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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Go CODE Girl

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Empower, thrive, and create! Join Engineering Outreach for Go CODE Girl, an all girls Virtual Coding Conference for Grades 7-10! Dive into the world of coding with a focus on AI-driven image recognition and coding art. Discover the endless possibilities of coding while gaining valuable insights into post-secondary options in computer science and software engineering. Hear firsthand experiences from inspiring guest speakers currently excelling in their coding-related studies. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity!

Join us for our one-day GO CODE Girl Events, presented by Engineering Outreach, in  partnership with the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering. This opportunity is designed for young women in Grades 7-10, and offers an engaging introduction to the fascinating world of software and coding concepts. Participants will partake in various team-building activities, and the highlight of the day includes hands-on coding experiences like training their very own image recognition program using artificial intelligence (AI) and expressing their creativity to code unique pieces of art. Additionally, they will have the chance to connect with women students from diverse engineering disciplines who will share insights from their own post-secondary coding journeys. Don't miss out on this exciting event!

 

Session Details

Cost Per Participant: FREE
Location: Virtual (Google Meets)

Date: February 17th, 2024; March 23rd, 2024

Please note, both the February and March sessions will be the same so please only register for one.

Time  Activity

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

AI SketchBot Challenge: Decode the Doodle
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Speaker Panel
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Creating Art with Code
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Giveaway and Closing remarks

 

For other program offerings, please see our All Girls Program page, or email madeline.sialtsis@ontariotechu.ca 
We are pleased to offer Go CODE Girl at no cost to families with the generous support of Actua, the Government of Canada's CanCode program and Ontario Network of Women in Engineering.
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Actua provides training, resources and support to its national network of members located at universities and colleges across Canada in the delivery of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education outreach programming. Each year, these members engage over 350,000 youth in 500 communities nationwide. Please visit Actua at www.actua.ca