As we look back on the last few year of ShfWIT, it’s fair to say a lot has happened. Thankfully, there are more women in tech than when we first started, and we’ve been through a pandemic which has changed the way we all work, making the flexibility some women need more the norm. We’ve also had #metoo, which brought wider awareness of unconscious biases and behaviours still happening today best left in the past.
As we relaunch our monthly meetups, we want to know: what do you want the next five years of this community to look like? Join us on Tuesday 11th of June at Sheffield Tech Parks for a BYO Lunch and a chat about the future of ShfWIT with the community.
There will be tea, coffee and plenty of opinions, we can’t wait to see you all again!
Thanks to Sheffield Tech Parks for hosting us and Sheffield Digital for their support.
Agenda:
12:00 - 12:15 Coffee and Tea
12:15 - 13:00 Lunch and Chats
13:00 - 13:15 Notices and Networking
Sheffield Women in Tech are running a round table BYO lunch at Tech Parks on Thur 13th July to ask questions, share info and signpost.
We believe the answers are already there within the community, we just need to access great ideas and examples. Please join us for a lunchtime round table to ask questions, share your experience and join our community. This is a women only event, everyone welcome.
Hear from female founders on the highs and lows of starting, growing and running their own ventures.
Women make up just 4% of UK tech startup founders and under 17% of all active companies are led by women. During this event we want to shine a spotlight on women who are taking the path less trodden, be inspired by their stories and learn from their experiences.
Event Aims:
- Shine a spotlight on female founders in the city (and beyond)
- Inspire other women who are considering their own venture
- Provide honest insight into the highs and lows of the founder's journey
Format:
We'll be hearing from a panel of (3-4) female founders, all at different stages in their careers. Each will share their story and then take part in a Q&A/Panel Discussion - so come ready with your questions!
Speakers:
The event will be hosted by local award winning entrepreneur Anna Bollinger. Joining her will be a tour de force of other founders...to be announced in the coming weeks.
Whether you're considering start-up life or are simply curious - you would be most welcome to come along and join the conversation!
Anna Bollinger - Host
Anna is Founder and Director of international award-winning digital agency Appt. Specialists in: Bespoke Web, App and Software Development and Digital Comms in the UK and China.
Anna has spoken internationally, received a variety of accolades for her entrepreneurial accomplishments, is an advocate for Women in Tech and is also the CEO and founder of the charity Hope English School which empowers refugees through English and Digital Skills training.
Dash Tabor - Speaker and Panelist
Dash Tabor is Founder & CEO of TUBR, the deep-tech company removing the limitations placed on machine learning, by enabling predictive technology to produce highly accurate results with both complete and incomplete data sets. TUBR ML’s physics-based approach to machine learning enables predictions on sparse and sporadic data in rapidly changing chaotic environments. She leads the team with over 10 years experience in Product Management specialising in building Data products and propositions. She worked as Head of Product at two scale ups, launched countless products and also advised a Fintech Mobile app startup that was accepted into Techstars 2017.
Anna Parkin - Speaker and Panelist
Anna Parkin is a trained journalist and editor. She's an experienced content strategist with many years' delivering online comms and campaigns for brands and organisations including National Crime Agency, Strata Homes and Healthspan. Anna stepped out of the content agency she owns with her husband Phil in March 2020 to homeschool their three children through the pandemic. She's now establishing a social enterprise called Kids Plant Trees with a few other (tired!) mums to help more kids find joy in nature and their local green spaces.
Sheffield Women in Tech are kicking off their season of events in style with High (Tech) Tea.
Come along and meet members of the community, hear about the events we have planned and how you can get involved.
Everyone is welcome, there will be tea and cake, and if you wish, you can make a donation to Macmillan Cancer Support as we're running this event as part of their World's Biggest Coffee Morning (except it's in the evening and it's tech-tea :-D )
Some of the team are even threatening to don aprons and bake! So please do come along and show your support.
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe.
During the event we will be adhering to the Sheffield Digital Code of Conduct. Please take a moment to read it.
As with all of our events you can interact as much or as little as you please, we're happy for you to do whatever makes you feel comfortable. If you need additional assistance please let us know.
What a year we've all had! Sheffield Women in Tech is taking a short break during August, so July will be our last event before the summer. We've booked Sheffield Technology Parks on 5th July from 17:30-19:30 for a special edition of Tech Tea: rebranded for one evening only as Tech Fizz!
As well as enjoying a glass of bubbles (non-alcoholic options available) and strawberries to get us in the mood for summer, we'll also be taking the opportunity to reflect on the events we've run over the past year, and look to the community to find out what you'd like to see us do in the coming year.
The event is open to all: come along, meet and chat with others, and have your say!
A big thank you to BJSS for sponsoring this event.
Join us for our final meetup before the summer break!
What a year we've all had! Sheffield Women in Tech is taking a break in August, so July will be our last event before the summer. We've booked Sheffield Technology Parks on 5th July from 17:30-19:30 and we'd love you to join us.
Come along, meet and chat with others. We're planning to use the time to reflect over the events we have run over the last year, and look to the community to find out what you'd like to see us do over the next year.
Sheffield Women in Technology are delighted to present a special online webinar that discusses the critical and complex topic of autism.
Our speakers for this event are:
Alyzande Renard, Learning Mentor and Sheffield Woman in Technology
Melissa Simmonds, Adult Autism Coordinator for Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) and the Sheffield Autism Partnership Network (SAPN), launched in July 2021.
With the release of the National Strategy for Autistic Children, Young People and Adults in July 2021 by the UK Government, Sheffield is now responsible for developing a safe and inclusive community for autistic people. This event will shed light on our speakers' lived experiences, and include practical recommendations on how to support autistic people in the workplace and in the local community. This event is suitable for everyone, including those who are new to understanding autism and neurodiversity.
Audience members are advised that this event will make a general mention of domestic violence and sexual assault.
To accommodate the neurodiverse needs of our speakers, we will be accepting questions in advance and via the chatbox during the evening only and our speakers may be able to respond at the Q&A session at the end of the presentations. Attendees are welcome to send any questions they have in advance to shfwit@gmail.com.
Roundtable discussion: making flexible working work for women
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For this months’ BYO lunch meetup, we’re delighted to have Dr Pamela Abbott from the Information School, The University of Sheffield joining us. Pamela is interested in how we design and implement flexible working policies and how hybrid workers cope with these new practices, and she’ll be facilitating a conversation over lunch. We know this is a big topic of interest for all of us and we’d love you to join us for a chat.
Places at this event are limited to 20 to ensure we can hear from everyone, so grab your ticket and join in the conversation. We’re thankful as always to Tech Parks for hosting this event.
Agenda:
Arrival 12.00 - Grab a drink and something sweet to go with your BYO lunch
12.15 - 13.30 - Informal conversation over lunch facilitated by Pamela
13.30 - 14.00 - We’ll wrap up but you’re welcome to stop back
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe. We want this to be a safe space for everyone and during the event we will be adhering to the Sheffield Digital Code of Conduct.
We’ll also be using the Chatham House Rule to allow information to be shared in confidence.
Find out more about a variety of tech roles, the brilliant employers and opportunities in our region, and the pathways into a tech career.
Join us for this virtual meet-up as we delve into the world of digital careers. Whether you're simply curious about the (many) different careers out there, currently looking to retrain, actively job hunting, or wondering about your next steps in the tech world, these are the conversations you want to join!
Agenda:
"The where": A presentation from Ceri Batchelder (TEAM SY) and Lauren Shale (IoT Engine) giving an overview of the amazing range of companies/organisations in our region that recruit in tech, followed by Q&A.
"The what": Brief introductions to some of the varied roles available in tech, followed by breakout room discussions facilitated by ambassadors for each of those roles. Find out more about a day in the life of a job you're curious about, or discover careers you didn't even know existed!
Facilitators confirmed so far include:
- Marina Ahmed, Senior Software Engineer, 3Squared
- Deborah Fern, Delivery Manager, Ministry of Justice
- Priya Jana, QA Engineer, 3Squared
- Em Ledger, Product Manager, Dell
- Urška Tičar, Service Designer, Paper
"The how": A presentation from Ben Atha (The Developer Academy) giving an overview of the varied pathways into tech and the progression and development opportunities once you're there, followed by Q&A.
There will also be opportunities for virtual networking, as well as practical takeaways/resources for all attendees.
Grab some food and a drink and join us online for our second Tech Lunch of 2022.
About this event
Our Tech Lunches are an informal opportunity to meet others in the Sheffield Women in Tech Community.
There is no set agenda but we will ask everyone to introduce themselves and generally be encouraging conversation around whatever you'd like to discuss!
Grab some food and a drink and join us online for our second Tech Lunch of 2022.
About this event
About this event
Our Tech Lunches are an informal opportunity to meet others in the Sheffield Women in Tech Community.
There is no set agenda but we will ask everyone to introduce themselves and generally be encouraging conversation around whatever you'd like to discuss!
We are excited to welcome industry professionals Lauren Barnes and Charlotte Thompson for what a post COP26 world means for Sheffield.
Global Thoughts by Lauren Barnes
Lauren Barnes is a a structural and low carbon delivery engineer in Arup Sheffield’s Structural Engineering team, having joined as a Graduate Engineer after completing her Master’s degree from the University of Sheffield in Architecture and Structural Engineering. Her work involves creating innovative, appropriate, buildable structures for healthcare, school, laboratory and higher education buildings across the Sheffield Region and further afield.
Local Actions by Charlotte Thompson
Charlotte has a BSc in Economics and Masters in Enterprise from the University of Manchester and is part of Arup developing partnerships with innovation leaders to solve sustainability challenges in the built environment. She is also part of Sheffield based tech start up Mobile Power's advisory board providing affordable energy solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Tech Lunches are an informal opportunity to meet others in the Sheffield Women in Tech Community.
There is no set agenda but we will ask everyone to introduce themselves and generally be encouraging conversation around the topic: What are your Tech Resolutions for 2022?
We'd love you to join us!
We’re mixing things up this month and instead of meeting for Tech Tea after work we’re grabbing our lunch boxes and gathering for an informal mid-day chinwag at Sheffield Tech Parks.
This is not a formal networking event just an opportunity to connect with others who are passionate about seeing more diversity in tech and chat over a bite to eat. No need to book, simply bring your lunch, drop by and say ‘hi’. We will provide drinks and a few nibbles. Everyone welcome.
If you have any questions ahead of joining us feel free to reach out to us on social media or by email shfwit@gmail.com
An online event exploring how you can approach this challenging discussion from three different perspectives.
We have all heard the stats and seen the news: there's a gender pay gap. Women earn up to 28% less than their male colleagues in the same tech roles. While there are complex, structural forces at play we can all make the most of any opportunity to advocate for ourselves as we talk about our pay with employers.
Join us for a look at how you can approach negotiating your pay. We will take on three different perspectives that we hope will strengthen your hand and confidence when thinking about having this discussion: the recruiter, the employer and the personal coach.
We will be joined by three incredible local women who have expertise and advice to share from these different standpoints:
Louisa Harrison-Walker will use her extensive knowledge of and insight into the tech recruitment market to discuss why knowing your value is a powerful tool in your arsenal.
Cherry Limb is HR Manager at 3squared and understands that everything always comes down to people. She will use her experience to provide an employer perspective and remind us that there is another human being at the other side of this conversation.
Amanda Cookson, experienced and insightful coach and HR /Leadership consultant, will talk about how to have difficult conversations and ways you can help build your case. She will even share a toolkit that you can takeaway from the event.
We will hear from speakers before engaging in a panel discussion based on audience questions.
Event Timings:
5.30pm - Participant Entry and Informal Networking
5.45pm - Official Welcome and Introductions
5:50 - Introducing the gender pay gap
6.00 - Speakers in turn: Louisa Harrison-Walker, Cherry Limb and Amanda Cookson
6.30 - Your chance to ask the experts - panel discussion based on audience Q+A
7.00 - Notices (Participants to Contribute)
7:15 - Close
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe.
An online event exploring how you can approach this challenging discussion from three different perspectives.
We have all heard the stats and seen the news: there's a gender pay gap. Women earn up to 28% less than their male colleagues in the same tech roles. While there are complex, structural forces at play we can all make the most of any opportunity to advocate for ourselves as we talk about our pay with employers.
Join us for a look at how you can approach negotiating your pay. We will take on three different perspectives that we hope will strengthen your hand and confidence when thinking about having this discussion: the recruiter, the employer and the personal coach.
We will be joined by three incredible local women who have expertise and advice to share from these different standpoints:
Louisa Harrison-Walker will use her extensive knowledge of and insight into the tech recruitment market to discuss why knowing your value is a powerful tool in your arsenal.
Cherry Limb is HR Manager at 3squared and understands that everything always comes down to people. She will use her experience to provide an employer perspective and remind us that there is another human being at the other side of this conversation.
Amanda Cookson, experienced and insightful coach and HR /Leadership consultant, will talk about how to have difficult conversations and ways you can help build your case. She will even share a toolkit that you can takeaway from the event.
We will hear from speakers before engaging in a panel discussion based on audience questions.
Event Timings:
5.30pm - Participant Entry and Informal Networking
5.45pm - Official Welcome and Introductions
5:50 - Introducing the gender pay gap
6.00 - Speakers in turn: Louisa Harrison-Walker, Cherry Limb and Amanda Cookson
6.30 - Your chance to ask the experts - panel discussion based on audience Q+A
7.00 - Notices (Participants to Contribute)
7:15 - Close
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe.
Mind the Gap: Negotiating Your Pay - the ShfWIT guide
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An online event exploring how you can approach this challenging discussion from three different perspectives.
Mind the Gap: Negotiating Your Pay - the ShfWIT guide
We have all heard the stats and seen the news: there's a gender pay gap. Women earn up to 28% less than their male colleagues in the same tech roles. While there are complex, structural forces at play we can all make the most of any opportunity to advocate for ourselves as we talk about our pay with employers.
Join us for a look at how you can approach negotiating your pay. We will take on three different perspectives that we hope will strengthen your hand and confidence when thinking about having this discussion: the recruiter, the employer and the personal coach.
We will be joined by three incredible local women who have expertise and advice to share from these different standpoints:
Louisa Harrison-Walker will use her extensive knowledge of and insight into the tech recruitment market to discuss why knowing your value is a powerful tool in your arsenal.
Cherry Limb is HR Manager at 3squared and understands that everything always comes down to people. She will use her experience to provide an employer perspective and remind us that there is another human being at the other side of this conversation.
Amanda Cookson, experienced and insightful coach and HR /Leadership consultant, will talk about how to have difficult conversations and ways you can help build your case. She will even share a toolkit that you can takeaway from the event.
We will hear from speakers before engaging in a panel discussion based on audience questions.
Event Timings:
5.30pm - Participant Entry and Informal Networking
5.45pm - Official Welcome and Introductions
5:50 - Introducing the gender pay gap
6.00 - Speakers in turn: Louisa Harrison-Walker, Cherry Limb and Amanda Cookson
6.30 - Your chance to ask the experts - panel discussion based on audience Q+A
7.00 - Notices (Participants to Contribute)
7:15 - Close
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe.
During the event we will be adhering to the Sheffield Digital Code of Conduct. Please take a moment to read it. https://sheffield.digital/events/meetup-code-of-conduct/
As with all of our events there will be no obligation to talk to others, should you wish to leave your camera/mic off and simply listen that is totally fine.
By popular demand we're going to be talking about money, money, money! We will be joined by a variety of experts and looking at pay equality and negotiating a raise. More info coming soon but for now...save the date!
We're kicking off next week with an informal in person gathering at the Birdhouse Tea Bar and Kitchen. Come join us for a cuppa and a chat after work. No agenda, no need to book, just turn up and enjoy meeting others in the ShfWIT community. Get in touch if you'd like us to look out for you.
Join us for an interactive evening exploring how we can all contribute towards creating work cultures where people feel safe to speak up about inappropriate behaviour, especially in relation to gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment. We all have a role to play in helping to break the silence!
We will be joined by Dr Sarah Brooks from Sheffield University Management School who specialises in organisational behaviour. Sarah will share her research and help us to think about what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to creating workplace environments where everyone feels safe to speak up.
Christine Rose and the team from Know the Line Sheffield will then facilitate a more practical workshop aimed at helping us to find our voice and know how to respond when we experience or witness sexual harassment in the workplace. In break-out groups we will explore a variety of hypothetical scenarios and how we might best respond.
❕ We recognise that this is a sensitive and potentially triggering topic for some and we are keen to create an environment where everyone feels safe. No-one will be forced to participate in break-out conversations and at no point will you be asked to share your own personal experiences.
Whilst some of our events are more tailored towards those who identify as female – this event will also be particularly relevant for anyone who simply wants to know how they can be a better ally to their female colleagues in a male-dominated tech world.
Speakers
Dr Sarah Brooks
Sarah is a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Sheffield University Management School. Sarah’s research focuses on understanding how employees can be better supported to speak up about things they are not happy with in the workplace. She is also an accredited professional coach helping professional females to find their authentic voice.
Know the Line
Women and girls should feel free to go about their lives without fear of sexual harassment or violence. The Know the Line campaign aims to raise awareness in Sheffield and South Yorkshire, support women, challenge perpetrators and encourage active bystanders to call out this behaviour.
Event Timings
5.30pm to 5.45pm – Participant entry, networking and event introduction
5.45pm to 6.15pm – ‘Breaking the Silence – Culture Setting’ Keynote and Q&A with Dr Sarah Brooks
6.15pm to 6.30pm – Intro from Know the Line
6.30 pm to 6.50pm – Break Out Room Discussion Groups
Breaking the Silence – Workplace Culture and Knowing the Line
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Join us for an interactive evening exploring how we can all contribute towards creating work cultures where people feel safe to speak up about inappropriate behaviour, especially in relation to gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment. We all have a role to play in helping to break the silence!
We will be joined by Dr Sarah Brooks from Sheffield University Management School who specialises in organisational behaviour. Sarah will share her research and help us to think about what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to creating workplace environments where everyone feels safe to speak up.
Christine Rose and the team from Know the Line Sheffield will then facilitate a more practical workshop aimed at helping us to find our voice and know how to respond when we experience or witness sexual harassment in the workplace. In break-out groups we will explore a variety of hypothetical scenarios and how we might best respond.
❕ We recognise that this is a sensitive and potentially triggering topic for some and we are keen to create an environment where everyone feels safe. No-one will be forced to participate in break-out conversations and at no point will you be asked to share your own personal experiences.
Whilst some of our events are more tailored towards those who identify as female – this event will also be particularly relevant for anyone who simply wants to know how they can be a better ally to their female colleagues in a male-dominated tech world.
Speakers
Dr Sarah Brooks
Sarah is a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Sheffield University Management School. Sarah’s research focuses on understanding how employees can be better supported to speak up about things they are not happy with in the workplace. She is also an accredited professional coach helping professional females to find their authentic voice.
👉 Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn
👉 Follow her on Twitter @SarahBrooksMgt
Know the Line
Women and girls should feel free to go about their lives without fear of sexual harassment or violence. The Know the Line campaign aims to raise awareness in Sheffield and South Yorkshire, support women, challenge perpetrators and encourage active bystanders to call out this behaviour.
👉 Read more about Know the Line on their website
👉 Follow them on Twitter @knowthelineSY
Event Timings
5.30pm to 5.45pm – Participant entry, networking and event introduction
5.45pm to 6.15pm – ‘Breaking the Silence – Culture Setting’ Keynote and Q&A with Dr Sarah Brooks
6.15pm to 6.30pm – Intro from Know the Line
6.30 pm to 6.50pm – Break Out Room Discussion Groups
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe.
During the event we will be adhering to the Sheffield Digital Code of Conduct. Please take a moment to read it.
As with all of our events there will be no obligation to talk to others, should you wish to leave your camera/mic off and simply listen that is totally fine.
Our regular informal meet-up for Sheffield folk who want to see more diversity in tech. Grab a cuppa and join us for a chat online.
About this event
Grab a cuppa' and join us on Zoom for our regular informal meet-up. Whether it's your 1st or 30th time joining us, you will be most welcome. No agenda just a great opportunity to connect with and meet other folk who are passionate about #diversity in #tech.
Sign up and you'll get more info on how to join us on the day.
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Inclusivity
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe.
During the event we will adhering to the Sheffield Digital Code of Conduct
As with all of our events there will be no obligation to talk to others, should you wish to leave your camera/mic off and simply listen that is totally fine.
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Keeping in touch
If you can't make the event and would like to be kept updated, sign up to our mailing list or follow and join us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Digital Innovation: Evolutionary or Revolutionary?
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We are excited to welcome Industry Professionals; Joe Miller and Sakthy Selvakumaran for a thought provoking take on Digital Innovation!
Joe Miller is a Senior Project Manager at Turner and Townsend, a Chartered Project Professional and Chartered Civil Engineer.
Joe is a poet, yoga teacher and project professional with a passion for collaboration, using lean and change management techniques to unlock efficiency in organisations. He will be sharing his first hand experiences working with digital innovation and highlighting the challenges of taking an incremental approach to embedding innovative practice within an infrastructure context.
Sakthy Selvakumaran is the Founder and CEO of BKwai and a Fellow of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Sakthy is a TEDx Speaker with roots in Sheffield and will be sharing her experiences of taking a more disruptive approach to digital innovation through founding a Tech start up BKwai; a software platform that facilitates the critical role that big data can play in improving infrastructure.
Event Timings
5.30pm to 5.45pm - Participant entry, networking and event introduction
5.45pm to 6.15pm - An Evolutionary approach to Digital Innovation by Joe Miller
6.15pm to 6.25pm - Individual Speaker Q&A
6.25pm to 6.55pm - A Revolutionary approach to Digital Innovation by Sakthy Selvakumaran
6.55pm to 7.05pm Individual Speaker Q&A
7.05pm to 7.10pm A Closing Poem on Innovation by Joe Miller
Grab a cuppa and join us after work on Zoom for some techy and not so techy chit-chat. Whether you join from your bedroom office, garden or hot tub (you know who you are 😉) we'd love to see you!
We're delighted to have Courtney Kyle, UX Designer and Artist, and Tim Brazier, Founder of Sheffield Design School, joining us for our next formal meet up
Courtney Kyle: Art Talk
- How to think like an artist and practice creativity to help you design and build better, smarter technology.
Courtney is an artist and UX designer working on enterprise solutions for the construction industry at Autodesk. She is passionate about the intersection of art and technology and using creative principles to drive human-centred design.
We are delighted to have Courtney speak about design thinking and product design with a humanistic slant, drawing on creative practices and naturalistic principles to guide human-centred design.
Tim Brazier: What Design Thinking really looks like
Tim is a designer with over 8 years experience co-designing digital products and services. He is the founder of Sheffield Design School, specialising in working with non-profit organisations to improve the impact of their services, both digital and physical.
Tim will talk about his experience of discovering Design Thinking and what it looks like in practice – taking the mystery and exclusivity out of it and showing examples of how it can be applied to any project or problem, no matter how big or small.
We're delighted to have Courtney Kyle, UX Designer and Artist, and Tim Brazier, Founder of Sheffield Design School, joining us for our next formal meet up
ShfWIT seeks to be a friendly community where everyone feels welcome and safe.
During the event we will adhering to the Sheffield Digital Code of Conduct: https://sheffield.digital/events/meetup-code-of-conduct
As with all of our events there will be no obligation to talk to others, should you wish to leave your camera/mic off and simply listen that is totally fine.
Our regular informal meet-up for Sheffield folk who want to see more diversity in tech. Grab a cuppa and join us for a chat online.
About this Event
Grab a cuppa' and join us on Zoom for our regular informal meet-up. Whether it's your 1st or 30th time joining us, you will be most welcome. No agenda just a great opportunity to connect with and meet other folk who are passionate about #diversity in #tech.
Sign up and you'll get more info on how to join us on the day.
Failure comes before resilience – a special talk by Sonya Barlow
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We are delighted to welcome Diversity Consultant and speaker Sonya Barlow to shfWIT to hear how to face failure and use it to our advantage.
About this Event
It’s January 2021… We made it through 2020 and the many challenges that entailed. We’re here and ready to take on 2021. But are we ready to accept failure?
It might sound like a negative way to start a new year, talking about failure, but Sonya Barlow (founder of the Like Minded Females Network, TEDxSpeaker, Podcast Host, Diversity Consultant & soon to be published Author – to name but a few achievements) will invite us to see failure as simply a 'temporary disruptor' - a necessary step in the growth of resilience.
Sonya will share with us her belief that failure is necessary, and that in the same way we train the different muscles in our body to learn, grow and strengthen - we must train our brain to think of failure as a new opportunity to learn, grow and strengthen. We will learn that resilience is our capacity to spring back from adverse situations. It's our flexibility, agility and adaptability.
With Sonya we will learn to embrace failure and build our resilience as we enter a New Year of new possibilities, please join us!
Event Timings
Zoom room opens – 17:45
Welcome and introduction – 18:00
Talk by Sonya Barlow – 18:10
Q+A/Discussion – 18:40
Close – 19:00 (ish, we’ll stay open for as long as people want to chat)
Join us in the new year for our January meet up. We're delighted to have Sonya Barlow kicking us off. Sonya is the founder of Like Minded Females, a diversity and inclusion expert and an award winning TEDxSpeaker. If you need a little inspiration (and let's face it we all do after 2020) you're not going to want to miss it. Save the date and watch out for more info coming soon...
Grab a festive beverage and join us on Zoom for our regular informal meet-up (with a festive twist!) . Whether it's your 1st or 30th time joining us, you will be most welcome. No agenda just a great opportunity to connect with and meet other folk who are passionate about diversity in tech.
A panel of ShfWIT members will be sharing their stories of the traditional and non-traditional routes they took into coding careers.
About this Event
Ever wondered about trading your current profession for life as a software/web developer? Maybe you thought you had to follow a certain path to get there? Perhaps you know a young person who dreams of becoming a developer but you have no idea how to encourage them in the right direction?
Join us on 17 November to hear 4 brilliant women share their stories of how they found their way into coding. Some may even surprise you!
Our panellists come from all walks of life, but they share a common love for coding and will be sure to inspire you.
Panelists:
Sophie Wendell - Software Engineer at Zoo Digital @zoodigitalgroup
Steph Walker - Director and Web Developer at Delicious Media @DeliciousMedia
Aalya Banu - Trainee Developer at The Developer Academy @TheDevAcademy
Lena Abdelsrahm - Freelance Web Developer
Timings:
5:45pm Zoom room opens
6:00pm Hellos and introductions
6:10pm The Panel
6:50pm Q&A
7:00pm - ish Close (we’ll stay open for as long as people want to chat)
Bring a drink and join us on Zoom for some informal festive frivolity. Tech tea is an opportunity to share a drink and get to know some other folk who are passionate about diversity in tech. Our time together is less structured and everyone is welcome.
Our next virtual meet up will be held as part of Sheffield Digital Festival. Join us as we hear from a panel and explore both traditional and non-traditional routes into coding.
Bring your post-its and your sharpies...if you don’t know about Agile - don’t worry you WILL after this event!
We’ve got two expert practitioners to share their experiences and insights. Our speakers will show us that every day - we’re all more agile than we've stopped to consider. Grab something nice to sip & nibble, and join us for this look at agile...
Our Speakers:
Marzena Jagucka
Marzena is a Business Analyst at BJSS, with hands-on experience working as Agile Coach and Scrum Master. She is passionate about Agile ways of working and applying them to any aspect of your life. Yes you can apply them to any aspect of your life!
Susannah Ellis
Susannah Ellis is a Consultant Product Manager and Agile Coach. She's worked in everything from tiny startups with big ideas to household names like uSwitch, Ocado and Booking.com, helping development teams to build the right thing in the right way. Susannah is fascinated by the psychology of what makes customers click buttons and why some teams just work 'better' together.
Parenting, product and programming - the power of transferable skills in tech.
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Join us to hear from Sophia Chambers-Dixon (Egress Software) and Iain McShane (Sky B&G) who will share their insights about how parenting can make you great in tech.
Life and work are anything but normal right now. We’re all finding our way in a world of remote working, juggling work and parenting, looking out for family, friends and neighbours and keeping relationships going at a distance. So take a bit of time out for yourself and join your ShfWIT friends as we share stories and ideas of how to deal with it all.
What would it look like for you to thrive at work (and not just survive) in 2020? Join us for a ShfWIT new year special where we will explore together how to flourish in the tech sector, prioritise wellbeing and level-up through training.
There will be space to reflect on your own goals for the year and opportunity to ask a panel of experts your work, wellbeing and training related questions e.g.
How do I ask for a raise?
How do I achieve that illusive work-life balance?
I’d like to get into programming – where should I start?
And as always there will be plenty of time for mingling and nibbles…
All welcome.
5:30 – 6:00 – Nibbles and mingling
6:00 – 7:00 – Panel discussion and Q & A – Thriving in Tech in 2020
7:00 – 7: 15 – Space for reflection and goal setting
7:45 – 8:00 – Break out areas and more mingling
Host: Anna Bollinger @apptanna: Founder and MD at Appt www.appt.digital
Panelists:
Bella Abrams @bellaabramsIT: Director of Technology at the University of Sheffield
Amelie De Candolle @BenrecCreative : Head of Creative at Benchmark Recruitment https://www.benchmarkrecruit.co.uk/
Andy Freeman @AndyFMusings: Founder of Space to Breathe https://spacetobreatheuk.com/.
Sponsors: Venue and nibbles kindly provided by WanDisco @WANdisco www.wandisco.com
