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http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/date/20080908 Monday September 08, 2008

MAGIC Girls' Mentoring Update

The MAGIC mentoring program for middle and high school girls is getting ready for its pilot program at The Girls' Middle School (GMS) in Mountain View, CA. We on the MAGIC core team have spent the summer identifying, interviewing, and checking out senior technical women from Sun, Google, Intel, and other companies as potential mentors. We have also written FAQs, guides, process flows, and other supporting documents. See how to apply on http://www.getmagic.org/mentor.html.

MAGICMentor Criteria

    1. Must be a woman with a career (past or present) in technology.
    2. Must pledge a time commitment of 6-9 months, 5-10 hours/month.
    3. Must provide a professional profile, including the number of years of professional experience.
    4. Must consent to participate in a comprehensive background check.
    5. Must go through an application process, including a phone interview.
    6. Must complete initial orientation/training.

MAGICMentee Criteria

    1. Must be a middle or high school girl, interested in technology.
    2. Must furnish written parental consent.
    3. If accepted, parents must sign a waiver and release of liability form.

MAGIC will be presenting a birds of a feather (BOF) Friday session at The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (Keystone Resort, Colorado: October 1-4, 2008). You can read up on the history of MAGIC on my blog:

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