Women in Information and Computer Sciences

Week 6: House of Moves Tour
2014-11-10 10:30 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | House of Moves, 5419 McConnell Avenue , Los Angeles, CA, 90066, United States
WICS will be hosting a tour of House of Moves!
We will be having lunch with the animators from House of Moves. They will be covering motion capture and animation in the tour and even allow us to try on a motion capture suit if anyone would like.
If you are sure that you will be going to the House of Moves tour, please fill out this Google Form. The deadline to sign up for the tour is FRIDAY, Nov. 7th @ 11:59pm. There are a limited amount of spots so sign up ASAP! Drivers will get first choice, the tour is located in LA.

Stanford Class Series – Company Culture and Building a Team, Part II
2014-11-06 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Patrick and John Collison (Stripe) talk! The Portal is located inside University Tower, next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Stanford Class Series - Company Culture and Building a Team, Part I
2014-11-04 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Alfred Lin (Zappos, Sequoia Capital) and Brian Chesky (Airbnb) talk! The Portal is located inside University Tower, next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Week 5: Facebook Women Panel
2014-11-03 17:30 - 19:00 | DBH 6011
Come “lean in” with the female engineers of Facebook! We’re here to answer your questions and speak about what it’s like to be a woman in the tech space. Please bring your resume for a chance to win a prize!
Be sure to RSVP for FREE Chipotle! Don’t forget your stamp cards!
FEMALE FACEBOOK ENGINEERS
We’ve got a group with very diverse backgrounds joining us…
Lynn – from our Seattle office on the Real Time Infrastructure team where she primarily works on the Android client for both the Facebook app and the Messenger app
Jess – she interned in Summer 2012, had fun and joined full-time in March 2013. She’s been on a few teams — Facebook Mentions, iOS Product Infrastructure, and now iOS Feed.
Kathy – a former WICS member herself! Based out of our HQ, she works on Messaging/Chat Product Engineering.
Jennifer – also based out of our Seattle office (what can we say – it’s awesome!) has been with the company for a while now and works on Ratings & Reviews.
FOOD!
Chipotle burritos at your service 🙂
PRIZES + GIVEAWAYS
Bring a resume for a chance to enter our raffle, and free Facebook swag for all!

Stanford Class Series – How to Raise Money
2014-10-30 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Marc Andreessen (Andreessen Horowitz, Netscape), Ron Conway (SV Angel), and Ben Sibermann (Pinterest) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Stanford Class Series – How to Build Products Users Love, Pt.2
2014-10-28 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Kevin Hale (Wufoo, Y Combinator) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Week 4: Advanced IOS Workshop
2014-10-27 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 6011
Already familiar with iOS development? But still can’t get enough of it? Then this workshop is for you! Phillippe Navarro will be leading this workshop on multi-view applications. Phillippe has taught a Full-Stack Web Development class in Irvine and previously was a teacher for General Assembly.
This workshop assumes previous experience with Swift. If you have a Macbook, please bring it! If you don’t have one, fill out this form [http://support.ics.uci.edu/comp_checkout] to borrow a Macbook from the School of ICS. Macbooks may only be picked up Mondays from 1pm-2pm and Fridays from 11am-12pm, so make sure to the form out ASAP!
RSVP here for FREE FOOD! Make sure you bring yourself, your Macbooks, and your STAMP CARD!

Stanford Class Series - How to Build Products Users Love, Pt.1
2014-10-23 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States

Stanford Class Series - Growth
2014-10-21 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Alex Schultz (Facebook) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Week 3: WICS & VGDC Resume Workshop
2014-10-20 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 5011
The tech career fair is coming up! Upperclassmen from WICS and VGDC will be there to critique your resume so you are prepared for the fair. As this is a resume workshop, make sure to bring physical copies of your resume or bring your laptop to fix digital copies.
Beginners are also welcome! You will be given guidelines to get started on your resume, and will be building a first paper prototype of your resume during the event.
FREE FOOD will be provided. Don’t forget your STAMP CARDS! RSVP here!

Stanford Class Series - Business Strategy and Monopoly Theory
2014-10-16 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Peter Thiel (PayPal) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

The Portal Career Fair
2014-10-14 15:30 - 19:00 | Edwards Cinema Theater @ UTC
The Portal is hosting the first ever Tech Career Fair designed to connect talented and tech-savvy UCI students with over 20 of today’s new and innovative tech companies. Students who attend will have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to network with the founders, engineers, and CTOs from these companies. Be sure to dress the part and bring multiple copies of your resume because you never know if you might secure an internship or job! These early-stage companies have many different positions that need to be filled, including data mining/coding, search engine optimization, marketing research and analysis, iOS and Android app development, and web design.
Registration will be at 3:30pm in front of Edwards Cinema, so please bring your UCI Student ID; after signing in, you will get a lanyard with your information and a QR code to be scanned by companies to increase your chances in the raffle at 6:45pm, where they will be giving away an iPad Mini (1st prize) and a Moto 360 smartwatch (2nd prize)!
Food will be provided from the local restaurants in the University Center for FREE at 6pm. If you haven’t sampled all the delicious food the University Center food court has to offer, here is your chance!
Registration will only allow the first 200 students access on a first come, first serve basis, so don’t miss out on this monumentous occassion!
“My internship with the Portal’s startups has been spectacular! I can actually see my actions implemented into their products.” -Nikita P. (Marketing intern)
“You can really get an overall sense of startup life and I got to work directly with the Founders” -Nikolai S. (Engineer Intern)

Week 2: IOS Beginner Workshop
2014-10-13 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 6011
Come learn about basic iOS development from a professional!
Phillippe Navarro will be teaching the basics of Swift in preparation for the Med AppJam. Phillippe has taught a Full-Stack Web Development class in Irvine and previously was a teacher for General Assembly.
This workshop will be the first of a two part series. The first workshop is geared towards beginners while the second one assumes previous experience with Swift. If you have a Macbook, please bring it! There will be a limited supply of Macbooks available for use during the event. If there aren’t enough, you can pair program with another person.
And as always, FREE FOOD will be provided! So make sure you bring yourself, your Macbooks, and your STAMP CARD!
Don’t forget to RSVP here!

Stanford Class Series - Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing
2014-10-09 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University. Come out to watch Adora Cheung(Homejoy) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Stanford Class Series - How to Have Ideas and How to Get Started
2014-10-07 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Paul Graham (Y Combinator) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Week 1: General Meeting & Mentorship Program
2014-10-06 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 6011
Meet your fellow female ICS majors, meet the new WICS officers, get an overview of some future events, and tell us what events you want WICS to organize this year!
Also, want to receive advice and/or tutoring from upperclassmen? Want to pass down sage advice to younger students? WICS is hosting its annual Mentor/Mentee mixer, so don’t miss out!
Click here to sign up or learn more about the Mentorship program.
Bring your stamp cards to get raffle tickets and enter for a chance to win a Kindle Paperwhite!
FREE FOOD provided. RSVP here.

Stanford Class Series - Ideas, Products, Teams and Execution
2014-10-02 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University! Come out to watch Sam Altman (Y Combinator) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Week 0: WICS Games
2014-10-01 17:00 - 19:00 | DBH 6011
Interested in meeting industry mentors and having a good time? Come out and join WICS as we play our CS related puzzle competition and win prizes! Industry mentors will be there to help you through multiple rounds of questions or tasks; technology such as laptops, desktops, cellphones, and pagers are all allowed. No prior coding experience is needed. FREE FOOD will be provided.
Don’t forget to bring your stamp card for a chance to win a Kindle Paperwhite at our next meeting! RSVP here.

How to Start a Startup Class Series from Stanford University
2014-09-30 18:30 - 20:30 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
The Portal is presenting the Startup Class Series from Stanford University, starting this upcoming Tuesday! Come out to watch Sam Altman (Y Combinator) and Dustin Moskovitz (FaceBook, Asana, Good Ventures) talk! The Portal is located next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

ICS Scavenger Hunt
2014-09-29 15:30 - 17:00 | ICS Plaza
Embrace the ICS spirit by joining us in our very first scavenger hunt put together by all the ICS Organizations!
Hunt for the famous ICS Pikachu while exploring ICS and meeting all of the clubs’ board members in this crazy 30-minute scavenger hunt competition to win ICS and Google SWAG!
From taking a selfie with the master sword & writing your first program in Python to listing out every single console that Nintendo released, the ICS Scavenger Hunt will test your mental skills and challenge your physical stamina in this action-packed 30-minute competition. Don’t miss out! RSVP here!

Anteater Involvement Fair
2014-09-29 11:00 - 15:00 | Aldrich Park
Don’t know what to do during the Anteater Involvement Fair? Come visit us at booth #192 to talk to the board members and learn more about WICS! Grab a stamp card and get it stamped for a chance to win a Kindle Paperwhite, a copy of World of Warcraft, Mists of Pandaria, and company swag at our first meeting! Stamps can be used to trade for raffle tickets, crepes, and a WICS T-shirt.

Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL!
2014-05-26

HackUCI
2014-05-23 18:00 - 2014-05-25 15:00
Represent WICS and UCI by coming to UCI’s first ever hackathon!
No experience is required. There will be FREE FOOD, SWAG, and PRIZES!
This is a great opportunity to build up your resume, network with companies and students, and have tons of fun!
You MUST REGISTER to participate! Hope to see everyone there.

Week 8: ICS Day
2014-05-22 10:00 - 16:00 | ICS Plaza
Come join your fellow ICS peers for the biggest event of the year!
At the annual ICS Day, there will be FREE T-shirts, FREE food, and FUN activites! ICS clubs will be out and about. In addition, companies will be boothing and looking for resumes!
Be a part of the first 200 people to sign up for a FREE ICS Day T-shirt!

Week 8: Python Project Meeting
2014-05-19 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 5011

Week 7: Startup Career Fair
2014-05-15 17:00 - 19:00 | The Portal, University Towers Suite 210, 4199 Campus Drive, Irvine, CA, United States
Still looking for an internship?
The Portal, an organization that connects students to startup companies, will be hosting a career fair with startups looking to hire interns. Bring your resume and make sure to dress professionally. If you don’t know how to get to the Portal, meet up at the fountain area in front of Gogi, Cha, Yogurtland, etc at 5pm. WICS members will be there to guide you!
RSVP on Eventbrite if you plan on coming!

Week 7: Python Project Meeting
2014-05-12 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 5011

Week 6: Study Session and Interview Help
2014-05-08 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 5011
Still have midterms left to study for or midterms left more for you to study? Well, WICS hosting another Study Session!
Missed the discussion on how to prepare for Job Interviews we had week 4? We’ll be doing that again, so don’t miss out!

Snacks will be provided. RSVP here!

Week 6: Python Project Meeting
2014-05-05 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 5011
Want to polish your Python skills or learn how to make a game using Python tools? Want to make your own version of Flappy Bird?
WICS is hosting a 5-week tutorial session for anyone interested!
For more information check our Facebook group!

Week 5: Python Project Meeting
2014-05-01 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 5011
