Draft:WomENcourage

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. . 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.

History
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. The first womENcourage Celebration of Women in Computing was held in Manchester, UK, in March 2014. The event brought together participants from 28 different countries. The conference has been held annually ever since.

Speakers
womENcourage features prominent women in technology both from industry and academia. Speakers have included Valerie Barr, Åsa Cajander, Sophia Ananiadou, Madeline Balaam, and Danica Kragic.

Poster Session
womENcourage features a technical poster session with over 50 posters.

womENcourage Hackathon
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
womENcourage features a career fair with tech companies, government labs, and universities. Presenters at the career fair vary from year to year.

Workshops
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.

Scholarships
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.

List of womENcourage Celebrations
Past and future womENcourage Celebrations include: