Annual EUGAIN Workshop collocated with ACM’s womENcourage 2023 conference
Theme: Computing Connecting Everyone
Location: Trondheim Spektrum, Trondheim, Norway
The workshop will be physical and one track - no parallel working group meetings are planned.
If you want to participate in the EUGAIN workshop and you have not already received an e-cost invitation, send an email to Svetlana Tikhonenko and be sure you have accepted the invitation in the e-cost system. The max amount is 110 persons.
Chairs:
General chair: Anna Szlavi (Norway)
Program chairs: Karolina Bolesta (Poland), Sonay Caner-Yıldırım (Turkey), Serena Versino (Italy), Elmira Yadollahi (Sweden), Nehir Yasan-Ak (Turkey), Irene Zanardi (Switzerland)
Wednesday, September 20
time | EUGAIN | |
08.30-09.15 | Registration | |
09.15-09.30 | Opening in room Mendelsohn With Torill Hernes, pro-rector NTNU | |
09.30-10.30 | EUGAIN workshop in room Dronning Maud “Transferring Insights: Lessons from Research to Increase Gender Inclusion in Tech” (Panel Discussion) - see slides here Panelists: Athina Vakali (Greece), Tayana Conte (Brazil), Alexander Serebrenik (Netherlands), and Sahar Asadi (Sweden) Moderators: Karolina Bolesta and Sonay Caner-Yıldırım | |
10.30-11.00 | Break | |
11.00-13.00 | “Interventions and Initiatives of Gender Inclusion in Academia and Industry” (Talks) - see slides for each talk below Session chairs: Serena Versino and Nehir Yasan-Ak Vandana Singh (USA): Open Source Software Community Inclusion Initiatives to Support Women Participation Paloma Diaz (Spain): A hands-on educational workshop to discover gender biases in web design Didem Unat (Turkey): Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges: Advancing Gender Equality in Academia Magda Bakali (Greece): Initiatives for Gender Inclusion: FeminICT and AfriConEU Katja Legisa (Belgium): Supporting Women Digital Entrepreneurs and Leaders | |
13.00-14.00 | Lunch | |
14.00-14.45 | “Making CS Education Gender-Inclusive” (Roundtable Discussion) Session chair: Mara Diaconu Presentation of the Women STEM UP project | |
14.45-15.00 | Break | |
15.00-15.30 | “Connecting the Dots: Fostering Gender-Balanced Academia and Industry” (Interactive Session) - see slides and posters here Moderators: Irene Zanardi and Elmira Yadollahi - PART 1 | |
15.30-16.00 | Break | |
16.00-17.00 | “Connecting the Dots: Fostering Gender-Balanced Academia and Industry” (Interactive Session) - see slides and posters here Moderators: Irene Zanardi and Elmira Yadollahi - PART 2 | |
17.00-18.00 | Free time | |
18.00-19.00 | Reception (Nidarosdomen Cathedral) | |
19.00-21.00 | Dinner (SIT Kafe Kalvskinnet) | |
Registration and breaks are in Foaje (foyer); Opening - in Room “Mendelsohn”; and Sessions - in Room “Dronning Maud”.
Thursday, September 21
Together with ACM womENcourage
08.30-09.15 | Registration |
09.15-09.30 | Opening |
09.30-10.30 | Keynote: Athina Vakali - “Quantified Self and Sensing Data Analytics” |
10.30-11.00 | Break |
11.00-13.00 | Workshop (various sessions running in parallel, see topics here) |
13.00-14.00 | Lunch |
14.00-15.30 | Workshop (various sessions running in parallel, see topics here) |
15.30-16.00 | Break |
16.00-18.00 | Workshop (various sessions running in parallel, see topics here) |
18.00-19.00 | Free time |
19.00-22.00 | Dinner and networking |
Registration and breaks are in Foaje (foyer); Opening and Keynote in Room “Mendelsohn”; and Workshops - in various rooms.
European Network For Gender Balance in Informatics (EUGAIN) - COST Action 19122
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a funding agency for research and innovation networks. Our Actions help connect research initiatives across Europe and enable scientists to grow their ideas by sharing them with their peers. This boosts their research, career and innovation.