Get Ready for womENcourage™ 2023: Europe Gears Up to Celebrate Women in Computing
The 10th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage™ 2023 will be hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway, 20-22 September 2023.
This year’s theme is Computing Connecting Everyone. Computing is a powerful way to connect people with diverse backgrounds, ambitions, passions, personalities, and cultures, from academia and industry, in a creative, re-connected world after the pandemic.
Open to all genders, womENcourage™ was initiated by ACM-W Europe and is aimed at connecting women from diverse technical disciplines and encouraging them to pursue their education and profession in computing. WomENcourage™ brings together women in the computing profession and related technical fields to exchange knowledge and experience and provide special support for women who are pursuing their academic degrees and starting their careers in computing. Through a program packed with insightful topics and engaging educational and networking activities, womENcourage™ provides a unique experience of the collective energy, drive, and excellence that professional women share to support each other.
Spotlight on Keynote Speakers:
The celebration will feature keynote addresses from notable speakers:
- Prof. Athena Vakali is from the School of Informatics at Aristotle University in Greece. With her insights into “Quantified Self and Sensing Data Analytics,” Prof. Vakali will unveil the untapped opportunities of quantified self and sensing data analytics, focusing on a human-centric positive behavior change technology.
- Prof. Alexander Serebrenik hails from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. His talk on “Gender and Software Development” will present an overview of his research on diversity and inclusion in software engineering, focusing on gender diversity.
- Mariel Evelyn Markussen Ellingsen is an exemplar of transforming passion into action. The founder and CEO of her startup, Woid, will share her journey from a Master’s in Computer Science to creating a technology that could be helpful to people using hearing aids.
A Glimpse into the Event:
Each year, the celebration runs a diverse array of activities: lively poster sessions, thought-provoking workshops and tutorials, and a hackathon. This year’s theme is Social sustainability through integration and inclusion – addressing future challenges in CS, following the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The hackathon will focus on societal problems and issues that are causes of inequality and discrepancies between different communities.
As we approach womENcourage™ 2023, the anticipation grows for the insightful discussions, knowledge sharing, and connections that will unfold during the event. Stay tuned for updates on the enriching experiences and valuable insights that will emerge.