1. CAS Women Lunch Oct 5, 2012

2. Motivation Informal group of female grad students and post-docs and faculty to meet and discuss issues of interest to the group and provide advice and support

3. Potential Topics Mentoring “A day in the life of a …” Attracting women into computer science and engineering Industry vs. Academia Job application process and interviewing Share conference experiences and knowledge (ONCWIC?) The importance of networking (and how to do it effectively) External speakers

4. Scholarships for Women in CS Google Canada Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship: application in late 2012 Microsoft Research Graduate Women Scholarship: due date October 16, 2012 L’Oreal Canada for Women in Science Research Fellowships Anita Borg Pass-It-On Awards Program (smaller amount) General scholarships for Women: http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us/scholarships-for- women/ http://www.scholarshipsandgrants.us/scholarships-for- women/

5. Women in CS Conferences Ontario Celebration of Women in Computing (ONCWIC) – University of London Ontario, Oct 12, 13, 2012 (oncwic.ca) Grace Hopper : normally in the Fall (gracehopper.org) CRA-W Cohort : normally in the spring (cra-w.org )