwics/ Instagram: @guelphwicshttps://www.instagram.com/guelphwics/ * https://www.instagram.com/guelphwics/ Twitter: @guelphwicshttps://twitter.com/GuelphWiCS * https://twitter.com/GuelphWiCS Add us to your LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/company/11404098https://www.linkedin.com/company/11404098/ * Follow us on GryphLife: gryphlife.uoguelph.ca/organization/gwicshttps://gryphlife.uoguelph.ca/organization/gwics * We’re officially accepted as an ACM-W Student Chapter - find out more here: women.acm.orghttps://women.acm.org/ * https://women.acm.org/ We organizing our first events for this semester - this will include an employer panel and a company workshop. We anticipate the first event being sometime in February. Stay tuned for more info!

Opportunities for you:

* We are looking for a GWiCS Student Representative for each year in our computing programs! If you’re interested: * Email gwics@uoguelph.camailto:gwics@uoguelph.ca with a few sentences introducing yourself, your year, your program and why you're volunteering * Deadline is Friday February 16th * You will get your photo posted on our website/social media, and this would also look great on your resume! * We want to do some student & professor profiles on Instagram about our computing program, students' Co-Op/internship experiences, and more! * If you’re interested in doing a short interview (email or in-person) and having your photo posted, please email gwics@uoguelph.camailto:gwics@uoguelph.ca * We need a Social Media Manager for GWiCS, email us if you're interested! You would help run all our social media accounts.

If you have any questions or ideas, feel free to contact Maddie and Dema at gwics@uoguelph.camailto:gwics@uoguelph.ca!

Thanks everyone, and have a great week!

Maddie Gabriel President, GWiCS mgabri02@uogeulph.camailto:mgabri02@uogeulph.ca

Dema Abu Adas Vice-President, GWiCS dabuadas@uoguelph.camailto:dabuadas@uoguelph.ca

PS Tell your friends in computing about GWiCS!