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Dare 2B Digital Helps Girls Gear-Up for Cool Careers in Tech and Science on Feb. 9th
SAN CARLOS, CA, Jan 29, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
The next generation of entrepreneurs and technologists will discover
careers of the future on Saturday, February 9th at the 2013 Dare 2B
Digital Conference (#d2bd13), the San Francisco Bay Area's premier
learning event for young women, parents and mentors. Dare 2B Digital
features inspirational keynotes, hands-on workshops, demonstrations
and a "Meet-a-Mentor" lunch. The event takes place at the Oracle
Conference Center. Register at www.dare2bdigital.org.
Dare 2B Digital is presented by Invent Your Future Foundation, an
organization dedicated to closing the gender gap in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Tailored for young women in middle and high school, Dare 2B Digital
explores technologies and ideas from girls' daily lives that
translate into thrilling careers -- from inventing the "next big
thing" in technology to researching cures for diseases. Hosted by
former Nickelodeon star Jesse Draper, CEO, Valley Girl, Inc., and
creator and host, "The Valley Girl Show," the program nurtures
creativity and entrepreneurship through animation, mobile
applications, eCommerce, digital communications and other topics.
Keynotes will wow you:
-- Stanford University graduates Bettina Chen and Alice Brooks share
their journey from engineering students to founding the Kickstarter
success story of Maykah's Roominate, "the wired building toy for
girls";
-- Panel discussion with successful tech executives Sue Graham Johnston,
vice president, Product Lifecycle & Technology, Oracle and Marie
Tahir, vice president, Design, eBay Marketplaces;
-- High-speed adventure seeker and award-winning kart racer Alina
Cioletti, an Exercise Science major at Ashland University, shares
plans to merge her passions in the classroom and on the racetrack.
"Dare 2B Digital is the launching pad for the post-Millennial
generation -- whether you call them iGen or Gen Z -- and we're
getting phenomenal support from parents, teachers and leaders in
business and government who are catalysts in closing the gender gap,"
said Dare 2B Digital founder Ruth Stergiou, chief executive officer
of Invent Your Future Foundation. "Dare 2B Digital is an incubator of
dreams and possibilities -- matching girls who think big with mentors
and resources to create, invent and achieve the incredible."
Get hands-on with new technology in workshops for girls:
-- Technical Roles in Digital Animation - Pixar Animation Studios
-- Lemonade Stand Modernized - eBay Innovate Group
-- Cyber-Safety: Take Charge of Your Online Experience - Intel
-- For the Full Shopping Experience...You've Got to Network the Mall -
Brocade
-- Mobile HTML5 Gaming Application - Mozilla
-- Programming with Alice - Oracle Academy
-- Create a Phone App Prototype - Iridescent
-- EmPOWERed to Create Change - Girls for a Change
Stay ahead of the curve in workshops for parents:
-- Keeping Kids Safe Online - Symantec
-- Facebook for Parents - Facebook
-- Tackling the Runaway Costs of College (Westface College Planning) and
Finding the College STEM Program That's Right for Your Student
(Henderson Frederick College Consulting)
-- Inspiring Exploration in Technology, Science, and Engineering -
Techbridge
-- Student Tech Leaders Engage in STEM Learning - MOUSE Squad Student
Tech
-- Preparing Students for Engineering and IT Careers - Placer County
Office of Education
"Oracle is proud to support the next generation of women technologists
by hosting the 2013 Silicon Valley Dare 2B Digital," said Alison
Derbenwick Miller, vice president, Oracle Academy. "For more than 20
years, Oracle has worked to advance education with state-of-the-art
technology programs that awaken and deepen students' interest in
computer science and engineering. We encourage students to explore
the power of computer programming and the opportunities made
available via computer science education. Events like Dare 2B Digital
help encourage young women to create, design and build new products
and technologies that will positively impact the future."
Conference Details
Girls in 7th to 10th grades, parents and mentors can register at
www.dare2bdigital.org. Space is limited. Scholarships are available
to girls from low-income communities.
Follow Dare 2B Digital on Twitter at @Dare2BDigital and #d2bd13 and
like us on Facebook at "dare 2b digital."
2013 corporate partners: Oracle, eBay, Brocade, Cadence, Cisco, First
Tech Federal Credit Union, Google, Intel, Mozilla, NetApp, Symantec
and Rustin Communications. Community partners: Anita Borg Institute
for Women and Technology, Black Girls Code, Computer Science Teachers
Association, FEMinc, Girls For A Change, Girls Who Code, Iridescent,
National Center for Women & Information Technology, Techbridge, Luna
and News on Women. For partner opportunities, visit
www.dare2bdigital.org.
Dare 2B Digital Expanding Nationwide
In 2012, the California State Legislature honored Dare 2B Digital
with House Resolution No. 34. The measure recognizes the Dare 2B
Digital Conference among outreach programs that foster more girls,
women, and underrepresented minorities to consider STEM
opportunities. (more: http://bit.ly/Vz1ZIK)
Invent Your Future Foundation is expanding the conference to
Baltimore, Maryland in Fall 2013 and is seeing interest from the
Midwest and areas such as North Carolina's Research Triangle
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill). To bring Dare 2B Digital to your
region, visit www.dare2bdigital.org.
About Invent Your Future
Dare 2B Digital is presented by Invent Your Future Foundation, a
program of Invent Your Future Enterprises. Invent Your Future
specializes in the retention, development and acceleration of women
leaders. Based on extensive research on the training needs of
corporate managers and high potential leaders, the company offers
talent development programs, skill-building events and organizational
consulting. Visit www.inventyourfuture.com and follow @IYFnews.
Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its
affiliates.
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Media Contacts
Joanna Rustin
Rustin Communications
866-496-8028
Ruth Stergiou
Invent Your Future
650-868-8480
Email Contact
SOURCE: Invent Your Future Enterprises
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