The 2014 edition of Project Nerd?, promoted by the Computer Science Department of Sapienza University in collaboration with IBM, organized laboratories and seminars to introduce high school students to computer science and those who work in this field.
The activities of Project “Nerd?” crossed those of the FMD, especially with the crucial CodingGirls Rome-USA event. So, today, the FMD will also participate in the final event of Nerd? … with a surprise!
THE PROGRAMMEGeek Party!
Friday, December 19, 2014
Computer Science Department
Conference Roome, via Salaria 113, Rome
3:00 – 3:40 pm
Welcome
• Alessandro Panconesi, Director, Computer Science Department
• Domenico Durastante, Councillor for Educational Policy, Rome Municipio IX
• Francesco Parisi Presicce, President of the Undergraduate Computer Science Degree Programme
• Angelo Failla, Director, Fondazione IBM
• Marco Morucci, Director, IBM Tivoli Labs
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Awards Ceremony
The awards will be delivered by … surprise!
All participants will receive attendance certificates and gadgets.
Brief description of activities will be provided by some of the groups that participated, especially the groups formed by young women:
• Mini immersion in the world of research at the Computer Science Department Labs (June)
• Visits to the IBM Labs (June)
• An afternoon at the Fondazione Mondo Digitale Fab Lab (January 13).
4:30 pm
Geek Party! Buffet
