Sept and Oct meetings

Just a quick note to those who missed the September meeting and were interested in the topic -- Cathy's minutes of the session are posted on the Meeting page.

And our October meeting will feature a discussion of CS pedagogy by Hélène Martin.

Note that we will NOT be meeting at the usual location (UW) that day, due to the Husky Stadium madness. Instead, we'll be convening very near the center of the universe, in the Fremont branch of the Seattle Public Library, quietly ensconced among trolls, rockets, Lenin, and also not far from Theo Chocolates.

NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing

Each year, NCWIT (National Center for Women & Information Technology) recognizes young women across the US for their interest and participation in computing. Last year, the national winner was one of Lauren Bricker's students from Lakeside! We also had several runner-ups from the Puget Sound area. Let's make sure our outstanding Puget Sound girls are recognized again this year!

The award application opens September 15th and will close October 31st. Please encourage your students to apply. The big new thing this year is that there will be a local competition for Washington state. This means that more students around the area will win great prizes including laptops, scholarships and cash.

To promote the award, NCWIT has provided a small poster you can print yourself and an information sheet. You can also request a full-size poster by mail here.

Sept Chapter Meeting, Sat, 9/17

Just a reminder to everyone that our first real chapter meeting of the year is this Saturday, Sept 17, from 1:00 -- 3:00 pm, in the usual place, the 6th Floor Atrium of the Paul Allen Center (CSE building) on the UW campus.

Two specific topics (plus the usual networking chats) are on the agenda:

• Stuart Reges: Issues for constructing quiz and test questions for CS courses.
• Crystal Hess: Discussion of programming contest plans.

Hope to see you all there. Details on the Meetings page.

.andy