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SOON.

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THANK YOU.GERRY, BACK TO YOU.>>>MORE THAN 600 MIDDLE SCHOOLSTUDENTS, ALL OF THEM GIRLS,

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WILL TAKE PART IN AN EVENT NEXTWEEKEND WITH THE INTRIGUINGTITLE "IGNITE YOUR SUPERPOWER!"IT'S DESIGNED TO GET STUDENTS

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EXCITED ABOUT POTENTIAL CAREERSIN SCIENCE, TECH, ENGINEERINGAND MATH.INDY WOMEN IN TECH SECRETARY

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MELISSA WATSON AND WOMEN AND HITECH PAST PRESIDENT TIFFANYWHITE JOIN ME NOW TO TALK ABOUTTHIS STEM-FOCUSED EVENT.

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LADIES, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.TIFFANY, I'LL START WITH YOU.THIS IS PART OF AN EFFORT BYWOMEN IN HIGH-TECH A CONTINUED

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EFFORT FOCUSED ON GETTING MOREENGAGEMENT WITH WOMEN AND GIRLIN STEM AND HIGH-TECH.>> ABSOLUTELY.

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SO AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFOREWE HAVE OUR SIGNATURE EVENTEVERY MARCH AND WHEN MELISSA ANDHER FRIENDS CAME AND VISITED US

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LAST YEAR THEY SAID WE NEED TODO MORE AND WE NEED TO REACH OUTTO ANOTHER COMMUNITY SO ABOUT AYEAR AGO WE STARTED LOOKING AT

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EXPANDING TO MAYBE ANOTHERCOMMUNITY.AND THAT IGNITE YOUR SUPERPOWER.>> WILL TALK ABOUT THE EVENT

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IN A MINUTE BUT YOU MENTIONEDMELISSA'S GROUP, INDY WOMEN INTECH, WHICH IS A NEW GROUPPARTNERING ON THIS.

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TALK ABOUT THAT.>> IT'S A NONPROFITORGANIZATION.OUR MISSION IS TO HELP INSPIRE

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WOMEN AND GIRLS OF ALL AGES TOBE -- PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES ANDEMPLOYMENT IN INDIANA AND WEWANT TO EXPOSE THEM THROUGH

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EVENTS LIKE THIS TO THOSE KINDSOF CAREERS.SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERINGAND MATHEMATICS.

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WE DO THAT BY PARTNERING WITHSTRATEGIC PARTNERS LIKE WOMENINTECH FOR THIS EVENT SO THAT WECAN REACH THOSE GIRLS AND WOMEN

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TO HELP WITH THOSE EFFORTS.>> AUGUST 17 IGNITE YOURSUPERPOWER SO AN INTRIGUINGNAME.

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TALK ABOUT THE EVENT AND YOUHAVE HIGH PROFILE PEOPLE WHOWILL BE THERE.PIPPA MANN WILL BE THERE AS

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WELL.AND SARAH FISHER.>> AS YOU SAID AUGUST 17 NEXTTHURSDAY A WEEK FROM TODAY WE

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WILL HAVE 600 MIDDLE SCHOOLGIRLS THERE.WE HAVE OVER 60 VISITORS AND 250VOLUNTEERS ALL THERE TO PROVIDE

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HANDS ON THEM OPPORTUNITIES FORTHESE GIRLS.AT THE UNIVERSITY OFINDIANAPOLIS AND IT WILL BE AN

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EXCITING DAY AND THEY WILL GETTO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENTTHEMES, EMPLOYERS AND TECHLEADERS WHO ARE THERE ALL THE

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WAY THROUGH.>> AND TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSETHIS IS A STRATEGIC EVENT.YOU ARE TARGETING STUDENTS IN

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PARTICULAR ONE SYSTEM ORANOTHER.>> RIGHTS.SO ALL SIXTH-GRADE GIRLS FROM

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WARREN TOWNSHIP HAVE BEENINVITED AND THEN ALL GIRLS FROMMIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE INVITED.SO THESE TWO SCHOOLS HAVE A HIGH

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RATE OF KIDS THAT ARE ON REDUCEDMEAL SCHOOL LUNCHES SO THEYDON'T ALWAYS HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY ON A SATURDAY MAY BE

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TO GO UP TO CONNER PRAIRIE SO WEARE BRINGING THOSE MENTORS,THOSE SCHOOLS TO THEM.WE WILL SEND THEM HOME WITH

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SNACK BAGS AND THEY WILL BE ON ACAMPUS WHERE MAYBE THEY WOULDNOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT.AND THESE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

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WILL COME TO THEM AND SHOW THEMTHAT YES, THEY CAN DO IT.THEY WILL BREATHE CONFIDENCEINTO THEM.

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>> WE TALK ABOUT THEIMPORTANCE OF ROLE MONITORS ANDMENTORS AND PIPPA MANN IS THEKEYNOTE.

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HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO HAVEPEOPLE OF THAT STATURE.>> THE STUDY SHOWS THAT GIRLSOFTEN DON'T THINK THEY CAN BE

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SUCCESSFUL ESPECIALLY IN STEMENVIRONMENTS SO WHEN THEY SEESOMEONE THAT IS SPECIAL LIKEPIPPA OR SARAH OR MYSELF OR

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MELISSA, THEY SAY MAYBE I CAN DOTHAT.SO IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT THATGIRLS IN EVERY COMMUNITY AT

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EVERY STAGE GET TO SEE THESEPEOPLE.>> YOUR NEW ORGANIZATION INDYWOMEN INTECH WILL BE THE NAME ON

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THE NAME OF THE LPG EVENT COMINGUP AT THE BRICKYARD IN A FEWWEEKS SO THAT'S A GREATOPPORTUNITY FOR VISIBILITY.

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A GREAT EVENT WE ARE LOOKINGFORWARD TO AS WELL.MELISSA WATSON IS SECRETARY OFTHE INDIANA WOMEN INTECH AND

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TIFFANY WHITE PAST PRESIDENT