Women Techmakers Belfast - Saturday 9 March 2019, Queens Computer Science Building, Belfast
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Women Techmakers Belfast Saturday 9 March 2019, Queens Computer Science Building, Belfast
What is Women Techmakers?
Women Techmakers is Google's global program and brand for women in technology. Kicked off in 2012, Women Techmakers is led by a global team of Googlers who are passionate about empowering women in technology through increased visibility, community, and resources. womentechmakers.com #womentechmakers
What is International Women’s Day?
In different regions, the focus of celebrations range International
from general respect and appreciation toward women
to a celebration of women’s economic, political, and
Women’s
social achievements. Day is
It’s an important moment to recognise how women
have influenced the tech industry and beyond.
marked on
March 8th
The global theme for 2019 International Women’s Day
is #BalanceforBetter
every year
What is Women Techmakers Belfast?
In it's 4th year, Belfast's edition of the global Women Techmakers event has grown with the community, and this year we're responding with our biggest event yet - a full day on Saturday 9th March 2019, where we hear from speakers who will inspire, motivate, enthuse and relate to our audience of everyone, with talks highlighting the achievements of local women. womentechmakersbelfast.com #WTMBelfast
2016 2017 2018 2019
Riddell Hall, Queens The MAC, Belfast W5, Belfast Queens Computer
University, Belfast • •
• One evening of One evening of Science Building,
One evening 6 - Workshops Workshops Belfast
9.30pm One evening Main One day Main Event •
• Event One evening After
17 speakers • Party One day Main Event
• 22 speakers • One After Party
90 attendees - SOLD • Workshops, long •
OUT! 150 attendees - form,
SOLD OUT! and lightning talks Workshops, long form,
• and lightning talks
180 attendees •
200 attendees
Previous topics & speakers Our previous conferences have evolved from evening only, to full day events, with schedules jam packed with stories of local women & their achievements, to an audience of everyone. This is a snapshot of some of the great topics discussed and people discussing them.
2016 2017 2018
Cyber Security: Hackers on the Rise - Elizabeth Adjusting User Experience Design for VR - Angie McKeown Open Source Changed My Life and It Can Change
O’Sullivan Test Driven Development [TDD] - Ritu Bhatt Yours Too – Heather McNamee
From Student to Startup! - Victoria Potts Why Gender Equality is Good for Business - Nuala Murphy & Leading a Software Delivery Team to Success – Joan
Entrepreneurship & Passion: Blaze a Trail - Helen Victoria McCallum McAleer
Lennon Recover-Ed: An App to Help Treat Eating Disorders - Mary- Accessibility for Everyone – Claire Wilgar
Future Conference - Empowering younger girls - Jane McBride A Female Perspective of Architecture – Brenda
Olivia Copeland & Caroline McCartney PANEL: Switching Into Tech - Sarah Hannity, Victoria Hutchinson
PANEL: Looking To The Future! - Gillian O’Leary, Vicky McCallum, Fiona Phillips Conversation as Code: Building an Enterprise Digital
Potts, Mary-Jane McBride, Anna McMinn Quantum-Safe Cryptography: Secure Communication in a Assistant – Gillian McCann
Hack Your Way Into Tech! - Victoria McCallum Quantum Age - Dr. Ciara Rafferty How to be a Time-Travelling Productivity Wizard Whilst
Diversity & Big Data - Laura Moore Cancer Research Using R and Other Languages - Stephanie Working – Claire Burn
Mind the Gap! Getting back to Tech - Siobhan Hunter Craig PANEL: Tech Educators – Deborah Fitzsimmons
Citi: Women In IT Initiative - Rosemary McCormack & Implementing a Data & BI Strategy - Marion Rybnikar Diane Morrow, Narelle Allen & Rachel McDermott
Carla McGlynn Privacy and Cyber Security on the Internet - Katherine Making Pain Fun with VR/AR – Deepa Mann-Kler
Women Who Code & more: Why We are Important - Cancelado The Power of Enterprise Integrations in Building a
Sheree Atcheson Male Champions in Tech Diversity - Rory Hanratty Network of Applications – Desy Kristianti
PANEL: Equality In Technology: Why Is it Important? - Cyber Startup Culture - An Insight - Kiran Bhagotra The Science of Where – Rachel McKane
Samantha Fraser, Victoria McCallum, Diane Murdock PANEL: Mums in Tech - Joan McAleer, Lyndsey Parsons, I’m a Design Thinker - What’s Your Superpower? –
UX - The Search For Happiness - Patricia O'Hagan Marion Rybnikar, Sinead Sharkey-Steenson Gosia Pytel
Facilitating the Rapid Adoption of 3D Printing in Healthcare - Utilising Tech within Psychology – Anna Szabelska
Katie McKinley Keynote: Emerging Tech and Rule Bending – Rachel
Gawley
Some nice things people have said about #WTMBelfast
How can you get involved?
Speak • Partner • CollaborateSpeak We represent the community and so we would love to hear from you! We want speakers who will inspire, motivate, enthuse and relate to our audience of everyone, with talks highlighting the achievements of local women. Check out our call for speakers on womentechmakersbelfast.com and we'll be in touch!
Some of our 2016, 2017 & 2018 sponsors Partner We want to support and represent all of our community, and so we're offering partner sponsorships to businesses in the tech industry and beyond, who like us, believe in highlighting the achievements of women. If you’d like to know more, just get in touch, wtmbelfast@gmail.com
Sponsorship Packages We want to support and represent all of our community, and so we're offering partner sponsorships to businesses in the tech industry and beyond, who like us, believe in highlighting the achievements of women. If you’d like to know more, just get in touch, wtmbelfast@gmail.com
Collaborate BELFAST Women Techmakers is a collaborative event from the women in the thriving Belfast tech scene - women behind these organisations & more. If you’d like to be part of the team, just get in touch – wtmbelfast@gmail.com
Women Techmakers Belfast 2019 Team
Say hello!
Claire Danielle Darcie Desy Emma Sapphire Rachel Roisin
@clairedotw @dtopping27 @gingedarce @dessskris @e_mulholland @SapphireDuffy @rachelconnor93 @RoisinBurns4Thank you
womentechmakersbelfast.com
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