Past Workshops

PQA Software Testing Workshop

The UBC Computer Science Department partnered with PQA Testing , one of the leading software testing companies in Canada, to host a one day workshop focused on teaching girls how to test software. This workshop focused on creating software, learning the process used to create tests for the software, and a talk about careers in software testing.

For more information, refer to this webpage.

Amazon Tech Panel

In the summer of 2016, the UBC Computer Science Department partnered with Amazon Vancouver to host a tech panel for girls in grades 10 to 12. Girls learned about possible career paths in tech and had an afternoon of speed mentoring sessions.

For more information, refer to this webpage.

Technovation

Technovation is a global competition where teams of 1-5 girls create an app that solves a local community problem. Teams compete against each other locally and the winners of local competitions go on to compete internationally. UBC supports Technovation by partnering up interested teams with industry and student mentors to help with technical programming issues and any business/marketing skills that are required by the teams.

Since 2016, UBC has facilitated the matching of teams with mentors. In the 2016-2017 Technovation competition, one of the UBC teams (3 Big Tomatoes) made it to the international finals for Technovation!

The process to sign up for a mentor starts every year around November/December. If you are interested in being notified when the mentor sign up starts, please sign up for our mailing list here.

Girls Learning Code One Day Python Workshop

UBC and Girls Learning Code, a non-profit organization, previously partnered up to host a one day Python coding workshop for girls. The workshop was held at UBC on a Saturday.

Parents Workshop @ SAP

Broadridge Financial and UBC host a parents workshop during the grade 7 Girlsmarts workshops in November and February. This workshop hosts a panel with individuals ranging from Computer Science professors at the Univeristy of British Columbia to seasoned industry professionals in a variety of roles. This panel discusses the various careers in tech, what it means to work in tech, and how to best support girls to explore and develop and interest in Computer Science.

Broadridge has helped put together a list of resources that parents may find helpful. You can find the list here.