IWD 2020: Together We Rise!!!

GDG Cloud Edmonton

International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8th every year. Google supports and celebrates women in technology through numerous initiatives to raise the visibility of women in tech. IWD is an important moment to recognize how women have influenced the tech industry and beyond. On this IWD, we’re inviting our community leaders to share their stories. It will be a great opportunity to discus

Mar 24, 2020, 12:00 – 2:00 AM (UTC)

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About this event

International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8th every year. Google supports and celebrates women in technology through numerous initiatives to raise the visibility of women in tech.

IWD is an important moment to recognize how women have influenced the tech industry and beyond. On this IWD, we’re inviting our community leaders to share their stories. It will be a great opportunity to discuss how to become an #WomenTechMaker, the career path for women in tech, and what could be done to promote inclusivity and diversity in tech and/or academia?
#TogetherWeRise #WomenTechMaker #IWD20 #GDGCloudEdmonton#CSGSA#UofA

This event is not just for women but open to all who support Women in Tech, Diversity and Inclusivity in our community.

Agenda
18:00 - 18:25 pm Registration and Refreshments
18:25 - 18:30 pm Welcome remarks (GDG Cloud Edmonton and CSGSA)
18:30 - 19:15 pm Panel discussion: Eleni Strouli, Martha White, Cleo Espiritu
19:15 - 19:45 pm Q & A from the Audience
19:45 - 20:00 pm Networking

Speakers:
Eleni Stroulia, Professor in Computing Science, UofA
Martha White, Assistant Professor, UofA, Member of RLAI and PI of AMII.
Elnaz Davoodi, Ph.D, Research Developer, DeepMind.
Cleo Espiritu, Product Manager, Google Developer Expert & Speaker on G-Suite

Location:
room 1-140 Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science (CCIS), University of, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9

Event Co-organizers:
Fatima Davelouis, Computer Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA), UofA
J. Fernando Hernandez-garcia, CSGSA, UofA
Leticia Farias Wanderley, CSGSA, UofA

Come join us!
Snacks and light refreshments will be served.

Organizers

  • Xinli Cai

    Canadian Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation

    GDG Organizer

  • Rohan Saha

    Event & Technical

  • Vannia Hnatiuk

    GDG Cloud Edmonton

    GDG Organizer

  • Devipriya Raju

    University of Alberta

    Co-organiser

  • Ndidi Obinwanne

    Co - Organizer

  • Temitope Ajiboye

    Jesta IS

    Senior Flutter Developer

  • Kiley Carson

    Fullstack Developer

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