ACM Europe Celebration of Women in Computing, womENcourage 2017 is a scientific event, as well as an event aimed at networking and exploring career opportunities for women in computer science and related disciplines. This conference brings together undergraduate and graduate students, as well as researchers and professionals, to present and share their achievements and experience in computer science. The program includes technical presentations and also discussions related to career issues in academic and industrial research.

Meet colleagues just like you inspired by your field, highly motivated and very good at what they do! Share your experiences and learn from the experiences of others.

Previous womENcourage iterations were the inaugural:

womENcourage 2016 held at Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.

womENcourage 2015 held at Uppsala University, Sweden.

womENcourage 2014 in Manchester, UK
Thanks to all the participants, speakers, and supporters in advance who will help to make this year’s womENcourage another tremendous success!

Participation in womENcourage is subject to the conference’s Code of Conduct.

Important Dates

Organizing Committee

Conference Chairs

• Núria Castell Ariño, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
• Reyyan Ayfer, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Registrations Chair

• Lori Russell Dag, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

Posters Chair

• Paraskevi Fragopoulou (Vivi), Technological Educational Institute of Crete and the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece

Participation Scholarships Chair

• Ruth Lennon, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland

Outreach Chair

• Bev Bachmayer, ACM-WE Vice Chair, Austria

Supporters Chair

• Panagiota Fatourou, University of Crete & ICS FORTH, Greece

Local Arrangements Chair

• Christine Brenot, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain

Treasurer

• Rosa Anglés, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain

Evaluations

Webmasters

• Alexandra Barka, Foundation for Research & Technology (FORTH), Greece

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For hackathon participants we highly recommend that you register on Tuesday.

Program:

*ACM Europe activities requires separate registration (no registration fee).

The website for ACM Europe registrations is available here: http://acmeurope-conference.acm.org/registration/

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REGISTRATION DEADLINES

REGISTRATION RATES (in Euros)

If you require a visa support letter , these can be provided by the ACM.  Visit the ACM link for information on requesting a visa support letter. Please make sure to request the letter at least 10 days in advance.

We are thankful to our generous supporters:

Super Diamond: sigops

Diamond: HP, Accenture, SIGCHI, intel

Platinum: Google, Oracle Academy

Gold: Bloomberg, Sopra Steria

Silver: Informatics Europe, Microsoft, everis

Bronze: Inria, ThoughtWorks

       

Bag Sponsor: Amazon Development Centre Scotland, COEINF

Sponsor Levels with Benefits

Additional Support Opportunities

• Lunch Sponsor – €2500, partial sponsor – €1250
• Celebration evening sponsor – €5000, partial sponsor – €2500
• Bag Sponsor – €500
• Hackathon Sponsors  €5000 partial sponsor 2500

For more information please contact:

Harassment is unwelcome or hostile behavior, including speech that intimidates, creates discomfort, or interferes with a person’s participation or opportunity for participation, in a conference, event or program. Harassment in any form, including but not limited to harassment based on alienage or citizenship, age, color, creed, disability, marital status, military status,   national origin, pregnancy, childbirth- and pregnancy-related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, gender, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other status protected by laws in  which the conference or program is being held, will not be tolerated. Harassment includes the use of abusive or degrading language, intimidation, stalking, harassing photography or recording, inappropriate physical contact, sexual imagery and unwelcome sexual attention. A response that the participant was “just joking,” or “teasing,” or being “playful,” will not be accepted. Anyone witnessing or subject to unacceptable behavior should notify a conference committee member.

Individuals violating these standards may be sanctioned or excluded from further participation at the discretion of the organizers or responsible committee.