Young Women in Science & Technology Retreat -

Agenda: Thursday, November 1, 2007

Registration/Continental Breakfast 7:30 am - 8:30 am

Welcome 8:30 am - 8:45 am
Cecil Horst
President, DeVry University, Colorado Metro Region

Workshop #1 8:45am - 9:30 am
The "HerWorld Network" sets the stage with unique versions of popular TV shows through which participants will learn that careers in business, technology and healthcare are exciting and rewarding. Topics of discussion and activities during this interactive, multimedia workshop may include:

• Career Cribs - depicts the professional environment for women in business, technology and healthcare.
• HerWorld Live (HWL) - highlights the most in-demand career fields and professions of today and tomorrow.
• Mission Innovation - challenges participants to employ creative thinking skills through a team-based activity.
• Smart Girls - explores women's contributions to today's society through pop culture trivia.

Panel Q&A 9:30 am - 10:15 am
Industry experts will be on hand to answer questions from the students about opportunities and challenges working in science & technology related fields.

Break 10:15 am - 10:30 am

Hands-On Workshops! 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Learn by doing! Attend one of four exciting hands-on workshops - more information to come. Students have pre-selected one of the following workshops:

• Encryption: Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries, codes, or puzzles? The Encryption workshop will give you an opportunity to practice your sleuth abilities by using encryption/decryption to decipher encoded messages, using math and science forensics.
• Electronics Build: Building an electronics device may seem like a time-consuming and monumental task, but you'll be able to do it in this workshop. Assembled on a solder less board, this workshop draws on math and science and introduces Electronics Engineering concepts.
• Ice Cream Factory: Create an ice cream factory that can withstand an earthquake! This workshop combines an understanding of engineering, math, and science along with excitement and fun.
• Challenger: Do you have the "right stuff" to travel in outer space? Come learn how the Barany Chair tests the impact of microgravity on human body systems. Confront the challenges of human space exploration and the critical role space medicine plays in a decision to go back to the Moon and on to Mars.

LUNCH w/ the Keynote Speaker 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

More Hands-On Workshops! 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
You'll attend another workshop - based on the pre-registration selection of one of the following workshops:

• Encryption: Have you ever wanted to solve mysteries, codes, or puzzles? The Encryption workshop will give you an opportunity to practice your sleuth abilities by using encryption/decryption to decipher encoded messages, using math and science forensics.
• Electronics Build: Building an electronics device may seem like a time-consuming and monumental task, but you'll be able to do it in this workshop. Assembled on a solder less board, this workshop draws on math and science and introduces Electronics Engineering concepts.
• Ice Cream Factory: Create an ice cream factory that can withstand an earthquake! This workshop combines an understanding of engineering, math, and science along with excitement and fun.
• Challenger: Do you have the "right stuff" to travel in outer space? Come learn how the Barany Chair tests the impact of microgravity on human body systems. Confront the challenges of human space exploration and the critical role space medicine plays in a decision to go back to the Moon and on to Mars.

Closing & Drawings1:30 pm - 2:00 pm