Events to Attend
Join us at a Thomas College and WEX event on March 12th designed to grow your knowledge of cybersecurity and allow you to network with professionals in the field! Details are below:
We hope to see you on March 12th!
For answers to questions or more information, please contact:
Amanda Nguyen
Program Director for the Centers of Innovation
Amanda.Nguyen@thomas.edu
(207) 859-1149
Free sponsored event happening at Falmouth High School
hackME: Maine High Schools Hack
March 14, 2020
8am-8pm
Teams can register here: https://bit.ly/2Cv8WY1
Project>Login is once again proud to coordinate and host TechNight during the Maine Science Festival. This favorite showcase event is geared toward middle school students.
Hey, middle schoolers – want to find out about the world of computers and information technology? Learn, share, collaborate, and explore cutting-edge software and web-based tools. With workshops and hands-on activities, the program is designed for maximum engagement!
Drop-off event; pizza dinner provided for participants.
Participants: please bring a laptop device, or email us at hello@mainesciencefestival.org if you will need to borrow one (there is a limited supply for borrowing).
Audience: middle schoolers
Space is limited, sign-up required
We have several partners presenting fun hands-on activities this year including:
Husson University
UMaine's ACM-W chapter
4-H Youth Development and Cooperative Extension
Maine CSTA
Project>Login
Auburn Schools
Educate Maine and MMSA are hosting Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont teachers for this year's Code.org Professional Learning Program. Our Summer Institute will be June 29, 2020-July 2, 2020. Check in to dorms begin on Sunday, June 28th at 5:00 pm.
Apply now to be in CS Discoveries and CS Principles cohorts! https://code.org/educate/professional-learning/middle-high
Project>Login is happy to support Maine educators' transportation to and from this year's CSTA National Conference in Arlington, VA. Thanks to sponsorship from the University of Maine at Augusta we are excited to offer a seat on the bus for $70 (roundtrip!)
*Conference registration and hotel rooms are not included and must be booked by teachers
Maine School of Science and Math: Summer Camps — In Limestone. “The MSSM Summer Camp program provides an opportunity for campers to exchange ideas and experiences with like-minded peers and an enthusiastic and dedicated staff who share their passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.”
Maine Robotics Summer Camps - Maine Robotics is entering its 19th year bringing FUN and EDUCATIONAL summer programs to communities all over the state.
Maine Robotics: Build Your Own Computer Camp — In Portland, Falmouth, Augusta, and Bangor. Have you ever wondered what all the parts of a desktop computer do? How a computer is put together, configured, and set up to run? This camp is for youth, ages 12 to 16 who want to build and test their own computer.
The Maine Game Summer Camp — In Bangor. “We make video games, let us show you how. We make games like Hearthstone, Crossy Road, Angry Birds and Kerbal Space Program using the Unity game engine and through C# code and 3DS Max.”
Maine Media Workshops — In Rockport. Participants will get an introduction into making a real-time “level design” in the game software Unreal Engine®. This high-end game-making software allows students to create a first-person world from their own imagination and build playable games in the game engine.
Maine Technology Users Group — MTUG brings together interested individuals in the Maine computer networking and telecommunications industries for education, information, and networking.
Tech Maine — TechMaine’s goal is to provide a platform to highlight the exchange of news, events, and information for Maine technology professionals, technology-oriented businesses, and those reliant on technology.
Maine CSTA— Maine Computer Science Teachers Association regularly holds regional meetups across the state. They post their upcoming meetups on their website and Twitter.
Google Developers Group Meetup — over 270 members regularly hold meetups, DevFests, meet & greets, study jams, Google Women TechMaker events and more!
Code for Maine — Meets every week on Tuesdays. “Code for Maine is the local affiliate of Code for America. Code for America enlists the talent of the web industry into public service to use their skills to solve core problems facing our communities.”
Hack Portland — Meets in Portland every week on Tuesdays. “What’s a hacker? Someone who likes to know how stuff works — someone who likes to take stuff apart, someone who likes to tweak, fiddle and mess around.”
Maine Hacker Club — Meets in Bangor every 2 weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “The goal of the group is to establish a cross-generational technical community in central and northern Maine.”
Maine WordPress Meetup — Meets in Westbrook on the third Wednesday every 2 months. “This is a group for people interested in WordPress. If you’re interested in WordPress, let’s get together and meet each other, talk, teach things to each other, and explore the community!”
Portland iOS Developer Network — “We’ll be meeting to share discoveries, opportunities, quandaries, and solutions relating to development for Apple iPhone and iPad.”
