Abstract
At a time when computing is so much a part of all of our lives, has incredible job opportunities, and is so empowering, most students graduate high school without having had any introduction to computer science.
A decade ago in the United States, the CSforALL movement was launched to broaden participation in computing to those traditionally underrepresented. This talk will reflect on the current state of that initiative, and introduce the "Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC)" course, which has received worldwide attention and currently has 65% female enrollment at UC Berkeley, among the highest in the nation.
Agenda:
5:00 - 5:15 pm PST : Networking
5:15 - 5:30 pm PST : Intro, Housekeeping and Chapter Activities
5:30 - 5:45 pm PST : Certificate Distribution - Students completed Summer 2022 Preceptorship Program
(In-Person at the Venue)
5:45 - 6:30 pm PST : Talk by Dr Dan Garcia, on Achieving CSforALL through the Beauty and Joy of Computing
6:30 - 6:45 pm PST : Q & A
6:45 - 7:00 pm PST : Closing Comments and Open Discussions
Note: This will be a hybrid event - zoom meeting link:
https://acm-org.zoom.us/j/92243960120?pwd=NlkrMEJheER4YlFhbmpaSk1Jc0ljZz09
Meeting ID: 922 4396 0120 / Passcode: 6502242108
ACM Sacramento Chapter Officers
Chairperson - Dr. Harsh Verma
Vice-Chairperson – Dr. Abida Mukarram
Treasurer - Lak Ramakrishnan
Treasurer Emeritus - Michael Brady
Co-Chair, Semantic Web and Webmaster - Savita Farooqui
ACM FCUSD Student Chapter
** **Chapter Patron: Ms Alicia Caddell
Student Chapter President: Atulya Kaduri
Student Chapter Vice-President: Ali Sareeya
Student Chapter Officers: Praneel Chellapilla, Tuan Hoang, William Liu
