Women In Technology - Friday Links - 01/09/2023
Hello everybody,
we hope that you had very nice holiday or, for the lucky ones, that you are still enjoying your holiday!
September means back to business for many and WIT is also resuming the compilation of Friday links.
Here is our selection of Friday links.
WIT activities and events
CV Tips on 12 Sept 2023 at 12:30
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1314488/
Everybody is welcome to participate: our colleague Natalie Kane will share some useful tips on how to write a good CV.
Over the years, Natalie has been asked to look at many CVs and has condensed some of her top tips into a presentation that she is willing to share with us. It is designed to help you look at your CV differently and is full of practical ideas.
Come along and find out how you can liven up your CV!
Workshop, Conferences and Events
If you are interested to join the women's team of the CERN rugby club look at the attached flyer.
Here is a list of upcoming courses organised by the CERN Technical Training that have free slots.
· Accelerators Explained for Everyone - without Maths in English 19/09/23. People interested must sign-up via the linkbefore 12/09/23.
· Hands-On Introduction to GIT in English, 02-03-/10/23. People interested must sign-up via the link before 01/09/23.
· Altium Designer Advanced in English, 04-06/10/23. People interested must sign-up via the link before 29/08/23.
· Comprehensive VHDL in English, 09-12/10/23. People interested must sign-up via the link before 11/09/23.
· Advanced Modern C++ in English, 10-13/10/23 People interested must sign-up via the link before 06/10/23.
· Going further: ISO GPS (Geometrical Product Specification) standards in English, 12-13/10/23 People interested must sign-up via the link before 21/09/23.
· Intermediate Linux System Administration in English 30-03/11/23. People interested must sign-up via the link before 23/10/23.
Do not hesitate to enroll, those sessions won’t happen without enough participants.
Women in Data Science aims to promote the participation and visibility of women in the field. Despite being established merely 2 years ago, their local technical conference has already grown considerably: they anticipate an audience of 150 attendees for next year’s event. This annual event has garnered substantial recognition and serves as a platform that brings together professionals, researchers, and experts in the field of data science from across the broader Geneva region (and beyond).
They are in search of experienced speakers who can share their insights and expertise relating to Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics or Data Engineering (and anything in between). Given the activities of this group, they think there might be a great speaker who can share valuable insights with our audience. Our event offers three different talk formats: Keynote (45m), Lightening (30m) and Workshop (1h, interactive).
Due to budget restrictions they cover expenses but unfortunately cannot compensate speakers for their time.
If you think this opportunity could be something that would interest you, please fill in the 2-minute questionnaire on the website: widsgeneva.ch or contact [email protected] directly. Should you have any inquiries or require additional information, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Articles and links
The ID lanyard celebrates diversity and inclusion at CERN
https://home.cern/news/announcement/cern/id-lanyard-celebrates-diversity-and-inclusion-cern-0
This summer two blockbuster movies have generated a lot of excitement. Barbie and Oppenheimer were certainly source of animated discussions!
Below you will find some articles that we found interesting.
Barbie: A feminist’s fairytale with cringy animations, reverse sexism, and lots of pink glitter
https://technext24.com/2023/07/27/barbie-reverse-sexism-movie-review/
‘Barbie’ is a film by women, about women, for women.
https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2023/07/24/barbie-movie-gerwig-245729
Female scientists who worked on A-bomb mostly absent from ‘Oppenheimer’
Oppenheimer’s women: the true story of the brilliant, complicated female figures behind the famed physicist
An insightful article on the envisaged risks of AI
You have probably heard about what happened at the Women’s World Cup
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/25/football/spain-luis-rubiales-jennifer-hermoso-intl-spt/index.html
A lot of support for Jenni Hermoso on the unwanted kiss was shown
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/27/football/luis-rubiales-jenni-hermoso-reaction-spt-intl/index.html
and from the article below "“We can’t tolerate the behaviour which has overshadowed this huge feat,” Iniesta wrote. “I can’t imagine how the players feel seeing that what is being talked about is not the great tournament they produced, or the fantastic football they showed us. It’s over.”
92% of users of Stack Overflow are men as calculated from a 2022 survey
https://www.wired.com/story/stack-overflow-gender-problem/
Greetings,
Adriana
on behalf of CERN WIT Communications
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