WomENcourage
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| WomENcourage | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | womENcourage |
| Discipline | Computer Science |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| History | 2014-current |
| Frequency | annual |
The ACM's womENcourage Celebration of Women in Computing (womENcourage) is a series of conferences designed to connect women from diverse STEM backgrounds for networking and other career coaching activities.[1]. The conferences bring together undergraduate, Masters, and PhD students, as well as researchers and professionals, to present and share their achievements and experience in the field of computing. The conference program includes technical presentations and also discussions related to career issues in academic and industrial research. The 2023 conference will be held in Trondheim, Norway[2].
History[edit]
The first womENcourage Celebration of Women in Computing was held in Manchester, UK, in March 2014[3]. The event brought together participants from 28 different countries[4]. The conference has been held annually ever since.
Conference Structure[edit]
Speakers[edit]
womENcourage features prominent women in technology both from industry and academia[5]. Speakers have included Valerie Barr, Åsa Cajander, Sophia Ananiadou, Madeline Balaam, and Danica Kragic.
Poster Session[edit]
womENcourage features a technical poster session with over 50 posters.
womENcourage Hackathon[edit]
The womENcourage Hackathon is a full-day event where teams race to create a functional prototype, to offer a technological solution to a real-life problem.
Career Fair[edit]
womENcourage features a career fair with tech companies, government labs, and universities. Presenters at the career fair vary from year to year.
Scholarships[edit]
Students make up a large portion of the attendees at womENcourage. Thanks to the supporters, local and international alike, there are participation scholarships to join the event.[6]
List of womENcourage Celebrations[edit]
Past and future womENcourage Celebrations include:
| Year | Location | Theme | Date | Conference Chairs | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Trondheim, Norway | "Computing Connecting Everyone" | September 20-22 | Kerstin Bach and Letizia Jaccheri[7] | Website |
| 2022 | Larnaka, Cyprus [8] | "Drawing New Lines in Science" | September 21-23 | Josephina Antoniou and Antigoni Parmaxi | Website |
| 2021 | Virtual event, hosted by Czechitas[9][10], Prague, Czech Republic | "Bridging Communities to Foster Innovation" | September 22-24 | Barbora Bühnová and Olga Maximová | Website |
| 2020 | Virtual event, hosted by ADA University in Baku, Azerbaijan | "The equation has two sides" | September 24-27 | Naila Allahverdiyeva, Ms. Ulduz Khalilova, and Dr. Araz Yusubov | Website |
| 2019 | Rome, Italy | "Diversity Drives Societal Change" | September 16-18 | Paola Velardi and Tiziana Catarci | Website |
| 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia | "Creating the Future Together" | October 3-5 | Bojana Milasinovic and Sandra Tomic | Website |
| 2017 | Barcelona, Spain | September 6-8 | Núria Castell Ariño and Reyyan Ayfer | Website | |
| 2016 | Linz, Austria | "Crossing Borders" | September 12-13 | Gabriele Anderst-Kotsis and Reyyan Ayfer | Website |
| 2015 | Uppsala, Sweden | September 24-26 | Maria Andreina Francisco Rodriguez and Virginia Grande | Website | |
| 2014 | Manchester, UK | February 28 - March 1 | Eva Navarro López and Bev Bachmayer | Website |
See also[edit]
- Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
- List of awards honoring women
- Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
- Women in computing
- List of women in the video game industry
- Timeline of women in computing
References[edit]
- ↑ "PhD students from Informatics attend WomENcourage conference". King's College London News Center. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "10th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing womENcourage™". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "ACM womENcourage Europe - 01 March 2014, Manchester, UK".
- ↑ "About the first ACM-W Europe womENcourage Celebration of Women in Computing" (PDF).
- ↑ "Feminist Perspective". Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ "WomENcourage".
- ↑ "Letizia Jaccheri NTNU". Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Concordia". Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ↑ "Czechitas spouští nadační fond. S jeho pomocí chtějí IT otevřít ženám ze znevýhodněných skupin".
- ↑ https://www.fib.upc.edu/en/news/acm-womencourage-2021
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