Women in Information and Computer Sciences

Week 3: Adobe Info Session
2015-01-21 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | DBH 5011
Adobe is hosting a mixer from 6-7 pm, where you will get to speak directly to Adobe engineers. This event is limited to 40 people only, so you must RVSP to attend. Food is provided! Those that successfully RSVP will receive an email to participate in the event. RSVP link:http://goo.gl/forms/wzkCIi6VFEIf you are unable to make the mixer or did not receive a spot, they are also having an info session 7-8 pm (after the mixer). They are currently looking for summer interns and full-time workers!

Week 2: ICS Career Panel
2015-01-12 18:00 - 20:00 | DBH 6011
Are you unsure about what to do with your ICS degree after you graduate? Have you ever wondered what career paths you can take? Then come out to the ICS Career Panel, where you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and network with successful ICS alumni. Our panelists come from a variety of backgrounds, and are excited to answer your questions about what they do, how they got there, and any advice they might have for current ICS students. Free food and drinks will be provided, so be sure to stop by!

Week 1: General Meeting
2015-01-07 18:00 - 20:00 | DBH 6011
Happy new year everyone! We hope you had a very enjoyable winter break.
Now that we’re all back it is that time of the quarter to have our first meeting. Join us for a night of food and games, and also learn about what we will be doing this quarter!
We hope to see you there!
Be sure to RSVP for free food. Don’t forget your stamp cards!

CSEdWeek: Hour of Code Workshop
2014-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 | ICS 3rd Floor Lab
WICS will be organizing an Hour of Code workshop targeting Middle School girls! Anyone within the age range and interested in coding is invited. Snacks and drinks will be provided!
For more information visit our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/806305432762941/
To sign up visit http://goo.gl/forms/veQqRWF3xQ

Week 8: ICS Potluck
2014-11-24 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 6011
Come join WICS in our quarterly potluck with all the ICS clubs! We will have board games and cards. Come out and eat yummy food and de-stress with a few board games. This is a potluck, so please bring some food to contribute. Don’t forget your stamp cards! Don’t forget to RSVP so you don’t have to sign up at the door!

Stanford Class Series – How to Manage
2014-11-20 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 Ben Horowitz (Andreessen Horowitz, Opsware) talk! The Portal is located inside University Tower, next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Week 7: Crepe Booth
2014-11-19 11:00 - 15:00 | Engineering Area
WICS is selling crepes again near the ICS & Engineering Plaza!

Stanford Class Series – How to Operate
2014-11-18 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 Keith Rabois (Khosla Ventures) talk! The Portal is located inside University Tower, next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Week 7: WICS & DATSpace - Fab Tech Workshop
2014-11-17 18:30 - 20:00 | DBH 5011
It’s week 7 and we are all busy with midterms and projects and finals are approaching. Come destress with WICS by making awesome jewelry! We will be making earrings and bracelets using chips, resistors, and pretty much whatever else. We will be providing materials and tools, but feel free to bring your own materials.
We will be showing examples in the beginning, and then you can build your own. And guys too! Don’t be shy and come join us!
RSVP Today: http://goo.gl/forms/44LoiyehLf

International Women's Hackathon
2014-11-15 07:30 - 22:00 | DBH 6011
The International Women’s Hackathon (IWH) is part of Microsoft Research’s effort in getting more young women in the Computer Science field because of the lack thereof. This particular IWH is hosted by the Women in Information and Computer Sciences (WICS) Club at the University of California, Irvine.
This event is open to anyone 16+. Young women in Computer Science are encouraged to attend so this can kickstart then hackathon experience by getting more exposure in working on programming in projects outside of class. We will be capping the event at 100 attendees, so if you are sure you can make it, make sure to register through this Eventbrite ASAP.
Attendees can form groups of 3-4 people to work on a new project together. If you don’t have a group, we will be making groups before the hackathon begins. It’s a good idea to think of some ideas for projects you’re interested in working on. There will also be mentors to assist with projects as needed.
Everyone will be presenting their projects at the end of the day. There will be prizes for first, second, and third place. However, don’t let that deter you from attending. This will be a very great experience for newcomers to learn from, and there will be free swag for everyone!

Stanford Class Series
2014-11-13 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 Reid Hoffman (Greylock Ventures, LinkedIn) talk! The Portal is located inside University Tower, next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Stanford Class Series – Sales and Marketing
2014-11-11 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 Aaron Levie (Box) talk! The Portal is located inside University Tower, next to Yogurtland and Fedex in UTC.

Veteran's Day
2014-11-11
No School

Week 6: House of Moves Tour
2014-11-10 10:30 - 15:00 | 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.
