MV TECHNOVATION Welcome to our Interest Meeting!

Background Established as a club in 2013 Local branch to expand ideas from Iridescent’s Technovation Challenge

Officer Team Ruta Joshi Business Lead Sindhu Majeti Social Media Lead Janice Huang Programming Team

Goals Inspire members to enter the tech and business fields Share first-hand experiences of many women currently working in business and tech fields Give our members the skills to program Android applications Teach our members business basics Help our members gain confidence when presenting

Opportunities Network with women in the tech field Intern with local tech companies Participate (and win!) in an international competition Learn about majors, careers, opportunities in the industry Sell apps on Google Play MV Hacks! (1/15) Volunteer opportunities w/ middle school students

Guest Speakers Women familiar with tech industry Speakers share inspiring success stories Offer helpful opinions and advice to members Examples: last year’s guest speakers included  Julie Boland of M Squared  Dhana Pawar of Coupons.com\ “Major of the Month”

Tours Visit tech companies  Learn about the various aspects of the tech industry  See what the workplace is like  i.e. LinkedIn Shadow mentors  Learn from the experiences of others  Form important connections with successful women

MV Hacks Ruta Joshi + MV Technovation January 2015 Free schwag: T-shirts, goodies, and more! Meals provided Learn to code  No prior experience necessary!

Second Semester Technovation Challenge! Hack Days Complete basic "hacks" or programs on AppInventor and other languages Helps create an understanding of software Opportunity to learn more about programming Clinics/Work Days for your challenge entry

Introduction to Technovation Challenge!

Technovation Challenge Work in teams of 4 to 5 Create a mobile app within 10 weeks Host events at Google and/or LinkedIn Corporate Sites Pitch app with 2 separate videos, sent to VC’s Sell app on Google Play

Donations! We would really appreciate your donations! Money goes towards:  Paying for mobile phones for testing  Company tours and guest speakers  Snacks for after school work days Suggested donation: $20

THANK YOU FOR COMING Questions?

Roughly what percent of undergraduate degree recipients in computer science in 2010 were women?

18%

Who is HP's CEO?

Meg Whitman

What are 2 of MV Technovation's goals for the year?

Inspire members to go into business & tech fields Share experiences of women in tech fields Teach members how to program Teach members business basics Help members gain confidence when presenting

About what percent of STEM workers are female?

~25%

Name three MV Technovation officers. Bonus for all + our advisor!

Janice, Nupur, Michelle, Ruta, Archana, Sowji, Sindhu, Jaya, Malini, Shivani, Mr. Barcellos (advisor)

What are two of the opportunities you can get from joining this club?

Intern w/ local tech companies Participate in international competitions Sell app on Google Play MV Hacks Volunteering Opportunities etc.

When was Technovation first established as a club?

2013

What percent of fortune 500 CEOs are women?

< 5%

How long is a good elevator pitch?

20-30 seconds

What are some examples of control structures in coding?

Loops (for, if-else, while, do- while)