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** RSVP for both Remo and Meetup:

  1. Save your seat in Remo: https://live.remo.co/e/growing-your-tech-career-part-1/register
  2. RSVP to this Meetup event.

** You'll need to RSVP for both platforms as Remo is the virtual networking and event platform where you'll interact via video with the speaker, Ambassadors, and other attendees. Meetup is where our MBWiTech members live and receive communications about our events.

Speaker:
Tara Brown, Instructor, Applied Computer Education Department, Red River College (RRC)

IT is for everyone! Join us for part 1 of this series on how you can grow your career in tech.

Objectives:
• Discuss the variety of skills needed to be successful in IT
• Explore the diverse roles required to build any IT system
• Explore educational options for starting or expanding your IT skills

Who would benefit:
• People who want to develop their IT skills including empathy, and problem solving.
• People with a willingness to learn and have the desire to help people.
• People looking for a new challenge, a new adventure, or doing their own job better.
• People interested in exploring how to integrate more IT into their careers.

Description:
IT is more than people who code. It’s about people who plan, design, manage, implement, promote, and build.

Everybody needs IT. There are an infinite number of roles and skills involved and every person has their own set of abilities that make them valuable in this industry. All you need is the desire to learn.

Join us as we demystify the stereotypes surrounding IT, learn about the varied roles and responsibilities, how they fit with your career goals, and what educational options are available that fit your goals and schedule.

Speaker bio:
Tara grew up watching a lot of sci-fi and knew computers were cool, but had no idea what a career in IT could look like for her.

After receiving a Computer Analyst/Programmer diploma from Red River College (RRC), Tara worked as a Programmer for MPI, Programmer Analyst for Sierra Systems, Computer Systems Analyst for Matrix Technology Solutions and as a Programmer Analyst for Qunara Inc.

These career experiences led Tara to hone her skills before returning to RRC as an instructor for the Applied Computer Education Department where she currently teaches in the Business Information Technology and Business Technology Management programs.

Her role RRC has led to many fulfilling volunteer speaking opportunities and partnered community events that encourage young women to learn about IT including Ladies Learning Code, the Bits and Bytes Student Club, the Maven Action Committee, and Microsoft DigiGirlz.

Tara has built her career on sharing her passion and excitement for IT and loves inspiring others. Mentoring is her superpower and she uses it to help people develop their own strengths in IT.

Event info:
For our 6th virtual event, join us at 5 pm CST on March 17th for networking with down-to-earth and like-minded tech people.

We'll be using the virtual conference website, Remo, where you'll meet up to 6 people per table at a time, like how you would meet if you were at an in-person event.

Get a bird's eye view of the tables when you join and see who is at each table. Join the conversation by double clicking a seat any table, move from table to table to meet and chat with others.

When it's time for Tara's presentation we'll share an onscreen time announcement. During the presentation, we'll pause the table conversations and overlay her video screen so you can easily watch Tara speak with us about growing a career in IT.

After her presentation, we'll start up the table conversations again until we wrap up at 7pm. Tara will be around before and after her presentation and would love to chat with you!

You’ll have another 15 minutes to wrap up your conversations and trade contact information with people you’d like to get in touch with.

We’re looking forward to seeing you!

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