GiSO is an annual event that allows for girls+ in high school to engage in team challenges while networking with professionals to integrate themselves in STEAM based opportunities

GiSO 2024

November 2nd

8:30 AM - 6:30 PM

Mattamy Athletic Centre

Explore the Conference

Workshops & Challenges

Participate in workshops and compete in team-based challenges revolving around STEM fields such as:

Mechanical Design
Programming
Electrical

*No prior experience in any of these fields are necessary to participate. Workshops will be streamed online prior to the event and volunteer support will be offered throughout!

Innovation Fair and Networking

Explore new opportunities to get involved in STEAM by meeting industry and post-secondary professionals in our Innovation Fair. In addition, connect with fellow GiSO participants to create strong bonds.

Previous exhibitors have included SHAD Canada, McMaster University, University of Toronto, Quanser, and Microsoft.

Women+ in STEAM Panel

Get inspired by today's leaders in the industry in our Women+ in STEAM Panel. The panel features a group of women from various fields in STEAM, sharing their experiences and insight of the industry and gender representation.

From post-secondary students to CEOs of their own businesses, learn from a variety of perspectives and get advice to help expand your interests and your career in STEAM.

GiSO History

We identified a need for outreach to communities typically underrepresented in STEAM-related workplaces and subsequently began GiSO

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we hosted our first online event in we utilized this new format to expand our reach beyond the Greater Toronto Area and host over 80 participants across Canada. We introduced workshops where students got the opportunity to interact with university-level engineering topics and apply them to bespoke online challenges.

2017

2019

2020

We hosted our largest in-person event to date in the Scotiabank Design Center, where 60 students attended a day full of STEAM-based competition and a networking afternoon

Workshops & Challenges

Participate in workshops and compete in team-based challenges revolving around STEM fields such as: ​

Mechanical Design

Programming

Electrical

​ *No prior experience in any of these fields are necessary to participate. Workshops will be streamed online prior to the event and volunteer support will be offered throughout!

Innovation Fair and Networking

Women+ in STEAM Panel

Participate in workshops and compete in team-based challenges revolving around STEM fields such as:

*No prior experience in any of these fields are necessary to participate. Workshops will be streamed online prior to the event and volunteer support will be offered throughout!