What
WITcon is a conference designed to bring students and industry together to discuss technical and social topics surrounding STEM.
VUWWIT (Victoria University of Wellington Women in Tech) exists to create a space for women and non-binary voices in STEM. We connect students to industry by running networking events and sharing job and internship opportunities. We also organise social events to build our community.
Programme:
9:30am Check in
10:00am Welcome
10:15am Keynote – Valerie Chan: Exploring the environment for female students in the Victoria University School of Engineering and Computer Science | Twitter: @Valerie_Chan_
10:45am Diana Siwiak: What the Heck is Music Engineering Technology? | https://twitter.com/DianaSMuzyka
11:10am Chris Cormack: He waka eke noa? | https://twitter.com/ranginui
11:35am Lena Plaksina: From Mentee to Mentor | https://twitter.com/plaksina_lena
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Grant McLean: So You Want To Be A Developer? | https://twitter.com/grantmnz
1:25pm Karen Pratt: Tech at 23m Deep | https://www.projectreeflife.org
1:50pm Kate Pearce: Adversarial Engineering – What I Didn’t Learn About Cybersecurity in my Studies | https://twitter.com/secvalve
2:15pm Panel with keynote speaker and sponsors
2:45pm Closing words
3:00pm Drinks at the Hunter Lounge
Follow the Facebook event for updates and #WITcon on twitter
When and Where
Monday 27 August 2018,
9:30am-3:00pm
Memorial Theatre (SU MT228), Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn, Wellington
How Much
$50 for waged attendees
$12.50 for students / unwaged attendees
Ticket sponsorship
We have a limited number of tickets available for those who need financial assistance, thanks to our sponsors. We never want money to be a barrier for learning and engaging in this industry. Please email us at vuwwit@gmail.com if this applies to you.
More
2018 WITcon on lilregie (Book tickets here) and facebook event.
WITcon 2018 is brought to you by Flux Federation, with support from Catalyst IT, Pik Pok, PwC, and Xero.
VUWWIT (Victoria University of Wellington Women in Tech)