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Digital Diversity

Sponsored by Women@GTCollege of Computing

Have you considered computing?

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Spring, 2004 Women@CC

One day …

You wake up and …there is no computer technology, anywhere

What would you no longer

be able to do?

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Mandy

-GT Dance Team

-4th year

Meet Your Presenters:

Brittany

-Soccer

-3rd yearLilia

-Martial Arts

-Figure Skating

-PhD

Kristin

-Shopping

-5th year

Dolapo

-Watch T.V.

-4th year

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Application Users

What is Computing?

I.T. / Support

Creators

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Computer Science is … artistic and creative

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Computer science is …Teamwork

Building intelligence into robots

For example, teaching a robotic dog to play soccer. Who ever said

you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?!

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Computer Science … simulates real-world

Virtual reality to train firefighters in quick and appropriate reactions

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Computing is … Interdisciplinary

Aware Home

Biomedical

Imaging technology

Jewelry/Artistic design

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Where do you find Computer Scientists?

What do you do after graduation?

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Where do you find Computer Scientists?

• Teachers• Developers• Consultants• Business

And much more……The study of computing can launch

your career into a universe of opportunities.

• Entrepreneurs• Lawyers• Medical research• Entertainment

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Where do our undergrads go?

• Pixar• AFLAC• AT&T• CIA• Dell• EA Sports• Kodak• Hewlett-Packard• IBM• Intel• Livewire

• Lockheed Martin• Lucent• Microsoft• National Instruments• NAVAIR• Network Associates• NVIDIA Corporation• Radiant Systems• Raytheon Company• Texas Instruments

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Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Who studies computer science?

Is this your idea of a CS student?

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Who studies computer science?

People with diverse experience and backgrounds!

Love to Program

Never Programmed

Computers 24/7

Other Interests: photography, quilting, sailing

From the South

From Another Continent

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Study Abroad, Barcelona

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Our other interests …

Spring, 2004 Women@CC

Thank you …

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