Conference Abstract.txt

Intro to Hacking with the Raspberry Pi

Abstract:
You've heard lots of hype about the Raspberry Pi, the credit-card sized 
computer available for under $40. This talk will introduce some of the Pi's 
features, explore some sample projects you can create, and show you how to 
write code to control hardware through it's IO pins. After this talk you will 
be ready to make your own cool hacking projects with the Pi.

Bio:
Sarah recently started as a software developer at Commerce Bank. She just completed her computer science degree at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

While at UMKC, Sarah gained three years of experience writing artificial intelligence code for the UMKC Robotics Team, was a member of the UMKC Programming Competition Team, and was the president of UPE (the CS/IT honor society).  She also taught an Intro to Programming 2 (C++) course, and a Intro to Programming 2 lab course while working towards her undergraduate degree.

Sarah is currently a mentor for a FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team and has previously mentored two FIRST LEGO League robotics teams, all whom have won numerous awards, including a top award at the FLL world competition.

In her free time Sarah enjoys hacking on various projects (including the Raspberry Pi!).  She has participated in three hackathons, including one in which her team won the Best Mobile App award.

Sarah is also committed to supporting women in computer science.  She is on the planning committee for the Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas Women in Computing conference. She has also been a mentor for the Tech sHeroes program for middle schoolers, and a member and conference planner for the Society of Women Engineers.