About Association for Women in Science Northern California Chapter
Association for Women in Science Northern California Chapter is the Northern California Chapters of the Association for Women in Science. Currently, there are four chapters in Northern California: East Bay Chapter, San Francisco Chapter, Sacramento Valley Chapter and Palo Alto Chapter. The AWIS-NCC committee is comprised of the NCC representative from each of the four chapters, the NCC chairperson, the NCC fundraising chair and the treasurer. Other chapter board members may be included as desired.
The AWIS-NCC committee serves the members of AWIS in this Bay Area region through representation on regional issues and through the organization of fundraising, an annual awards banquet (see Awards tab), workshops and conferences of interest to all AWIS members and the general public.
The AWIS-NCC committee is the official fundraising arm for the Northern California chapters of AWIS. All corporate donations should be sent directly to AWIS-NCC. Corporate funds raised are distributed by mutual consent among the chapters as requested for local projects such as outreach, mentoring, awards, picnic and local scholarships. Corporate funds are not used for chapter operating expenses. It is governed as 501(c)3 separate from the chapters under National AWIS affiliation.
