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QWBronze is QWorld’s Bronze workshop series (three-day or two-day long) on the basics of quantum computing and quantum programming. Bronze is the name of our workshop material, a collection of Jupyter notebooks using Python as the programming language and Qiskit library for writing quantum programs.

We hit 30 QWBronze (18 different cities in 13 countries and 561 handed out diplomas) on March 8, 2020. You can see the list at the end of this page.

• The outline of a typical QWBronze
• The outline for a prospective QHost
• The list of QWBronze

The outline of a typical QWBronze

A typical name of our workshop is “Introduction to Quantum Programming”. Our workshop material Bronze can be downloaded from our QKitchen:

https://gitlab.com/qkitchen/basics-of-quantum-computing

Bronze is composed by main, auxiliary, and reference notebooks. The auxiliary notebooks are prepared to be used before the workshops. They are for testing the system, reviewing the basics of python, and explaining vectors, matrices, and basic operations on them. The main notebooks are prepared to be used during the workshops.

Before the workshop

Each participant should do certain installations and then test her system by following the instruction in “installation.txt”.

There are two sets of notebooks for reviewing the basics of python and for explaining vectors, matrices, and basic operations on them. The participant is expected to check them before the workshop if she needs.

The first day

• 09:30 – 10:00: Opening
• 10:00 – 13:00: Probabilistic bits, coin-flipping, biased coins, probabilistic states, and probabilistic operators, Quantum programs as circuits: registers, gates, measurements, execution, and reading the outcomes
• 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch break
• 14:00 – 17:00: Classical correlation, Quantum coin-flipping (Hadamard) and quantum bits (qubits), Quantum states and operators, superposition and measurement, and visualization of a qubit

The second day

• 10:00 – 13:00: Quantum tomography, controlled-not operation, and phase kick-back
• 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch break
• 14:00 – 17:00: Entanglement, superdense coding, and quantum teleportation

The third day

• 10:00 – 13:00: Rotations, reflections, and multiple controlled operations
• 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch break
• 14:00 – 16:30: Grover’s quantum search algorithm and its implementation
• 16:30 – 17:00: Diploma ceremony and closing remarks

Notes

There is no special coffee breaks. There will be short breaks between the notebooks. It is preferable that the tea and coffee are accessible at any moment. If the lunch is in the same venue, then the lunch time can be shorten (45 minutes).

The outline for a prospective QHost

Each host must agree to accept our code of ethics and code of conduct and then respect and follow the codes, rules, and regulations.

We and QHost schedule the dates together.

A. Preparation

1. QHost determines the number of the participants. We suggest that it should be between 20 and 30.
2. The workshop must be free of charge for all participants.
3. QHost arranges a venue for the workshop, which has a projector and a board. While participants are expected to bring their own laptops with them, we would appreciate it indeed if there were at least five computers available on the spot.
4. It is optional for QHost to provide lunch for the participants. If the lunch is not offered, we expect that there are some eating places close by so that participant would not spend extra time on lunch breaks.
5. QHost offers tea/coffee and perhaps some cookies during the whole workshop.
6. QHost provides free WI-FI during the workshop.

B. Application

1. QHost prepares an application form such as Google forms and shares the responses with us. We will share some templates with QHost to facilitate that.
2. QHost announces and advertises the event. The logos that we will provide should be on the announcements; we will also share some templates for the poster.
3. We expect that QHost will especially encourage applications from women and people coming disadvantaged or underrepresented groups.
4. QHost selects the participants and shares the list with us. QHost may select additional five to ten people among women and disadvantaged or underrepresented groups to make the pool of participants more diverse.

C. Workshop

1. QHost provides us with local information regarding the event and its venue before and during the workshop.
2. QHost represents itself during the whole workshop and makes every attempt to ensure that the workshop runs smoothly.

D. Diploma

Traditionally, we award a diploma to every participant who has completed the workshop.

1. We design a diploma, preferably in color, together with QHost.
2. QHost prints diplomas, preferably in color, on A4-size thick paper.
3. The name of each participant is written on a diploma, which is signed by QHost and us.
4. QHost and we issue diplomas at the end of the workshop.

The list of QWBronze

#	QCousins	Country	City	Dates	#Diploma	#Women	Notes
1	QLatvia	Latvia	Riga	2018:Nov 10-11	15	14	QWomen, RigaTechGirls
2	QLatvia	Poland	Siedlce	2018:Nov 20-21	19	2	Erasmus+
3	QLatvia	Latvia	Riga	2018:Dec 1-2	14	0	QJunior
4	QLatvia-QTurkey	Turkey	Ankara	2019:May 3-5	33	16	QDrive, Gender-balanced
5	QLatvia-QPoland	Poland	Cracow	2019:May 20-22	11	1	QDrive
6	QLatvia-QPoland	Poland	Warsaw	2019:May 25-26	25	4	QDrive
7	QLatvia	Czech Republic	Brno	2019:May 29-31	14	3	QDrive
8	QLatvia	Czech Republic	Brno	2019:Jun 17-19	21	5	QDrive
9	QLatvia	Slovakia	Košice	2019:Jun 26-28	10	4	QDrive
10	QLatvia-QHungary	Hungary	Budapest	2019:Jul 3-5	26	1	QDrive
11	QLatvia-QHungary	Hungary	Budapest	2019:Jul 8-10	20	0	QDrive
12	QLatvia	Montenegro	Podgorica	2019:Jul 16-18	13	2	QDrive
13	QTurkey	Turkey	Istanbul	2019:Jul 19-21	22	7
14	QLatvia-QBalkan	Bosnia andHerzegovina	Sarejevo	2019:Jul 23-25	8	2	QDrive
15	QLatvia	Slovenia	Ljubljana	2019:Jul 30-1	28	3	QDrive
16	QTurkey	Turkey	Ankara	2019:Aug 2-4	21	11	Gender-balanced
17	QLatvia	Latvia	Riga	2019:Sep 14-15	14	4	QJunior
18	QTurkey	Turkey	Ankara	2019:Sep 20-22	16	6
19	QLatvia	Italy	Verona	2019:Sep 24-25	15	2	Summer-school
20	QLatvia	Latvia	Riga	2019:Sep 28-29	9	6	QWomen, RigaTechGirls
21	QTurkey	Turkey	Istanbul	2019:Oct 4-6	19	4
22	QTurkey	Turkey	Konya	2019:Nov 8-10	30	12
23	QLatvia	Latvia	Liepaja	2019:Nov 28-30	4	1
24	QLatvia-QRussia	Russia	Kazan	2019:Nov 29-1	25	6	Entangling QCousins
25	QTurkey	Turkey	Istanbul	2019:Dec 6-8	36	12
26	QLatvia	Latvia	Riga	2019:Dec 7-8	13	4
27	QLatvia	Lithuania	Vilnius	2019:Dec 14-15	17	11	QWomen, VilniusGirlsCode
28	QTurkey	Turkey	Ankara	2020:Feb 22-23	20	5
29	QLatvia-QFinland	Finland	Tampere	2020: March 5-7	27	4
30	QWomen@Istanbul	Turkey	Istanbul	2020: March 7-8	16	16	QWomen
		13	18		561	168