Microsoft Hosts Digigirlz Day in Chevy Chase, MD to Excite Young Women About Tech Careers

Mar 19

Microsoft Hosts Digigirlz Day in Chevy Chase, MD to Excite Young Women About Tech Careers

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of talking about my career as a scientist and transition into government, business, and technology, and also about social media and privacy, to almost 100 young women taking part in Digigirlz Day at Microsoft's new Chevy Chase, MD building.

It's so important to provide positive role models for young people in the (very challenging) areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) - and to make it seem fun and relevant, too.

I wasn't the only speaker - we had a bunch of great people from Microsoft, local Congresswoman Donna Edwards, and other people. Here are a couple of articles about the DigiGirlz day: one about the Congresswoman's talk, and one about mine with a video interview about the relevance to companies working within the government space.

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Microsoft_Hosts_Digigirlz_Day_.zip (265 KB)

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Dr. Mark Drapeau is a biological scientist, government and private-sector consultant, and prolific writer on science, technology, innovation, government, and society. He recently joined Microsoft's U.S. Public Sector division as Director of Innovative Social Engagement. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the School of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and until recently he held the position of Associate Research Fellow at the Center for Technology and National Security Policy at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Mark is currently a regular writer for Washington Life, Federal Computer Week, and numerous high-profile blogs. He is a co-founder of Government 2.0 Club and is the co-chair of the O'Reilly Media / TechWeb-produced Gov 2.0 Expo. Mark has a B.S. and Ph.D. in biology and has held postdoctoral fellowships from the NIH and AAAS. His research has considered many topics, from the origin of insect behavioral instincts to the honeybee genome to government operations during pandemic flu to the uses of biological metaphors in national security.