News From ACM-W Chapters
As the 2015-2016 academic year draws to a close, we highlight the growth of ACM-W chapters (now 133) and encourage our readership to organize an ACM-W Chapter at each individual school or help a neighboring school to charter a chapter.
Great news: There is available funding for starting new U.S.-based chapters because NCWIT has extended the Student Seed Fund deadline to May 31, 2016.From the NCWIT website: “Start-up Funding (up to $3,000): Students looking to start a new ACM-W chapter on campus can apply for funds to help launch their group.”
More good news: We have our first chapter in South America. ACM-W welcomes Pontificia Universidad Javeriana ACM-W Student Chapter in Bogota, Colombia. We hope to have an ACM-W Chapter in Australia soon, so we can celebrate a chapter in every (feasible) continent.