International Women’s Day (IWD) is Women Techmakers’ largest annual event campaign where Ambassador host events all around the world during the months of March and April in celebration of this moment. From big summits to smaller, intimate gatherings, IWD is a time to host events that create connections, educate and inspire your tech community. IWD is also a way in which we support our mission of building a world where all women thrive in tech. In 2022 our #ProgressNotPerfection IWD campaign reached over 132k attendees worldwide!! IWD Theme: “Dare To Be” IWD hashtag: #WTMDareToBe We bravely set out to accomplish our goals We don’t let others dictate what we can or cannot be We are unapologetically ourselves We have the courage to stand up for what we believe We recognize everyone has something unique to contribute …and ANYTHING you want it to be! The definition of to dare is to have the courage to try something new; to defy or challenge norms; to be brave and willing take risks. For IWD 2023, Women Techmakers Ambassadors will be hosting events around the world with the theme “Dare To Be,” empowering our community to have courage, to dream big and to be bold. #WTMDareToBe When we Dare to Be: we explore what it would mean to be audaciously bold, to walk through the world with courage and confidence. We are willing to try something new, to step outside of our comfort zone and to be unapologetically ourselves. We don’t let societal or cultural roles or norms dictate who we are or how big we can dream. The beauty of “Dare To Be” is that it is part of a larger sentence: you can dare to be bold, to be innovative, to be resilient - it can apply to so many aspects of our lives. And to approach the theme from this perspective - to allow anyone to imagine what they dare to be - we recognize that each of us has something unique to offer. Everyone brings a different set of skills and strengths to the table. And when we as a community are able to harness the diversity of all those skills and courageous actions, we are able to continue our goal to build a world where all women can thrive in tech. Join our Slack group to hear latest updates If you have something awesome to share with the Edmonton Women Techmakers Submit your talk here for future events GDG Edmonton is a volunteer-driven group, dedicated to providing people of all skill levels free and low-cost access to professional networking and the opportunity to learn new technology skills in a variety of formats. We rely on sponsors to defray the costs of our events, such as speaker fees, educational material, catering, equipment rental, and advertising our events to reach more people in our community. WE WOULD LOVE TO THANKS OUR SPONSORS : Email: gdg.cloud.edmonton@gmail.com to become a sponsor. We have many options for sponsorship Amii does not have assigned parking - but there are lots of options close by. The parking lot immediately behind the building, Chateau Lacombe etc are all great options. Also, we're connected to the LRT via central station. As a community-run event, event volunteers are critical to our success! We need volunteers all the way to help us in the in-person event. Please complete our volunteer interest form and we will be in touch soon! If your organisation is willing to be a community partner of the international women day conference. Email us at: gdg.cloud.edmonton@gmail.com Contact Us For any queries or concerns feel free to email us at: gdg.cloud.edmonton@gmail.comWhat does it mean to Dare to Be ?
How will you “Dare To Be” this International Women’s Day?
SPEAKERS
SPONSORS
Parking
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
March 17 – 18, 2023
10:30 PM – 2:00 AM UTC
| Welcoming and Registration starts |
| Who are Women Techmakers Ambassadors and Women In AI Canada |
| Anne Stevenson - City of Edmonton Greetings |
| Maureen Towle (Gov of Alberta) |
| Ella Wherritt (1Password) |
| Celia Wanderley |
| Cassy Sides & Navleen Kaur ( AltaML) |
| Deborah Akaniru (Amii) |
| Enjoy your Dinner |
| Mandy Meindersma ( Dev Society - UofA) |
| Madeleine Shang |
| Abbie Stein-MacLean, Head of Capital City Pilots |
| Gail Powley - President of Technology Alberta |
| Closing and Raffle prize |
Edmonton Unlimited ( Sponsor )
Head of Capital City Pilots
City of Edmonton
Ward O-day’min
Government of Alberta
Assistant Deputy Minister of the Data, Privacy and Innovation Division and Chief Data and Privacy Officer
ERIN(Sponsor)
President of Technology Alberta
Amii
Machine Learning Project Manager
1Password
DataEngineer
Senior Developer
Dev Edmonton Society board member
OpenMined
Sr. AI Research Engineer
AltaML
People Coordinator
AltaML
CTO
Alta ML
Operations Business Partner
University of Alberta
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Vector Institute AI Scholarship Recipient
ML Researcher with a focus in Medical Imaging(CV) and NLP
University of Alberta
Student
University of Alberta
PhD student
