AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp FAQs

Organized by: AWS Ontario Virtual User Group

Related Resources:
● AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp Outline
● AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp FAQs
● AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp Surveys
● AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp Codes of Conduct
● AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp Sponsorship Package
● AWS Ontario Virtual User Group Discord Server
● AWS Ontario Virtual User Group Meetup Page
● AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp YouTube Playlist

Overview 1
What is the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp? 1
Why should I attend the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp? 1
Who should attend the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp? 2
Where can I register? 2
Bootcamp Format and Duration 2
Is this a self-paced or a live-instruction bootcamp? 2
When are live classes? 2
What is the format of a classroom session? 2
Where are live classes hosted? 2
How long is each class session? 3
How much time should I dedicate weekly for the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp? 3
Prerequisites and Experience 3
Is there an age limit? 3
Can I attend this bootcamp if I’m not located in Canada or Canadian? 3
I don’t have an AWS account, can I still participate? 3
What is the prerequisite knowledge or skills required to participate in the AWS Cloud Project
Bootcamp? 3
Cloud Knowledge 3
Curriculum and Skills Covered 3
What will I learn? 3
Is there homework? 4
Will you review my homework? 4
Hands-on Project 4
Can I share the project that I work on publicly? 4
Can I use this project in my résumé? 4
Why Python for the backend (as opposed to something like JavaScript)? 4
 Why was the Flask framework chosen as the backend framework? 4
Grading 5
How will I be graded for individual participation? 5
How will I be graded for team participation? 5
What is the Cloud Project Validation Tool? 5
Where do I access the Cloud Project Validation Tool? 5
Can I use a company AWS account during the bootcamp? 6
Can I switch out my AWS Account ID during this bootcamp? 6
If I switch out my AWS Account ID during this bootcamp do I have to go back and
reimplement all previous work done in the bootcamp in this new account? 6
What are the exact services and configurations the Cloud Project Validation Tool will test? 7
Factors to consider when submitting your homework 7
Writing Your Weekly Standup (Homework Summary) 7
Completing Require Work 7
Homework Challenges 8
How do I qualify for Red Squad? 8
How do I receive a grade? 8
When will I receive feedback for my weekly submission? 8
How will I be graded for each weekly assignment? 8
Why don’t you let us see our grades per week until the end of the bootcamp? 9
How do improve if I can’t see my weekly grades? 9
When will my grades be made available? 9
How are accommodations and exceptions handled? 9
Support and Assistance 9
Meetup.com won’t let me join the group; how do I participate? 9
What happens if I’m unable to attend a live class? 9
When will previously recorded classes be up? 9
What happens if I cannot keep pace with the instructional content? 9
What are office hours? 9
I’m having issues with JotForm, its says incomplete values, I can’t submit, or a field is blank
when it looks like something should be there? 10
When are office hours? 10
Where are office hours hosted? 10
Can I offer to volunteer for the bootcamp in any way? 10
Participating as a Team 10
Is participating as a team mandatory? 10
What are the requirements of participating as a team? 11
How are teams evaulated? 11
What are the benefits of participating as a team? 11
How do I register as a team? 11
Domain Name Requirements 11
 Can I use an existing domain instead of buying a new domain? 11
Can I use my Github Pages domain name? 12
Can I use a .me, .xzy, .links, .cloud etc… 12
What Domain provider should I use to obtain my domain? 12
I can’t afford a domain where can I get a domain for free? 12
Can I use subdomains of an existing domain to avoid purchasing a new domain? 12
Can I complete this bootcamp without obtaining a domain name? Why can’t we just rely on
IP addresses? 13
Can I share a domain name with another student? 13
Do I have to buy an SSL Certificate as well? 13
If I already have an SSL Certificate that I purchased or generated, can I use that? 13
Discord 14
I don’t have an invite link to the Discord server, or the link I have to discord has expired how
do I get into the Discord server? 14
I was in the Discord server but then it kicked me out, asking for me to enter my mobile
phone. How do I get back into the Discords? 14
I was in the Discord but I appear to have lost access can I have a new invite and regain
access? 14
What is the purpose of the private women-only channel on Discord? 15

Overview
What is the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp?
The AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp is a free comprehensive 12-week training program
that aims to equip individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to sucessfully
design, build, and implement a cloud project. Through hands-on experience, participants
will learn how to apply their cloud expertise in a practical setting and showcase their
abilities to potential employers or organizations.

Why should I attend the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp?

● To acquire new skills: Cloud computing is a rapidly evolving field and staying
up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices is essential for success.
This bootcamp will provide you with the practical skills and hands-on experience
you need to be competitive in the job market and advance your career
● To acquire hands-on experience: The bootcamp is designed to provide an
immersive, practical learning experience through project building, giving you
exposure to the latest technologies and industry best practices
● To prepare for professional certifications: The hands-on experience gained
during the bootcamp will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to
help you pass professional-level cloud certifications
 ● To expand professional network and connect with the community: The
bootcamp offers a platform to connect and network with other industry
professionals, which can be valuable for building connections and learning about
new career opportunities

Who should attend the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp?

This bootcamp aims to help individuals with prior cloud computing experience, whether
through an Associate-level certification or on-the-job experience, gain practical skills
through a cloud project to boost their resume and advance their career.

Where can I register?

Unfortunately, registrations are now closed.

Bootcamp Format and Duration

Is this a self-paced or a live-instruction bootcamp?
This bootcamp is a combination of live instructions and self-paced learning. Each week,
there will be a live stream session conducted via Zoom, where students are encouraged
to participate in real-time. For those who are unable to join the live sessions, the
recorded content will be avaiable for catch up at a later time.

When are live classes?

Live classes occur on Saturdays at 12 PM Noon ET (Eastern Time).

What is the format of a classroom session?

The live-class is focused on providing real-time instruction, where students will
implement the concepts in their own AWS accounts alongside the instructor. To ensure
the most efficient use of live instruction time, any lecture content will be provided to
students in pre-recorded format prior to the class as a prerequisite.

Where are live classes hosted?

Classes take place via private Zoom meetings that you join through the AWS Ontario
Virtual User Group Meetup page.

There is a capacity limit of 100 students for the Zoom call

How long is each class session?

Each class is strictly set for 2 hours.
There should be around 1 hour of work and another hour to adjust the pacing of the
class session.
How much time should I dedicate weekly for the AWS Cloud Project Bootcamp?
The classes are 2 hours long, and the optional homework can take anywhere from 2 to
10 hours to complete, depending on your level of commitment. You can attend office
hours, which are 1 hour long, or participate in student discussion on Discord. The
amount of time you spend on the homework and extra activities is up to you.

Prerequisites and Experience

Is there an age limit?
There is technically no age limit.
You need to have a credit card to access an AWS Account.
If you’re younger than 18, you’ll need parent/guardian support.

Can I attend this bootcamp if I’m not located in Canada or Canadian?

Yes. It’s a Virtual User Group. All cloud services we will attempt to run will be done in the
Canada region.

By the year 2030, Canada aims to welcome a half-million new immigrants per year. So
you may not be Canadian now, but you could be in the future.

I don’t have an AWS account, can I still participate?

This is a Bring-Your-Own-Account (BYOA) project bootcamp. Unfortunately, you cannot
participate in this bootcamp without an AWS account.

What is the prerequisite knowledge or skills required to participate in the AWS

Cloud Project Bootcamp?

Cloud Knowledge
It is expected that students posses either the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
certification or prior knowledge of cloud services from another cloud service provider. It
is also required

Curriculum and Skills Covered

What will I learn?
Upon successfuly completion of this bootcamp, students will be able to:
● Containerize frontend and backend web applications using Docker
● Work with multiple serverless containers such as AWS Fargate, Amazon ECR
● Use GraphQL to abstract API calls through AWS AppSync
● Understand basic data modeling for NoSQL databases using Amazon
DynamoDB
● Understand basic data modeling for SQL databases using Amazon RDS
 ● Work with serverless caching to improve database performance using Momento
● Create a CI/CD pipeline using AWS CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and CodePipeline
● Provision Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CloudFormation
● Offload background jobs to serverless functions using AWS Lambda
● Set up hosted zones using Amazon Route 53

Is there homework?
Yes, there will be homework each week.
You can think of them as “stretch goals” that are optional for you to do.
I’ll present a few challenges.

Will you review my homework?

I would like to dedicate the first part of each class to let students show us their
completed homework and discuss any challanges they encountered. This will provide an
opportunity for further exploration and understanding.

Additionally, office hours can also be utilized for the same purpose, to discuss homework
challenges.

Hands-on Project
Can I share the project that I work on publicly?
You are encouraged to share your progress publicly. I would recommend having a public
repository and regularly updating it to show progress over time.

It would also be beneficial to include any notes or observations collected during the
process within the repository.

Can I use this project in my résumé?

Yes, you can certainly do that. However, I suggest making it your own. The goal of this
bootcamp is to extend your learning beyond the classroom. I hope this will inspire you to
think of new ways to achieve that.

Why Python for the backend (as opposed to something like JavaScript)?
Python is the most widely adopted programming language for cloud computing.

However, as a cloud engineer, it is important to having working knowledge of multiple

programming languages as certain cloud services have language restrictions and may
require the use of a specific language.
Why was the Flask framework chosen as the backend framework?
The requirements were:
● It needs to be a micro-framework
● It needs to be API only
● It needs to be popular
● It needs to have been around for quite some time
● It needs to be straightforward and simple

When you are building modern applications you want to offload as much to the cloud
services or other services as possible. So we don’t need a full framework like Django.

We have the same backend implemented in 8 different languages. In future iterations of

the bootcamp we can swap out the backend language and framework, and it's more or
less the same.

This isn’t a web developer bootcamp, it’s a cloud bootcamp so we need to be

desensitized to language and framework choices.

Grading
How will I be graded for individual participation?
Check out the Grading Rubric

To assist us in grading, we kindly request that you establish a GitHub branch or tag
corresponding to each week. For instance, you may name a branch or tag “week-2” to indicate
the work completed during Week 2.

How will I be graded for team participation?

Team participation is no longer possible. All participants will by graded based on Individual
participation

What is the Cloud Project Validation Tool?

In order to receive a final grade you application must pass the Cloud Project Validation Tool.

This tool will be used to probe your AWS account and your web-application to ensure you are
presenting a valid project.

You will need to provide us in the student portal:

● Your AWS Account ID
● The domain you are using to host the web-application
In order to run the Cloud Project Validation Tool you will download and provision a custom
CloudFormation template that will provide us cross-account access to use the AWS API to
validate the expected resources and configurations. This CloudFormation template is scoped to
your student account and cannot be shared or used with anyone but with the student we share it
with.

If you do not pass the validation tool, you may receive no grade or an incomplete/partial grade.

Where do I access the Cloud Project Validation Tool?

The Cloud Project Validation Tool will be accessible at somepoint in the student portal.

Before running the final check, students will need to perform a simpler check using the Cloud
Project Validation Tool to ensure they understand the end-to-end workflow and discover any
issues early on with their account.

Can I use a company AWS account during the bootcamp?

In order to validate your project we require an AWS Account ID and we will be probing the
account to check for specific resources and configurations.

You need the consent of your employeer, and if you do use an employer’s AWS Account, it
should be a new sub account within their AWS Organization that is not running any kind of
company workload and should only contain the bootcamp project.

When using an employer’s account they could have Service Control Policies (SCPs) that will
restrict the AWS Cloud Project Validation Tool to perform the checks it needs to validate your
project.

If the AWS Cloud Project Validation Tool fails for this reason you may receive no grade or an
incomplete/partial grade.

Can I switch out my AWS Account ID during this bootcamp?

During the bootcamp if you need to switch out your AWS Account ID you can do so as long as
you have yet to run the Cloud Project Validation Tool.

You must run the Cloud Project Validation Tool for both the test-run and the final-run with the
same AWS Account ID. Failure to do so will result in no grade.

If I switch out my AWS Account ID during this bootcamp do I have to go back and
reimplement all previous work done in the bootcamp in this new account?

Yes. If you switch your AWS Account UD during this bootcamp, you will need to reimplement
prior instructions in the new account because it could include something our Cloud Project
Validation Tool expects to see within you AWS Account.
We are not providing the exact details of what the Cloud Project Validation tool will test.

What are the exact services and configurations the Cloud Project Validation Tool
will test?

The exact API calls the Cloud Project Validation Tool will run are not being disclosed at this time.

Factors to consider when submitting your homework

Watch this video

Writing Your Weekly Standup (Homework Summary)

To ensure you stay on track, please submit a summary of your completed homework before the
start of the next class. Think of your summary as a weekly standup report you might deliver if
you worked at a tech company. The report should be concise, and include the following
information:
● What you accomplished during the bootcamp week
● Any obstacles you faced and how you overcame them
● Details about any challenges you attempted during the bootcamp week

You can make as many submissions as you want prior to the next class date. However, the
submission form will lock by the next class date. Once it’s locked, our system will only review
your latest submission.

Late submissions are allowed within a grace period, so submitting a few days late won’t result in
any penalty grades. However, submitting weeks after the deadline (without agreed
accommodation from your instructor) could potentially affect your grades.

Completing Require Work

The Todo Checklist outlines the required work you need to complete each week, and each
week’s assignment build off the previous week. It’s crucial to complete all the work assigned, as
failure to do so could result in falling behind and potential failure in the bootcamp. Note that
required work may be assigned as homework after the live-stream, this is separate from
homework challenges.

Homework Challenges
Homework Challenges provide an opportunity for you to demonstrate your ability to work
independently and go above and beyond the instruction-led video or live-stream content. We
provide suggestions for challenges, but you are free to come up with your own as long as they’re
relevant to the scope of the project. Completing these challenges is a great way to showcase
your skills and deepen your understanding of the week’s material.
While completing these challenges are optional, doing so can help you achieve Red Squad
status.

Homework Challenges must be documented within the journal directory of your GitHub Repo.

Remember to show “proof of work”. Graphics, links, documents, and other files need to exist in
your repo and referenced in your markdown file.

Homework Challenges can be attempted outside of the class and beyond the designated week.
However, they should still be completed within the scope of the project and you are encouraged
to attempt the challenges each week.

How do I qualify for Red Squad?

The number of Red Squad Badges is limited, so earning this title carries significant prestige.

Although achieving Level 4 in the grading rubric is a significant accomplishment, Red Squad
status is determined based on a combination of factors, including your Homework Challenges
and Cloud Technical Essay.

We are looking to see how you can push the limits of the project and extend its capabilities.

How do I receive a grade?

In order to be graded, you must be on the official student registry.
You must pass the Cloud Project Validation Tool to be graded.

When will I receive feedback for my weekly submission?

We will provide feedback as soon as we can. We cannot provide a timeline for feedback.

How will I be graded for each weekly assignment?

The grading for each week is a grade level between 0 and 4 for the following
● Completeness - Did the student finish their required homework?
● Correctness - Did the student implement the work correctly?
● Effort - Did the student put additional effort eg. Homework Challenges
● Communication / Documentation - How well did the student communicate and
document for each.

Why don’t you let us see our grades per week until the end of the bootcamp?

How do improve if I can’t see my weekly grades?

When will my grades be made available?
Throughout the bootcamp, each week your work will be graded, but this grade will not be shown
to you until the end of the bootcamp

At the end of the bootcamp, we will provide a breakdown of all weekly grades and you can
download your report card to share with others.

Quiz scores will not be immediately visible, and your scores will remain private.

It’s important to note that we do not rank students.

The only public ranking we show is through digital badges.

How will I be able to improve if I can’t see my grade each week?

How are accommodations and exceptions handled?

To request accommodations or exceptions, please contact Andrew in advanced.

Support and Assistance

Meetup.com won’t let me join the group; how do I participate?
DM Andrew Brown your email address either on LinkedIn or Twitter, and a link will be
sent to you that way.

What happens if I’m unable to attend a live class?

The Zoom classroom sessions are recorded.
The recordings are private, and you must join TBA_LOCATION to gain previous access

When will previously recorded classes be up?

Generally same day, but it could be as long as 48 hours after the last class.

What happens if I cannot keep pace with the instructional content?

Classes are time-boxed for an exact amount of time.
Some students may not be able to keep up with the instruction.

In a live setting, there would be support instructors who could individually help students
keep pace with the class. However, in a Zoom setting, it is not possible to replicate this
experience.

We check often if students are up to pace with instruction, if a student is consistently

falling behind, they may need to switch from active participant to active listener, and then
use the recording on their own time at their own pace to complete the instructional
content.
Ideally, we would want to run the same session more than once a week, but our current
capacity is one session per week.

What are office hours?

Office hours are a designated time when you can drop in to ask any questions on a
group call relating to the cloud project and technologies used.

The question priority:

● Homework questions (how do I solve this?, help I’m stuck)
● Catch-up questions about last week’s instruction (for those doing self-paced or
missed a live classroom)
● Broad questions generally about cloud technologies that intersect with our
project.

Please note that office hours are not intended for cloud career advice or cloud
certification advice.

I’m having issues with JotForm, its says incomplete values, I can’t submit, or a
field is blank when it looks like something should be there?
Here are common troubleshooting you can do with JotForm:
● If you are using a mobile device, try a different browser
● Try a laptop instead of a mobile device to rule on mobile-specific issues
● If you are using VPN or have a VPN try changing your location
● If you have an old web-browser or have cookies disabled, check Inspector and
look for Javascript or Networking errors
○ Javascript errors indicates likely its a browser/platform issue
○ Networking errors eg. 403 likely indicates JotForm considers your traffic
suspicious or your network provider is blocking JotForm.

When are office hours?

Office hours are every Wednesday at 1PM ET time.

Where are office hours hosted?

Office hours take place via a private Zoom meeting that you join through the AWS
Ontario Virtual User Group Meetup page.

There is a capacity limit of 100 students for the Zoom call

Can I offer to volunteer for the bootcamp in any way?
If you’re interested in taking your participation to the next level, here are a few options:
● Organize study groups within Discord to review the bootcamp material together
● Create study notes and share them with your fellow students

Please note, we do not currently offer “Volunteer” status for the purpose of including it
on your résumé.

Participating as a Team
Is participating as a team mandatory?
No, teams are not mandatory. They’re an alternative to individual participation.

What are the requirements of participating as a team?

● Your team needs to consist of 5-15 members
● You need to designate a team leader
● You need to provide a complete list of team members
● You need to provide a unique team name

How are teams evaulated?

Teams are graded as a group, which means individual participants will not recieve
individual digital badges, but rather a team digital badge will be earned collectively.

Teams are expected to present a single project, although team members can work in
seperate repositories. The responsibility of presenting a consolidated project falls on the
team lead. A team repository must be created to submit the project.

Team effort will be taken into account during the evaluation process. Inadequate
participation or uneven effort from team members can impact the final grade. We
recommend that you carefully consider team composition when making selections.

We generally recommend for team members to be in the same or adjacent time zones.

What are the benefits of participating as a team?

Teams are not just study groups.

You can pool together your effort and resources to mitigate potential risks, such as
budget concerns.
How do I register as a team?
Teams will have to submit a Team Registration Form to finalize their team membership.
(Please note that the form is currently being developed and will be available soon)

Due to the increased manual effort required for grading and evaluation, there will be a
limit on the number of teams allowed to participate (eg. 20). Only approved teams will be
considered for submission.

Domain Name Requirements

Can I use an existing domain instead of buying a new domain?

You can but we will be changing the name servers to point to Amazon Route53, and so
any records you previously had will no longer work. We recommend you create a new
domain name.

Can I use my Github Pages domain name?

Github is not a Domain Name Provider, (to my knowledge) and does not allow you to
register domains names. GitHub has Student Developer Kit where students may have
received a domain through a third-party provider like name.com

What is most important is you can change your Nameservers to point to Amazon
Rotue53 so the domain can be managed by AWS for this cloud project.

Can I use a .me, .xzy, .links, .cloud etc…

The domain extension does not matter, we recommend you choose the cheapest option, as long
as the Domain provider allows you to change the nameservers.

What Domain provider should I use to obtain my domain?

For this cloud project bootcamp Amazon Route53 is recommended because then you don’t
need to change over Nameservers. Amazon Route53 does not have $1 or under $1 USD
domains so if you need to save money you can use a different domain provider.

All that matters is Domain provider allows you to change the nameservers. Make sure you
ensure you can do this before purchasing the domain.

I can’t afford a domain where can I get a domain for free?

https://www.freenom.com/ provides free domains, that you can keep renewing every month.
The reliability of free domain provider is what you expect, where the UI is hard to use and the site
may be unresponsive at times. Other than freenom we do not have any recommended free
domain providers to recommend, use at your own risk.
Can I use subdomains of an existing domain to avoid purchasing a new domain?
It’s possible, but we are not providing instructions on how to do this because there are too many
variables to provider support.

We need two subdomains for this project:

● api. — for the backend app
● app. — for the frontend app

You have to change the nameservers to point to AWS Nameservers and manage the domain
using Amazon Route53, so any records you were using previously will stop working.

Can I complete this bootcamp without obtaining a domain name? Why can’t we
just rely on IP addresses?
There are cases with AWS services where they do not provide a DNS hostname but only an IP
address.
We need to communicate between two services via a web-browser client. The web-browser
client will throw CORS issues if communication is not done on the same domain.

We are replicating a real-world project and configuring a domin name is part of that experience.

You cannot complete this bootcamp without a domain name that is capable of pointing its
nameserver to Amazon Route53 to ensure we can manage the domain using AWS.

Can I share a domain name with another student?

Its possible to share subdomain across AWS account and allow a person to manage subdomain
as a hosted zone.

We do not recommend you share domains in this way because it will put the sharer at risk for
not being graded if the share decides to revoke access or misconfigure the parent domain
making the sharer domain stop working.

Do I have to buy an SSL Certificate as well?

No, AWS has a service called Amazon Certification Manager (ACM) which we’ll be using to
generate a free certificate.

If I already have an SSL Certificate that I purchased or generated, can I use that?
No, AWS has a service called Amazon Certification Manager (ACM) which we’ll be using to
generate a free certificate. ACM has direct integrations for specific services like Application Load
Balancer, CloudFront, Web Application Firewall. We do not want to manually configuring SSL
certificates.
Discord

I don’t have an invite link to the Discord server, or the link I have to discord has
expired how do I get into the Discord server?

The Discord server is private, and invitations are now closed.

Discord links were sent several times via email with an expiration date prior to the start of the
bootcamp.

Registered students who were unable to gain access in time will not have access to the Discord
server for the duration of the bootcamp

The reason why is to avoid bots, griefers and trolls that cause issues within the Discord server.

Even if you are registered in the student portal, we aren’t adding valid registered students once
the bootcamp has started because:
● we don’t have the administrative capacity to add new students to the Discord server
individually.
● We don’t have the moderation capacity to get new Discord users trained to use the
Discord server

I was in the Discord server but then it kicked me out, asking for me to enter my
mobile phone. How do I get back into the Discords?

There were student accounts that were hacked by bots and posted explicit content that violated
our Codes of Conduct (CoC).

Turning on the mobile phone authentication requirement prevents future issues.

If you don’t have a valid mobile phone then you won’t be able to gain access to the Discord
server

I have a mobile phone number attached to my Discord account but Discord is still asking
me attach a mobile number, how do I meet Discord to requirements so I gain access to
the Discord server?

There known Discord bug where some students have mobile phones already attached to their
Discord account and Discord still asks them for them to attach mobile phone.

We don’t know how to advise students to work around the issue since its a technical issue with
Discord. Some students find a secondary mobile phone number (through a family member) and
regain access.
I was in the Discord but I appear to have lost access can I have a new invite and
regain access?

There are several reasons why you have lost access:

● When we turned on mobile phone verification you did not have a mobile phone
attached, so you simply need to attach a mobile phone number to your account
● You violated the Codes of Conduct (CoCs) and were either kicked or banned
● You may have accidently removed yourself from the server.

Discord invitations are closed, so if you lose access to the Discord, you have lost access
for the rest of the cohort.

What is the purpose of the private women-only channel on Discord?

● To provide a safe and inclusive space for women to share their experiences and
support each other
● To promote the representation and empowerment of women in the tech industry
● To address issues and challenges that disproportionately affect women and may
not be adequately addressed in mixed-gender spaces
● To provide networking opportunities and mentorship in the tech industry
● To help combat discrimination and bias that women may face in mixed-gender
spaces
● To foster a sense of community and belonging for women who may feel
underrepresented or marginalized in the tech industry

National Center for Women & Information Technology - By the Numbers states only 26%
of professional computing occupations in the 2021 U.S. workforce are held by women.