BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Meetup//Meetup Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:Women Coding Community X-WR-CALNAME:Women Coding Community BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314322474@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260427T035455Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260501T203000 SUMMARY:Mentorship Program Launch 2026 DESCRIPTION:Women Coding Community\n🚀 We’re excited to invite you to the official **launch of the Women Coding Community (WCC) Annual Mentorshi p Program 2026**!\nWhether you’re an aspiring mentee\, an experienced me ntor\, or simply curious about how mentorship can accelerate your growth — this event is for you.\nJoin us for an inspiring evening packed with r eal stories\, practical details about how the program works and a powerful panel of mentors and mentees who’ve experienced the transformation that mentorship brings.\n\n**What to Expect:**\n🧩 **Program Presentation**\ nGet the inside scoop on how our mentorship programs works\, what’s new this year and how you can join as a mentor or mentee.\n\n🎤 **Panel: “ The Power of Mentorship”**\nHear directly from past mentors and mentees about the lessons\, breakthroughs and support they’ve experienced throug h the program. Expect honest reflections\, top tips and motivation to get involved.\n\n* **Madhura Chaganty\, Mentor in 2025**\n* **Sergey Begishev\ , Mentor in 2025**\n* **Florbela Almeida\, Mentee in 2025**\n\n❓ **Live Q&A**\nGot questions? We’ve got answers. Ask us anything about the progr am\, sessions\, or how to get started.\n**Next Steps & Call to Action:**\n Learn how to sign up\, where to follow updates and how to make the most ou t of your WCC mentorship journey.\n**Useful Links:**\n\n* [Become a Mentor ](https://mentorship.womencodingcommunity.com/mentorship/mentor-registrati on)\n* [Mentorship FAQ](https://mentorship.womencodingcommunity.com/mentor ship/faqs)\n\n**Who Can Join?**\nThis event is open to all women in tech ( or aspiring to be in tech) who are curious about structured\, supportive m entorship and community.\nWhether you want to learn\, grow\, lead or give back\, we’d love to have you!\n\n👩🏽‍💻 **About Women Coding Co mmunity**\nEmpowering women in their tech careers through education\, ment orship\, community building\, and career services is our mission. We provi de workshops and events\, connect members with industry mentors\, foster a supportive community through meetups and conferences\, and raise awarenes s for more inclusive industry practices.\n[Website](http://womencodingcomm unity.com/)\n[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/103490940)\n[Slac k](https://join.slack.com/t/womencodingcommunity/shared_invite/zt-2szgqtyb b-Ch7Wkee_rHtXmp_lZmeJvw)\n[Instagram](http://ttps//www.instagram.com/wome n_coding_community)\n\n👩🏽‍💻 **Code of Conduct**\nAt Women Codin g Community we are committed to a vibrant\, supportive community. When att ending our events\, all members should follow our Code of Conduct. The ful l version can be found by following the [link](https://womencodingcommunit y.com/code-of-conduct). URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/3143224 74/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260416T214803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T214803Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314404011@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260427T035455Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260505T200000 SUMMARY:Design Patterns Course DESCRIPTION:Women Coding Community\nJoin Women Coding Community for our ne xt session on design patterns!\n\n**Design Patterns Course**\nIn this seri es of events\, we will explore popular design patterns and their implement ations in Python and Java\, using "Head First Design Patterns" as our refe rence book. After covering the key concepts\, we will examine how the patt erns have evolved to support modern architectures (distributed systems and microservices).\n\nCourse Highlights:\n🚀 **Design Pattern Deep Dives w ith Guided Learning**: Each week\, we will dive into fundamental design pa tterns through a structured\, chapter-by-chapter exploration of the **Head First Design Patterns** book. We will break down the purpose\, structure\ , and real-world applications of each pattern. This guided learning approa ch will ensure a comprehensive and practical understanding of design patte rns.\n\n📜 **Earn a Certificate**: Upon successfully completing the cour se\, including participation in discussions and submission of quizzes\, yo u will receive a certificate recognizing your achievement in mastering key design patterns.\n*To qualify for the certificate\, participants must att end at least **60% of the sessions.***\nPlease follow the link to register to earn the certificate:\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/17mHS250yLJkdS1 fi6k4dVzVJedAnH-h24cG3CXDCZEQ/viewform\n\n**Agenda**\n\n* 19:00 - 19:10 - Welcome words and Introduction to Women Coding Community\n* 19:10 - 19:45 - Discussion on the design pattern of the week\n* 19:45 - 20:00 - Q&A\n\n* *Host: Irina Kamalova** \\| [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/irina-kamal ova)\nIrina is a Founder of Women Coding Community and a VP Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan.\nHer experience as a Software Engineer includes work ing with large projects\, search engines\, distributed systems\, performan ce issues\, and huge data storage.\nShe’s working at Revolut and buildin g a platform for retail products. This includes supporting services to han dle 40 million clients\, huge throughput and low latency for data flow. Ir ina mentors mid-level engineers\, constantly aids her team to go the extra mile and helps the company to improve the interviewing process\, onboardi ng new hires\, navigating interns and running knowledge-sharing activities .\n\n👩🏽‍💻 **About Women Coding Community**\nEmpowering women in their tech careers through education\, mentorship\, community building\, and career services is our mission. We provide workshops and events\, conn ect members with industry mentors\, foster a supportive community through meetups and conferences\, and raise awareness for more inclusive industry practices.\n[Website](http://womencodingcommunity.com/)\n[LinkedIn](https: //www.linkedin.com/company/103490940)\n[Slack](https://bit.ly/women_coding _community)\n[Instagram](http://ttps//www.instagram.com/women_coding_commu nity)\n[X](https://twitter.com/Womencodin36806)\n\n👩🏽‍💻 **Code of Conduct**\nAt Women Coding Community we are committed to a vibrant\, su pportive community. When attending our events\, all members should follow our Code of Conduct. The full version can be found by following the [link] (https://womencodingcommunity.com/code-of-conduct). URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/3144040 11/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260421T191109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T191109Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314404622@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260427T035455Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260512T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260512T200000 SUMMARY:Design Patterns Course DESCRIPTION:Women Coding Community\nJoin Women Coding Community for our ne xt session on design patterns!\n\n**Design Patterns Course**\nIn this seri es of events\, we will explore popular design patterns and their implement ations in Python and Java\, using "Head First Design Patterns" as our refe rence book. After covering the key concepts\, we will examine how the patt erns have evolved to support modern architectures (distributed systems and microservices).\n\nCourse Highlights:\n🚀 **Design Pattern Deep Dives w ith Guided Learning**: Each week\, we will dive into fundamental design pa tterns through a structured\, chapter-by-chapter exploration of the **Head First Design Patterns** book. We will break down the purpose\, structure\ , and real-world applications of each pattern. This guided learning approa ch will ensure a comprehensive and practical understanding of design patte rns.\n\n📜 **Earn a Certificate**: Upon successfully completing the cour se\, including participation in discussions and submission of quizzes\, yo u will receive a certificate recognizing your achievement in mastering key design patterns.\n*To qualify for the certificate\, participants must att end at least **60% of the sessions.***\nPlease follow the link to register to earn the certificate:\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/17mHS250yLJkdS1 fi6k4dVzVJedAnH-h24cG3CXDCZEQ/viewform\n\n**Agenda**\n\n* 19:00 - 19:10 - Welcome words and Introduction to Women Coding Community\n* 19:10 - 19:45 - Discussion on the design pattern of the week\n* 19:45 - 20:00 - Q&A\n\n* *Host: Irina Kamalova** \\| [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/irina-kamal ova)\nIrina is a Founder of Women Coding Community and a VP Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan.\nHer experience as a Software Engineer includes work ing with large projects\, search engines\, distributed systems\, performan ce issues\, and huge data storage.\nShe’s working at Revolut and buildin g a platform for retail products. This includes supporting services to han dle 40 million clients\, huge throughput and low latency for data flow. Ir ina mentors mid-level engineers\, constantly aids her team to go the extra mile and helps the company to improve the interviewing process\, onboardi ng new hires\, navigating interns and running knowledge-sharing activities .\n\n👩🏽‍💻 **About Women Coding Community**\nEmpowering women in their tech careers through education\, mentorship\, community building\, and career services is our mission. We provide workshops and events\, conn ect members with industry mentors\, foster a supportive community through meetups and conferences\, and raise awareness for more inclusive industry practices.\n[Website](http://womencodingcommunity.com/)\n[LinkedIn](https: //www.linkedin.com/company/103490940)\n[Slack](https://bit.ly/women_coding _community)\n[Instagram](http://ttps//www.instagram.com/women_coding_commu nity)\n[X](https://twitter.com/Womencodin36806)\n\n👩🏽‍💻 **Code of Conduct**\nAt Women Coding Community we are committed to a vibrant\, su pportive community. When attending our events\, all members should follow our Code of Conduct. The full version can be found by following the [link] (https://womencodingcommunity.com/code-of-conduct). URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/3144046 22/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260421T192334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T192334Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314369910@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260427T035455Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T200000 SUMMARY:May Book Club: Deep Work - Rules for Focused Success in a Distract ed World DESCRIPTION:Women Coding Community\n**Women Coding Community Book Club!**\ n\nThis month's book: *Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracte d World* by Cal Newport\n\n“In Deep Work\, author and professor Cal Newp ort flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing d istraction is bad\, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Divid ing this book into two parts\, he first makes the case that in almost any profession\, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen\, presented as a series of fo ur “rules\,” for transforming your mind and habits to support this ski ll.” - GoodReads\n\n*If you would like to have a say in our next book cl ub read\, do join our channel #[prog_book_club](https://womencodingcommuni ty.slack.com/archives/C06VB4MH17G).*\n*If you would like to volunteer\, pl ease join our volunteering channel #[bookclub_volunteers](https://womencod ingcommunity.slack.com/archives/C093C5P2CRW).*\n\n**Schedule:**\n⏰ 19:00 - 19:10 Introduction to Women Coding Community\n⏰ 19:10 - 20:00: Book S ummary & Discussion\n\n**Host: Silke Nodwell** \\| [LinkedIn](https://www. linkedin.com/in/silke-nodwell-763681172/)\nSilke holds an MSci Mathematics \, First Class Honours\, from Imperial College London. She has two years o f experience in data science and machine learning. Silke is also a Lead at Women Coding Community\, where she runs the bookclub and organizes talks by inspirational women. In her free time\, she enjoys running and hiking. She completed her first marathon in May 2025.\n\n**Host: Prabha Venkatesh \\|** [LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/prabha-venkatesh-t)\nPrabha is the Le ad Data Scientist at Milbotix. She’s previously worked as a Full-stack S oftware Developer and holds a Master’s degree from Lancaster University. She’s also a Lead at the Women Coding Community. Her interests include reading books\, travel and cinema.\n\n**👩🏽‍💻 About Women Coding Community**\nEmpowering women in their tech careers through education\, m entorship\, community building\, and career services is our mission. We pr ovide workshops and events\, connect members with industry mentors\, foste r a supportive community through meetups and conferences\, and raise aware ness for more inclusive industry practices.\n[Website](http://womencodingc ommunity.com)\n[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/103490940)\n[Sl ack](https://bit.ly/women_coding_community)\n[Instagram](ttps://www.instag ram.com/women_coding_community)\n[X](https://twitter.com/Womencodin36806)\ n\n**👩🏽‍💻 Code of Conduct**\nAt **Women Coding Community** we a re committed to a vibrant\, supportive community. When attending our event s\, all members should follow our Code of Conduct. The full version can be found by following the [link](https://womencodingcommunity.com/code-of-co nduct). URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/3143699 10/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260419T201316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260419T201316Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_314370379@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260427T035455Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T200000 SUMMARY:June Book Club: Dare to Lead DESCRIPTION:Women Coding Community\n**Women Coding Community Book Club!**\ n\nJune Book: Dare to Lead\n\n“Leadership is not about titles\, status a nd power over people. Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable f or recognising the potential in people and ideas\, and developing that pot ential. This is a book for everyone who is ready to choose courage over co mfort\, make a difference and lead.” - Goodreads\n\n*If you would like t o have a say in our next book club read\, do join our channel #[prog_book_ club](https://womencodingcommunity.slack.com/archives/C06VB4MH17G).*\n*If you would like to volunteer\, please join our volunteering channel #[bookc lub_volunteers](https://womencodingcommunity.slack.com/archives/C093C5P2CR W).*\n\n**Schedule:**\n⏰ 19:00 - 19:10 Introduction to Women Coding Comm unity\n⏰ 19:10 - 20:00: Book Summary & Discussion\n\n**Host: Silke Nodwe ll** \\| [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/silke-nodwell-763681172/)\ nSilke holds an MSci Mathematics\, First Class Honours\, from Imperial Col lege London. She has two years of experience in data science and machine l earning. Silke is also a Lead at Women Coding Community\, where she runs t he bookclub and organizes talks by inspirational women. In her free time\, she enjoys running and hiking. She completed her first marathon in May 20 25.\n\n**Host: Prabha Venkatesh \\|** [LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/prabh a-venkatesh-t)\nPrabha is the Lead Data Scientist at Milbotix. She’s pre viously worked as a Full-stack Software Developer and holds a Master’s d egree from Lancaster University. She’s also a Lead at the Women Coding C ommunity. Her interests include reading books\, travel and cinema.\n\n** 👩🏽‍💻 About Women Coding Community**\nEmpowering women in their tech careers through education\, mentorship\, community building\, and car eer services is our mission. We provide workshops and events\, connect mem bers with industry mentors\, foster a supportive community through meetups and conferences\, and raise awareness for more inclusive industry practic es.\n[Website](http://womencodingcommunity.com)\n[LinkedIn](https://www.li nkedin.com/company/103490940)\n[Slack](https://bit.ly/women_coding_communi ty)\n[Instagram](ttps://www.instagram.com/women_coding_community)\n[X](htt ps://twitter.com/Womencodin36806)\n\n**👩🏽‍💻 Code of Conduct**\n At **Women Coding Community** we are committed to a vibrant\, supportive c ommunity. When attending our events\, all members should follow our Code o f Conduct. The full version can be found by following the [link](https://w omencodingcommunity.com/code-of-conduct). URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/3143703 79/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260419T204510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260419T204510Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/ical/ X-WR-CALNAME:Women Coding Community END:VCALENDAR