Name: IWD 2015 GDG New York
Start: 2015-03-22T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2015-03-22T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Google NYC

when

Friday

February

04

2050

at

7:00pm

where

March

Sunday

22

at

9:00am

IWD 2015 Women Techmakers

powered by GDG NEW YORK

RSVP via Meetup

Create. Connect. Celebrate

Creating awareness and Amplifying

achievements of Women in Technology

VISIONARY KEYNOTES

Hear our amazing keynote speakers: Carla Diana ("Internet of Things"), and Lynne d Johnson ("Telling Your Story") and walk away inspired by their calls to action.

STARTING UP

What does it mean to be an entrepreneur? And what does it take to launch a startup? Come hear from two women founders on a mission to help women connect better.

BE INSPIRED: TECHMAKER TALKS

What does it mean to be a woman in tech? What inspired them to take that path, and what insights do they have for others? Hear talks from 12 fantastic women techmakers.

ACTIVITY WORKSHOPS

IWe have three hour-long workshops and you get to pick one. Experience a LeanIn circle, explore creative sides with Raspberry Pi, or build a custom element with Polymer.

Visionary Keynotes

Think Future. Tell Stories.

Designing Meaningful Objects in An Internet of Things

In this talk, Carla Diana, who works on smart objects in her studio and the award-winning firm Smart Design, will share stories from the front lines. She will explore both the opportunities and the challenges that come with designing interactive hardware/software products and ecosystems through a series of case studies and design experiences.

Telling Your Story

Lynne d Johnson is an astute digital and social media strategist who has led cross-functional teams to develop creative consumer content and community experiences for popular media brands like Vibe, Spin, and Fast Company. In this talk, Lynne shares some of her stories and puts forward the idea of a framework for not just telling your story, but owning it.

#StartingUp

Diana Murakhovskaya and Irene Ryabaya are the co-founders of Monarq, a startup with a focus on helping women make meaningful connections as they negotiate work life balances. Their talk will focus on ideation, entrepreneurship and networking. And how we can navigate the road to #starting up.

Our Fantastic Speakers

ALICIA HARDER

ELECTRONIC ARCHITECTURE DIRECTOR, ADAFRUIT

SOPHI KRAVITZ

OWNER, MIX ENGINEERING

JILL MUNSON,

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, NICKELODEON

KUMI TOMINAGA

ASSOCIATE TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR, R/GA PROTOTYPE STUDIO

ELCIN ERKIN

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, ON-DECK

JOVENA WHATMOOR

CO-FOUNDER, CLUTCHTALENT

MIRABAI KNIGHT

Co-FOUNDER, OPEN-STENO PROJECT

CINDY GAO

CHIEF OF STAFF, CSNYC

OLIVIA LIN

OPERATIONS, TOUCH LAB

PAM SELLE

SOFTWARE ENGINEER, AUTHOR, ORGANIZER @PHILLYJSDEV

REBECCA NOVAK

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, SCRIPTED.oRG

EVELYN VON GIZYCKI, CO-FOUNDER & CMO,

DIGITAL CHANDELIER

Agenda

8:30 am

Registration Opens. Please enter Google NYC at 111 8th Avenue (entrance closest to 16th Street). After registration, head upstairs to Water Tower Cafe. Breakfast will be served.

9:00 am

About Women Techmakers. Nitya Narasimhan (Organizer, GDG New York)

About LeanIn. Maria Hollweck (Campus Coach, LeanIn @Columbia University)

9:30 am

Starting Up. An Entrepreneur's Journey. Diana Murakhovskaya & Irene Ryabaya (Founders @Monarq)

10:00am

Be Inspired-1. Talks from women technologists. Sharing stories, insights, and advice.

11:00am

Break. Informal Q&A with speakers while we set up the next session.

11:15am

Be Inspired-II. Talks from women technologists. Sharing stories, insights and advice.

12:15pm

Table Talk. Networking & Lunch. Lunch will be served in the same room. Use the opportunity to know each other. Take a minute to post a #DearMe story or a #OneWord selfie. (More on this at the event)

13:15pm

KEYNOTE: Designing Meaningful Objects in an Internet of Things. Carla Diana. Product Designer. Artist. Creative Consultant. Carla will share stories from the front lines, exploring both the opportunities and the challenges that come with designing interactive hardware and software products, and ecosystems, through a series of case studies and design experiences.

14:00pm

WORKSHOP-1: Easy As Pi. Carrie Kengle. Technical Director (STEADY Ltd).

WORKSHOP-2: LeanIn Circle. Maria Hollweck. Campus Coach (LeanIn @Columbia U.).

WORKSHOP-3: Its Hackademic. Nitya Narasimhan. Organizer (Google Developer Group, New York).

15:00pm

Mini-Break. Time to wrap up workshops, reorganize tables and get back for the final keynote.

15:15pm

KEYNOTE: Telling Your Story. Lynne d Johnson. Tech Evangelist. Content Marketing Strategist. Lynne will talk about a framework for telling, sharing and owning your story.

16:00am

Wrap Up. Open Mic & Survey. Share feedback from the event. Then go out for drinks and coffee.

ACTIVITY WORKSHOPS

Explore your creative side. Make connections.

LEAN IN CIRCLES

Join Maria Hollbeck (Campus Coach, Columbia Univ.) to get a sense of what impact and support a community can bring to your life and career.

EASY AS PI

Join Carrie Kengle (Technical Director, STEADY Ltd) for an interactive session to explore the possibilities of making things with Raspberry Pi.

ITS HACKADEMIC WITH POLYMER

Join Nitya Narasimhan (GDG New York) for a talk on Polymer & Web Components with an exercise to make your own custom elements. Or try out the advanced codelabs!

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