Brainstorming Workshops
Women, even those currently in technical careers, rarely have the
opportunity to bring their situations, needs and ideas to a
productive discussion in which the goal is to
develop plans and programs to meet those needs.
Primary School girls
This workshop is designed to engage primary school
girls in the process of creating the technology of the future.
They are the continuation of an initiative which
Anita Borg
started when
she visited UNSW on July 1999. I was a helper at Anita's workshop
in 1999, and got interested in continuing.
The results of these workshops are
collection of wild ideas to enhance several aspects of everyday life,
their life. For the latest overview of the workshop check
general.ps a 64K PostScript file or
general.pdf an 86K PDF file.
The 2003 workshops
- Tuesday 4 March - Currans Hill Public
- Thursday 6 March - Oatley Public & Bald Face Public
- Tuesday 29 July - Caringbah North Public
- Thursday 31 July - Thomas Acres Public School
The 2002 workshops
There are four all-day workshops in 2002. On the 5 March, Oatley and
Bald Face Schools attended the first workshop of the year and Sans
Souci Public School attended the second on 7 March.
Here is the Report.
The 2001 workshops
There was one workshop held in 2001, with Year 5 and 6 girls from Oatley
Primary School. On September 19, the 36 girls enjoyed an all-day
workshops which included brainstorming, hands-on experience, food
breaks and university tour.
Here is the Report.
The 2000 workshops
Held in the new seminar room, first floor of the K17 building,
Computer Science and Engineering, the workshops seemed to
pleased most of the participants, and the output was a collection
of brilliant ideas.
The workshops lasted aproximately 2 and a half hours, with
morning tea in between and lunch at the end.
- 22 August 2000
42 girls from Kensington public school, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 November 2000
13 year-6 girls from Bald Face Public school and 19 year-6 girls
from Oatley, both from NSW. After lunch, this group had a 20-minute
tour of the university, which was highly appreciated.
- Report
The first workshop
July 13,1999: 55 primary school girls aged 9-12 and directed by Anita herself.
High School/Teenagers
These workshops were possible by the support
from the School of Computer
Science and Engineering.
Any comments about the workshop please to
mancilla at cse dot unsw dot edu dot au
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Last modified 13 February, 2005