[Hidden-tech] Request for Healthcare/Biotechnology panelist for 9/27 Women & Technology Summit at UMass Amherst

[Michele DesAutels]

Please contact me if you are interested to participate in a panel for
Healthcare/Biotechnology Industry at the 9/27 "Mind the Gap" - Women &
Technology Career Summit on 9/27 from 1-2:15 at UMass Amherst. More details
below

 

Sincerely,

 

Michele DesAutels

7813633712

 

The Commonwealth Alliance for IT Education (CAITE), managed out of UMass
Amherst and recently funded by NSF, is holding a conference on 9/27 11am-4pm
for undergraduate students** from UMass Amherst, Holyoke Community College,
Springfield Technical Community College and Greenfield Community College. 

 

The purpose of the conference is to encourage students** to pursue careers
in IT by showcasing women in various companies and careers related to IT or
that require IT skills. Technology Trends Panel topics to include Business,
Healthcare, Communication, Arts, Social Responsibility. The conference will
conclude with a career networking pavilion with various local and national
companies, including Microsoft and Partners Healthcare.

 

For more information about the project, visit: http://caite.cs.umass.edu/ 

 

**The goal of the alliance is to reach out to underserved populations -
women and minorities in groups that are underrepresented in the
Massachusetts innovation economy; that is, economically, academically, and
socially disadvantaged residents.

 

9:45-10:00 Registration for community college attendees

10-10:45 Session for  community college students to learn about transfer
programs 10:45-11:00 Registration for all 11-11:50 Keynote- Mary Finlay, CIO
of Partners Healthcare 11:50-12:00 Break

12:00-12:45 Leading experts speak: Why women are turned off by technology
and how to overcome it 12:45-1:00 Break

1:00-2:15 Technology Trends Panel (to include academic, industry,
government, non-profit)

      

2pm - Networking Pavilion open

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:00 Closing Session with women groups, IT as Minor, Career Services
(in ballroom)

3:00-3:15 Evaluation Collection & Contest Giveaway

3:15-3:45 Networking Reception

4pm - Networking Pavilion closed

 

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