Canberra Girls' Programming Network

The Canberra branch of GPN Australia

Announcing the November Canberra Girls' Programming Network Workshop

There has never been a more exciting time to be a female learning about technology!

The Canberra Girls’ Programming Network is a community for female students to learn about computer programming and technology through hands-on workshops. It gives girls exposure to female role models across academia, government and industry.

Our next workshop will be held on November 27th!

Please register now by going to the registration page and returning your completed forms to ASD.DISH@defence.gov.au.

What

The workshop topic is Markov Chains.

Markov Chains allow us to find the probability of an event happening based on what happened directly before. Using text generators and Markov Chains, we can create whole sentences and paragraphs by “predicting” a word based on the previous word in the sentence. We can then increase the accuracy of the paragraph by “training” our Markov Chain!

Where

Gungahlin College, 23 Gozzard Street, Gungahlin ACT 2912

When

  • Sunday, November 27th
  • Please arrive by 9:30am for registration
  • Workshop begins at 10am
  • Parents and teachers invited at 3:30pm
  • Conclude by 4pm

Who

Female students from grades 4 to 12.

What do I need to know

Absolutely no coding experience necessary! We cater for girls of all programming skill levels.

How

You’ll need to register to attend. Please fill out the application form and photo permission form here and return to ASD.DISH@defence.gov.au.

Registrations will close on the 21st of November, so register early!

You will receive information and confirmation via email prior to the workshop day.

Have questions you would like a Canberra GPN tutor to answer? Send us an email at canberragpn@gmail.com.