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Global Girl Tech Fest
When and where
Date and time
Thursday, April 26, 2018 · 7am - 4pm CEST
Location
Digital Leadership Institute, asbl/vzw 29 Rue Caroly 1050 Ixelles Belgium
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Description
In celebration of International Girls in ICT Day 2018 on 26 April, the Digital Leadership Institute is proud to collaborate with EY to organise a Girl Tech Fest, across twenty-three locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, that will reach over 500 girls with hands-on digital skills workshops.
Girl Tech Fest ("GTF") is the flagship event of DLI's Digital Muse initiative, a global platform promoting ESTEAM* skills to girls. For its 2018 "global" edition, DLI has trained dozens of EY volunteers to deliver smartphone app-coding classes to girls aged 11-15, using the MIT App Inventor for Android platform. *Entrepreneurship & Arts powered by STEM
Draft Workshop Agenda
- 08:00-08:10 - Welcome & Introductions
- 08:10-08:20 - Why we need more Girls in ICT
- 08:20-09:50 - Hands-on "Talk2Me" Android app Training for Girls
- 09:50-10:00 - Wrapup & Thank-yous
If you would like more details about this event, International Girls in ICT Day, and/or organising your own activity to increase participation of girls and women in tech studies and careers, please contact us!
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About the organizer
The Digital Leadership Institute ("DLI") is a Brussels-based international organisation bridging the gender gap and digital divide by educating and empowering digital leaders of today and tomorrow.