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IT Club 21-22 STEM Career Talks

Information, Roles, Organization

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Agenda

  • Introduction
  • Past Events
  • 21-22 Event
  • Demonstration
  • What You Will Gain
  • Questions

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Introduction

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What is the IT Club’s STEM Career Talks?

  • Launched in January
  • Speaker Series targeting grades 8th to 12th
  • Help guide students pursuing STEM
  • Give students a firsthand look into the possible futures they might find themselves in
  • Zoom/Google Meets format

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What do Speakers Talk About?

  • Personal Journey -- Description of your journey through high school/college and what eventually prompted you to pursue your major/field (passions, hobbies, experiences
  • Description of their work or subject with their major in college and in their internships/jobs
  • Cool Projects worked on (to give attendees insight on what they might get to do in that major)
  • Advice to 8th-12th graders (what to do if a middle/high schooler is interested in your field or how to find your passion)

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Past Events

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Delving into Data Science

  • February 20, 2021
  • Topic: Data Science for high schoolers
  • Speaker -- UC Berkeley Undergraduate & Master student @UPenn’s Biotech program
  • ~130 signups, 60 live attendees
  • More information: Find speaker slides on the-it-club.org/events

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21-22 Events

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21-22 Expectations & Event Lead Signup

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  • Event Lead -- In charge of organizing the event, which includes contacting speakers, organizing the event, and allocating tasks to the rest of the group
  • Sign Up Sheet

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Speaker Event Timeline

Target date

Contact and confirm speaker

(-6wks)

Proposal

(-8wks)

Audience signups, marketing

(-2 wks)

Create poster (-4wks)

Event Script, FAQ & Roles (-1 wk)

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Procedure for each event

  1. Determine Event Lead
    1. In charge of finding/contacting speaker and leading the rest of the group (aka responsible for allocating tasks to each member)

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  1. Draft an event proposal
    • Finalize a theme & topic for the talks (i.e. Data Science)
    • State the purpose of the talk, target audience, and proposed date
    • CC admin@the-it-club.org and leaders@the-it-club.org

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  • Come up with an event format and title

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  • Contact and Confirm Speakers

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5. Create Registration Form

  1. Follow template

6. Create Marketing Poster

  1. Follow typical format with title, speaker picture, date and time of event, description, and registration link

7. Create Event script + roles

8. Create Zoom Link

9. Feedback Form

  1. Follow Template

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Demo :)

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What You Will Gain

  • Hone your Leadership skills
  • Earn experience in organizing events
  • Earn Volunteer Hours (Presidential Award)
  • Contribute to the IT Club
  • Put it on your resume :))