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Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation (MCWTF) 501(c)3 non profit organization is dedicated to inspiring and assisting girls and women in Michigan to pursue technology education and careers. We do this by providing educational programs and scholarships, as well as ongoing support as they move through the educational system.

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New! MCWT Foundation 2007 Annual Report!

The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation Annual Report for 2007 is now available - Click Here to Access!

We would welcome any contribution to the Foundation’s good work - Click here to Donate!

Camp Infinity - In The News!

MCWT Foundation Summer Camp Infinity, which took place from July 14^th through July 18^th this year at Lawrence Technological University, was extremely successful. For the fourth year, forty Detroit area 4^th through 7^th graders had the chance to explore their Web development talents, improve their robotics engineering skills, and interact with successful information technology professionals and role models. This year, the girls were also honored by a segment on WDIV television, hosted by Reporter and Meteorologist Andrew Humphrey. You can view the video and read about that TV appearance by click on the link.

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Camp Infinity - Post-Camp Student Surveys - For Use By 2008 Camp Attendees Only!

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2008 High School Website Design Contest Applications are Here!

The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is excited to announce its 3^rd annual website design contest for high school girls! This is a unique opportunity for your female students to develop and display both their creative abilities and their HTML programming skills.

High school girls in the tri-county area are challenged to create a website addressing this year’s theme, “How can I plan for and reach my dream career?” Classes in HTML, Web Design and Presentation Skills will be scheduled for interested participants.

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Event Highlights!

2008 Camp Infinity Makes the TV News!

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2008 Partner Recognition and Scholarship Awards Gala!

The Partnership Recognition and Scholarship Award Event on May 1^st,2008, at the Birmingham Country Club was a warm and positive evening. MCWT and the MCWT Foundation extended thanks to a multitude of partners and sponsors. Three lucky recipients received university scholarships, one candidate was awarded a research grant, and three deserving candidates received laptops and software.

Our Scholarship winners were:

Rodena Woods – University Scholarship
Nikole Najorka - University Scholarship
Faith Heikkila – Post-graduate University Scholarship
Vickie Galvin - Research Grant

Our Laptop winners were Nakia Maye, Jessica Stevenson, and Kate Vadja.

ROBOFEST 2008!

The MCWT Foundation was proud, again, to sponsor four "girl" teams at this year’s Lawrence Technological University 2008 Robofest contest. Robofest is an annual autonomous robotics competition for students in grades 5 - 12, which challenges teams of students to design, build, and program robots to compete in playful missions and exhibitions. Students have fun while learning computer programming, engineering, math, and science. Each lucky, winning team receives a grant of $500 to subsidize their efforts. The deadline to apply for the grant was midnight December 17th, 2007. Congratulations and good luck to the winners who were notified in January, 2008.