Coding Grace's Mar/Apr Newsletter
It's International Women's Day this month, and Easter is early again this year in April. There's going to be plenty events and Coding Grace is collab'ing on an exciting event. Read on to find out!
It's International Women's Day this month, and Easter is early again this year in April. There's going to be plenty events and Coding Grace is collab'ing on an exciting event. Read on to find out!
🤳 We are still on birdsite, but here’s a reminder that we are also on mastodon.ie/@codinggrace
🥁 Now for a big announcement…
We are collaborating with Mairin Murray (Digital Doddle & Tech For Good Dublin) on an event called TechFoundHer Bootcamp and it’s taking place on Tue May 2 at The Round Room (Mansion House).
Grab your 🐥 Early Bird before it ends on Mar 12.
Exciting News! We're back! And collaborating with @whykay on bigger and bolder plans to support female founders of tech startups have even more impact. See you at our Bootcamp on 2 May. TechFoundHer.com Thank you @LEODCWomen @DubCityCouncil #EmbraceEquity #womenintech
— TechFoundHer (@TechFoundHer) 9:06 PM ∙ Mar 1, 2023
Before we talk about all the rest of the amazing events, I want to shout out about a friend and past mentor who’s doing amazing work with AI and creative writing, here’s a thread for you to check out, read till the end.
🙏🙇♀️🙏
— Char (@alphachar) 1:18 PM ∙ Feb 21, 2023
I've been working with & writing with AI for a few years now, and I'd like to share a few of my thoughts on where things are at the moment: from an optimistic writer's perspective!
Do also check out their talk (I was there with Mick) at AdventureX last year:
This is too good not to mention, and a very important one at that.
In its first batch of sculptures to be commissioned in more than a century, @tcddublin has installed statues of historical women for the first time in its Old Library.
— Silicon Republic (@siliconrepublic) 6:00 PM ∙ Feb 2, 2023
👏 Great job on Dogpatch Lab’s launch of Women’s Entrepreneurs Network. It was fantastic to meet familiar and many new faces.
What happens when you gather over 120 inspiring women? Pure magic 🤩
— Dogpatch Labs (@dogpatchlabs) 1:57 PM ∙ Jan 27, 2023
We launched Women Entrepreneurs Network today, bringing together startups of all stages, industries & backgrounds for curated workshops, high-impact networking, and wrapped with a Fireside with @alisonmdarcy 🔥
👏 Congrats to Anne Ravanona (Global Invest Her) on the launch of the Funder directory
@ali_venture And here’s the link to the Funder directory
— Anne Ravanona (@anneravanona) 7:12 AM ∙ Mar 2, 2023
🌈 Now a big shout out to the following amazing events…
I hope to see some of you all at Dogpatch’s Diversity in Tech week, can’t believe it’s been so long since I was first involved with Liz and Jenny at the helm all those moons ago. Fantastic to see it back after a long hiatus.
I’ll be speaking on their “Designing Inclusive Events” panel on Mar 8 and be one of the table leads at “Allyship in Tech - Empowering An Inclusive Culture” on Mar 9.
After a 3-year hiatus, Diversity in Tech Week returns to Dogpatch this March.
— Dogpatch Labs (@dogpatchlabs) 4:32 PM ∙ Feb 15, 2023
🏟️6 curated events focused on diverse pillars of D&I
🗣️25+ speakers on topics of accessibility, allyship & more
💪500+ attendees empowered to grow an inclusive startup culture
dogpatch.click/ditw-2023
Techstars Startup Weekend Women Dublin is happening on the weekend of Mar 24-16. I’m delighted to be there as a mentor, hope to see you there!
Ticket options 🎟️:
— Swdubwomen (@swdubwomen) 7:34 PM ∙ Feb 23, 2023
General Admission, Discount for Students, and Free Tickets for Refugees/Asylum Seekers.
Join us and let's create a more inclusive, diverse, and innovative startup ecosystem. Get your tickets at eventbrite.com/e/techstars-st…
#SWDW2023 #womenintech
So excited about ShipItCon being back this year, Mick and I already booked our early bird tickets.
We're back!!!!! Early Bird tickets are on sale now : ti.to/shipitcon/ship…
— ShipItCon2023 (@ShipItCon) 7:27 AM ∙ Mar 3, 2023
Join us on Friday 1st September 2023 as we set sail into the unknown. Pick up a ticket today, grab some for your team and join us for a day of connections, learning and fun!
#sic2023
🇪🇺 EuroPython 2023 will be in Prague this summer. I’m on EuroPython Society board and organising team this year, and I’m happy to be involved again in FinAid team. We have soft-launched it, plus there’s plenty of other exciting news and call-to-actions via their latest newsletter.
Come check out our February newsletter to learn more about the first keynote, CFP, financial aid, EPS fellows and much more! 🎉
— EuroPython (@europython) 4:15 PM ∙ Mar 3, 2023
Can't wait to see y'all in CZ in July! 🇨🇿
blog.europython.eu/europython-mar…
👉 And a final great tip, don’t forget the important D&I awareness dates.
Did you know that the month of March is filled with a number of important D&I awareness dates?
— inclusio (@inclusio_io) 7:42 PM ∙ Mar 2, 2023
Don’t just celebrate these dates, incorporate them into the culture of your organisation and authentically make difference count.
#DiversityandInclusion #IWD2023
👀 Check out Diversity in Tech events listing below as there’s upcoming female founders events happening around Ireland.
SPONSOR: fourTheorem
❤️ Thanks to Symantec and All the Tech Things for sponsoring Pi-Tops v2. We now have 4 in total for our events and collaborations.
🌈 Dublin City PPN - Community Partner, we are also members.
🌈 For our long time supporters and those who contributed recently, thank you on behalf of the team.
💖 If you want to be involved with Coding Grace, there are different ways from offering to mentoring, collaborating, help spreading the word about us, and financial contributions.
Above Screenshot as of 2023-03-05. ❤️ to our supporters.
🙏 How you can support us: Open Collective | Patreon | ko-fi
🎧 Vicky here, you'll also find me releasing regular Irish Maker news roundup at irishmakerspodcast.ie.
📍 Where have I’ve been (remotely) last 2 month & recently?
- Jan 17: Hosted PyLadies Dublin Jan 2023 virtual meetup
- Jan 27: Attended Women’s Entrepreneurs Network Launch at Dogpatch Labs.
- Jan 31: Attended PSF DEI Friendly Chat
- Feb 21: Hosted PyLadies Dublin Feb Meetup. See meetup for updates.
📍 Where am I this month & next?
- Mar 7: Attending International Women's Day Supporting Women in Start-ups and Tech
- Mar 8: Speaking at Diversity in Tech Week: Designing Inclusive Events @ Dogpatch Labs
- Mar 9: Table lead at Diversity in Tech Week: Allyship in Tech - Empowering An Inclusive Culture @ Dogpatch Labs
- Mar 9: Hosting virtual PyLadies Study Group: Fluent Python Chapter 1
- Mar 21: Hosting in-person PyLadies Dublin March meetup at Microsoft HQ
- Mar 25: Mentor at Techstars Startup Weekend Women Dublin
📢 Patch - Call for Participation (July - August 2023)
Applications for Patch ‘23 are open, a 7-week summer accelerator for folks between 16 - 21.
Applications Close 24th of March
With 2023 applications now being open, here are a few reasons why you should apply:
— Patch (@joinpatch_) 6:43 PM ∙ Feb 13, 2023
Why do Patch?
- Build something great 🤩
- Learn from great mentors 🤝
- Join a unique community 👥
Sign up now ‼️ joinpatch.org
#SummerAccelerator #Patch #youthentrepreneurship
📢 eithealth.eu - Call for Participation
🎤 Let us know if you are looking for speakers or know of amazing events/confs that are looking for guest speakers.
📢 The STEM Passport for Inclusion: Call For Mentors
📢 PyData Ireland - Looking for Organisers
PyData Ireland is rebooting and is looking for a new organizing team. Please get in contact if you want to get involved. Organizers from all over Ireland welcome
📢 PyLadies Call for Speakers
Normally on the 3rd Tue every month
ℹ️ Here are some diversity in tech events based in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Let us know if there’s any upcoming events we can list in our next newsletter or in diversityintech.fyi/events.
Diversity in Tech Week @ Dogpatch Labs
- Mon Mar 6 - Fri Mar 10
(In-Person) Scale Ireland: International Women's Day Supporting Women in Start-ups and Tech
- Tue Mar 7 (11:00)
- Wed Mar 8 (13:30)
(In-Person) Everything Data: Women in Data 2023
- Wed Mar 8 (18:00)
(In-Person) Behind the Bank - An Evening with Starling Tech on IWD (Dublin) @ Huckletree
- Wed Mar 8 (18:00)
(In-Person) IWD Celebrations @ New Relic - Embrace Equity, Embracing your Personal Power
- Thu Mar 9 (10:00)
(In-Person) Republic of Work: Girl Develop It: Code & Coffee
- Thu Mar 9 (18:30)
(Online) PyLadies Dublin: Python Study Group: Fluent Python Chapter 1
- Thu Mar 9 (18:30)
(In-Person) Why Design: Why Design International Women's Day 2023
- Thu Mar 9 (19:30)
(In-Person) Ladies that UX Belfast: UX career reflections @ ESO
- Tue Mar 14 (18:00)
(In-Person) PyLadies Dublin x Microsoft Ireland - Mar Meetup
- Tue Mar 21 (18:30)
(Online) Women Who Code Belfast: Bytes n' Brew Online ☕️💻 - Breakfast
- Thu Mar 23 (08:00)
(In-Person) Techstars Startup Weekend Women Dublin
- Fri Mar 24 - Sun Mar 26
🌈 If you want to add an event, you can submit a PR or or an issue on github, Or you can email me at contact@codinggrace.com.
Our next newsletter will be in May, if you have announcements, events, opportunities for our May-Jun Newsletter, drop us an email at contact@codinggrace.com.
Cheers,
/// Vicky 🐱🏳️🌈🦄