blog.html

---
layout: main
title: Blog
---

<!-- Header -->
<header style="background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff69b4 0%, #1a1a1a 100%); color: #fff; padding: 100px 0; text-align: center; position: relative; overflow: hidden;">
  <div style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; background: url('/img/logos/wics_logo.png') center/contain no-repeat; opacity: 0.1;"></div>
  <div class="container" style="position: relative; z-index: 2; padding-top: 40px;">
    <h1 style="font-size: 3.5rem; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 20px; text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);">Blog</h1>
    <p style="font-size: 1.3rem; margin-bottom: 30px;">Stay updated with our latest news, events, and stories.</p>
    <div style="width: 80px; height: 4px; background: #ff69b4; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 2px;"></div>
    <div style="margin-top: 25px;">
      <a href="#academic" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" style="margin: 0 6px;">Academic</a>
      <a href="#professional" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" style="margin: 0 6px;">Professional</a>
      <a href="#community" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" style="margin: 0 6px;">Community</a>
    </div>
  </div>
</header>

<!-- Posts Section -->
<section id="news" style="padding: 100px 0; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8f9fa 0%, #e9ecef 100%);">
  <div class="container">
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-lg-12 text-center">
        <h2 class="section-heading" style="font-size: 2.5rem; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #1a1a1a;">Latest Posts</h2>
        <div style="width: 60px; height: 3px; background: #ff69b4; margin: 0 auto 30px; border-radius: 2px;"></div>
        <h3 class="section-subheading text-muted" style="font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 60px;">Read about our community, events, and the amazing work of women in computer science.</h3>
      </div>
    </div>
    
    <div class="row">
      <div class="col-lg-12">
        <!-- Academic Section -->
        <div id="academic" class="blog-section" style="margin-bottom: 80px;">
          <div class="section-header" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 50px;">
            <h3 style="color: #ff69b4; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px;">
              <i class="fa fa-graduation-cap" style="margin-right: 10px;"></i>Academic
            </h3>
            <div style="width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #ff69b4; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 1px;"></div>
          </div>
          
          {% assign academic_posts = site.posts %}
          {% assign academic_count = 0 %}
          {% for post in academic_posts %}
            {% assign is_academic = false %}
            {% for category in post.categories %}
              {% if category == "academic" %}
                {% assign is_academic = true %}
              {% endif %}
            {% endfor %}
            {% if is_academic %}
            {% unless post.title == "Computers, Assemble!" or post.title == "CME Group Tech Talk about Challenges in Low-Latency Trading" or post.title == "Grace Hopper Convention 2016" %}
            {% assign modulo = academic_count | modulo: 3 %}
            {% if modulo == 0 %}
              <div class="row">
            {% endif %}
            <div class="col-sm-4" style="margin-bottom: 30px;">
              <div class="panel panel-info" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); height: 100%;">
                <div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: #ff69b4; color: #fff; border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">
                    <a class="post-link" target="_blank" href="{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl }}" style="color: #fff;">
                      {{ post.title }}
                    </a>
                    <p class="panel-date" style="margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #fff;">{{ post.date | date: "%b %-d, %Y" }}</p>
                  </h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body" style="padding: 10px;">
                  <div class="post-content">{{ post.content | truncatehtml | truncatewords: 50 }}</div>
                  <a class="post-link read-more-link" target="_blank" href="{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl }}" style="color: #ff69b4;">
                    &lt;read more&gt;
                  </a>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
            {% assign academic_count = academic_count | plus: 1 %}
            {% assign modulo = academic_count | modulo: 3 %}
            {% if modulo == 0 %}
              </div>
            {% endif %}
            {% endunless %}
            {% endif %}
          {% endfor %}
          {% assign remainder = academic_count | modulo: 3 %}
          {% if remainder != 0 %}
            </div>
          {% endif %}
        </div>
        
        <!-- Professional Section -->
        <div id="professional" class="blog-section" style="margin-bottom: 80px;">
          <div class="section-header" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 50px;">
            <h3 style="color: #ff69b4; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px;">
              <i class="fa fa-briefcase" style="margin-right: 10px;"></i>Professional
            </h3>
            <div style="width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #ff69b4; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 1px;"></div>
          </div>
          
          {% assign professional_posts = site.posts %}
          {% assign professional_count = 0 %}
          {% for post in professional_posts %}
            {% assign is_professional = false %}
            {% for category in post.categories %}
              {% if category == "professional" %}
                {% assign is_professional = true %}
              {% endif %}
            {% endfor %}
            {% if is_professional %}
            {% unless post.title == "Computers, Assemble!" or post.title == "CME Group Tech Talk about Challenges in Low-Latency Trading" or post.title == "Grace Hopper Convention 2016" %}
            {% assign modulo = professional_count | modulo: 3 %}
            {% if modulo == 0 %}
              <div class="row">
            {% endif %}
            <div class="col-sm-4" style="margin-bottom: 30px;">
              <div class="panel panel-info" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); height: 100%;">
                <div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: #ff69b4; color: #fff; border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">
                    <a class="post-link" target="_blank" href="{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl }}" style="color: #fff;">
                      {{ post.title }}
                    </a>
                    <p class="panel-date" style="margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.9rem;">{{ post.date | date: "%b %-d, %Y" }}</p>
                  </h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body" style="padding: 10px;">
                  <div class="post-content">{{ post.content | truncatehtml | truncatewords: 50 }}</div>
                  <a class="post-link read-more-link" target="_blank" href="{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl }}" style="color: #ff69b4;">
                    &lt;read more&gt;
                  </a>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
            {% assign professional_count = professional_count | plus: 1 %}
            {% assign modulo = professional_count | modulo: 3 %}
            {% if modulo == 0 %}
              </div>
            {% endif %}
            {% endunless %}
            {% endif %}
          {% endfor %}
          {% assign rem2 = professional_count | modulo: 3 %}
          {% if rem2 != 0 %}
            </div>
          {% endif %}
        </div>
        
        <!-- Community Section -->
        <div id="community" class="blog-section" style="margin-bottom: 80px;">
          <div class="section-header" style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 50px;">
            <h3 style="color: #ff69b4; font-size: 2rem; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 15px;">
              <i class="fa fa-users" style="margin-right: 10px;"></i>Community
            </h3>
            <div style="width: 40px; height: 2px; background: #ff69b4; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 1px;"></div>
          </div>
          
          {% assign community_posts = site.posts %}
          {% assign community_count = 0 %}
          {% for post in community_posts %}
            {% assign is_community = false %}
            {% for category in post.categories %}
              {% if category == "community" %}
                {% assign is_community = true %}
              {% endif %}
            {% endfor %}
            {% if is_community %}
            {% assign modulo = community_count | modulo: 3 %}
            {% if modulo == 0 %}
              <div class="row">
            {% endif %}
            <div class="col-sm-4" style="margin-bottom: 30px;">
              <div class="panel panel-info" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); height: 100%;">
                <div class="panel-heading" style="background-color: #ff69b4; color: #fff; border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;">
                  <h3 class="panel-title">
                    <a class="post-link" target="_blank" href="{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl }}" style="color: #fff;">
                      {{ post.title }}
                    </a>
                    <p class="panel-date" style="margin-top: 10px; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #fff;">{{ post.date | date: "%b %-d, %Y" }}</p>
                  </h3>
                </div>
                <div class="panel-body" style="padding: 10px;">
                  <div class="post-content">{{ post.content | truncatehtml | truncatewords: 50 }}</div>
                  <a class="post-link read-more-link" target="_blank" href="{{ post.url | prepend: site.baseurl }}" style="color: #ff69b4;">
                    &lt;read more&gt;
                  </a>
                </div>
              </div>
            </div>
            {% assign community_count = community_count | plus: 1 %}
            {% assign modulo = community_count | modulo: 3 %}
            {% if modulo == 0 %}
              </div>
            {% endif %}
            {% endif %}
          {% endfor %}
          {% assign rem3 = community_count | modulo: 3 %}
          {% if rem3 != 0 %}
            </div>
          {% endif %}
        </div>

        
        
      
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>


<style>
  .blog-post-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
    box-shadow: 0 25px 50px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  }
  
  .post-link:hover {
    color: #1e90ff !important;
  }
  
  .btn-primary:hover {
    background-color: #e55aa0 !important;
    border-color: #e55aa0 !important;
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 25px rgba(255,105,180,0.4);
  }
  
  .btn-outline-primary:hover {
    background-color: #ff69b4 !important;
    border-color: #ff69b4 !important;
    color: #fff !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  
  .category-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-10px);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  }
  
  .category-icon:hover {
    transform: scale(1.1);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }
  
  .newsletter-signup:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  }
  
  .newsletter-icon:hover {
    transform: scale(1.1);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
  }
  
  .tag {
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
  }
  
  .tag:hover {
    background: #ff69b4 !important;
    color: #fff !important;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  
</style>

<style>
  .post-content img {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    max-height: 300px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
    margin: 20px 0;
    display: block;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }
  
  .post-content img:hover {
    transform: scale(1.02);
    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
    box-shadow: 0 8px 25px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
  }
</style>

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<button id="backToTop" class="back-to-top-btn" onclick="scrollToTop()" style="display: none;">
  <i class="fa fa-arrow-up"></i>
</button>

<style>
  .back-to-top-btn {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 30px;
    right: 30px;
    width: 50px;
    height: 50px;
    background-color: #ff69b4;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 50%;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 18px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(255, 105, 180, 0.3);
    transition: all 0.3s ease;
    z-index: 1000;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  
  .back-to-top-btn:hover {
    background-color: #e55aa0;
    transform: translateY(-3px);
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(255, 105, 180, 0.4);
  }
  
  .back-to-top-btn:active {
    transform: translateY(-1px);
  }
</style>

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  window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {
    const backToTopBtn = document.getElementById('backToTop');
    if (window.pageYOffset > 300) {
      backToTopBtn.style.display = 'flex';
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      backToTopBtn.style.display = 'none';
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    window.scrollTo({
      top: 0,
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