Dare To Be - Celebration of Anything we want to be (IWD 2023)

Name: Dare To Be - Celebration of Anything we want to be (IWD 2023)
Start: 2023-04-26T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-04-26T21:00:00+01:00
Location: MongoDB

MongoDB, Building 2, Number One Ballsbridge, Shelbourne Road, Dublin, D04 Y3X9

GDG Dublin

An evening of inspiring talks and networking.

Apr 26, 2023, 5:00 – 8:00 PM

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Key Themes

AndroidCareer DevelopmentCloudCommunity BuildingDataDesignDevOpsFirebaseFlutterInclusionInternational Women's DayMobileWomen Techmakers

About this event

GDG Dublin collaborates with MongoDB Dublin for an evening of talks and networking. This will be a post-celebration of the International Women's Day Event on March 08th.
The theme for this event is "Dare 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 to take risks. 
For IWD 2023, Women Techmaker's Dublin is pleased to collaborate to host the event with the theme "Dare To Be", empowering our community to have courage, to dream big, and to be bold.

When

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM UTC

Where

MongoDB
Building 2, Number One Ballsbridge, Shelbourne Road
Dublin, D04 Y3X9

Agenda

5:00 PM	Networking and Food
6:00 PM	Welcome and Introduction
6:10 PM	The mystery of ARIA by Sabrina Jodexnis	ARIA stands for accessible rich internet application, and is your friend in need of making a website accessible - or isn’t it? Let’s learn about ARIA, when to use it, and when not. Then, understand how the ARIA rules help you to decide whether to choose HTML over ARIA and create a fantastic accessible experience for all of your users
6:35 PM	Dare to Empower Others by Rose Farrell	How can you help other people be themselves at work and support and nurture the careers of everyone around you? There's things that you can do right now, today, to make your colleagues feel supported, comfortable, and confident in themselves. I plan to talk about some of these as well as larger organisational changes that can make your company a place where everyone can dare to be.
7:00 PM	Beyond the Science: Separating AI, Fact from Fiction by Nishi Ajmera & Shital Bavikar	How we can ensure that AI is developed and used responsibly to reduce potential risks and increase its benefits?
7:20 PM	Swag Raffle