Welcome to GDOS 2022

The Sustainability CryptoQuest 2022!

Get ready for a fun-packed week of STEM!

Welcome to Girls Day Out in STEM 2022 online Sustainability CryptoQuest!

Follow this page as it were a journey starting here at the top through to the Acknowledgement of Country and the Welcome message then onto the Google Masterclass and the six sustainability challenges. You can come and go as you please throughout the week.

There is so much fun you can have every day: Spin the Prize Wheel, have your say in the national poll, and hang with us in the Hangout section where you can find unplugged extra activities and learn more about cyber security and sustainability from our friends.

Join us for our live Q&A STEMinutes session on Sunday, March 13 at 2pm AEST. There is even a playlist that you use while you save the world. Celebrate with us this International Women’s Day theme: Change the Climate - be the hero of your world!

And keep an eye out for a chance to WIN heaps of prizes along the way!

Program

Google masterclass
Let’s hear what cryptography is all about from Jenna Thompson, a Google security engineer.

6 cryptoquest sustainability challenges
Get ready to help make a difference.

Hangouts
There’s more fun with cryptography and sustainability.

Prize wheel
Win goodies!!!!

Poll
Have your voice heard - vote to have your say.

Virtual book signings
Secure your STEM book signing from your favourite author.

Royal Flying Doctors donation
Help support a lifesaving cause.

STEMinutes LIVE
Meet & Greet live panel of professional women in STEM from Google, QUT and Deloitte! At: Sunday, March 13 at 2pm AEST.

Finale
Virtual dance playlist and confetti celebrations to play during those tough challenges!

Acknowledgement of Country

Wherever you are joining us from today, you are on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander land. On behalf of Girls Day Out and all of our presenters and participants, we would like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of all of these lands and their Elders past and present.

Our First Nations Peoples were Australia’s first scientists, astronomers and environmentalists who learned to live in harmony with their lands. May we listen to, and learn from their 65000 years of wisdom to love and care for our land, water, atmosphere and all living things

Welcome Message

Why we need to Change the Climate

Yasmin Grigaliunas – Co-founder and CEO, World’s Biggest Garage Sale

Yazzy G “IF IT’S TO BE, IT’S UP TO ME.”

worldsbiggestgaragesale.com.au

 
 

GDOS 2022 Masterclass

Meet Jenna a security engineer at Google. Listen to Jenna’s awesome video to learn about the evolution of cryptography and why it is so important in today’s digital world. Jenna will have some great tips and tricks for you.

Importantly Jenna has the SECRET CODE…shhhhh. You will use this cipher to practice first with Jenna in her masterclass then go on and use it to undertake the 6 challenges we have especially designed for you!

Welcome to The Sustainability CryptoQuest Challenges!

Enjoy each challenge by taking the following steps:

 

  1. Do the 6 challenges at your own pace.

  2. After each challenge send us your pics and we’ll post them on our socials.

  3. Everyone that’s registered and sends us a pic of the challenge activity gets entered into the DRAW!

 
 

Challenge #1
Sustainability

  • Estimated time needed: 30 min

  • Ability level: easy-peasy

  • WIN! Google Goodies

Challenge #2
Recycle

  • Estimated time needed: 40 min

  • Ability level: easy-peasy

  • WIN! GDOS Tote Bags

Challenge #3
Reuse

  • Estimated time needed: 60 min

  • Ability level: easy-peasy

  • WIN! RFDS Drink Bottles

 
 
 

Challenge #4
Sustainability

  • Estimated time needed: 90 min

  • Ability level: walk in the park

  • WIN! Lee Constable’s autographed book How to Save the Whole Stinkin Planet!

Challenge #5
Reduce

  • Estimated time needed: 90 min

  • Ability level: time to think

  • WIN! World’s Biggest Garage Sale Items!

Challenge #6
Repurpose

  • Estimated time needed: 140 min

  • Ability level: time to think

  • WIN! QUT Biome Voucher and Virtual Reef Diver games!!

  • QUT has kindly donated vouchers

 

Those who are registered and complete all 6 challenges are entered into the draw to win the GRAND PRIZE which is a Samsung Galaxy Tablet valued at around $2,000 from our friends at Telstra. Click here for more details.

 

STEMinutes: Meet & Greet with our great STEM stars!

Join us on Sunday, March 13 at 2pm AEST.

  1. Click the button below for your Zoom link (make sure you have parental/guardian permission to participate)

  2. Wait for hosts in the Zoom room

  3. Get ready to ask your awesome questions to our STEM panellists

Remember: Be respectful to others and use only positive language.

Meeting ID: 864 9138 6191
Passcode: 415230
Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbx7M9BxoZ

 
 

Meet the panel

I am a Manager in Deloitte Access Economics working with the economic analysis and public policy team. My expertise is in microeconomic analysis, non-market valuation and labour market and skills policy. I love working at Deloitte and supporting our clients with strategic policy and impactful evidence for them. I am looking forward to meeting you.

Hi, I am also a manager at Deloitte Australia. My focus is on strategic economic policy, and I am also a space industry enthusiast. If any of you are considering a focus on space in the STEM industry, I would be happy to take your questions! See you on Sunday!

I am a Security Engineer at Google. I work on hunting for badness in our network and systems and also developing automation to make the process more efficient. Outside of work I enjoy running and reading and cooking up a feast for family and friends. 

I am also a Security Engineer detecting badness in Google's cloud systems. I enjoy rock-climbing in my free time.

I am a Security Engineer newbie at Google. I previously worked as a penetration tester (ethical hacker) to find potential badness in websites before other people did. When I am not at work I enjoy reading, playing tennis or basketball, and baking / eating lots of cake.

I am a mathematician and have worked in the finance industry for three years and now undertaking my PhD at QUT. I am also a TEDx Talk presenter and children’s book author. I hope to inspire the next generation of thinkers into STEM, one story at a time.

 

 Hangouts

 

Welcome to GDOS 2022 Hangouts!

Here’s a chance to hangout with like-minded friends to learn more about Cryptography, Cyber Security and Sustainability opportunities in STEM.

Check out these awesome STEM competitions, career pathways and what universities and STEM industries have on offer to inspire you into a STEM career!

These links are for your review. Please be aware that you are leaving the event protected website and visiting a third party. You will need your parent’s or guardians permission.

 

Enter the World of Sustainability

Let us show you the future you in the world of sustainability and all that is on offer. Thanks to our wonderful supporters we can take you on a wonderful journey! Enjoy career pathway information from our supporters at Telstra, QUT, Suncorp, Great Barrier Reef Legacy, Deloitte, Careers with STEM for real life experiences and a peep behind the scenes of STEM industries!

Please be aware that you are leaving the event protected website and visiting a third party. You will need your parent’s or guardian’s permission.

 

Sustainability

Hey girls for all things sustainability at Telstra read their Bigger Picture report.

Community and Environment

On this page you can find lots of information around what Telstra does in relation to helping the community and its environment.

 

QUT has a reputation as the University for the Real World.  This is reflected in QUT’s commitment to take a leading role in shaping the sustainable world of tomorrow.

  • QUT embeds sustainability into QUT’s strategy, operations, education, research, advocacy and entrepreneurship programs. 

  • QUT also supports and produces research, graduates, ideas, inventions, entrepreneurs, and start-ups which can be agents and vehicles of sustainable change. 

  • QUT seeks to have a impact in the real world - and - QUT is ranked among the top 50 universities globally for its societal impact

 
 

What they do

 
 
 
 
 
 

Meet some QUT STEM Role Models

There are many QUT role models harnessing STEM for sustainability and conservation, including in research, teaching, entrepreneurship, and management.

Meet some of QUT STEM students and researchers:

Dr Kate Helmstedt

Dr Jacinta Holloway-Brown

Dr Kate Saunders

Tace Stewart

Grace Heron

Kanupriya Agarwal

Dr Julie Vercelloni

Sarah Vollert

Katie Buchhorn

Distinguished Professor Kerrie Mengersen

Kerrie Wilson

Leigh Burgess

QUT Student STEM Clubs for Girls

QUT celebrates a diversity of student societies and clubs, including for those who’d like to connect with, celebrate and champion women in STEM. These include:

 
 

Enter the World of Cryptography

Cyber Security, Coding and more…

Keeping the world safe is a full time mission as you have discovered doing the Sustainability CryptoQuest.

Now join us to explore more of your STEM options in the real world! There are career pathways advice, behind the scenes at large businesses, unplugged activities to practice your cyber skills and a whole lot more.

Please be aware that you are leaving the event protected website and visiting a third party. You will need your parent’s or guardian’s permission.

 
 

Hi girls! If you loved Jenna’s video, we have more great materials for you here at Google Unplugged.

 
 

Telstra Foundation

Telstra has lots of information about what their Telstra foundation are doing in relation to Cyber Safety, Technology for Kids and Tech4Good as well as a host of other information on the Foundation and the work that is being undertaken.

Cyber Security

Want to stay safe online? This link will take you to Telstra’s Cyber Security page on which you can find all sorts of information around cyber security

 

QUT Centre for Data Science brings together capabilities in data science from across Australia to deliver world-class research, unique training opportunities and active external engagement.  Our vision is to be a national and global leader in the development of frontier methods for the use of data to benefit our world. 

We provide a one-stop-shop to:

  • build Australia’s data science network and research profile

  • bridge the gap between deep research and applications

  • create a trusted source for advice on data science issues

  • bring together a critical mass of data science researchers to develop start-of-the-art solutions

  • create partnerships through an Australian data science network

  • provide research and professional training opportunities for undergraduate students through to mid-career researchers and senior professionals

  • leverage investment in data science (e.g. strategic appointments, Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence and in eResearch)

QUT Centre for Data Science is the lead node of the Australian Data Science Network (ADSN).

Website

Twitter

Email

LinkedIn

 
 
 
 
 

Code Camp is where students like you discover fun school holidays and after-school activities that empower them to design, code and create, and spark a passion for technology! Come and get creative with technology these holidays! Visit our website to find a Code Camp near you.

 

STEM competitions from our friends

Find out more below and save the dates 

*WARNING: You are leaving our secured website page and going to a third party. Parental permission needed.

The ultimate cybersecurity competition is brought to you by our friends at Grok Academy. Check out their Cyber Live here.

The annual Search is on for the Next Tech Girl Superhero! See more here about their awesome competition.

Wanting more cyber challenges? Jump on this link to find out more.

UNSW Bragg Student Science Writing Competition runs every year and this year kicks off on April 26 – girls put it in your diaries now!

 
 

We are proud to collaborate with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) to help patients from regional, rural and remote parts of Queensland. Our goal is to raise $5,000 for this vital service - together our girl power can achieve this! Click on the button to sign up now to start your fundraising challenge!

 

Support Your Favourite STEM Authors

New! Virtual Book Signings

Get your favourite authors book and ask for a special personalised message from them. If you have won their book as a prize you can also ask for a personalised message. Wow! Something to impress your family and friends.

 

Tech Girls Movement Foundation

Please tell us your name and personal message. Or let the author surprise you with her own message. If you would like to purchase a book, click HERE.

Cristy Burne

Please tell us your name and personal message. Or let the author surprise you with her own message. If you would like to purchase a book, click HERE.

Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith

Please tell us your name and personal message. Or let the author surprise you with her own message. If you would like to purchase a book, click HERE.

Katie Buchhorn

Please tell us your name and personal message. Or let the author surprise you with her own message. If you would like to purchase a book, click HERE.

Wild Dingo Press

Please tell us your name and personal message. Or let the author surprise you with her own message. If you would like to purchase a book, click HERE.

Lee Constable

Please tell us your name and personal message. Or let the author surprise you with her own message. If you would like to purchase a book, click HERE.

 

Have your say. Do the poll!

 
 
 

Who Wants to WIN!

We hope you all are having super fun with the Sustainability CryptoQuest Challenges!

Now it is time to have a go on the prize wheel – can you beat the odds to WIN? See Maths IS fun.

Your chances (probability) are high as we have 100s or prizes to WIN!!

Prizes are limited to one prize per address, household and/or email address.

All you need to do is:

Prizes

Inspiring Books & Magazines

  • "Aliens and Other Worlds" by Lisa Harvey-Smith,

  • "The Secret Life of Stars" by Lisa Harvey-Smith,

  • "Under the Stars" by Lisa Harvey-Smith,

  • "Aussie STEM Stars Series" (Wild Dingo Press),

  • "5 Things You Can Do to Engage Girls in STEM" by Dr Jenine Beekhuyzen,

  • "Wondrous Worlds" (Katie Buchhorn),

  • "Wednesday Weeks" (Cristy Burne),

  • "How to Save the Whole Stinkin Planet" (Lee Constable).

RFDS Reusable Drink Bottles

Suncorp Instant Camera & Film Kit

Suncorp Merch

Priceline Mum & Me Goodies

Priceline Beautiful Me Packs

Google Merch

Code Camp $250 Voucher

Grok Academy Merch

Half-Monster Games Virtual Reef Diver Game

Careers with STEM 1-year magazine subscription

Great Barrier Reef Legacy Merch

World’s Greatest Garage Sale Repurposed Goods

GDOS Tote Bags

 

WOOHOO!

Time to Celebrate!

Join the party!

Thank you for making Girls Day Out in STEM 2022 possible. We hope you enjoyed the the week with us.

Now, it’s time to kick back and celebrate!

 

See you next time for National Science
Week in August 2022

 

Let’s thank our wonderful sponsors!