Welcome to
Girls Day Out in STEM
Cover Girl Challenge!

Have fun following our program
from start to finish.

You have 8 days to participate. Complete our awesome challenges, have your voice heard, discover which industries are counting you in, win prizes and support our women authors and publishers… so much crammed into one little magazine!

Acknowledgment 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.

Keynote: Ann’s World

Join our keynote speaker, Ann Stevens, Australian Computer Society (ACS), certified IT professional and educator specialist in Extended Reality (XR) and Reality Capture. Ann has designed a creative journey that takes you through her Metaverse to share her own STEM story. Have fun exploring her unique world and this amazing technology!

Instructions:

Press the play button below. Be patient and WAIT...it takes time to load!!!
Meet Ann and she will welcome you to explore her world. Using the arrow keys, walk through to get to the GALLERIES, AUDITORIUM and LOUNGE where there are a portals to interactive FUN.

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STEM Cover Girl Challenges

Enjoy each challenge:

Step 1. Do the 6 challenges at your own pace.

Step 2. After each challenge send us your work or pictures of your work and we’ll post them on our socials. Remember to put your challenge number in the subject line.

Example: Challenge#1. Send your work to hello@gdostem.com.au

Step 3. Everyone that is registered and sends us their completed work for the challenge activity gets entered into the DRAW to win!

Grand Prize

The Grand Prize is an iPad 10, 64 GB with Wifi and Cellular in Blue from our friends at Telstra!

Please note that the iPad does not come with a data plan, pre-paid plan or sim card.

Challenge #1:
AI EDITOR

Send in your work with the subject line: Challenge#1 hello@gdostem.com.au
Estimated time needed: 45min
Ability level: easy-peasy
WIN! WIN! WIN!

Sponsored by Google

Challenge #2:
FOOD CRUNCH

Send in your work with the subject line: Challenge#2 hello@gdostem.com.au
Estimated time needed: 45min
Ability level: easy-peasy
WIN! WIN! WIN!

Sponsored by Telstra

Challenge #3:
SAY CHEESE

Send in your work with the subject line: Challenge#3
hello@gdostem.com.au
Estimated time needed: 45min
Ability level: easy-peasy
WIN! WIN! WIN!

Sponsored by XR Hub

Challenge #4:
GIRLS IN SPACE

Send in your work with the subject line: Challenge#4 hello@gdostem.com.au
Estimated time needed: 90min
Ability level: a bit of a stretch
WIN! WIN! WIN!

Sponsored by Advanced Navigation

Challenge #5:
SAFETY FIRST

Send in your work with the subject line: Challenge#5
hello@gdostem.com.au
Estimated time needed: 90min
Ability level: a bit of a stretch
WIN! WIN! WIN!

Sponsored by Grok

Challenge #6:
FINANCIAL WELLBEING

Send in your work with the subject line: Challenge#6 hello@gdostem.com.au
Estimated time needed: 90min
Ability level: a bit of a stretch
WIN! WIN! WIN!

Sponsored by Suncorp

Never miss a STEM moment. Join us live at 1pm AEST (Queensland time) for one hour to be inspired by our awesome line up of speakers. Have your questions ready!

STEMinutes Live Q&A session

Join us Friday, March 8 at 1pm AEST (Queensland time).

Click on the button below for your Zoom link (make sure you have parental /guardian permission to participate)
Wait for us in the Zoom room to be let in
Get ready to ask your awesome questions to our STEM panellists
Remember: be respectful to others and use only positive language ❤️

Click here for zoom link

Katherine Kinder

Laser Measurement Engineer at Advanced Navigation

BIO: Everyday, Katherine uses lasers and light energy to create new technologies for exploring Earth. Together with her team, she uses laser light to help discover new ways to navigate across air, land, sea and even space.
Fun Facts: Katherine loves teaching girls and women about the cool things that can be built with science, technology, engineering and maths. When she’s not making compasses out of lasers, she likes playing with her three cats, named Whiskers, Melody and Crotchet.

Georgia Peace

Network Software Specialist at Telstra

BIO: Georgia has been working at Telstra since 2019 as an intern and now a graduate where she has worked in many different roles in both a software engineering and data engineering capacity. She will continue in a role combining both domains looking at network outages and ways to respond to then more efficiently.
Fun Facts: Georgia has flown on the Prime Minister's plane! Wow!!

June Shaul

Customer Growth Manager at Meta Reality Labs

BIO: June works with organisations who are embracing immersive technologies to bring people closer together and create new possibilities with virtual and mixed reality.
Fun Facts: June is a Spin fanatic and has 2 teenagers which teach her something new every day!

Alanna Koh

Project and Engagement Officer at Qld XR Hub

BIO: Ally is a community manager for Qld XR Hub members. She is the liaison/connection between members (XR developers) and industry contacts to help them develop partnerships & projects. Ally also is the coordinator for events and manages their website, social media and day-to-day running of the XR Hub to spread the good word about XR in QLD!
Fun Facts: Ally studied psychology at uni and has worked in mental health & disability. Her first adventure into community management was as a Twitch streamer, managing/co-hosting esports tournaments!

Betty Lin

Software Engineer for Google Maps

BIO: Betty is an engineer on the Google Maps team in Sydney. She loves baking, boxing and floristry in her spare time.
Fun Facts: Betty works on an app in the car, yet she cannot drive!

Masham Siddiqui

Women in Computing Leader/NCP Alumni Ambassador 2024, studying at UQ

BIO: Masham takes her chances at every moment, she wants to live her life with as little regrets as possible!
Fun Facts: Nearly caused an avalanche in the Swiss alps when I was 10! Yikes!!

Industry Partner Portals

Be Counted In. Discover how these
industry partners are counting you in…

Here’s a chance to hang out with like-minded friends to learn more about innovations in technology and STEM more broadly.

Check out these awesome STEM opportunities, 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 in each of the portals there are links to third party websites. When you click on the links, you are leaving the event protected website and visiting a third party. You will need your parents’ or guardians’ permission.

Question of the day

Time to shine…Have your voice heard!

Yesterdays Results

We asked if you think advances in robotics will outpace artificial intelligence in 2024. Hear are the results.

We have collected some amazing books from women STEM authors and publishers. Best link to purchase these awesome books and BONUS you can win yourself some copies on the Prize Wheel

Hot Books to look cool

Cristy Burne

Her HOT book: Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadows (by Denis Knight and Cristy Burne) ❤️‍🔥
One-liner: A smart and funny series about a sorcerer's apprentice who would rather study science than magic. In a world of magic, can science save the day?
Why it's cool 😎: There's a talking skull called Bruce. Plus, a super-cute robot, parallel universes, and a magical sword (and don't miss the try-at-home experiments in the back).😯
Best link to buy a copy: https://www.hachette.com.au/denis-knight-cristy-burne/wednesday-weeks-and-the-tower-of-shadows-wednesday-weeks-book-1
Cristy’s recommendation for a great read: Mars Awakens by HM Waugh (Allen and Unwin): it's smart sci-fi written by an adventure-loving ecologist using science-backed ideas of what life might (one day) be like on Mars.

Lee Constable

Her HOt book: How to Save the Whole Stinkin Planet AND…. How to Save the Whole Blinkin’ Planet ❤️‍🔥
One liner: These two books are superhero adventures through two really important topics - waste and renewable energy!
Why it’s cool😎: I really wanted readers to have fun while learning about saving the whole stinkin' (or blinkin') planet and I am excited to give GDOS the opportunity to be some of the first people to get a copy of 'How to Save the Whole Blinkin' Planet' when it comes out. Enjoy!🌈
Best linkto buy a copy: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/how-to-save-the-whole-blinkin-planet-9781761340826
Lee’srecommendation for a great read: Girl Geeks book series!There are 4 books in the series focused on tech, gaming and STEM. They say " Think of it like The Saddle Club for technology, or The Baby-Sitters Club for gaming."

Dr Catherine Ball

Her HOT Book: Converge ❤️‍🔥
One liner: Book from the future with examples from the past… technology changes and humans don’t!
Why it’s cool😎: like having your own personal crystal ball…pun intended!!🔮
Best link to buy a copy:https://www.amazon.com.au/Converge-Futurist-insights-potential-technology/dp/1922611522/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1706669602&sr=8-1
Dr Ball’s recommendation for a great read: Australian Women Pilots by Kathy Mexted

Heather Catchpole

Her HOT Book: Ready, Set, Code! ❤️‍🔥
One liner: Introduces children to coding with illustrated step-by-step instructions for hands-on projects.
What is cool about the book😎: Ready Set Code is really easy to use - it has projects that take you from levels 1 to 100 so you can learn at your own pace, and each project is connected to a real-life story of awesome coding - connecting coding to art, animals, environment and more💚
Best link to buy a copy: here
Heather’s 2 recommendations for a great read: Broadband, the untold story of the women who made the internet by Claire L. Evans and The Story of Codes, by Stephen Pincock and Mark Frary.

Prof Lisa Harvey-Smith

Her HOT book: Universal Guide to the Night Sky ❤️‍🔥
One-liner: Brilliant, mind-expanding. Perfect for everyone who wants to soak up facts!
Why it's cool 😎: Universal Guide to the Night Sky transports you to an incredible new world of beauty and fascination - our night sky. Meet comets, planets, shooting stars, moons and more in this out-of-this-world guide 🚀
Best link to buy a copy: https://lisaharveysmith.com/bookshop
Lisa’s recommendation for a great read: The First Scientists by Cory Tutt. It profiles First Nations sciences and is full of great information

Wild Dingo Press

Their HOT Book: Aussie STEM Stars Michelle Simmons ❤️‍🔥
One liner: Discover our Aussie STEM Stars inspiring stories of our world-leading scientists and inventors
What is cool about the book😎: Quantum computing is cold but Michelle’s story is even more cool than that…❄️
Best link to buy a copy: The books — Aussie STEM Stars