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Canberra STEM event - "I want to be her when I grow up"

This STEM event is collaboratively supported by ACS Canberra, KPMG, St Clare's College and WIC

Event Start: Fri 31 May 04:00 PM AEST
Event Finish: Fri 31 May 07:00 PM AEST

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Registration End Date: Fri 24 May 12:00 PM


<p><span style="color: #757575;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;"><img alt="STEM_31 May 19" src="https://id.acs.org.au/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=0150o00000GjMx5&amp;oid=00D90000000o5NE&amp;lastMod=1556281737000"></img><br>Australian Computer Society (ACS), KPMG and Women in Information and Communication (WIC) are collectively hosting a STEM event at St Clare’s College, Griffith for high school girls, enabling them to connect with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) mentors and build their understanding of the diversity of pathways to a STEM career.<br><br>The event aims to build their interest, which traditionally peaks then drops off around the ages of 13-15, caused by a range of reasons including unconscious bias, limited visibility and a weak first-line of support at home.<br><br>This event tackles the ‘<b>You can’t be what you can’t see</b>’ challenge.<br><br><b>Speakers include: </b></span></span></span></p> <ul><li>Elanor Huntington, ANU</li><li><span style="color: #757575;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Narelle Devine, DHS</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #757575;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Sarah Louise McDonald, PEGA Systems</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #757575;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Robyn Hall, CSIRO</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #757575;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Anant Vima, KPMG and ANU</span></span></span></li></ul> <b><span style="color: #757575;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">STEM Event - </span></span></span></b><span style="color: #757575;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Collaborative Inclusion Network for Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics<br>Friday 31 May 2019, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM @St Clare&#39;s College, Griffith.</span></span></span> <ul><li><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Entry is free for students. Maximum of 3 tickets per school. To book, click <b><a href="https://www.acs.org.au/cpd-education/event-detail.html?eventId=7010o000001DL0n" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></b>  </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">All companies and institutions are invited to sponsor the event. To sponsor, email <a href="mailto:Jenalle.Bushby@acs.org.au" target="_blank"><span style="color: #007C89;">Jenalle.Bushby@acs.org.au</span></a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt;">Food and refreshments will be provided. Please specify allergies and special dietary requirements when you book.</span></span></li></ul>

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