GGD #106 An evening with Jisc’s Tech Ladies

Girl Geek Dinners Hosted by Jisc

Girl Geek Dinners started in London in 2005 and currently have 100+ groups globally. They “provide a community space for women (and men) in the technology sector to meet and support one another… Aiming to encourage women and girls of all ages, races, and religions to learn about how they can use technology and grow within the technology industry without fear or prejudice”.

Timetable

• 6.30 – 7.00: Networking & pizzas!
• 7.00 – 7.10, Mary Ulicsak & Gabriela Morales: Welcome to Jisc, housekeeping, today’s agenda shout-out to Women at Jisc & Girl Geek Dinners
• 7.10 – 7.35, Laura Pooley: Talk 1: What a sneaky gorilla taught me about security awareness
• 7.35 – 8.00, Charlotte Young: Talk 2: Hello, World; Goodbye, Worksheet. The Path from Whiteboard to Dashboard
• 8.00 – 8.30: More Q&As / Talk to the speakers / Network with other attendees / Have some more pizza ☺

Talk 1: What a sneaky gorilla taught me about security awareness – Laura Pooley

In this talk, Laura will share how one sneaky gorilla helped shape her career path and sparked her interest in the human element of security. She will explore the practical realities of running awareness activities and some successful approaches she’s discovered along the way.

About the speaker: Laura is a Senior Information Security Officer at Jisc, working to embed good security practice and support colleagues to increase their security awareness through comms and activities. She graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Cyber Security Management and has worked at Jisc since, getting involved in a range of projects and in recent years has created and run a company-wide annual phishing tournament.

Talk 2: Hello, World; Goodbye, Worksheet. The Path from Whiteboard to Dashboard – Charlotte Young

Charlotte will be talking about her journey from Maths teacher & Product Owner to BI Analyst & Data Engineer, through the lens of what it’s meant to become a learner after so many years of facilitating the learning of others.

About the speaker: Charlotte entered the Jisc Graduate programme nearly two years ago, seeking a new direction in her career. She has spent most of the time at Jisc in Business Intelligence and Data Engineering, and hopes to remain in this field at the end of the scheme. Her degree is in Maths, and she has worked as a Maths teacher and Product Owner in Educational Publishing for over two decades.

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