1st Summit on Gender Equality in Computing (GEC 2019)

Call for Participation and Posters

22-04-2019

The 1st Summit on Gender Equality in Computing, organized by the Greek ACM-W Chapter, will take place in Athens, Greece on June 7, 2019.

The Summit aims at promoting gender-equal access to the computer-related scientific frontiers, encouraging and educating women and men in an equal way to achieve their goals and utilize their potential in digital professions. The goal of the Summit is also to celebrate and disseminate the achievements of computer professionals in a fair and gender-equal way.

The Summit aims to bring together students, researchers and professionals in the field of Computer Science to (a) to present and share their achievements and experience in the computing field, (b) discuss and understand the reasons why there is gender disparity in individuals opting for Computer Science and Engineering, and (c) come up with incentives and measures to reduce the disproportions between women and men in the field.

The programme will feature four keynote talks, a poster track (Research and Profession in Computing) including a flash-talks session, industry talks, a career development track and a career fair (tentative).

For poster submission please visit this page. Deadline May 3, 2019.