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Women in Tech Symposium

Women in Tech
Symposium

Women in Tech Symposium 2021 -
The New Era in Human Computer Interaction (#NewHCI)

Date: March 12, 2021
Location: Virtual

The annual Women in Tech Symposium celebrates innovators and explores the experiences of women in tech-related fields. This year, the theme will be The New Era in Human Computer Interaction (#NewHCI) and examines leading-edge technologies and issues around ensuring equitable and #InclusiveHCI.

 

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Women in Tech Symposium: The New Era of Human Computer Interaction

The Women in Tech Symposium is an annual event presenting the experiences of women towards a particular tech-related topic. In addition to the panels and discussion, the event also recognizes those who embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women in technology through the Women in Tech Initiative at UC Athena Awards.

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Past Symposiums

4th Annual Women in Tech Symposium
Reimagining Cybersecurity for All

Women in Tech: Reimagining Cybersecurity for All

Date: March 6, 2020

Location: Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Center, UC Berkeley

Data breaches, identity theft, ransomware, deep fakes, doxxing. As digital platforms and tools have become pervasive in our public, professional, and private lives, concern has intensified about the security of our information, institutions, and online identities. The need for innovation in cybersecurity strategies — from the technical hardware, software and networks to training the needed workforce — will drive significant investment and attention for the foreseeable future.

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2020 Sponsors

Microsoft Logo
Berkeley Information Security
National Security Innovation Network
Berkeley School of Information

3rd Annual Women in Tech Symposium
The Future of AI

Women in Tech: The Future of AI

Date: March 8, 2019

Location: Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley

The third annual symposium on Women in Tech was devoted to “The Future of AI.” In 2019, the event showcased the experiences of women in AI and explored our collective future with representatives from leading companies, startups, academia, and the public sector.

The event also recognized those who have championed the advancement of women in technology through the Women in Tech Initiatve at UC Athena Awards. Attendees had the opportunity to share experiences, establish new connections, and collectively champion the advancement of women in technology. 

 

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Women in Tech Symposium - The Future of AI

2019 Sponsors

Wells Fargo logo
Microsoft Logo
Dropbox Logo
Google Logo
Berkeley IPIRA

2nd Annual Women in Tech Symposium
Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Women in Tech: A Symposium on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017

Location: UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley Campus, Santa Clara, CA

Through two keynote presentations and two panels, this symposium highlighted the strategies of successful women in the tech industry and academia, as well as addressed challenges, like sexual harassment, implicit bias and pay inequality.

The event included the presentation of the Women in Tech Initiative at UC Athena Awards to recognize four women who embody, encourage, and promote the inclusion of women in technology.

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2017 Sponsors

1st Annual Women in Tech Symposium
Recognizing Leaders, Inspiring the Next Generation

Women in Technology: Recognizing Leaders, Inspiring the Next Generation

Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Location: Sutardja Dai Hall, UC Berkeley

At this public event, leaders and champions of women in technology will offer their thoughts on challenges to achieving gender diversity at all organizational levels of industry, academia, and the public sector. We will also present the first CITRIS Athena Awards, to honor inspiring women and organizations making outstanding technical contributions and supporting the next generation of women and girls. 

 

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Berkeley School of Information
Center for Responsible Business at Berkeley Haas
Women in Security and Privacy WISP
Human Rights Center - UC Berkeley School of Law
Berkeley IPIRA
Berkeley Center for New Media
Berkeley Institute for Data Science BIDS
Consortium of Data Analytics in Risk CDAR
Fem Tech
Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation - UC Berkeley

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