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Dr Sue Black Centre for Systems and Software Engineering

Dr Sue Black Centre for Systems and Software Engineering School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics South Bank University London SE1 0AA blackse@sbu.ac.uk http://www.sbu.ac.uk/blackse. Why BCSWomen? Experiences at conferences in software engineering

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Dr Sue Black Centre for Systems and Software Engineering

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  1. Dr Sue Black Centre for Systems and Software Engineering School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics South Bank University London SE1 0AA blackse@sbu.ac.uk http://www.sbu.ac.uk/blackse

  2. Why BCSWomen? • Experiences at conferences in software engineering • Women in Science conference • BCS Central London branch and LondonBCSWomen • BCSWomen

  3. BCSWomen objectives: • Provide an opportunity for networking • Provide support for women working in IT • Support and encourage women and girls entering IT/IS careers • Provide a central contact for media channels requiring comment of issues relating to women in IS/IT • Assist women in IS/IT to find, and become, mentors for other women • Contribute to BCS policy

  4. Lift off! 29th October 2001 • First topics: • Introductions • >100 messages on the first day • Advice: programming, careers, courses etc. • Difficult situations/bad experiences

  5. Current projects/activities • Running: raceforlife + T-shirts • Schools project • Help with CVs – CV clinic • Brownies/Guides computing badge • Regional events – recent joint event with IBM • Working with other relevant groups/organisations eg. WES, AWISE

  6. Recent news/Highlights 2003 • Free mentoring negotiated: www.mentorset.org.uk • BCSWomen now a Women’s National Commission partner - official, independent, advisory body giving the views of women to the Government • BCSWomen member Karen Petrie of Huddersfield University won research scholarship to work @ NASA • We are setting up regional groups • We want to produce a digital archive of women in computing starting with those who worked at Bletchley Park

  7. To join BCSWomen email: sue@bcs.org.uk BCSWomen homepage: http://www.bcs.org.uk/bcswomen

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