Meetups

Next meetup

Spring 2023. Friday, April 28th, 3:30-5:00 pm, Othello-UW Commons. Come network with CS educators, students, community leaders, activists, researchers and more at the Othello-UW Commons space!

• LINK. The commons is across the street from Othello Station.

• Bus. The 36, 50, and 106 drop off at the Commons.

• Drive. There's limited parking.

See below for our agenda.

We have quarterly social gatherings to welcome new people, strengthen relationships, and find opportunities. Here's the typical agenda, after 30 minutes of mingling:

• Welcome (5 min)

  • Reminder of purpose of meeting people across contexts

  • Reminder of state, national, and international efforts in CS education

  • Reminder about this website and Slack

• Introductions (15 min)

  • Name, affiliation, and how the community can help you

• Network

  • Try to meet 5+ people outside your context

• After the meet up, gather informally for dinner if you like!

Past meetups

• Autumn 2022. Friday, November 18th, 3:30-5:30 pm, Cascadia College, CC1-240, hosted by Mike Panitz

  • Agenda

    • Networking and conversion about CS education at all levels.

    • A field trip to a new campus for those that haven't been!

• Summer 2022. August 26th, 3-5:30, Sylvan Grove, University of Washington campus. 

  • • Bring your own drinks/snacks (shareable if you like, but no obligation — we’re still in a pandemic).

    • The Allen Center is nearby for restrooms.

    • I didn’t reserve the grove (that’s $500 and we have no budget!), so if there’s an event, we’ll migrate to Rainier Vista nearby, overlooking Mt. Rainier

    • There’s no firm start or stop time, but Amy will commit to being there from 3-5:30

    • If you want to bring anything else — games, blankets, etc. — feel free!

    • The Grove is grass with some steps. We will bring some stools for sitting and a PA system for amplification.

    • Join CS Ed Connect WA Slack #pugetsound for the latest information.

• Spring 2022. Burnout :(

• Winter 2022. Burnout :(

• Autumn 2021. Burnout :(

• Summer 2021. August 6, 2021 2:30pm - 4:00pm

  • Maple Leaf Park, Northeast 82nd Street, Seattle, WA 

  • Near the picnic shelter (look for a black sandwich board sign)

    • We cannot enforce vaccination requirements, but ask that if you are not fully vaccinated to please wear a mask or stay at home. 

    • Families are welcome; the park is large and includes a play structure (down the hill from the shelter).

    • Bring a blanket or camp chair, if you want.

• Spring 2021 — April 15th, 5-6 pm, Ohyay

• Winter 2021 — February 24th, 5-6 pm, CSEd Connect WA Slack

  • We're going to try something different this quarter. Most of us are pretty fatigued with video chat, so instead, we're going to try a synchronous chat on Slack.

  • Join the CSEd Connect WA Slack. We've approved several domains, but if yours isn't on there, just write Amy for an invite.

  • At the date and time above, visit the #pugetsound channel. Write a post sharing your 1) affiliation, 2) interests, and 3) one recent story from your past year of pandemic life that intersects somehow with CS education. This last part might be a teaching success, an event you planned, an idea you had, or anything else you want to share.

  • Read the other posts, and if you find one interesting, use Slack threads to chat, and introduce yourselves further to network.

  • We have no idea how well this will work, but we're game to try it.

• Autumn 2020 — Thursday, October 15th, 5-6 pm, Zoom (https://washington.zoom.us/my/amyjko). We'll do a brief welcome, then we'll have a set of small breakout rooms where people can freely mingle and chat. We're a friendly community and love to greet newcomers! To ensure you can participate, be sure to upgrade to Zoom version 5.3.1.

• Summer 2020 — We're taking Summer off this year, so everyone can rest and recover before a challenging beginning to the school year.

• Spring 2020 — Friday, May 22nd, 5-6 pm, https://washington.zoom.us/j/99095202397

  • 5:00 pm: Welcome (Amy)

  • 5:05 pm: Host introductions (UW Tacoma, 1 minute each)

  • 5:10 pm: Introductions (everyone, 20 seconds each)

  • 5:20 pm: Breakouts of 4

  • 5:30 pm: Breakouts of 4

  • 5:40 pm: Breakouts of 4

  • 5:50 pm: Breakouts of 4

  • 6:00 pm: Goodbye!

• Winter 2020 — Friday, February 21st, 4:30-6:30 pm, University of Washington, Seattle, Bloedel Hall 070, in the basement

  • Navigate to Bloedel Hall at UW Seattle (LINK highly recommended, Bloedel is quite close to it)

  • Follow iSchool signs to the basement

  • If you arrive at 5 pm, the doors to the building will be locked. We'll have students come up every 5 minutes to let people in until 5:30.

• Autumn 2019 — Friday, November 15th, 4-6 pm, Wilburton Elementary, Bellevue

  • 12300 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98005

  • Look for signs to the 2nd floor makerspace

  • Brief presentation at 4:30 pm

  • There will be snacks and beverages!

• Summer 2019 — Summer picnic potluck: Friday, August 30th,  3-7 pm

  • Woodland Park Shelter #7

  • See the Evite for more details.

• Spring 2019 - June 7th, 4:00-6:00 pm, UW Othello Commons, 4200 S. Othello St., Suite 117, Studio A

• Winter 2019: March 8th, 3:30-5:30 pm, Seattle Central College, 1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98115, SAM 200

• Autumn 2018: November 9th, 2018, 3:30-5:30 - UW Bothell, the Rose Room (UW1 280, next to the South Parking Garage), directions to UW Bothell.

• Summer 2018: August 24th, 2018, 3:30-5:30 pm, Microsoft Research, Building 99, 14820 NE 36th St, Redmond, WA 98052, Room 99/1915 (enter the building, turn left, enter the lecture room, doors lock after 5).

• Spring 2018: April 27th, 2018, 3:30-5:00 pm, Code.org headquarters (1501 4th Ave, Suite 900). Go up to the 9th floor and follow the signs.

• Winter 2018: March 9th, 2018, 3:30-5:00 pm, Living Computers Museum+Labs, 2245 1st Ave. S., Seattle, WA. This is a short walk from the SoDo light rail. The front desk will direct you to the Labs in the back of the 1st floor.

• Autumn 2017: November 3rd, 2018, 3:30-5:00 pm, University of Washington, Seattle, HUB 214

• Summer 2017: August 18-20 — Join us at ICER 2017 in Tacoma, WA!

• Spring 2017: Friday, March 10th, 2017, 5pm —  Code.org headquarters (1501 4th Ave, Suite 900), right after SIGCSE

• Winter 2017: Friday, December 2nd, 2016, 3pm — Bloedel Hall room 060, University of Washington, Seattle