MV TECHNOVATIONWelcome to our Interest Meeting!

Background

• Established as a club in 2013• Local branch to expand ideas from Iridescent’s

Technovation Challenge

Officer Team

Ruta JoshiBusiness Lead

Sindhu MajetiSocial Media Lead

Janice HuangProgramming Team

Goals

• Inspire members to enter the tech and business fields

• Share first-hand experiences of many women currently working in business and tech fields

• Give our members the skills to program Android applications

• Teach our members business basics• Help our members gain confidence when

presenting

Opportunities

• Network with women in the tech field• Intern with local tech companies• Participate (and win!) in an international

competition• Learn about majors, careers, opportunities in the

industry• Sell apps on Google Play• MV Hacks! (1/15)• Volunteer opportunities w/

middle school students

Guest Speakers

• Women familiar with tech industry• Speakers share inspiring success stories• Offer helpful opinions and advice to members• Examples: last year’s guest speakers included

Julie Boland of M Squared Dhana Pawar of Coupons.com\

• “Major of the Month”

Tours

• Visit tech companies Learn about the various aspects of the tech industry See what the workplace is like i.e. LinkedIn

• Shadow mentors Learn from the experiences of others Form important connections with successful women

MV Hacks

• http://mvhacks.org/• Ruta Joshi + MV Technovation• January 2015• Free schwag: T-shirts, goodies, and more!• Meals provided• Learn to code

No prior experience necessary!

Second Semester

• Technovation Challenge!• Hack Days

• Complete basic "hacks" or programs on AppInventor and other languages

• Helps create an understanding of software• Opportunity to learn more about programming

• Clinics/Work Days for your challenge entry

Introduction to Technovation Challenge!

Technovation Challenge

• Work in teams of 4 to 5• Create a mobile app within 10 weeks • Host events at Google and/or LinkedIn Corporate

Sites• Pitch app with 2 separate videos, sent to VC’s• Sell app on Google Play

Donations!

• We would really appreciate your donations!• Money goes towards:

Paying for mobile phones for testing Company tours and guest speakers Snacks for after school work days

• Suggested donation: $20

THANK YOU FOR COMINGQuestions?

Roughly what percent of undergraduate degree recipients in computer

science in 2010 were women?

18%

Who is HP's CEO?

Meg Whitman

What are 2 of MV Technovation's goals for the

year?

Inspire members to go into business & tech fields

Share experiences of women in tech fields

Teach members how to programTeach members business basicsHelp members gain confidence

when presenting

About what percent of STEM workers are female?

~25%

Name three MV Technovation officers.

Bonus for all + our advisor!

Janice, Nupur, Michelle, Ruta, Archana, Sowji, Sindhu, Jaya, Malini, Shivani, Mr. Barcellos

(advisor)

What are two of the opportunities you can get from

joining this club?

Intern w/ local tech companies Participate in international

competitionsSell app on Google Play

MV HacksVolunteering Opportunities etc.

When was Technovation first established as a club?

2013

What percent of fortune 500 CEOs are women?

< 5%

How long is a good elevator pitch?

20-30 seconds

What are some examples of control structures in

coding?

Loops (for, if-else, while, do-while)