1. Welcome to Gr8 Designs for Gr8 Girls Did you know that in 2010, Mattel held an online vote to pick Barbie’s next career and the winning job was Computer Engineer? “All the girls who imagine their futures through Barbie will learn that engineers - like girls - are free to explore infinite possibilities, limited only by their imagination," says Nora Lin, President, Society of Women Engineers. "As a computer engineer, Barbie will show girls that women can turn their ideas into realities that have a direct and positive impact on people's everyday lives in this exciting and rewarding career."

2. Today 8:45-9:00  Arrival/registration, take some photos to be used by you later 9:00-9:15  Welcome 9:15-10:00  Guest Speaker – Claudette Critchley 10:00-10:10  break 10:10-12:15  Mad Libs using Visual Basic 12:15-1:00  Lunch 1:00-2:00  Wearable Computing 2:00-3:30  Make your own Comic Strips 3:30-4:00  Upload your work on to the website

3. Why are you here ? We want you to know: ◦Some of the best programmers in the world are women. ◦A computer science degree or diploma can open the door to meaningful exciting careers for women. ◦There are lots of great paying job opportunities in computer science, especially for women! ◦Computer Science is fun, challenging, exciting and cool!

4. Can you make a difference in the world with a Computer science degree? YES: ◦http://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx /ymind_2007_323k_320x240.asxhttp://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx /ymind_2007_323k_320x240.asx ◦http://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx /cjind_2007_323k_320x240.asxhttp://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx /cjind_2007_323k_320x240.asx

5. Is Computer Science boring? Do I have to sit at a desk all day? Listen to one girl talk about her career: ◦http://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx/sqin d_2006_323k_320x240.asxhttp://www.cs.washington.edu/info/videos/asx/sqin d_2006_323k_320x240.asx Another cool job posting from 2010 After today we hope you might think about taking one computer science programming course in high school, it might change your life

7. Let’s get this day started! Welcome to Claudette Critchley, Chief Operations Officer at the gaming company Big Blue Bubble