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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[2]. 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[3].
History[edit]
In 2012, with the goal of bringing European women in computing together to build a community to raise awareness, Pat Ryan, Cornelia Denk, Reyyan Ayfer, Eva Navarro Lopez, Vicki Hanson, and Beryl Nelson got together and founded womENcourage[4]. The first womENcourage Celebration of Women in Computing was held in Manchester, UK, in March 2014[5]. The event brought together participants from 28 different countries[6]. The conference has been held annually ever since.
Conference Structure[edit]
Speakers[edit]
womENcourage features prominent women in technology both from industry and academia[7]. 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.
Workshops[edit]
womENcourage features workshops with topics ranging from Ethics and Equity in AI and inspiring women to pursue a career in IT, all the way to Visual art and Algorithms[8].
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.[9]
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[10] | Website |
| 2022 | Larnaka, Cyprus [11] | "Drawing New Lines in Science" | September 21-23 | Josephina Antoniou and Antigoni Parmaxi | Website |
| 2021 | Virtual event, hosted by Czechitas[12][13], 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.
- ^ "Cyprus Computer Society News".
- ^ "10th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing womENcourage".
- ^ "The Beginnings – Dreams Come True". Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ISU - ACM-W WomENcourage 2022 Cyprus: What we did". Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "WomENcourage". 28 November 2022.
- ^ "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". 27 October 2022.
- ^ "ACM womENcourage 2021 | FIB - Barcelona School of Informatics".
External links[edit]
Category:Women in computing
Category:Computer conferences
Category:Awards honoring women
Category:Association for Computing Machinery conferences