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Published March 28, 2019 This content is archived.
Want to inspire girls to explore careers in computing, tech and entrepreneurship?
UB’s Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars is seeking volunteers for She Started IT, an upcoming event that gives 6th-to-10th-grade girls the chance to experience interactive demos and hear from women tech founders and professionals in Western New York.
The free public event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library’s Central Library at 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo.
Lunch will be provided for attendees and volunteers.
Volunteer opportunities include:
Volunteers may register online.
She Started IT is a collaboration between UB’s Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars, ACV Auctions, Ingram Micro, the Allstate Foundation, the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Driver Watchdog, The Foundry, Girl Scouts of WNY, Inspiring Future Engineers, LaunchTECH, the UB Office of Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships, the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, WNY STEM and the WNY Women’s Foundation.