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Women + Math: Infinite Possibilities—Career Exploration Event for Girls Ages 13-21. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. October 15. College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus, Center of Business and Industry (BI) Building, 8730 Mitchell Road, La Plata. The Women + Math conference is an all-day event designed to give girls an opportunity to spend time with successful women in careers that draw heavily on math: health science, computer science, architecture, engineering, physics, meteorology and cyber security. Girls will participate in workshops, as well as meet one-on-one with women in their fields of interest. The day includes breakfast and lunch, hands-on workshops, career panel discussion and a keynote address by St. Mary’s Ryken High School Dean of Academics Barbara Ives, who was in the first class of females graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy.To pre-register for Women + Math, visit www.csmd.edu/ISTEM/womenandmath.Registrations received by Oct. 10 will be entered in a special drawing for a $50 gift certificate. Free. 301-934-7808, sandrap@csmd.edu.

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