Nat'l Girls Collaborative Project

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The National Girls Collaborative Project brings together organizations
that are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The goal
of the project is to encourage organizations from K-12 education,
higher education, government, professional organizations, business, and
community-based organizations to collaborate with other girl-serving
organizations to increase their capacity for continuation and broader
impact.

The Northwest Girls Collaborative Project developed the model that is
now in use in five regions across the United States. Additionally, the
National Science Foundation has funded this project to extend the model
across the United States and Puerto Rico over the next five years.
Part of this expansion includes expanding the current Northwest region
to Alaska, Hawaii and Idaho. This initiative will provide mini-grants
and other resources to project participants as well as enhanced online
tools and resources in informal learning, evaluation, and assessment.

The purpose of this email is to invite you to a special Fall Forum on
Monday, November 20 from 1:00-3:00 in the Gates Commons (room 691),
Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering at the
University of Washington. We invite program managers, guidance
counselors, business partners, technical professionals, teachers, and
representatives from professional organizations and higher education to
join us for informational and valuable forum. Meet new colleagues,
identify collaboration opportunities, and create new opportunities for
girls in STEM. This event is hosted by the University of Washington,
Computer Science and Engineering, www.cs.washington.edu.

Why collaborate? Collaboration increases the capacity of programs by
enabling professionals across projects and communities to generate and
carry out creative solutions and strategies that maximize benefit
beyond that which one project or community could accomplish alone. For
more information, visit http://www.pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp.

Please register online: http://www.erasurvey.org/input/nwgcprsvp.htm.
You will receive a reminder email with an updated event agenda on
November 13. Questions? Contact Karen Peterson at
kpet...@pugetsoundcenter.org.