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TechZone & Workshops FAQs

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Boise State University Student Union Building, 2nd floor – Simplot Ballroom

1910 W University Dr., Boise, ID 83725

Campus map

 

Parking Instructions

Parking available in the West Stadium Lot – print the parking pass sent out and place on your dashboard.

 

Setup Times

6:00pm-7:30pm, Monday Evening (January 28, 2019)

7:00am-8:30am, Tuesday Morning (January 29, 2019)

 

Layout

The TechZone takes place in the Simplot Ballroom and the workshops will take place in breakout rooms. The breakout rooms will have signage posted and volunteers to help direct traffic to those rooms. Agendas including room placements and times for workshop session will be sent out to workshop leads the week of January 21st, 2019.

Event Agenda 

TechZone Specifics

We are so excited to announce that at SheTech 2019, we have 27 local companies and organizations hosting booths with interactive and informational STEM activities in our TechZone! The TechZone will run from 8:45am-11:10am and 11:20am-1:45pm, and they will be in BSU’s Student Union Building in the Simplot Ballroom. Lunch is included.  Students have 45 minutes to explore the TechZone and learn more on topics they’re interested in through fun STEM activities!

 

Organizations represented in the TechZone include:

 

  • AT&T
  • Boise CodeWorks
  • Boise State University Computer Science
  • Boise Urban Garden School
  • Idaho Power
  • The Discovery Center of Idaho
  • Boise State University College of Engineering
  • FIRST Robotics
  • Geeko Labs
  • The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage
  • Idaho Digital Learning Alliance (IDLA)
  • Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
  • Idaho Commission for Libraries
  • Idaho Career Information Services (Idaho CIS)
  • Meridian Library District
  • Micron
  • TSheets
  • VR1 Arcade
  • Women Tech Council
  • Y STEM and Chess Inc.
  • 360 Immersive
  • Idaho State University College of Pharmacy

 

TechZone Contacts

Sierra Morris

Sierra.morris@hp.com

 Anne Jacobson (Day of Coordinator – TechZone)

anne.jacobson@hp.com

Workshop Specifics

We have 19 workshops at SheTech this year, with topics centered around career knowledge, empowerment, and tools. Workshops will run from 8:45am-11:10am and 11:20am-1:45pm, and they are in BSU’s Student Union Building. Room and agenda to be sent out before the event to each workshop lead. Lunch is included. Students will spend 45 minutes in each workshop, and they will each attend 2 workshops and the TechZone.

 

Workshops included in SheTech 2019:

  • Crash! Boom! OH NO! That didn’t go as planned… Now what?
  • Design, Build, Learn: Creativity & Problem Solving in STEM
  • Discover Virtual Reality with VYNYL
  • Doing What You Love: Find It, Practice It, Live It
  • Experience Virtual Reality
  • Hack the Gender Gap # CyberGrls
  • Human Psychology and Technology
  • Programming for the Physical World
  • Interactive Programming and Game Development that will work wonders!
  • Raspberry Pi Photo Booth
  • Realizing Your Goals
  • Robots are the Future
  • Show Me the Money: Scholarship Application Tips & Tricks
  • SuperBristleBot Robots
  • Understanding Customer Problem
  • Web Development basics that will wow your crowd!
  • What do you need to protect yourself from privacy leaks and cybersecurity attacks?
  • Wonders of Water Lab
  • Working with Raptors

 

Workshop Contact

Sierra Morris

Sierra.morris@hp.com

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