Women In Technology - Friday Links - 24/06/2022
Hello everybody,
here is our selection of Friday links!
Would you like to be more active in WIT outreach? We need enthusiastic people who would join Ellen in the WIT outreach and who would like to take the lead on future events. Please contact Ellen for more information ([email protected]).
Please take note of next week's WIT Talk on Wednesday 29 June at 12:15 with Louise Carvalho on the 25x'25 initiative progress
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1172655/
You can submit your questions in advance here: https://liveqna.web.cern.ch/event/yYgRQq
On Thursday, June 30, join the Swiss Startups - Workshop for Female Entrepreneurs at the EPFL Innovation park from 15h00 to 18h00
There will be a discussion on various financing instruments available to Swiss startups and their pro’s and con’s from founders’ and investors perspective. The second part of the workshop will be a deep-dive into the various stages a typical equity financing round, from term sheet negotiations to due diligence, the key components and provisions of the final transaction documentation to signing and closing.
Do you want to know what are the news from CERN on Quantum Machine Learning in High Energy Physics?
Then register to this event organised by the CERN Alumni in which a talk on this subject will be given by Sofia Vallecorsa on 30 June at 18h00
https://alumni.cern/events/89015
Come to the CIPEA Innovation Day on 27 June from 9:00 to find out how CERN can have a positive impact on the environment thanks to the ingenuity, creativity and enthusiasm of its community
https://indico.cern.ch/event/1166768/
You can read more about the Data + Feminism Lab which uses data and computational methods to work towards gender and racial equity, particularly as they relate to space and place.
https://dataplusfeminism.mit.edu/
Here is a nice perspective on the unwritten laws of Physics for black women
https://www.wired.com/story/the-unwritten-laws-of-physics/
A nice example of team work in what happened at the World aquatic championship in Budapest where Anita Alvarez’ coach saved her from drowning
We wish you a super fun weekend!
Adriana
on behalf of CERN WIT Communications
About the Women in Technology (WIT) Community: The aim of this community is to provide an environment in which women are not in the minority when interacting with technology. Our objectives are: to encourage women to play the role of expert; to provide a supportive learning environment; and to build a network between the Women in Technology here at CERN. WIT welcomes members from all genders and all technical fields. Visit cern.ch/wit