Track: Computer Science & Tech
The AZ SciTech Festival Kickoff is a great place to meet new people with similar interests in STEM and complimentary skills, but have you ever been to a networking event where you wanted to make the transition from meeting one person into meeting the next person? Awkward, right? Not so in the Women in Technology Speed Networking session. Talk to a new person every five minutes (bring business cards), then change networking partners to meet the next person. We provide the timing (and the sense of direction).
Presenters
- Kate Pond, Girl Develop IT, PHX
- Jennifer Hoover, Women Who Code PHX
- Page Baluch, Association for Women in Science, Central AZ Chapter
- Bethany Plaza, Women in Technology International PHX
- Jessica Sweeney, Women in Gaming International Phoenix Chapter (WiGI-AZ)
- Rebekah Brubaker, The Association of Women in Science, Central Arizona Chapter/Society for Women in STEM, Arizona State University
- Eileen Kane, The Association of Women in Science, Central Arizona Chapter/Society for Women in STEM, Arizona State University
Co-host organizations for Women in Technology Speed Networking include:
Women in Technology International, Phoenix, provides a local forum for women to network with each other, forge connections, share resources and discover opportunities in the technology industry.
http://www.witi.com/networks/phoenix/
Women Who Code, Phoenix, is the local chapter of Women Who Code, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring women to excel in technology careers by creating a global, connected community of women in technology. The organization tripled in 2013 and has grown to be one of the largest communities of women engineers in the world.
https://www.womenwhocode.com/phoenix
http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Phoenix/
Girls Develop IT Phoenix is the local chapter of Girl Develop IT, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable programs for adult women interested in learning web and software development in a judgment-free environment. GDI-PHX provides a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Their courses focus on coding, leveraging existing technology, and having something to show for it (aka building sweet websites).
https://www.girldevelopit.com/chapters/phoenix
http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Phoenix/
The Association of Women in Science, Central Arizona Chapter/Society for Women in STEM, Arizona State University, provides career mentoring and support to promote the success of women in STEM. We are also known at the Society for Women in STEM or SWIS-CAZ. AWIS-CAZ hosts monthly career building seminar luncheons, the Jumpstarting STEM Careers Symposium and annual outreach events such as Hands on Science. Membership & activities are open to Men and Women.
Women in Gaming International Phoenix Chapter is a group of female and male professionals that aims to promote the inclusion and career advancement of women in the games industry. Our goal is to promote equal representation of women and men in the gaming industry; to give them an equal voice on issues of or related to the games industry worldwide and to provide a friendly, safe, and collaborative environment to discuss these issues without fear of retaliation or harassment.
https://www.facebook.com/WIGIAZ/