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Her Story is an interactive exhibition celebrating women who live, breathe and work computing and tech. The focus is on celebrating women who work or have worked in technology through the stories that they can tell. The festival will include an interactive exhibition (included in standard museum admission price) as well as a series of events for the public, for schools and for teachers (various prices - see website for details).

McLaren High School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

We had a group come into our school who performed a spellbinding interactive show about the computing pioneer, entitled ADA. ADA. ADA. We watched as the team put together the most spectacular dress we have ever seen. They spoke about the technology it used to light up and twinkle in lots of variations! We’ve been studying all about Ada in Year 4 and have written detailed biographies about her life. What better way to finish off our unit of work…

Come celebrate the accomplishments of women in STEM in honor of Ada Lovelace Day.

La vida de Ada Lovelace, written by Silvia Amélia Bim, a Computer Science lecture, illustrated by Kiara Cabral and translated by Sarah P.P. Garcia is a children's book originally written in Portuguese. It was translated to Spanish with the aim to celebrate the X LAWCC - Latin American Women in Computing Congress (http://cleilaclo2018.mackenzie.br/en/clei-2018/events/lawcc.html).

As part of Brighton Digital Festival and in honour of Ada Lovelace Day (9th October), Sussex Innovation Centre is hosting its first hackathon! The inaugural SINC_HACK is based around the theme of >17%. Women make up just 17% of employees the UK tech sector, and only 17% of start-ups have female founders. The problem has many contributing factors, from the stigma around girls going into STEM subjects, to the gender pay gap, unconscious bias in the workplace and under-representation of…

Girls ages 8 - 14 can participate in this Ada Lovelace Day-inspired morning workshop which includes Curiosity Labs: Chemiluminescence with MilliporeSigma scientists, flash talks by local women in STEM, blackout poetry circuit art, Ozobots color coding, Makey Makey games, Ada Lovelace Day button making, and tea, lemonade and sweet treats. Preregistration is required.

Inspired by the modern age of information transparency, we are rolling traditional dice into the 21st century. Your kids will create an anti-cheat game-playing network using Micro:bits and the coding language of Python to create an electronic die, before linking it to a master receiver. With a shake of the Micro:bit everyone will get to see the roll – so no cheating! In celebration of Ada Lovelace day which takes place on Tuesday 9 October 2018  – an international day celebrating…

Join Flatiron School’s Front End Instructor, Angela Branaes, on-campus for fun Saturday morning workshop of coding to pay homage to Ada Lovelace! You will learn how to make your very first mobile app in React Native, a very useful skill in this mobile-first world. It will be fun both if you’re a beginner and if you’ve done some coding before. Bring your laptop and we'll provide the brunch bites! Please meet us on the 7th floor when you arrive.

To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the publication of Ada Lovelace's Notes, containing what would have been the first, workable computer program, visitors to The Micro Museum in Ramsgate on 6 and 7 October will be able to view a slideshow about Ada and some of the other women who helped create our modern digital world.

Can you make a Sphero robot go round and round, or climb up a ramp? Get your digits and neurons moving with this hands-on coding activity. Use your creativity and know-how to complete fun challenges. Recommended for participants ages 8 years and up. This special event is in honour of the upcoming Ada Lovelace Day, which takes place this October 9th. Ada Lovelace was a brilliant 19th century British woman credited to have invented computer programs, before computers were even…

A celebration of Ada Lovelace, who inspired Victorian women, Porlock hosts an event with modern women who inspire. Somerset Cream Tea will be served in the interval, between the five speakers

This Sunday we will be celebrating the life and work of mathematician Ada Lovelace. 'ALD' or Ada Lovelace day, on October 9th, celebrates her achievements and those of women in science and technology but fewer people know that she was also a Unitarian. We will also have with us Debbie Parker-Kinch, who is researching the life of another Victorian Unitarian feminist, Bessie Parkes, the writer and campaigner who was the great-grandchild of the Unitarian and scientist Joseph Priestley. You are…

With a sustainability hackathon, talks from speakers such as Catherine Breslin from the Amazon Alexa speech recognition project, assemblies, careers displays, a trip to the Computing museum and a code cracking treasure hunt, we are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day with a bang!

At entrance of the Cardiff School of Technologies and Cardiff School of Management at Cardiff Metropolitan University we are celebrating Ada Lovelace day (9th of October) with an artistic installation of an image of Ada Lovelace. The machine control of the CNC machine that made the wooden grid holding the balloons was originally conceived by Ada in 1843. This coloured image is a simplistic use of the painting technique pointillism used by Georges Seurat and Pal Signac. A section of…

We celebrated Ada Lovelace Day with a look at the many inspirational women whose work we cover in the Higher Cognitive Functions course: Prof Nicola Clayton Prof Terry Kit-Fong Au Prof Dana Samson Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Dr Shayna Rosenbaum Prof Teresa McCormack Prof Irene Pepperberg Prof Laura Schulz Prof Ellen Langer Prof Cristina Atance

Wikipedia session encouraging new editors on subjects related to women and science, technology, engineering and maths.

The wonderful ladies at Paddle are organising a breakfast quiz that will test our knowledge in tech history.

Join us for breakfast on 8 October to honour Ada Lovelace Day, when we will celebrate diversity in tech and launch our impact strategy for what's next for Ada as we grow and continue to deliver our mission. Ada is committed to working with industry to design and deliver an education that empowers all of our students, especially young women and those from low-income households, to progress into highly skilled digital roles. During this event you will hear more about our strategy and mission as well as from our students…

In occasione della Europe Code Week Fondazione Golinelli e YOOX-NET-A-PORTER GROUP propongono alle scuole un programma di attività gratuite. Durante questa settimana celebreremo anche l’Ada Lovelace Day, dedicando alcuni workshop proprio a questa icona dell’informatica con l’obiettivo di promuovere la diffusione della cultura digitale soprattutto tra le giovani ragazze. Durante il workshop sperimenteremo la programmazione a blocchi in modo divertente e coinvolgente. Sphero è una sfera-robot a cui è possibile indicare istruzioni di movimento, cambio luci e tanto altro tramite…

To the Difference Engine Ada Lovelace, “incantatrice dei numeri” (1815-1852) L’Università di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale partecipa per il terzo anno, l’8 ottobre 2018, alla giornata mondiale in onore di Ada Lovelace, considerata la prima programmatrice della storia del computer, una giornata che ha come obiettivo ridurre la disparità di genere e il digital divide. L’incontro sarà l’occasione per discutere del contributo delle donne alla ricerca scientifica e per valorizzare le eccellenze femminili dell’Ateneo. L'Ada Lovelace Day di Cassino promuove…

13:00 - 13:30: Female mathematicians through history Mathematical Sciences staff and PhD students tell the stories of some female mathematicians, from the 4th to the 21st century. 12:30 - 14:00: Lunch and posters Drop in at any time to enjoy some lunch and have a look at our posters celebrating women's contributions to Mathematical Sciences. Posters will be in the Maths Student Centre all week Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology,…

Join our communal update on 8 Oct from 5-9pm to improve the coverage of women and diversity in science on Wikipedia! Wikipedia is the first to admit that they have some big gender and diversity gaps. In 2011 only 10% of wiki contributors were female and in 2018 only 17% of entries are about women. Let’s help change that! We’re looking for both experienced editors plus those with no past experience (but a lot of enthusiasm for writing and/or fact-checking!). Anyone…

¿Sabemos qué hacen nuestras aplicaciones favoritas con nuestros datos? Un taller práctico para aprender sobre la programación y el diseño de aplicaciones desde una metodología lúdica inspirada en el teatro social, una herramienta de reflexión-acción colectiva para todos los públicos. Esta actividad se realiza en el marco de la exposición Glass Room Experience, una iniciativa de Tactical Tech y la Fundación Mozilla que pretende sensibilizar sobre nuestros datos personales. El objetivo del taller es facilitar un espacio de aprendizaje y…

ThoughtWorks Barcelona and Ironhack would like to invite you to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day! About the event: We want to provide a safe and encouraging event where women in any STEM field can share their experiences, passions, and learnings as they forge ahead in their career. If you are interested in speaking at our event please sign up for our call for speakers here: http://bit.ly/TWBCNAdaTalks Agenda: 18:30 Meet & Greet 19:00 Lightning Talks - Specifics will be updated as we confirm…

The Suffrage Science scheme was founded seven years ago by the Medical Research Council’s London Institute of Medical Sciences (then Clinical Sciences Centre). It celebrates and inspires women in science, creating a self-perpetuating cohort of talent that will encourage others to enter science and reach senior leadership roles. The awards themselves are heirloom items of jewellery commissioned from students of the art and design college, Central St Martins-UAL, who worked with scientists to create pieces inspired by research. The pieces…

This year, October 9th is a special day at Intelliware. This day is aimed at celebrating and educating girls and women about careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and STEM-related fields.  Not only will we be hosting our sixth annual Ada Lovelace Day Celebration, we will also be hosting a Meetup for Toronto’s Women Who Code Organization. Ada Lovelace Day Ada Lovelace was an accomplished mathematician and writer, widely known for her algorithmic contribution to the Analytical Engine.…

In order to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, the Gloucestershire STEM Network is hosting a virtual event suitable for all ages and abilities who are interested and excited by technology. So grab your computer and get ready to enter the world of code! We’ve suggested some coding challenges for you to take part in. There are options for all ability levels and a great chance to get involved. Complete as many challenges as you want during the day on October 9th.…

In our school students will make video of themselves role playing famous woman in science, starting with Ada Lovelace. Video will be used as a part of Erasmus+ project WHIRO and posted online.

Lovelace Primary school are planning a super learning day to celebrate Ada Lovelace. To mark International Ada Lovelace Day, staff of Lovelace, with staff and students from Royal Holloway University and Zoe Philpott have prepared a very special day of learning to investigate Ada’s contribution to science, coding & computing and how this relates to current times.

A day packed with celebration of women in science, and all our STEAM activities. Assemblies, form activities, lunchtime clubs and a talk from a WHS Alumna.

Each year group has been selected a woman who has made a significant contribution to STEM subjects. An eclectic bunch; Jane Goodall, Sarah Guppy, Rosalind Franklin and Nichelle Nichols…they are chosen to give the children an insight into the very different roles women can play and also the very different historical times they lived in, and how attitudes to women and their place in society have changed almost beyond recognition. From bridge building to the bridge of the SS Enterprise.

We are making a video of female members of ECS, past and present, to show the range of wonderful women in the department! ECS Empower is a group started by students to support minorities in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton.

Do you feel strongly about creating a more gender diverse and inclusive workplace? Join us in Markham on October 9th to hear from industry leaders as they discuss topics related to gender parity, women & innovation and diversity & inclusion.

L'Ada Lovelace day è un evento internazionale dedicato alle scienziate e ai loro risultati in ambito scientifico, tecnico, ingegneristico e matematico. L'evento è nato in Inghilterra nel 2009 e ha lo scopo di incoraggiare le ragazze a intraprendere gli studi STEM (Scienze, Tecnologie, Ingegneria, Matematica). Ada Lovelace è stata una matematica inglese considerata oggi la prima programmatrice informatica. Per il primo anno la Casa delle donne dedica appuntamenti per bambini e bambine, ragazzi e ragazze, insegnanti e adulti per lasciarci…

To mark Ada Lovelace Day 2018, WEP MK will be supporting a hackathon aiming to increase the representation of women on Wikipedia. In the run up to the date, we will be inviting suggestions for content, and calling for volunteer readers or editors. Watch this space! Want to learn more - then follow this link to get the idea Wikipedia: Wikiproject Women Women (both real and fictional) are under-represented on Wikipedia. Wikiproject Women addresses women's works, such as the paintings they…

Happy #AdaLovelaceDay! To celebrate Ada and women in STEM , we're excited to tell you all about our #FindingAva Scavenger Hunt! The prize? A London Transport VIP Bumper Package, including: A ride in a London Underground cab A year’s access to the London Transport Museum A tour of the London Underground Control Centre How to take part: Screenshot our clues Crack the codes to figure out one of the five locations Take a photo of the #FindingAda sticker at one of the locations Email your…

A group of STEM women will be working with our 3rd graders to celebrate the day.

Celebrating Women in STEM, past - present -future, in Alberta Canada. https://www.awsn.org/winstem

Class celebration using LEGO WeDo to code a motor and using Scratch to create Ada’s poetry generator in our after school club.

Assembly and other school celebrations

P5 had their first taste of coding. We designed an alien on paper and then used Scratch to create a digital version.

Join us for the next By ThoughtWorks tech-talk series. Mingle, learn, and hang out with those wanting to keep up with the latest in technology. It’s our shout, so please join us for a light breakfast with some networking. ADA LOVELACE DAY - ENCOURAGING & CELEBRATING WOMEN IN TECH This year ThoughtWorks is hosting a By ThoughtWorks special breakfast event, in celebration of Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace Day is a celebration of the achievements of women in STEM and aims to create…

Our school will be celebrating Ada throughout the day in our school building.

City and Islington Sixth Form College have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

The Ashcombe School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

West Calder High School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Notre Dame High School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Stirling High School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Pirie Park Primary School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Fenwick Primary School

Torriano Primary School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Bathgate Academy have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Simpson Primary School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Founders4Schools will be hosting an event at The Francis Crick Institute to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day and our annual Awards for those in our communities who are doing the most to help students with their transition to work.

Bradford Grammar School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Digitech Studio School have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

York College have arranged two days of Ada Lovelace Day themed celebrations, including talks and Q&A sessions from local businesses, a poster competition, stands about careers and STEM courses, and a take over of the college TV screens with famous women in STEM and their achievements.

Het departement PXL-IT verwent de vrouwelijke studenten en docenten op dinsdag 9 oktober allemaal met een lekker ontbijt in PXL-Congress.

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of women working in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). This year, Nationwide is holding a special event at the STEAM Museum in Swindon, open to all women, but specifically those returning to work in careers in technology after taking time out and those looking to get into a career in technology. The day will give you the opportunity to build your network, take a look at exciting new technology, hear from inspirational…

Join us for breakfast to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance. Diversity and inclusion remains a priority for every company. Diverse teams are more innovative, make better decisions and build better products. Hear from technology companies that are committed to create lasting change to embrace inclusion and improve diversity. The panel includes: Louise Alphonso, Executive Manager - Tech Community Programs at REA Group Chanh Kien, Senior Digital Talent Advisor…

Siemens Rail Automation, Chippenham is organizing an event to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2018, which also happens to be Rail Week and Year of Engineering. The event is divided into two parts: a day session (09:30am to 2:00pm) where pupils from schools around Chippenham will be hosted on site and given tours of the manufacturing facilities as well as our Research and Development facilities. There will also be coding stations and Model Railway sets to help the pupils have a…

Ada Lovelace day celebrates one of the world's first computer programmers and the contributions of other women in science and technology professions. This free workshop, (for girls only) offers a variety of fun and interesting gadgets and interactive technology to experience and play with. Limited numbers. Bring some morning tea if you think you will get hungry. Aimed at Ages 8-12 Supported by Massey School of Engineering and Advanced Technology. Register for free on eventfinda.

WELCOME to the 4th TECH(K)NOW Day LONDON!  JOIN WOMEN in TECH and WOMEN in STARTUPS on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 09, from 9am to 5pm for a special event on Ada Lovelace Day! TECH(K)NOW DAY has been organised to provide a place and venue for anyone who identifies as a woman to go and learn new tech skills (see details below).   If you are a woman in tech or a woman wanting to get into tech, then this is for you.   Back in March this year, we held another TECH(K)NOW Day…

NHS Blood and Transplant is celebrating Ada Lovelace Day on 9th October 2018 and we invite you to get involved too. Ada Lovelace Day honours and promotes the achievements of women who work in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The aim is to encourage girls to go into STEM careers and support those already working in these fields. Named after the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace Day is marked by events all over the world. Who was Ada Lovelace? Ada…

Como todas as segundas terças-feiras de outubro de cada ano, celebramos o Dia Internacional de Ada Lovelace. O objetivo da data é comemorar as importantes conquistas realizadas pelas mulheres no campo da ciência, tecnologia, engenharia e matemática (STEM) como inspiração para as gerações atuais e futuras. Para comemorar esse dia, o GRACE preparou algumas atividades... vem conferir!!! Durante a manhã o GRACE em parceria com grupos de pesquisa e extensão receberá alunos das escolas de São Carlos para conhecer o…

Ogni secondo martedì del mese di Ottobre si celebra "Ada Lovelace Day"; giornata dedicata alle donne nelle carriere Scientifiche, Tecnologiche, Ingegneristiche e Matematiche (STEM) e alle studentesse che vogliono intraprendere gli studi universitari in questi ambiti disciplinare. Quest'anno, la sede di Montelibretti dell'Istituto di Cristallografia, il giorno 9 Ottobre, organizza una visita dell'Area della Ricerca di Roma 1 per le studentesse dei Licei e Istituti Tecnici  della provincia di Roma. 09:30 - 09:45 Accoglienza L'accesso all'Area della Ricerca di Roma 1 è dalle…

In occasione della Europe Code Week Fondazione Golinelli e YOOX-NET-A-PORTER GROUP propongono alle scuole un programma di attività gratuite. Durante questa settimana celebreremo anche l’Ada Lovelace Day, dedicando alcuni workshop proprio a questa icona dell’informatica con l’obiettivo di promuovere la diffusione della cultura digitale soprattutto tra le giovani ragazze. Durante il workshop, avremo modo di approcciare la programmazione e l’elettronica in maniera facile e intuitiva. Grazie a Circuit Playground, una scheda elettronica interattiva, scopriremo, infatti, quanto può diventare semplice costruire…

Le 9 octobre prochain, niveau le centre Inria Nancy - Grand Est accueillera une centaine de jeunes filles (niveau 3e et 2nde) de l'académie de Nancy-Metz. Cet accueil coïncidera avec le Ada Lovelace Day , journée dont l'objectif est de célébrer les réalisations des femmes dans les Sciences, la Technologie, l'ingénierie et les Mathématiques STEM). Les objectifs de notre accueil sont pluriels: éviter l'autocensure des jeunes filles vers les filières du numérique; faire prendre conscience aux jeunes filles de l'intérêt des nouvelles…

A day showcasing creative science, technology, and entrepreneurship for middle and senior school students (Years 7 to 9) from around the region. Bring your class to listen to lectures, participate in hands-on workshops, and tour an extensive exhibition of organisations. The event is free to attend, but schools (or home-educating parents) need to register in advance. Some activities will be timetabled specifically based on the size of school parties.

The Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of women's achievements in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The aim of this day is to increase the profile and visibility of women in STEM, to encourage more girls into STEM careers and to support women already in STEM. This year School of Computer Science at University of Nottingham will celebrate this day with amazing industry and academia speakers, and activities through the school. More information on our website

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. To celebrate, RAL will be hosting a computing challenge day for teams of four students from Year 8 or 9. The day is designed to introduce students to the excitement of computing - teams will be given a (top secret) challenge and will spend the day using Arduinos and computer programming to find a solution. The day will also include a tour…

NHS Blood and Transplant is celebrating Ada Lovelace Day on 9th October 2018 and we invite you to get involved too. Ada Lovelace Day honours and promotes the achievements of women who work in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The aim is to encourage girls to go into STEM careers and support those already working in these fields. Named after the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace Day is marked by events all over the world. Who was Ada Lovelace? Ada…

The Athena SWAN group in Computational Foundry, in collaboration with the College of Engineering will be holding breakfast meet and greet in honour of Ada Lovelace Day. Please feel free to drop by and say hello - we look forward to meeting our new neighbours!

The team at Nesta will be taking part in a lego invention challenge! We will be sharing our inventions via social media so watch out. Also keep an eye out for our report about female innovators (And lack of them) coming in early November.  

To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2018 Manchester Digital is running an event to inspire and empower young women in the Greater Manchester region: Ada Lovelace: The New Generation While Ada Lovelace is where it all began, we want to keep the momentum going and inspire current and future generations of women to take up careers in digital and tech. As part of our Digital Futures programme we are hosting an event to celebrate and showcase the diversity of amazing women in tech…

On Tuesday 9th October 2018, the University’s Information Services team are running an edit-a-thon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2018 which is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). This year the event will have a particular focus on Contemporary Women in STEM and #ALD2018 is to be hosted at King’s Buildings with a evening networking event in the social space at the Joseph Black building (wine and nibbles supplied by the Royal Society…

We will present the Ada Lovelace Day initiative, with some local and international references. We will invite to PhD students, Post-Doctoral researchers and permament researchers within our department to give short talks about what inspired them to undertake a STEM career. Finally, we will present the Women in STEM Decadal Plan from the Australian Academy of Science.

O dia de Ada Lovelace é uma comemoração internacional realizada na segunda terça-feira de outubro que visa celebrar a participação das mulheres na ciência, tecnologia, engenharias e matemática. Há manifestações diversas pelo mundo que compõem essa celebração e, esse ano, vamos fazer uma no DC também! Nossa celebração começa às 11h com a preparação coletiva de lanches de metro para o nosso almoço em conjunto. Os ingredientes são uma oferta dos professores do DC para a nossa celebração. Depois, das…

The ETHOS Lab will be hosting an informal hour of celebration in honour of Ada Lovelace Day.

Ignite!, BioCity, Nottingham Trent University, Futures and STEM ambassadors are putting on a careers event for year 7/8 girls in Nottingham. Pupils will take part in stereotype-busting activities, listen to talks from women working in STEM and find out about how their own personal skills would suit different careers.

We would like to invite you to Ada Lovelace Day, October 9, 2018 at University of Birmingham, UK. This independent event is a part of an international celebration of achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Ada Lovelace Day at University of Birmingham will include a number of speakers: Dr Kierann Shah - General Manager, National Space Academy Professor Helen Cooper - Professor of Mass Spectrometry, University of Birmingham Professor Sophia Ananiadou - Chair of Computer Science, University of Manchester…

A celebration of Ada Lovelace Day and other inspirational females in technology! At Sky Betting & Gaming we are actively working to improve the gender imbalance in technology. One of the ways we do this is not only by raising the profile of successful female technologists and creating role models for the future generations but by also raising awareness of the wide variety of roles available within technology and the various routes into these roles. Join us on Tuesday 9th…

How much do you know about the subjects in the new faculty? Join us at the FEPS Ada Lovelace Day Symposium to listen to the stories of the women that shaped the subjects in the new faculty. All the talks will be at a general interest level so no need to worry if you’re not familiar with a topic. There’ll be a chance to meet colleagues and share your own stories over lunch as well. 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Claire Murray, Diamond Light…

October 9th is Ada Lovelace day, an annual celebration of women's achievements in the STEM fields - and therefore the perfect day for Royal Holloway's first WISDOM (Women in the Security Domain and/or Mathematics) event of the academic year! Please join us to celebrate diversity and welcome new and current students, through a buffet lunch with an introduction to WISDOM at RHUL, as well as networking and guest speakers. This is a great opportunity to familiarise and get involved with…

Ada Lovelace is famous for being the world’s first computer programmer. In honor of Ada, as well as the many womxn in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEM), we are hosting an informal drop-in reception and mixer. It's the 10th Annual Ada Lovelace Day! Faculty, staff, and students of all identities who would like to celebrate the achievements of women, as well as nonbinary, and trans individuals in the sciences are invited to join us in CB 275 for…

When: October 9, 2018, 12 - 3 p.m. Where: The Gemmill Engineering, Math & Physics Library, Math 150 What: October 9 is Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of celebration of women and women-identified people in STEM. Come to the Gemmill and help us increase the profile of women in STEM at our Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon. No registration required! We’ll be adding and updating articles, as well as expanding stubs articles on the women in STEM that interest you. By expanding the awareness of women in STEM, we aim…

In government, algorithms have the potential to make public service delivery more efficient and personalised. But that’s just the start. This event will consider the opportunities and challenges for government as computers become more powerful, data becomes more abundant and progress in artificial intelligence continues apace. Joining us on Ada Lovelace Day, an annual celebration of women in science, our panel includes: Nicola Blackwood, former health minister and former Chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee Helen Margetts, Director of the…

Ada Lovelace and Suffragette Celebrations with a Global Wiki Edit-a-Thon The Zebra Partnership have joined forces with a variety of organisations to host an amazing event to celebrate women some who have literally been written out of history. As well as celebrating all that is Ada Lovelace, Emmeline Pankhurst, Edith Rigby and their fellow Suffragettes, we also want to improve the coverage of women and diversity on Wikipedia. The Pankhurst Centre have kindly agreed to be our Zebra Hub on…

Join Capella University for a live Twitter chat about women in IT in honor of Ada Lovelace Day, starting at 1 p.m. CST @CapellaU #CapellaChat #AdaLovelaceDay Online event only.

Kathryn Davies, Head Of User Research https://www.naturalinteraction.com presents her lecture on how her life in science was influence by work of Ada Lovelace. -------- Mae Kathryn Davies, pennaeth ymchwil defnyddwyr https://www.naturalinteraction.com yn cyflwyno ei darlith ar sut roedd ei bywyd ym maes gwyddoniaeth yn cael ei ddylanwadu gan waith Ada Lovelace

******Internal Barclays Event***** An interactive event with Barclays role models (men and women). Selina O’Neill (BA4) – BUK Project Management Office Sarah Ford (VP) - BUK Service Management Darren Earnshaw (D) – BUK Ventures Nicola Jenkinson (D) – BUK CFI & Savings Tracy Bessant (MD) – GTIS Transformation During the event the role models will host group discussions with up to 8 attendees per table, sharing their career stories, their own experiences and their thoughts on improving gender diversity in…

Desde 2009, comemora-se na segunda terça-feira do mês de outubro o Ada Lovelace Day. Batizado com o nome daquela que é considerada a primeira programadora do mundo, a data é uma celebração das conquistas femininas em áreas que até hoje são dominadas por homens. Uma data para celebrar e encorajar a participação feminina nas áreas de ciência, tecnologia, engenharia e matemática. Estamos na terceira edição do evento que é organizado pelo IT Girls. Nessa edição contaremos com a palestra de…

Who was Ada Lovelace and how she shaped my life. Kathryn Davies, Head Of User Research https://www.naturalinteraction.com 13:00-14:00 Tuesday 9th of October use this link to watch the web cast https://cardiffmet.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e5b04e8d-c687-4dce-af15-a973005e01ff Intial hold page then it will start record the activities in the lecture theartre from 13:00 until 14:00. The recording will be edited post lecture.

Ada Lovelace Day, held on the second Tuesday of October every year, is an international celebration of the achievements of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths which aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and create new role models for both girls and women studying or working in STEM. “Beyond Numbers” coincides with this day and is specifically interested in exploring the potential identified by Ada Lovelace of machines to ‘act upon other things besides numbers’ to…

“A woman can win the victory, though she may not wear the wreath” From Hypatia, murdered by a Christian mob in 415CE, to Ada Lovelace ‘the enchantress of numbers’ and Florence Nightingale ‘the passionate statistician’, there have been women who have loved mathematics and, in defiance of the social and intellectual mores of the day, have shown themselves to be extremely good at it. In her talk, Dr June Barrow-Green will introduce a number of these women, describe some of…

Cafe Scientifique Talk: Getting to Grips with Friction - an interactive guide Dr Julia Carrell, IMechE, University of Sheffield Using bananas, grapes, chips, telephone directories, rice and rugby balls to demonstrate why friction is important.

Drop-in for Makey Makey games, Ozobot coding, littleBits music, LEGO and straw construction, and Ada Lovelace Day button making. Open to all ages, but children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

In this talk, Prof. Maria fasli will be describing how she has gone about her professional career, navigating the occasionally nebulous world of academia. This is about a very personal journey, the trials and tribulations, lessons learnt but also breakthroughs and successes. About the Speaker: Maria is currently a Professor in the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CSEE), University of Essex and she has been Head of School since 2009. She has published in the field of artificial…

Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, is a new centre of excellence for teaching advanced digital skills to develop a future-skilled workforce from diverse backgrounds. Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration day of the achievements of women in STEM. It aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM. To celebrate, Ada is hosting a…

3Shape and the Department of Computer Science DIKU – University of Copenhagen, are joining forces to celebrate the Ada Lovelace Day 2018 in Denmark! You are kindly invited to spend an afternoon of talk, networking and refreshments - a day dedicated to women who have chosen technological and scientific paths sharing their stories. The achievements of woman in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are celebrated on the second Tuesday of October around the world. A day that honors Ada…

What are we doing? The Tech for Life team invite you to join us in celebrating  Ada Lovelace Day on Tuesday October 9th from 4pm - 7pm. We will have a panel of our very own experts from across the STEAM fields who will be giving us insights into their career journey, challenges and experiences. Doors open at 4pm with refreshments Panel discussion and ‘fireside chat’ 4.30pm Special guest speaker, Emer Maguire. FameLab UK Winner, Science Communicator and Singer Songwriter. She'll be…

We're hosting a small get-together with interesting talks. Food serving from 4 pm to 4.30 pm (food for 50 persons max Confirmed talks: Hanne Lin Skogvang, editor in chief of the Norwegian feminist magazine "Fett"), will talk about a feministic perspective on technology. Female Legends: Lillie Klefelt and Liza Lind will share their experiences with creating safe gaming culture for female and non-binary gamers. Olga Kravchenko, IBM: Olga works as a blockchain spokesperson at IBM and will share with us…

Martedì 9 ottobre 2018 dalle 16:00 alle 18:00, nella MEM – Mediateca del Mediterraneo, a Cagliari in via Mameli 164, si tiene l'evento: "Giornata di Ada Lovelace". L'iniziativa è gratuita ed è rivolta alle ragazze e ai ragazzi dagli 8 ai 13 anni. L'attività è organizzata da Codice Rosa e dal CoderDojo Quartu nell'ambito del Tech Fest, festival svolto in concomitanza con la Europe Code Week, la Settimana Europea del Coding. Codice Rosa è un progetto che ha la finalità di favorire l'avvicinamento delle donne e delle ragazze al coding e all'informatica, di far conoscere le figure al femminile che hanno fatto la…

(Room 4.31/4.32) Join us for an evening of talks and networking to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day. We've got two fantastic speakers Jane Hillston who is the Head of School in Informatics, and Udita Banerjee from RBS.

In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, the woman who is widely regarded as the first ever computer programmer, Engine Shed and SETsquared bring together a panel of women in STEM to talk about their tech careers, which have developed into something much more entrepreneurial. The event will be a place for women in tech and girls in STEM education to inspire, be inspired, network and celebrate the original coder, Ada Lovelace. The panel will be chaired by Marina Traversari, Programme Manager of the Oracle Startup Cloud…

El objetivo de esta iniciativa es visibilizar a científicas, investigadoras y tecnólogas, añadiendo a Wikipedia sus perfiles en español. Buscamos apoyar la iniciativa de la Dra. Jessica Wade, que durante 1 año ha subido diariamente un perfil de una mujer científica a Wikipedia, para aumentar la representación y la visibilidad de las mujeres en la ciencia. Coincidiendo con el día internacional de Ada Lovelace vamos a llevar a cabo una acción coordinada con Inspiring Girls y todas sus sedes en países de habla hispana, en…

Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with an evening of high-tech creativity! Even if you're not techy, come and explore some of the stuff that's craft, design, and as close to magical as it gets. Make and keep a necklace that can trigger events on your phone! Light a bulb with a magic wand! Solve problems with your team!... and of course, PIZZA and CAKE. The technology we'll be using is Near Field Communication (NFC), so if you have a phone capable…

Come & celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with us. Have a go at generating Ada inspired poetry using Scratch.

Shedding light on controversial research and investigating the ferocious gender wars in biology, psychology and anthropology, Angela Saini, to mark Ada Lovelace Day, will talk about how women are being rediscovered. She'll explore what these revelations mean for us as individuals and as a society, revealing an alternative view of science in which women are included, rather than excluded. This talk will be followed by a drinks reception, book sale and signing, all welcome

We will be having sandwiches and FREE Davids tea while watching some YouTube videos of the inspiring years before. We will finish off the night with some trivia and perhaps some prizes!

Digital Science have teamed up with Stemettes to organise a Wiki-edit-a-thon in October with the aim of addressing the diversity imbalance in Wikipedia entries. We’re looking for experienced editors plus those with no experience (but a lot of enthusiasm for writing and/or fact-checking!). Light refreshments will be provided. Completely FREE, thanks to our wonderful sponsors Digital Science and the generous provision of a venue from Imperial College London. Anyone can participate! You’ll get together with a bunch of like-minded people working…

Wikipedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of contributors were women.* Let’s change that. To coincide with this year's Suffrage 125 celebrations and with Ada Lovelace day, we invite you to Edit for Equity: STEM, a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to increase the online presence of women and non-binary New Zealanders in science, technology, engineering, and maths. People of all gender identities and expressions are welcome to participate. First-timers and experienced editors…

Brain Barn in Pendleton, SC is proud to be celebrating Ada Lovelace Day on Oct. 9th from 5pm to 8pm. We are celebrating the accomplishments and contributions that women have made in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over the last 200 years. We will have student engineer representation from the Professional Engineering Fraternity at Clemson University (Comprised of over 44% women members in engineering and computer science majors). We welcome all people interested in learning about engineering…

Ada Lovelace is considered by many to be the “first computer programmer.” Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). In July Oregon Senator Ron Wyden introduced a bill to declare October 9th National Ada Lovelace Day in the U.S. OREGON STATE ADVANCE and 500womenscientists Corvallis have partnered to host a Science Salon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day on October 9th from 5-7 pm at the Centro Cultural César Chávez, 691 SW 26th St Corvallis. Campus Map Parking Map…

It's Ada Lovelace Day! Come along for a fantastic evening full of inspirational stories and career advice from high-flying women in the UK tech industry. We will have several speakers from different companies (including Bloomberg and Morgan Stanley) who will each give a talk. Afterwards, Bloomberg will screen a short film, and then we will have a panel Q&A session. This is a fantastic opportunity to network and get expert career advice. There will also be free pizza and drinks…

Ada was coding in the 1800s! Come to Library to learn about her and meet modern women in tech. Maryville University Library will host a panel of women in technology featuring: Stacy Hollins, Ph.D. Assitant Dean in the Simon School of Business at Maryville University Mindy Krawiecki Vice President for Apps Development at Citibank Erica Wilson, CISSP, CISM Vice President for IT Security and Risk at Cass Information Systems Be sure to bring any questions you might have for these…

Talks and workshop (more info to come)

Please join Illumina Women's Leadership Network and Fleet Science Center for a career panel celebration of women in STEM in honor of Ada Lovelace Day. Grab your girls and come learn from some of San Diego's top women in STEM on how they have grown succesful careers. We will have Fleet Science demos running the first hour for children, and networking for adults. Several local STEM organizations will be onsite to provide more information about programs they offer. 5:15 -…

Let's get together and celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with drinks and pizza and watching our favourite TED talks by badass ladies in STEM. We will also plan our events for the coming months and reflect a little bit on past events. Please bring your own drinks. We will order Pizza together. If anyone would like to treat us to some homemade cake or snacks: YES please!

This year ThoughtWorks is hosting a By ThoughtWorks special event, in celebration of Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace Day is a celebration of the achievements of women in STEM and aims to create new role models who will encourage more women to follow STEM careers. Our four speakers will share insights into how we can get young women interested in tech careers, examine the impacts of motherhood in STEM careers and the importance of diversity in these industries. SPEAKERS &…

To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the publication of Ada Lovelace’s Notes, containing what would have been the first, workable computer program, the Madison Women-in-Tech welcomes New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini for a reading and discussion of her latest novel, ENCHANTRESS OF NUMBERS: A NOVEL OF ADA LOVELACE Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow. ABOUT THE BOOK New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the fascinating life of Ada Byron King,…

‘Empowering Women with Science and Tech’ Leeds want to welcome you to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with us. Taking Ada as inspiration, we thought it was fitting to celebrate the day with an evening of tinkering, matchmaking and building your networks (plus lots of drinks and nibbles too!) Tinkering: We’re going to have a load of opportunities for you to channel Ada and have a tinker at the event so you can have a go at the Raspberry Pi, MicroBit,…

A vida de Ada Lovelace is a children's book written by Silvia Amélia Bim, a Computer Science lecture and illustrated by Kiara Cabral. It is the first book about Ada Lovelace written in Portuguese. Is is supported by the Brazilian Computer Society (http://www.sbc.org.br/) and is an action of the Digital Girls Program (Programa Meninas Digitais).

How-to Tuesday is for the beginner do-it-yourself-er.  Learn how to build your own solar-powered mobile phone charger this Ada Lovelace Day.  Open to Teens and Adults.

Dr Maya Hanspal, PhD in Natural Sciences, Cell Biologist and WHS Alumna shares her science career story

Join us for an evening of celebration to mark ten years of Ada Lovelace Day and the brilliant Women in Tech community. This is the first of a number of events bringing together people passionate about Diversity in Tech to share experiences, contacts, ideas and inspiration to help each other navigate careers in tech. We are delighted to welcome Gill Wylie and Dr Bijna Dasani as host and keynote, and we have role model panellists from organisations including Accenture, Virgin Red, BP,…

In October to coincide with Ada Lovelace Day, we are hosting an evening informal discussion about careers for women in STEM. Hosted by Professor Colin Pulham, Head of School, we will hear some career snapshots from: Professor Lesley Yellowlees, former President of the Royal Society of Chemistry and previous Dean of College of Science and Engineering, University of Edinburgh; Dr Rachel Barrie, one of the few women ever to hold the title of Scotch whisky master blender; Prof Eva Hevia, Professor of Organometallic…

To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, the Feminist and Programming Societies are hosting a talk and programming workshop for people of all levels of coding experience. This is a free event that we hope will show you just how important and rewarding programming can be!

Women Who Code Greenville launched October 9th, 2015 on Ada Lovelace Day and we're joining Greenville Python to celebrate! WWCode Greenville member, Brooke Wing, will be giving the keynote talk about her experience writing a Python script to automate her dashboard creation process. Check out all our October events! If you have never attended one of our events before or haven't been able to make it in a while, we would love to see you!

“Women in STEM: different approaches to bring about change” To celebrate the 10th Ada Lovelace day Edinburgh Napier University and EQUATE Scotland are delighted to host Sharon Moore, MBE, Industry Technical Leader for Travel and Transportation IBM UK Ltd. Sharon is a wonderful role model and is passionate about ensuring equal access to opportunities in IT. Sharon was honoured with an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours 2018 for services to women in technology based industries, and presented with the 'Inspirational…

To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day we'll be announcing our 6th Annual "25 Women in Robotics You Need To Know About" list - plus speaking with some of our awesome Women in Robotics! Melonee Wise - CEO Fetch Robotics Tessa Lau - Founder/CEO Dusty Robotics Casey Schulz - Systems Engineer at Omron Adept Technologies Jillian Ogle - CEO/FounderLetsRobot.TV More speakers TBC You don't need to be a woman to appreciate this event - but space is limited so RSVP quickly! The…

In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, we are showing a documentary "The Computers", a story about six brilliant young women who programmed the first all-electronic, programmable computer, the ENIAC. Join us at XING, in celebrating this day and raising awareness of women who changed the world by making programming easier and more accessible. More info about the documentary: http://eniacprogrammers.org/ Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It aims…

Please dust down your neurones and join us at the Centre for Computing History on 9th October for an evening of networking and STEM based trivia. Doors open at 6.30, quiz starts at 7.00. Play in teams from 2-10 people (we can help you find a team on the night if you want). Roam the CCH looking for answers and getting your hands dirty with games and computers you probably haven't seen for years. This event is supported by the…

For the second year, CommonBond invites you to join us and hear the stories of New York's female founders. Each founder will share her experiences of building her company from the ground up. Learn about the opportunities and challenges faced by these founders in the first 365 days of their businesses, and hear advice on how to propel your own career forward. This event is part of Women in Tech Week, a week-long holiday that recognizes the accomplishments of women…

We are hosting a Wiki Edit-a-Thon to improve Wikipedia coverage of women and diversity. We have joined forces with a variety of organisations to host a communal wiki update on 9 October 2018 to improve the coverage of women and diversity on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is the first to admit that they have some big gender and diversity gaps. In 2011 only 10% of wiki contributors were female and in 2018 only 17% of entries are about women. Let’s help change…

When: Tuesday 9th October (19:00-21:00) Where: Asilomar Conference Ground, Monterey California - Seascape room (next to the Crocker dining hall, where lunch is served)   “Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM.” https://findingada.com/ ALD is held…

Hi everyone, We're so excited to be able to celebrate Ada Lovelace day in Yerevan. It is is held every year on the second Tuesday of October and this time it's 9 October. We're sure we're going to meet all the tech and non-tech people interested in the tribute to this phenomenal women, the first computer programmer ever. Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in STEM - science, technology, engineering and maths. It aims…

Como todas as segundas terças-feiras de outubro de cada ano, celebramos o Dia Internacional de Ada Lovelace. O objetivo da data é comemorar as importantes conquistas realizadas pelas mulheres no campo da ciência, tecnologia, engenharia e matemática (STEM) como inspiração para as gerações atuais e futuras. Para comemorar esse dia, o GRACE preparou algumas atividades... vem conferir!!! Durante a noite, o espaço está aberto a mulheres da academia e da indústria dividirem suas experiências conosco em uma interessantíssima mesa redonda!…

I adskillige år har man fejret ”Ada Lovelace Day” den anden tirsdag i oktober for at markere kvinders indsats i STEM fagene (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), samt for at mindes Lady Ada Lovelace, der bliver betegnet som verdens første programmør. Det vil vi fra i år også gøre i Datahistorisk Forening. Vi starter aftenen med at vise en britisk dokumentar (med danske undertekster) fra BBC Scotland 2015 om Ada Lovelace: Grevinden og Computeren Efterfølgende vil Thorkil Naur holde et indlæg, hvor…

Ada Lovelace Day: Panel of leading women in Computing and IT give insights into their career journey, experiences and challenges Our panellists are leading women from different areas of the computing and IT industry world. They will talk about their work, successes and challenges in their careers, focussing on gender and diversity issues such as the role of the media in influencing career decisions and the importance of mentors. OU students and staff are invited to join the event and…

The School of Engineering of the University of Valencia (ETSE-UV) and IEEE WIE Student Branch Affinity Group de la Universitat de València organize Ada Lovelace Day celebration in 2018 with the following activities:   Video. During the week prior to the celebration, we will take pictures in the classrooms of the classmates, giving emphasis to the female students. The objective is to make clear the celebration of Ada Lovelace Day and to call for reflection on the presence of women…

Monica Stephens is an Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Science in the Geography Department at the University at Buffalo (NY). Previously she was the director of the Institute of Cartographic Design at Humboldt State where she led a team in generating political, social, and economic insights from visualizing large datasets of user-generated content. Ada Lovelace Day at Hofstra University is presented by the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Come to our Pi Lab to try your hand at coding, crafting, or both! Use some of our electronic gadgets to light up LEDs in every colour under the sun, hook them up with conductive thread so that your home-knitted socks twinkle as you walk, express the Keeling Curve by the sample rate of your favourite sample in Sonic Pi, #tweetmytheremin to make beautiful (terrible) music, see how you could automate your houseplant watering, capture photos using a motion sensor,…

In autumn 2016, after working as a Lecturer and Hearing Scientist at the University of Southampton for a decade, Rachel van Besouw took a huge risk and ventured outside of academia for the first time. A few months later on a wintery, overcast February day with a temperature of 1 degree Celsius and a biting wind, she found herself in the middle of Salisbury Plain observing Royal Marine Commandos train for chemical warfare threats. Had she made a big mistake?…

Please join us for Ada Lovelace Day 2018, NMS’s celebration of women in science and an exploration of the issues faced in STEM subjects surrounding the underrepresentation of women at all levels. The day's lead speaker will be Professor Barbara Shollock, who will be joining the Faculty in January 2019 as the inaugural Head of the Department of Engineering. She is currently based at the University of Warwick, where she is Academic Director at WMG and professor within the steels…

Hey Everyone! To celebrate Ada Lovelace's birthday Broad Science 500 Women Scientists Montreal, and Science & Policy Exchange are hosting a wiki-edit-thon on October 10th. https://www.facebook.com/events/332803350601276/ Join the global quest to increase the representation of female scientists on wikipedia!! Let's make sure woman in STEM get the recognition they deserve 🙌🏽🙌🏽  This mission was started by UK scientist Dr. Jess Wade and has been continued by others around the world. Around 90% of wiki editors are men and this is very much…

On October 10th, we're celebrating Ada Lovelace Day to honour the pioneering women in technology and the public sector. We've invited a panel of five women to speak about obstacles they may have faced in their careers and then inviting attendees to ask questions and share their own experiences. Panellists TBC Drinks and snacks included! You can learn more about Ada Lovelace here: https://www.biography.com/people/ada-lovelace-20825323

Tickets via Eventbrite In Women and the Stars, Dr Helen Klus from the Royal Astronomical Society shows how women have shaped our understanding of the universe. From painting prehistoric star maps on the walls of caves, to discovering dark matter in the Galaxy, to commanding space shuttles and waking in space. At the same time, these women have faced tremendous prejudice. Henrietta Swan Leavitt, for example, discovered how to determine the distance to stars. She may have used this to discover that…

Give IT a Go: is it as easy as it sounds? is our 2018 panel debate on women and computing, chaired by Suw Charman-Anderson, founder of Ada Lovelace Day. Can women get in, stay in and get back in to careers in tech? Bring your stories on careers in tech (broadly defined, not just computing!) and join us in this lively debate to help us work out how women can survive and succeed in this field. Panellists include Anne Clarke (former Chair of Cambridge AWISE, Anne…

LoveLaceSpace is delighted to run our first Ada Lovelace Day. Thanks to Wikimedia Ireland who will be running our Wikipedia Edithon activity. The event is FREE. Schedule 18:30 REGISTRATION 19:00 Welcome and Introduction to each activity 19:15 Activities begin 20:45 Start tidying up 21:00 EVENT ENDS FAQ What do I need to bring? We do not provide any laptops, craft materials, etc. Wikipedia Edithon, Coding - Bring your laptop, don't forget your power adaptor. For the Wikipedia edithon, you will need to…

We are very pleased to be hosting a talk with Miranda Seymour on her new “double-biography”: In Byron's Wake – this is a book to behold! In 1816, Annabella Milbanke fled from her notorious husband Lord Byron, taking with her their baby daughter, the future Ada Lovelace. Ada became a pioneering mathematician and leading scientist, using Faraday's experiments with light refraction to explore distant stars and predicting the dawn of the modern computer age. Miranda Seymour paints a masterful portrait…

Come to The Steacie Science and Engineering Library on Thursday, October 11 and help us celebrate Ada Lovelace Day! Women in the various STEM fields are generally underrepresented in Wikipedia. We need look no further than the recent case of new Nobel Laureate Donna Strickland from the University of Waterloo. When someone tried to create a Wikipedia article for her earlier this year, it was rejected because she wasn’t famous enough! For our fourth annual celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, we'll be gathering…

Inclusion-exclusion in mathematics: who stays in, who falls out, why it happens, and what we should do about it. The Faculty of Science and the Schulich School of Engineering are pleased to welcome Dr. Eugenia Cheng as this year's speaker for the Diversity Dialogue Luncheon in celebration of Ada Lovelace Day. Join Dr. Cheng for an informal discussion about her experiences of being a female mathematician and teaching mathematics at all levels - from elementary school to grad school. The question why women are under-represented in mathematics is…

WSP Canada Inc. is proud to support Ada Lovelace Day and the AWSN’s WinSTEM week. Hosted by Karen Sagar, P.Eng. and Stephanie Margeson, female employees from our three Calgary locations are meeting together to share donuts and to network with our own amazing WSP Calgary Women in STEM and the wonderful women who support us. With over 235 female staff in our Calgary offices, WSP Canada Inc. is proud to support diversity and inclusion initiatives across all our offices and…

There seems to be a well documented and growing gender gap in technology and STEM subjects in schools and universities on a background of a recognised STEM skills shortage in the UK. But what is going here? Are there wider issues around gendered classrooms, gendered school activities, gendered language and are these all contributing to turning girls away from STEM? Get together with other teachers to discuss and unpick the issues and share good practice in encouraging girls into tech…

Join us at our office in Finsbury square for an evening full of fun, code, cupcakes and a big pat on the back to all the women in STEM. The event will feature a “code for cupcakes” challenge where participants will learn regular expressions from scratch while earning cupcakes for each correct answer. Regular expressions, also known as “regex”, allow you to extract information from text and are super useful in everything from Microsoft Word to all major programming languages!…

Abstract As humans we are placed in complex environments, where we are required to provide solutions to the problems that we encounter on a daily basis. This can be within your career, your personal life, or your business, and we know that many times solving the problem isn't as easy as we'd like or hoped it to be. During this talk, I'd like to walk the audience through problem solving techniques that I use on a daily basis whilst building…

Great Women Spirits by Francis Ford Coppola is collaborating with The New York Times and their fabulous Overlooked platform at the Hollywood Forever cemetery on October 11th. Francis Ford Coppola will be among the speakers eulogizing the incredible women and minorities who have been left out of The New York Times' obit pages. Francis will be honoring Ada Lovelace which coincides with International Ada Lovelace week. Following the event, Great Women Spirits will be proudly hosting a cocktail reception featuring…

Speaker: Siobhan Forster, Senior Commercial Dispute Consultant, IT Group Modern organisations depend on their IT systems and infrastructure for their competitive and reputational survival. Yet visibly in the media or quietly behind the scenes, things can and do go wrong; with the outcome often meaning litigation between the provider and the client. Forensic IT has emerged as a discipline holding increasing importance in arbitration processes, seeking to analyse causes using evidence-based approaches in helping to resolve disputes. Siobhan Forster, an expert…

L’Ada Lovelace day è un evento internazionale dedicato alle scienziate e ai loro risultati in ambito scientifico, tecnico, ingegneristico e matematico. L’evento è nato in Inghilterra nel 2009 e ha lo scopo di incoraggiare le ragazze a intraprendere gli studi STEM (Scienze, Tecnologie, Ingegneria, Matematica). Ada Lovelace è stata una matematica inglese considerata oggi la prima programmatrice informatica. Per il primo anno la Casa delle donne dedica appuntamenti per bambini e bambine, ragazzi e ragazze, insegnanti e adulti per lasciarci…

This October, as the world celebrates Ada Lovelace Day 2018, Ada’s List will be celebrating it’s 6th Birthday and recognising Ada Lovelace’s contribution to the world of internet and science with Ada’s List Conf 2018. We would like to invite you to join us in London for a day of talks and mingling, to share your stories of innovation and change, and reflect on how we are changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.

To celebrate International day of a Girl and Ada Lovelace Day, Teens in AI in partnership with Mastercard is running a tech bootcamp/hackathon to inspire girls aged 12-18 into Artificial Intelligence. We are on a mission to encourage young women to pursue computing and technology, and to promote diversity in this ever growing field. For more information: https://girlsinaisf.splashthat.com www.bit.ly/girlsinaiSF What is a Hackathon? A hackathon is an event that gathers people with a diverse set of skills (programming, design, entrepreneurs)…

To celebrate International day of a Girl and Ada Lovelace Day, Teens in AI in partnership with Microsoft is running a tech bootcamp/hackathon to inspire girls aged 12-18 into Artificial Intelligence. We are on a mission to encourage young women to pursue computing and technology, and to promote diversity in this ever growing field. For more information: https://girlsinailondon.splashthat.com www.bit.ly/girlsinaiLDN What is a Hackathon? A hackathon is an event that gathers people with a diverse set of skills (programming, design, entrepreneurs)…

A free day packed full of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths to engage and inspire the next generation. Now in it's third year, the event has grown (again!) and some exciting content lined up including an appearance by Maddie Moate who is bringing her Mission to Mars show to Peterborough, and Horrible Science author Nick Arnold who will be exploring the world of science. Suitable for children (and adults!) of all ages, there will be interactive activities galore including coding…

Ada Lovelace Day is an international day to celebrate the contributions of self-identifying women to science, technology, engineering, and math. So to celebrate their achievements, 500 Women Scientists and our allies, as well as the DC Science Writer's Association, are gathering at the West End DC Public Library on Saturday, October 13th to share their work on Wikipedia's pages. While Wikipedia is the fifth most popular website in the world, notching up more than 32 million views a day, less than 18% of its English-language…

Join Ada Lovelace and friends at the Museum for a day of mathematical puzzles, activities and problem-solving from geometry to code-breaking. This is a free, drop-in event for all ages, so you don't need to book a ticket, but it would help us monitor interest if you register here. IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival takes place across Oxford from Friday 12 to Monday 22 October 2018 with discussion events and entertainment to inspire debate and celebrate research and creativity in Oxfordshire. The Festival has…

In honor of Ada Lovelace Day, we will dedicate our October WikiSalon to articles about women in science. Interested in joining the ranks of this online encyclopedia’s volunteer editors? Stop by for our monthly WikiSalon, a casual gathering of Wikipedia enthusiasts and those interested in learning more. Participants can edit articles of their own choice and suggest articles needing improvement to the group. You provide your own laptop; we provide coffee, tea, and plenty of opportunity for spontaneous discussion and collaboration.…

Programma dell’Iniziativa CONFERENZA Sabato 13 ottobre, dalle ore 15:00 alle ore 20:00 Rinascimenti Sociali - Torino 15:00 – 15:15 Saluti 15:20 – 16:00 Di che genere è la quarta rivoluzione industriale? Intervengono: Mariella Berra, Dipartimento Culture Politica Società dell’Università di Torino Giulia Maria Cavaletto, Dipartimento Culture Politica Società dell’Università di Torino 16:00 – 16:30 Pausa caffè 16:30 – 18:00 Il piacere di studiare e lavorare nelle STEM Intervengono: Federica Cresto, studentessa di Fisica e divulgatrice scientifica Simona Paiano, INAF –…

Part of our Women in Computing Festival 2018: Her Story What do the most beautiful actress of the 1930s and 40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and bluetooth technology have in common? They are both Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood icon who was the inspiration for Snow White and Cat Woman and a technological trailblazer who perfected a secure radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes during WWII. Weaving interviews and clips with never-before-heard audio tapes of Hedy speaking on the…

Bonus Pastor Catholic College has arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

APRESENTAÇÃO E INTERAÇÃO Local: Aquário * Exibição de vídeo: Emili@s e Cientistas * Jogo de Memória de mulheres na ciência * Painel de recados Horário: 09:00 às 17:00   OFICINA DE ARDUINO Local: B-204 * Mini oficina aberta à comunidade (12 vagas) * TECHLADIES * Introdução ao uso de Arduino Horário: 09:00 às 12:00 Ministrante: Vanessa Romankiv   OFICINA DE TEATRO > "Cartas para Lovelace" Local: Miniauditório * Atividades de teatro com não-atores * Questões de gênero, violência e opressão…

To celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2018, Swansea University’s Mary Williams Group is delighted to host Dr Rachael Liebmann from the Royal College of Pathologists. Dr Liebmann will be speaking about her career journey as a woman in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine), and her experiences of leadership at a senior level. Her 45-minute talk will be followed by a Q&A and opportunity for networking. Free lunch will be available from 11.50am, with the talk beginning at 12.00. This…

Join us to celebrate the achievements of women in maths! There will be free food and drinks, so RSVP on our Facebook event page to make sure we have enough. Schedule for the day (updates to come): 1.15pm - welcome and light lunch 2.00pm - talk by Nicholas Jackson (Warwick) 2.30pm - talk by Louise Dyson (Warwick) "Applications of maths in biology and epidemiology" 3.00pm - break with tea/coffee 3.30pm - talk by Rebecca Killick (Lancaster) "Detecting changes in subsets of large…

As a celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, Borough Belles Women's Institute are hosting a panel focused on all things science, tech, engineering and maths, with a panel of amazing women taking us through the work they do and their experiences as a woman working in STEM. Panelists include: Shwetal Shah – Shwetal works as the Head of Global Partnerships and Outreach at Erase All Kittens, an award-winning start-up creating a platform adventure game that inspires girls to code and teaches them professional languages.…

L’Ada Lovelace day è un evento internazionale dedicato alle scienziate e ai loro risultati in ambito scientifico, tecnico, ingegneristico e matematico. L’evento è nato in Inghilterra nel 2009 e ha lo scopo di incoraggiare le ragazze a intraprendere gli studi STEM (Scienze, Tecnologie, Ingegneria, Matematica). Ada Lovelace è stata una matematica inglese considerata oggi la prima programmatrice informatica. Per il primo anno la Casa delle donne dedica appuntamenti per bambini e bambine, ragazzi e ragazze, insegnanti e adulti per lasciarci…

Happy hour with Lightning Talks by local developers discussing their most influential women in tech. Ada Lovelace Day is held every year on the second Tuesday of October, though it is celebrated around the world all month long. It is an international celebration of Women in Science and Technology and aims to raise the profile of women in STEM by encouraging people around the world to talk about the women whose work they admire. We will be celebrating with a happy…

L’Ada Lovelace day è un evento internazionale dedicato alle scienziate e ai loro risultati in ambito scientifico, tecnico, ingegneristico e matematico. L’evento è nato in Inghilterra nel 2009 e ha lo scopo di incoraggiare le ragazze a intraprendere gli studi STEM (Scienze, Tecnologie, Ingegneria, Matematica). Ada Lovelace è stata una matematica inglese considerata oggi la prima programmatrice informatica. Per il primo anno la Casa delle donne dedica appuntamenti per bambini e bambine, ragazzi e ragazze, insegnanti e adulti per lasciarci…

Professor Jeremy Kerr, University Research Chair in Macroecology & Conservation Biology, University of Ottawa will give York University's 4th Annual Ada Lovelace Day talk. Jeremy was president of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, 2016-18, where he developed policy for increasing Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics). He will reflect on his experiences in mobilizing research to policy makers & politicians. He is an active science communicator: @jetkerr. Jeremy will connect his work on equity with…

Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. It aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM. Join us at the Queensland University of Technology for an up close and personal Q & A with some of Brisbane's top female STEM researchers over breakfast. This event…

The UTS Faculty of Science are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day (belatedly as the day actually falls on 9 Oct 2018) with a panel discussion, networking event with refreshments in collaboration with UTS Library and the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion. Ada Lovelace was a 19th century English mathematician whose expertise and vision of computing's possibilities, were unmatched by any of her peers. The celebration aims to increase the profile and intake of women into STEMM fields, research, subjects and vocations. Be…

Mix & Mingle with Lightning Talks by local developers discussing their experience getting into the STEM field as a woman and their most influential women in tech. Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of Women in Science and Technology and aims to raise the profile of women in STEM by encouraging people around the world to talk about the women whose work they admire. We will be celebrating with a Mix & Mingle and Lightning Talks where we discuss…

The Institute for Gender and Health Sex and Gender in Health Research Trainee Network presents an Ada Lovelace Day event for trainees in Toronto! Ada Lovelace was the was the first computer programmer (ever!) and is a symbol of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Please join us for an evening showcasing research by several trainees followed by a keynote talk by Dr. Imogen Coe (Dean of the Faculty of Science, Ryerson University) on equity, diversity and inclusivity in STEM.…

There will be a talk from Dr. Jiyoung Whang, an assistant professor at Sungkyunkwan University. This event has been moved to 30th October to avoid collision with mid-term exams at KAIST.

Reading Girls' School has arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.

Banbury and Bicester College have arranged this Ada Lovelace Day themed careers talk, inviting local business leaders into the classroom to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM and inspire the next generation.