2023 VU Women in Tech
A Year to Realize the Infinite Possibilities of Technology & Data
We are excited to share that our 8th annual VU Women in Tech Conference was a huge success! The event was held on January 28, 2023, with both in-person and virtual attendees. After being virtual since 2020, it was a thrill to welcome back a live audience and offer a hybrid conference format. This year's hybrid approach allowed us to reach a wider audience, and we were delighted to have close to 200 attendees, including alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends of Villanova.
The conference featured two keynote sessions that were both insightful and inspiring. Amanda Makulec started things off with a presentation on the importance of human elements when creating visualizations and the role of charts in the world of rapid storytelling and misinformation sharing. She taught the audience how to be more mindful creators and consumers of data visualizations, inspiring others to do the same. Kathy Kleiman wrapped things up with a presentation on the discovery of the involvement of six pioneering women in programming the first general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer known as ENIAC. She shared how she has spent decades documenting their roles and contributions. After the conference, in-person attendees had the chance to participate in a book signing with Kathy Kleiman, author of Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer.
The conference featured 14 speakers, all leaders and experts in their fields. We offered six breakout sessions, covering a range of tech topics, including smart cities, visualizing change, monitoring fairness, reducing carbon footprint, and emerging ventures. Throughout the conference, the speakers addressed the power of technology in making the world more sustainable and just.
In line with our commitment to sustainability, we made every effort to reduce waste during the conference. Attendees were able to access digital versions of conference materials using QR codes, and vegetarian lunches were provided to all attendees. By offering vegetarian and vegan options, we hope to save large amounts of water, avoid further pollution of streams, rivers, and oceans, reduce CO2 production, and more.
If you weren't able to attend the conference in person, you can still access the recorded sessions by following the link.
The conference featured two keynote sessions that were both insightful and inspiring. Amanda Makulec started things off with a presentation on the importance of human elements when creating visualizations and the role of charts in the world of rapid storytelling and misinformation sharing. She taught the audience how to be more mindful creators and consumers of data visualizations, inspiring others to do the same. Kathy Kleiman wrapped things up with a presentation on the discovery of the involvement of six pioneering women in programming the first general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer known as ENIAC. She shared how she has spent decades documenting their roles and contributions. After the conference, in-person attendees had the chance to participate in a book signing with Kathy Kleiman, author of Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer.
The conference featured 14 speakers, all leaders and experts in their fields. We offered six breakout sessions, covering a range of tech topics, including smart cities, visualizing change, monitoring fairness, reducing carbon footprint, and emerging ventures. Throughout the conference, the speakers addressed the power of technology in making the world more sustainable and just.
In line with our commitment to sustainability, we made every effort to reduce waste during the conference. Attendees were able to access digital versions of conference materials using QR codes, and vegetarian lunches were provided to all attendees. By offering vegetarian and vegan options, we hope to save large amounts of water, avoid further pollution of streams, rivers, and oceans, reduce CO2 production, and more.
If you weren't able to attend the conference in person, you can still access the recorded sessions by following the link.
