IWD 2015: Women Techmakers GDG New York

VENUE:

Please note that registration will open at 8:45am and we will kick things off at 9am. The event is being held in the Water Tower Cafe at Google. Please enter the Google NYC building at 111 8th Avenue via the entrance closest to 15th Street.

Breakfast (coffee and pastry) and Lunch (drinks and sandwiches) will be provided in the same room as the talks. We have a full agenda so we hope to start promptly.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Please do help us spread the word about the event, and share your feedback during the event, using the hashtags #wtm15 #gdgny

WELCOME

In celebration of International Women's Day, we are joining GDGs worldwide to host a Women Techmaker event in New York. Please come join us for a day of tech talks, activities, panels and networking.

More importantly, its a great way to make connections that we hope will serve to drive new collaborations and conversations.

The theme of the event is "Create. Connect. Celebrate."

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AGENDA:

9:00am Registration opens

================= WELCOME ===============

9:15am Welcome #WTM15 #WTMNYC

(Create, Connect, Celebrate)

• Nitya Narasimhan (Women Techmakers (https://www.womentechmakers.com/), GDG New York (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG))

• Maria Hollweck (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/166081692) (LeanIn CS&E (http://leanincircles.org/chapter/cse), Columbia University (http://leanincircles.org/chapter/lean-in--columbia-university))

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9:30am #StartingUp

Entrepreneurs In Action

• Diana (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/13061357) (Monarq.co (http://www.monarq.co/))

• Irene (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/103712052) (Monarq.co (http://www.monarq.co/))

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10:00am-12:00pm#InspiredBy

Hear from technologists in different industries about their inspirations, projects and journeys. The session will end with all participants taking Q&A from the audience.

• Alicia Harder (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/110348342) (Electronic Architecture Director, AdaFruit (http://www.adafruit.com/))

• Sophi Kravitz (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/32420252/) (Engineer, Interaction Designer, Owner MIX Engineering (http://mix-engineering.com/))

• Jill Munson (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/96241402) (Software Engineer, Nickelodeon (http://www.nick.com/))

• Mirabai Knight (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/9727562) (Co-Founder, Open Steno Project (http://openstenoproject.org/))

• Kumi Tominaga (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/11520727) (Associate Technical Director, R/GA Prototype Studio (http://rga.com/about/capabilities/prototype-studio/))

• Elcin Erkin (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/114819652) (Software Engineer, OnDeck)

• Jovena Whatmoor (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/25303412) (Co-Founder, ClutchTalent (http://www.clutchtalent.com/))

• Cindy Gao (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/116991042/) (Chief Of Staff, CSNYC (http://csnyc.org/))

• Olivia Lin (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/28553832) (Operations, TouchLab)

• Pam Selle (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/7636470) (Software Engineer, Author (http://thewebivore.com/book/), Speaker (http://thewebivore.com/speaking/), Organizer @PhillyJSDev (https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-javascript-developers))

• Rebecca Novak (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/118866562) (Director of Programs & Community Affairs, ScriptEd (https://scripted.org/))

• Evelyn Von Gizycki (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/131621752/) (CoFounder & CMO, Digital Chandelier (http://www.digitalchandelier.co/))

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12:15pm #TableChat

Lunch & Network

During lunch, we will be distributed across different tables, with each table participating in a 'TableTop' ice-breaker activity to get to know each other.

Step up to the mic, take a minute to tell us a story, share your insights or provide feedback about the event. Table leads can provide collective insights from the lunch ice-breaker?

Goal is to get to know each other, and facilitate networking..

============= DESIGN KEYNOTE ==============

01:15pm #ThinkFuture

Carla Diana, (http://carladiana.com/blog/) Product Designer, Artist and Creative Consultant

Bio & Abstract TBD

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02:00pm #MakerSpace

Activity Workshops (Pick a Track)

• (Track 1) Raspberry Pi Workshop, Carrie Kengle (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/37258222) (Steady)

Carrie will do an abbreviated version of here Raspberry Pi for Artists (https://github.com/justpitbulls/RaspberryPi-Workshop) workshop given time constraints. However, our hope is that this inspires you to explore ideas on your own later - or, based on interest, sign up your interest in having a full-length workshop session at a future date.

• (Track 2) Polymer Workshop, Nitya (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/11387669) (GDG New York)

Nitya will do a shortened version of one of the Polymer codelabs (http://itshackademic.com/codelabs) with the goal of having every participant build, commit and publish a custom element by the end of the day.

• (Track 3) Lean In Circle, Maria (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-GDG/members/166081692) (LeanIn, Columbia Univ.)

Maria will run a LeanIn exercise that will allow participants to get a true sense of what impact and support that community can bring to your life and career.

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3:15pm #DigitalStorytelling

Lynne D Johnson (http://www.lynnedjohnson.com/), Tech Evangelist, Content Marketing Strategist, Journalist and International Speaker

Lynne d Johnson is an astute digital and social media strategist who has led cross-functional teams to develop creative consumer content and community experiences for popular media brands like Vibe, Spin, and Fast Company.

She works with digital, communications and social media agencies providing thought leadership and strategy guidance to build digital and social programs for clients, backed by insights.

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04:00pm Wrap Up & Thanks

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Shortcut to Meetup RSVP: http://bit.ly/gdgny-wtm15-rsvp

Google Developers Event Listing (https://developers.google.com/events/5307708566667264/)