Have you ever wondered what The NCWIT Aspirations in Computing National Awards Ceremony weekend is like? Well, 2017 National Aspirations in Computing Award Winner, Kavya Kopparapu, Founder, and CEO of GirlsComputingLeague.org shared the inside scoop on what it’s like traveling to Charlotte, NC for the weekend of a lifetime on her website.

• “She brings a strong female presence to the robot design team and is paving the way for other girls on the Bomb Squad to get more involved in the robot. Anna noticed a lack of female interested in our community for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) activities. So she took it on herself to create and mentor a robotics team for sixth through eighth-grade girls.” // Jackie Meissner, High School EAST Facilitator, talks about AiC Community Member Anna Fisher. We’re proud to have you in the community, Anna!

• “In addition to showing my brothers and sister that you can have whatever you want if you believe in God and have faith, I’ve always charged myself with being the change I wish to see in the community -- right now that change is the technology industry.” // We’re not surprised to see AiC Community Member Khalia Braswell listed here! 
• "What does a student coding in a white mask have in common with a New Zealand man struggling with

• “Proud of our Champions of Change -- folks who prove that, here in America, there's no more powerful role than that of citizen.” // President Obama celebrated the Champions of Change last week, including many of our AiC Community Members. We are proud of all the great work that they do! 

• “Being a Black Muslim woman, my narrative has always been reflected in politics, but not necessarily in the way that I’d like it to be. I got really into politics and picked it up as a minor.

Congratulations to AiC Community Member Lucie le Blanc who was recently awarded the "Women In Tech Award" by the Westchester County Association, which celebrates the leadership, creativity, and innovation of women in science and technology. Congrats, Lucie! 

AiC Community Member Trisha Prabhu's presented her anti-bullying app ReThink on Shark Tank on the season premier and reeled in Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner for a joint investment of $100,000! ReThink is an app that stops cyberbullying before the damage is done by encouraging teens to rethink posing an offensive message on social media before hitting the send/post button.

AiC Community Member Katherine Liu and Stanford student / Facebook product designer is sharing the strategies and resources she used to build her own design curriculum for helping out the next woman pursuing design. This post was shared with permission and was originally posted on Medium.com.

AiC Community Member ‎Brittany Greve‎ is studying computer science at Hunter College. This post was originally written and published by Brittany on OdysseyOnline.Com and has been reposted here, with her permission, for our AiC Community.

After attending the awards ceremony as an Affiliate Award runner-up for the 2015 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, AiC Community Member Atalanta Stoeke was inspired to continue pursuing the vast opportunities within the program. Persistence paid off as Atalanta, now a sophomore at Apple Valley High School in Minnesota, was recently announced as an Affiliate Award recipient for the 2016 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.