{"id":58,"date":"2020-11-24T13:05:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T13:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2021-11-01T22:29:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T22:29:04","slug":"about-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the <strong>8th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage\u2122 2021<\/strong> that is going to be <strong>virtual<\/strong> (coordinated from Prague, Czech Republic), <strong>22-24 September, 2021<\/strong>.<br><br><strong>Open to all genders<\/strong>, womENcourage was initiated by\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/acmweurope.acm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACM-W Europe<\/a>\u00a0and aimed at connecting women from diverse technical disciplines and encouraging them to pursue their education and profession in computing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/about-womencourage\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>2021 Conference Theme: <span style=\"color: #2794b8;\">Bridging Communities to Foster Innovation<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s ACM womENcourage 2021 is celebrating all attempts to bridge communities to foster innovation. <strong>We are celebrating bridges built across boundaries<\/strong> of disciplines, boundaries between industry and academia, as well as boundaries among homogeneous communities, inviting individuals of all genders, nationalities and ages to co-create together. <a href=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/call-to-take-part\/\">Learn more about the ways to take part &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Why to join the conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although virtual, the conference will preserve the touch of <strong>Prague<\/strong>, which is a testament for <strong>perservering history<\/strong> while inspiring creations and innovation for the ages to come. <strong>Prague<\/strong> is a city of engineering, design and creativity. A city with a history of inclusion and diversity, embodied in the womENcourage 2021 conference, designed to create a platform for the conference attendees to find (1) inspiration and connection, (2) challenge and validation, (3) encouragement and support, (4) purpose, and (5) opportunity. <a href=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/five-reasons-why-to-join\/\">Read our five reasons to join the conference&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1920x485-poster-authors-2019-rome-1024x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1920x485-poster-authors-2019-rome-1024x259.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1920x485-poster-authors-2019-rome-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1920x485-poster-authors-2019-rome-768x194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1920x485-poster-authors-2019-rome-1536x388.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womencourage.acm.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/1920x485-poster-authors-2019-rome.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--h3><a href=\"about-czechitas\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\">\u29bf&nbsp;About Czechitas<\/a><\/h3-->\n\n\n\n<!--h3><a href=\"our-logo\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\">\u29bf&nbsp;Our Logo<\/a><\/h3-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the 8th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage\u2122 2021 that is going to be virtual (coordinated from Prague, Czech Republic), 22-24 September, 2021. 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