Our high school program participants will spend a day learning about how to use the Agile process to create software and try on a few new careers. In this workshop, they will gather requirements with a product owner, program a website with an engineer, learn about UI and more! This all day workshop is a
Read MoreWe need your help spreading the word about ChickTech amongst the tech community at DockerCon, a tech conference on software containers. Volunteers at this event will help man our table, introduce people to ChickTech and our mission, answer questions and sell t-shirts. Sign up here for Dockercon
Read MoreOn May 21st we’re holding a fundraiser at Painting with a Twist in Round Rock. What would you like to paint? image polls
Read MoreACT–W Coming to Austin August 5-6, 2017 Become a Planning Committee Member ACT–W conferences run on the energy of our volunteers who care about empowering women in technology. The ACT–W Austin Conference is a happy hour and an annual two-day action-packed event where talented women can build skills, grow their community, and accelerate their career
Read MoreThe Texas School for the Deaf has generously sponsored interpreters for ChickTech Austin’s monthly high school program. Two high school participants in the program attend the School for the Deaf, and learned about UX design in December and January from experts at Cox Automotive and IBM Design. ChickTech Austin would like to thank the Texas
Read MoreChickTech Austin, in partnership with Amplify Austin Day, plans to test the limits of your brain by hosting a good old fashion trivia night with a few surprises like raffles, mulligans, refreshments galore, and more. The catch? The best and brightest of tech companies come duke it out in trivia for bragging rights for a
Read MoreDon’t miss a fun holiday event at the Domain Microsoft Store this coming weekend! We’ll be wrapping gifts from anywhere (not just the Microsoft Store) for a donation to our girls.
Read MoreThis year, on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, ChickTech Austin will be participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. Last year more than 40,000 organizations in 71 countries came together to celebrate #GivingTuesday. Since it was founded in 2012, #GivingTuesday has inspired giving around the world, resulting in donations, volunteer hours, and activities that
Read MoreWP Engine’s Developer Program ChickTech partner, WP Engine, offers free hosting and site deployment to developers with their Developer Program! A trusted industry leader, WP Engine provides scalable architecture and highly redundant systems that keeps WordPress sites fast and secure. With the Developer Program, WordPress engineers get a free WP Engine account that comes with
Read MoreChickTech Austin has received donations from dozens of local businesses for a raffle and swag give-away during its inaugural High School program kickoff event. Donated items include t-shirts, water bottles, sunglasses, gift cards, books, a Raspberry Pi kit, a Makey Makey, and much more! Grand prize raffle items include an iPad 2 and Chromebook, courtesy
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