Fundamentals

Hack for Western Mass and NERD Summit Team up for 2016

Due to a large overlap in our communities and in our funding sources, H4WM and NERD are joining forces for the new year. We are looking for 4-8 people to join the central organizing team which coordinates the event held in May or June each year. This is a fantastic way to develop your leadership skills with an experienced team, to learn more about tech needs and resources in the Valley, and to give back to your community. Your commitment level can be as large or as small as you want it to be. Come to find out more!

Programming in Python

Python is a widely used programming language that is easy to learn and very powerful.

In this workshop led by Jessica Grant, a bioinformatics researcher at Smith College, you will learn to create your own python programs. We will create a text-based game during the workshop.

This workshop is suitable for ages 12 and up. Space is limited for this workshop. Please register here.

Javascript is Everywhere!

JavaScript is an easy to learn and powerful scripting language. JavaScript runs the web, enabling the interactivity that makes the internet so powerful. Increasingly, JavaScript is used in many non-browser environments as well.

Come to this workshop, led by Aleda Jonquil and Peter King, and learn how you can use JavaScript to create an interactive webpage.

This workshop is suitable for ages 12 and up. Space is limited for this workshop. Please register here.

Career Panel

There are many paths to a destination of a career in the broad field of technology. Many individuals that may be considering starting a career, or a career change in IT bring diverse experiences that can complement a career in IT or other ‘in-demand” technology occupations. A computer science degree is one of the different career pathways for an individual to become an database administrator, developer, programmer or systems analyst, to name a few of the occupations in high demand.

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