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These are some Organizations/Resources that Caroline wanted to share with listeners:

• BlockBeam A free Blockchain education program for undergrads to help them launch into Blockchain and Fintech careers https://www.blockbeam.io/
• Darshan.io is a inclusive global talent community for gig and full time job seekers that incentivizes learning and sharing with crypto https://darshana.io/
• XRWOMEN https://www.xrwomen.com/
• VRARA https://www.thevrara.com/
• Boston OWASP a chapter that focuses on Information Application Security has  lots of programs, meetups https://owasp.org/www-chapter-boston/
• MAHacks – the Hackathon is postponed this year but it is for everyone, been running several years over a weekend https://mahacks.com/#how-it-works
• AI4ALL Summer Programs, https://ai-4-all.org/summer-programs/
• From the VRARA Student Committee 2020 Resource Guide for Parents and Students about 3D VR AR XR (it is quite extensive co-produced by Julie Smithson from my XRWomen team) LINK: https://lnkd.in/d9mXDjMC
• XRCollaboration.com Resource Guide (I contributed a small section on Privacy and Security in the Resource Guide), created with several XR experts https://xrcollaboration.com/
• Unity College is doing some amazing work in XR Education https://unity.edu/about/innovation-lab/extended-reality/
• Linux Foundation has lots of free resources, webinars and communities https://training.linuxfoundation.org/resources/
• The MIT Museum is moving but keep checking back it will be at Kendall Square https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/mit-museum-kendall

Careers/Learning:

• CS50 Not a new course but I suggest this for all of my students exploring a computing or technology career, regardless of whether they have completed a CS degree or just in high school, it simply cannot be beat: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x
• On cyber security careers: https://flatironschool.com/blog/how-to-get-into-cyber-security/
• Fintech Careers https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/10/fintech-futures-jobs-six-skills-that-can-get-you-hired-in-fintech/
• Digital Twins being used across many industries https://www.simulationinformation.com/news/how-digital-twins-are-transforming-manufacturing-medicine-and-more-by-andrew-r-chow/
• MassRobotics has an upcoming career fair on May 11th in Boston https://www.eventbrite.com/e/massrobotics-career-fair-at-the-robotics-summit-tickets-301596371867
• Into learning about Crypto and Startups? https://a16z.com/crypto-startup-school/

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