I totally forgot I have this blog and I should have post this Ada Lovelace Day poster earlier! But better late than never! "Late" Happy Ada Lovelace Day! I am so pound that the first programmer is a women! Yay~
March 24th (just passed for 2 hours) is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging (videologging, podcasting, comic drawing etc.!) to draw attention to the achievements of women in technology and science.
The official site is http://findingada.com/
Augusta Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), born Augusta Ada Byron, was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron. She is mainly known for having written a description of Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. She is today appreciated as the "first programmer" since she was writing programs for a machine that Babbage had not yet built. She also foresaw the capability of computers to go beyond mere calculating.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
XX evening event
I just came back from a social networking event, XX Evening at TELUS World of Science. XX evening is an annual event hosted by SCWIST (Society of Canadian Women in Science and Technology).
During the event, there are 30 Wonder Women (I really like the name!) who are working in technology related field. Participants get the opportunity to chat with these Wonder Women about their careers in science, engineering and technology.
Women there are from various fields, programmers, engineers, researchers, entrepreneur, writers, managers and ... It was very exciting to see so many women in technology gather around with a big variety.
The event starts with a panel discussion. Four panelists talked about what their typical day look like, how do they get into technology, how do they overcome black holes in the lives, and etc.
After that, the social networking was fun. I talked to a couple of wonder women and trying to get some sponsorship for Try/Catch. Especially, I talked to a lady who is running tutor company and brought up that sponsoring Try/Catch can be very beneficial to her company as we will have 50 highschool girls coming up to the event. She seems interested and we just need to follow up with her.
The last part of the evening was a IMAX movie, Ultimate Wave Tahiti. It is my first time watching IMAX movie. So cool and I really enjoyed it!
Over all, it is a very good experience. I think the best part is it is local in Vancouver. Like I even came across my previous colleague from IBM, which is very nice!
After a 5 hour event, I am feeling exhausted but I feel like to write down my experience when it is still fresh!
During the event, there are 30 Wonder Women (I really like the name!) who are working in technology related field. Participants get the opportunity to chat with these Wonder Women about their careers in science, engineering and technology.
Women there are from various fields, programmers, engineers, researchers, entrepreneur, writers, managers and ... It was very exciting to see so many women in technology gather around with a big variety.
The event starts with a panel discussion. Four panelists talked about what their typical day look like, how do they get into technology, how do they overcome black holes in the lives, and etc.
After that, the social networking was fun. I talked to a couple of wonder women and trying to get some sponsorship for Try/Catch. Especially, I talked to a lady who is running tutor company and brought up that sponsoring Try/Catch can be very beneficial to her company as we will have 50 highschool girls coming up to the event. She seems interested and we just need to follow up with her.
The last part of the evening was a IMAX movie, Ultimate Wave Tahiti. It is my first time watching IMAX movie. So cool and I really enjoyed it!
Over all, it is a very good experience. I think the best part is it is local in Vancouver. Like I even came across my previous colleague from IBM, which is very nice!
After a 5 hour event, I am feeling exhausted but I feel like to write down my experience when it is still fresh!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Grace Hopper Celebration Proposal Draft
Youyou (a Chinese girl from DDP 06) and I are trying to put up a panel about DDP for Grace Hopper 2010. I think our program fits this year's theme is "Collaborating Across Boundaries". We just finished the proposal draft. It is definitely not something well written, but at least something I think can attach here to count as one post. :p
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Cross cultural collaboration between different institutions has been increasingly important due to globalization. While exchange programs are the most popular choice for internationalization, a Dual dual Degree degree Program program presents a more deepened model of collaboration. A typical computing science DDP would consist of the following characteristics dual degree program would consists of studying experiences in both collaborating institutions and students being granted degrees from both schools in the end.: students spend several years studying computing science in both collaborating institutions; they will be granted degrees from both schools. In this panel, we will use the DDP program between Simon Fraser University and Zhejiang University as an example to discuss how such programs influence involved students and faculty.
Dual Degree Program of Computing between Simon Fraser University and Zhejiang University was launched in 2005 and has been recruiting students from both universities every year since then.
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Zhejiang University (ZU) have had a DDP collaboration in computing science since 2005. Though some policies in the program are still being refined, they are mature enough for us to analyze DDP’s current state and examine how to further its development.
The panel will cover following information:
Administrative aspects
• Program Structure and Benefits
(I think we should add some content to cover the benefits)
• Difficulties:
- Two institutions may have different requirements on admission (e.g. English proficiency)
- Language barrier. Especially for Canadian students who typically are required to a fairly high proficiency level of Chinese in order to understand lectures in China.
- Education background. Students from China and Canada have very different high school curriculum, but the curriculum for the university is designed based on their local high school curriculum.
- Prerequisite transfers between institutions. Similar courses in different institutions may have different focus and depth.
• Specially designed policies for SFU-ZU DDP
- Each institution has set up dedicated advising/admin staff to provide contact point for students and faculty, specialized expertise in new program.
- Each Two institutions exchanges faculty members to teach at other university each year.
- SFU has established a Capstone project dedicated to DDP students.
SFU-ZU DDP related Faculty members’ experience:
• The exchanged faculty members play an essential role in helpingin helping students prepare themselves for their studying and living abroad for everyday life.
• How SFU faculty members adapt to the newly-established Capstone project, and guide DDP students throughout their research.
• Faculty members have gained in-depth cross cultural experience.
DDP students’ experience:
• Comparing our DDP program with other exchange programs, students feel that DDP provides more involving intercultural experience.
• With different cultures and strengths, both institutions promote students’ competitiveness in different areas.
• Students find the keys of how to succeed in such a program through their own experience.
How our DDP promotes women in computing science
• Statistics show that DDP enrols more female students than general computing science program in SFU.
• We conjecture that the female students are more interested in the DDP program because of the international experience component.
• Female students in the DDP take an active part in Women In Computing Science in SFU and both the students and the organization benefit tremendously.
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Cross cultural collaboration between different institutions has been increasingly important due to globalization. While exchange programs are the most popular choice for internationalization, a Dual dual Degree degree Program program presents a more deepened model of collaboration. A typical computing science DDP would consist of the following characteristics dual degree program would consists of studying experiences in both collaborating institutions and students being granted degrees from both schools in the end.: students spend several years studying computing science in both collaborating institutions; they will be granted degrees from both schools. In this panel, we will use the DDP program between Simon Fraser University and Zhejiang University as an example to discuss how such programs influence involved students and faculty.
Dual Degree Program of Computing between Simon Fraser University and Zhejiang University was launched in 2005 and has been recruiting students from both universities every year since then.
Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Zhejiang University (ZU) have had a DDP collaboration in computing science since 2005. Though some policies in the program are still being refined, they are mature enough for us to analyze DDP’s current state and examine how to further its development.
The panel will cover following information:
Administrative aspects
• Program Structure and Benefits
(I think we should add some content to cover the benefits)
• Difficulties:
- Two institutions may have different requirements on admission (e.g. English proficiency)
- Language barrier. Especially for Canadian students who typically are required to a fairly high proficiency level of Chinese in order to understand lectures in China.
- Education background. Students from China and Canada have very different high school curriculum, but the curriculum for the university is designed based on their local high school curriculum.
- Prerequisite transfers between institutions. Similar courses in different institutions may have different focus and depth.
• Specially designed policies for SFU-ZU DDP
- Each institution has set up dedicated advising/admin staff to provide contact point for students and faculty, specialized expertise in new program.
- Each Two institutions exchanges faculty members to teach at other university each year.
- SFU has established a Capstone project dedicated to DDP students.
SFU-ZU DDP related Faculty members’ experience:
• The exchanged faculty members play an essential role in helpingin helping students prepare themselves for their studying and living abroad for everyday life.
• How SFU faculty members adapt to the newly-established Capstone project, and guide DDP students throughout their research.
• Faculty members have gained in-depth cross cultural experience.
DDP students’ experience:
• Comparing our DDP program with other exchange programs, students feel that DDP provides more involving intercultural experience.
• With different cultures and strengths, both institutions promote students’ competitiveness in different areas.
• Students find the keys of how to succeed in such a program through their own experience.
How our DDP promotes women in computing science
• Statistics show that DDP enrols more female students than general computing science program in SFU.
• We conjecture that the female students are more interested in the DDP program because of the international experience component.
• Female students in the DDP take an active part in Women In Computing Science in SFU and both the students and the organization benefit tremendously.
Monday, March 8, 2010
[WICS] International Women's Day Lunch
I have always been wanting to write something for WICS. I joined WICS in the first term when I came to SFU. I have been grown through the involvement with WICS.
Now being the president, I feel I have been more bounded to this group, taking the lead and trying to make impact. WICS has taken a big portion of my time and I have gained more skills and experiences. Well, although I will step down in the end of this semester, it is not time to farewell and sum up yet. What triggered me to write something is preparing the International Women's Day Lunch.
Today, we met up at school to decorate the room. Liyang bought many balloons and strips. We were blowing the balloons, tape the strips, tape the direction signs... ( We had very cute pink or smiley face balloons. I really like them. :D ) We were talking and laughing... It was fun.
I like it when a group of us put effort to achieve one thing. Organizing this event gives me exact this feeling. Everybody is putting effort. We put pieces altogether to achieve one goal.From this, I feel a sense of belonging.
Hm... don't really know how to expand my thoughts and express my feeling right now. I just feel kind of warm inside and look forward to the party tomorrow. (Hm... actually today! ) Happy International Women's Day!
Now being the president, I feel I have been more bounded to this group, taking the lead and trying to make impact. WICS has taken a big portion of my time and I have gained more skills and experiences. Well, although I will step down in the end of this semester, it is not time to farewell and sum up yet. What triggered me to write something is preparing the International Women's Day Lunch.
Today, we met up at school to decorate the room. Liyang bought many balloons and strips. We were blowing the balloons, tape the strips, tape the direction signs... ( We had very cute pink or smiley face balloons. I really like them. :D ) We were talking and laughing... It was fun.
I like it when a group of us put effort to achieve one thing. Organizing this event gives me exact this feeling. Everybody is putting effort. We put pieces altogether to achieve one goal.From this, I feel a sense of belonging.
Hm... don't really know how to expand my thoughts and express my feeling right now. I just feel kind of warm inside and look forward to the party tomorrow. (Hm... actually today! ) Happy International Women's Day!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization Workshop for Students
Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization Workshop is going to take place on March 12, 19 & 26, 2010 at SFU Vancouver. This is my luck that I get the opportunity to attend. My interests of Technology Commercialization starts from my coop term.
I was working in IBM pacific development center as a software developer from January to September 2009 as a coop student. While working there, I got chances to talk with different specialists and professionists. It was very interesting to see how technology can actually be commercialized to a real product. I was amazed by how much management and other aspects aside from technology itself are involved to commercial product. I understand the importance of technology commercialization. Without commercialization, technology would be only in the labs, in academic papers, in textbooks, but never to our daily life to benefit us, which actually losses the meaning of innovation. For my personal career, no matter what I do after my graduation, whether to work in a company or start my own business, some insights of technology commercialization would be very helpful and even critical. However, with very little business background, I am in lack of knowledge about entrepreneurship and have always been willing to learn about it. This workshop is an excellent opportunity and I'm really looking forward to it!
I was working in IBM pacific development center as a software developer from January to September 2009 as a coop student. While working there, I got chances to talk with different specialists and professionists. It was very interesting to see how technology can actually be commercialized to a real product. I was amazed by how much management and other aspects aside from technology itself are involved to commercial product. I understand the importance of technology commercialization. Without commercialization, technology would be only in the labs, in academic papers, in textbooks, but never to our daily life to benefit us, which actually losses the meaning of innovation. For my personal career, no matter what I do after my graduation, whether to work in a company or start my own business, some insights of technology commercialization would be very helpful and even critical. However, with very little business background, I am in lack of knowledge about entrepreneurship and have always been willing to learn about it. This workshop is an excellent opportunity and I'm really looking forward to it!
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