STEM Ed Announcement: Computing Connections for HS Students

["Mort Sternheim" <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is a UMass Amherst program.
 Contact Information is below.
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 Dear educators and counselors:
  
 We wanted to alert you that an exciting  event - - Computing
 Connections - - is now inviting high school sophomores and juniors to
 apply for its spring workshop, being held at iRobot on Saturday, May
 19, 2012.  
  
 The short online application is available here: www.masstechhub.org.  
 Please share this information with students who may be interested 
 and encourage them to apply. 
  
 Computing Connections is designed to inspire and excite high school
 students in career and education pathways in computer technology and
 related science and tech fields.  During the day-long workshop,
 students will have the opportunity to hear from and interact with
 different tech industry leaders, including those from iRobot, Google,
 and Harmonix (makers of the Guitar Hero and Dance Central video
 games).  Students will also engage with current college students who
 have chosen courses of study in the science and technology fields and
 also talk about what real tech jobs are like with young
 professionals.
 
  There will also be time to do some hands-on activities. 
  
 The workshop is free but space is limited to 70 students.  Selected
 students will come from across Massachusetts.  The application
 deadline is May 1.    If you or your students have any questions you
 can email Jacqueline Grady (grady@masstech.org) and/or Sarah Rahman
 (rahman@masstech.org).
  
 Thank you!
  
  Renee Fall, CAITE Program Manager
  
 The Computing Connections Workshop  is being organized by members of
 the Massachusetts Tech Hub Collaborative, a group of industry, state,
 and academic leaders who work together to strengthen the
 Massachusetts
 Innovation Economy.
 
 
 
 CAITE Information
 caite@cs.umass.edu
 

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