Women's Tech Hub~Bristol | Advancing Gender Diversity in Tech

14th April 201914th April 2019

TEDxBristol Launch announced

We had a great time last week at the ACCU catching up with members and friends and letting everyone know what we know – that the South West is great and has loads of great initiatives happening. We had some of our great partners along and heard about the planning of a new Bristol Digital week, which I’m sure we’ll find out more about in the coming weeks. We Also had a preview of the announcement for the …

TEDxBristol Launch event

Join the TEDxBristol team and special guests for this exclusive and free launch event. TEDxBristol is one of the largest TEDx events in the world, sharing inspirational films and shining the spot-light on world-class ideas, all home-grown in Bristol. In November 2019 TEDxBristol will return with Reflect: Rethink: Reboot – a day of live inspirational talks and activities focused on not just surviving, but thriving in uncertain times. How do we unpick things that don’t work, steady our focus and create positive change in a world of constant flux?

Be the first to buy a ticket and join the team and special guests as they start the search for Bristol’s most exciting stories and speakers, and look ahead to the main event later this year which will touch down at Bristol Old Vic for the first time.

12th April 201914th April 2019

GirlGeekDinners & Support at the ACCU sponsored by Bloomberg Slideset

7th April 20198th April 2019

Conference season is coming

GirlGeekDinners & Support at the ACCU sponsored by Bloomberg

This month we are being hosted by Bloomberg at the ACCU conference on thursday the 11th April. As its a big stage we are extending the invite to the ACCU conference delegates also. We are also asking that our collaborative local groups also come along so that we can share some of the great initiatives in the Bristol area to the larger audience. You can sign up here to find out what’s on or simply come along for a drink and a catch-up (TEDx have said they will be there also!!)

WordCamp Bristol

Coming up on the 17th – 19th May 2019 @ University of Bristol, School of Chemistry. We’re happy to announce that WordCamp Bristol 2019 is officially on the calendar! Friday 17th May 2019 – contributor day Saturday 18th May – Sunday 19th May 2019 – two days of talks, meeting other WordPress people and getting new ideas. This will be held at the University of Bristol School of Chemistry. Details Here. At only £35 for tickets, we think this is a really well priced!

The Future of the Internet of Things

Experis, techUK, and HBB are pleased to host the second Future of IoT Conference in Bristol on the 25th April. With IoT moving from connecting single products and functions to connecting systems or multiple ecosystems with the support of 5G, AI and Blockchain integrations, interest and adoption in IoT are surging. This year, the event will cover how the burgeoning IoT ecosystem can help businesses in the UK in their transformation journeys – improving business performance and changing the way employees work. It’s free and was really interesting last year – Women’s Tech Hub will be there if you want a chat – sign up here.

DDD Southwest 2019

DDD southwest is coming on the 27th April DDD Southwest is a free-to-attend conference for software developers. – We love free conferences!!

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Cheeky bit of promotion for an awesome woman …

A bit cheeky as its not techy but as Beth is such an awesome person, friend, and inspiration we are unashamedly selling this film about her epic swimming Against the tides film screening in Bristol on the 12th May. The screening only goes ahead if they sell all the seats hence the plug … “AGAINST THE TIDES follows marathon swimmer, Beth French, as she sets out to conquer Oceans Seven, a challenge consisting of the seven most dangerous sea-channels in the world. For extreme swimmers, it’s the ultimate test; the equivalent to the seven peaks in mountaineering. Only a handful of people have ever completed it, but Beth aims to become the first person ever to swim all seven in one year. “

AGAINST THE TIDES_TRAILER from Against the Tides on Vimeo.

Back to normal service!

Bristol GirlGeekDinners will be at the ACCU on April 11th and sponsored by Bloomberg. We will be announcing and giving details of some of the local groups helping promote women into tech so The ‘Women in Cyber’ academy – a collaboration between our sister Women’s Tech Hub and QA will be there to provide an overview and answer questions, KWMC (Knowle West Media Centre) will be there to announce their ‘Making It’ funded program ” Through practical sessions, you’ll learn a range of skills including how to use digital design software and follow a design process, operate machinery including laser cutters and 3D printers, and design for materials such as wood, fabric, acrylic and card. Open to women aged 16+ from the Bristol county area, and people of any gender aged 16+ from South Bristol “

24th March 201927th March 2019

ADLIB and Women’s Tech Jobs get started

This week we’ll be starting working with our new partner on Women’s Tech Jobs ADLIB on getting our great members into great jobs. Adlib has published a couple of great pages on what jobs are in tech as well as giving information on what you should get paid to help you negotiate your wages. You can check out salary guides here and knowledge on tech jobs, which they ensure they will be keeping updated monthly.

ADLIB has taken on a new diversity and engagement recruiter especially to work with us so please come to us and we will work with them to get you the best possible role and ensure you don’t get lost in the recruitment process. It also helps to make us sustainable of course so we can keep on supporting you all!

We’ll also be gathering feedback from the Tech Careers Fair with some questionnaires – the mails we have had directly have been great, so it appears that we acheived our aim of making it engaging and open.