RESCHEDULED: "Language Does More: Exploring Language as Tech, as Data"

UPDATE 03/22: We've decided to reschedule this event, given the impact of today's weather. Stay tuned for the new date!

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NOTE: This event will be both in-person AND online via zoom, to support the convenience of all of our members. ❤️

Language does more than you think it does. Join Samantha Beaver and Women in Tech for an exciting evening of linguistic exploration: learn to reframe language as a technology, leverage language samples as business-critical data, and understand your own self as being indexed by the language you use.

Both theoretical and practical, this talk is a great opportunity to dive deep into a fascinating topic - with a real linguist - that too often goes under-examined in the workplace.

• About
• Schedule
• Transportation / Parking
• Zoom
• Accessibility / Inclusion
• Code of Conduct

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ABOUT

Samantha Beaver is a Linguist. Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, and Conversation Analysis are her areas of linguistic expertise, and her favorite topics to explore are language equity, language & gender, language learning, language & people management, and language & power. When she’s not doing linguistic work for other people, she is at home fostering the language development of her two young sons, Simon and Louis.

SCHEDULE

In-person: Feel free to arrive anytime between 5pm and 5:30pm
Online: The Zoom room will open up at 5pm

Samantha's presentation will begin at 5:30pm.

TRANSPORTATION / PARKING

Sequoya Public Library is located on the near west side, by Hilldale Mall.

By car

There's a parking lot located behind the building, which can be accessed either via Midvale Boulevard or Caromar Drive. There's also unrestricted street parking in the surrounding neighborhood.

By bus

The following bus lines come within a few blocks: 63, 64, J, D

By bike

There are bike racks near both library entrances.

Nearby BCycle stations:

• Sequoya Library station, 4340 Tokay Blvd

Nearby bike routes:

• Southwest Commuter Path

ZOOM

Zoom URL for this event will be shared day-of.
Zoom is a free video-conferencing platform, with mobile and desktop apps. Learn more about installing and using it here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-Windows-and-Mac

ACCESSIBILITY / INCLUSION

In-person: All genders are welcome at this event. The building is wheelchair accessible. It has a gender neutral bathroom, and all bathrooms have diaper changing stations.

Online: Zoom offers a variety of accessibility-oriented features, including:

• Keyboard accessibility
• Screen reader support

Learn more: https://zoom.us/accessibility

If you have another accessibility concern, we encourage you to reach out directly to WiT via admin@madisonwomen.tech.

CODE OF CONDUCT

While this event is open to all genders, Madison Women in Tech deliberately curates spaces (both online and offline) for and by women and nonbinary folks. Men who attend are expected to listen, and not center themselves or their experiences.

All attendees agree to adhere to the Madison Women in Tech code of conduct: http://coc.madisonwomen.tech