Teresa Nguyen, Medical Resident at Stanford Hospital and helicopter pilot, will be the featured speaker at the Kickoff Meeting for the newly established Silicon Valley branch of AAUW (American Association of University Women) as the branch begins the 2023-24 membership year. The meeting will be held on Sunday, September 24 from 3-4:30 PM at the Sequoia Room, , Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos. and will also be available via a ZOOM link. A social half hour will precede the formal meeting.
Category Archives: Tech Trek
10/25: Women In STEM: A Career Panel
Here is a great opportunity to keep in touch with your past Tech Trekkers and provide an opportunity for them to engage with women in science.
AAUW San Francisco, under the leadership of Rosaura Valle, has partnered with the Bay Area Science Festival (BASF) to present a panel on STEM careers for women which is appropriate for Tech Trek alumni. The panel discussion will be held this Sunday, October 25 at 12:30 PM.
Click HERE to download the flyer and registration information.
9/23: AAUW Santa Cruz Tech Trek Raffle
The Santa Cruz County Branch of AAUW is holding an Opportunity Drawing as a fundraiser to support their Tech Trek candidates at next Summer’s camp.
All of the prizes feature businesses in the Santa Cruz/Aptos/Watsonville area.
Prize winners will be drawn at the end of Santa Cruz Branch September 26 AAUW online meeting and winners will be notified by email and the USPS.
The flyer and entry form can be accessed here – tickets must be received by 9/23 to be eligible for the drawing —
https://santacruz-ca.aauw.net/files/2020/08/Tech-Trek-Opportunity-Drawing.pdf
9/7: 2019 Fall Kick Off Meeting and Brunch
September is a time of new beginnings, including the start of the Fall season and the new Branch year. We are hoping that there will be a good turnout of members and prospective members on the morning of September 7 so that we will have a good start to another engaging Branch year!
We ask that you RSVP HERE or by sending an email to program@aauw-paloalto.org so that Marie Wolbach, our VP of Programs, may get an approximate number of attendees for the event
Time: 10:00 am to 12:00pm
Place: Greene Middle School Multipurpose Room, 750 N. California Ave., Palo Alto
Tech Trek in the Palo Alto Daily News! 9/29/2017
Palo Alto’s Wolbach gives girls a lift into STEM fields
Palo Alto Kiwanis gives its Angel Award to woman who created network of STEM camps for girls.
Click here to read the full article!
“For her efforts, Wolbach was named the winner of the Angel Award bestowed by the Palo Alto Kiwanis for significant impact on youths.”