WTM IWD (International Women's Day) Brunei 2020

Name: WTM IWD (International Women's Day) Brunei 2020
Start: 2020-03-08T08:00:00+08:00
End: 2020-03-08T17:00:00+08:00

GDG Brunei Darussalam

Women Techmakers is celebrating International Women's Day 2020 with the theme #TogetherWeRise on 8th March 2020. This event is open to all genders. Our aim is to better the inclusivity and diversity of tech in Brunei. Join us on this remarkable day full of awesome talks from experts, not just technical, but also in soft-skills such as building confidence and improving communication skills especi

Mar 8, 2020, 12:00 – 9:00 AM (UTC)

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About this event

Women Techmakers is celebrating International Women's Day 2020 with the theme #TogetherWeRise on 8th March 2020.
This event is open to all genders. Our aim is to better the inclusivity and diversity of tech in Brunei.
Join us on this remarkable day full of awesome talks from experts, not just technical, but also in soft-skills such as building confidence and improving communication skills especially in a diversified environment.
Register here : http://bit.ly/wtm-iwd2020 and also click RSVP on this meetup!
More details and the finalized venue will be updated here. Don't miss it! This event is Free.

When

Sunday, March 8, 2020
12:00 AM – 9:00 AM (UTC)

Agenda

12:00 AM	Registration & Breakfast Networking	Registration @ Collaboration Hub, RB Campus. Breakfast Networking @ Sky Cafe, RB Campus.
1:00 AM	Event Launching	Edah Hasnal & Ho Ying Ying GDG Brunei and Women Techmakers Brunei Ambassadors Sky Cafe, RB Campus
1:20 AM	Workshop: Develop a Body Posture Detection with Tensorflow.js by Nadzuan Bin Narawi	The workshop utilises Tensorflow.js and Posenet model where you have the opportunity to develop a web software to detect your body posture via webcam. There are three objectives for this workshop. Firstly, to introduce you to Tensorflow.js and Posenet model including the reason to trust your webcam that runs on these scripts. Secondly, to assist you to developing a web software that able to detects your facial and limb features from your own webcam. Lastly, to show a real life application of Posenet model using a prototype developed.
1:20 AM	Talk: 4 fun ways to use Serverless Functions in GCP by Xin Ying Lim	You would be surprised at how useful serverless functions are! This talk will showcase ways the speaker has used it, ranging from building chatbots to connecting IoT devices to the web. The aim is to give a basic understanding of serverless functions and how you could use it in building your own projects. Google Cloud Functions will be used for the demos, but no prior knowledge is necessary.
1:30 AM	Talk: IT Security Awareness Talk by Siti Khadijah Haji Ismail	Basically cover the basic security concept, cyber threats. We also cover social media
2:00 AM	Talk: API: A Pretty Important topic by Albert	Where roads were the key to the growth of Ancient Rome, APIs are the highways of a successful and thriving digital economy. Come join this talk to learn how APIs are used can be used in today's digital economy.
2:00 AM	Talk : Data Scientist? by Aishah Helena Sharif	A short snippet into the world of a data scientist
2:20 AM	Talk: Self-Taught Programmer: An experience by Hazirah Marzuke	At 25, I attended my first formal training on what I had learned from age 12. In my CS degree, web development was not a part of my course; I did it in my free time. Today, there are coding bootcamps, there's coding toys for kids; there is a tremendous push towards learning to code. Does it matter how you learn? What is it like to be a coder? I'd like to share my experience especially to those considering their first step into programming.
2:30 AM	Talk : Embracing your authentic self and be an opportunity maker by Sarinah Binti Ziziumiza	Being authentic is about presence, living in the moment with conviction and confidence and staying true to yourself. To be yourself, we must cultivate the courage to be imperfect and vulnerable whilst embrace the unknown as well as seeing your own key strength. Be connected and accomplish greater things together than we could on our own. Become active in your community and accept the challenges along the way.
2:50 AM	Talk: Version Control with Git by Desmond Chin	"Introduction to getting started with using Git to version control your source code. The talk will include how to use Git's command line interface to add version control for a single user."
3:30 AM	Talk: Secure Web Development Practices by Izdihar	Web Development is getting more prevalent these days and here I'll talk about the hows and whys we need to develop securely. It'll be a good to attend and learn for those who are developing for startups!
3:40 AM	Talk: Using technology for Inclusive Education by Fatin Farwizah	In this fast developing world we are now crossing a bridge in incorporating technology into our education system as a new approach to learning. This movement has allowed learners of different capabilities to improve and develop themselves in a safe and inclusive environment. This promotes high quality education which is in line with Brunei’s Vision 2035 and as part of Brunei Digital Government Strategy as well as United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
4:00 AM	Lunch Break