Stemettes Engineering Hack @ MTC

Millennium Point, Stemettes and the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry have teamed up with Stemettes to bring you a really unique and exciting engineering-themed hackathon!

• Have you ever thought of becoming an engineer?

• Are you a creative maker?

• Are you interested in pursuing a career in STEM?

Come to our Stemettes Engineering Hack @ MTC!

• No previous building experience necessary.

• Done some building before? Our experts will teach you how to create projects using resourceful online digital tools.

• Win prizes!

• Food and Laptops provided – just bring yourself!

Stemettes Engineering Hack @ MTC is hosted by Stemettes. Stemettes are working hard to inspire and help the next generation of females get into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. 

Completely FREE, thanks to our wonderful sponsors Millennium Point. Here's what happened at our last hackathon >>

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What is a hackathon?

Hackathons aren't about breaking into things! They're about bringing people together to create and build amazing things using computers. We think it's really sad that some people have never been to a hackathon or had proper fun with computer science or engineering, so we want to give you the opportunity to explore and play about in the creative, exciting world of STEM.

Who

• Girls aged 5 all the way up to 22.

• Parents/Guardians. If you're under 16, you'll need to have an adult with you. On the plus side, we'd love it if they helped out with making your app!

• Women (and Men) with a STEM background and are interested in inspiring the next generation. (see below for more details)

When

Monday 20th April - 10am-5:00pm
Tuesday 21st April - 10am-5:00pm

Where

We'll be at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. 

Address: Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, Airfield Drive, Ansty Business Park, Coventry CV7 9JU

What you need to bring

• Yourself and any great ideas you have.

• If you have access to headphones, please bring them with you.

• We will provide everything else. 

Running order

Monday April 20th

10:00 - Guests arrive. Preback forms handed out.
10:30 - Welcome and ice breaker. Event introduction from Stemettes and MTC
11:00 - Brief given, ‘teaches’, begin mini-projects
12:30 - Lunch
13:30 - Return to projects
17:00 - Wrap up and power down. End of the day.

Tuesday April 21st

10:00 - Ice breaker and daily brief session. Event introduction from Stemettes and MTC
10:30 - Back to projects
12:30 - Break for lunch
13:30 - Resume projects
14:45 - Finish projects
15:00 - Presentations, demo day begins
16:30 - Voting & Feedback
17:00 - Prizes and pictures. End of day

Industry people

Are you interested in helping young people learn to code, build and discover making? 

We are looking for adults who have a STEM background to help the girls learn to build in Tinkercad and show them the range of possible careers you can do after studying STEM subjects. 

All you need to do is provide inspiration and help the girls with their projects when they get stuck. 

We will provide food and reasonable transport costs to helpers. 

Register as a Volunteer.

Tools we will be using

• Tinkercad - easy-to-use 3D modeling (CAD) program that runs in a web browser. Since it became available in 2011, this online design tool has become a popular platform for creating models for 3D printing.

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FAQs

Can I attend on only one day?

It is advisable to attend on both days, but we understand that not everyone is able to do that. The projects are designed to take two days: if you attend on the Saturday, unless you work with someone who is doing both days, you cannot win a prize. If you attend on Sunday, you are eligible to win a prize at 'demo day'.

Are my boys able to attend too?

Brothers and cousins can attend, but only if they bring a sister, female cousin or female identifying friend with them.