Women in Technology NYC Connect

Because when we connect, we become inspired and we can accomplish anything!!

Who should attend: Any Technical Woman or Man in the NYC Metro Area.  College students are also strongly encouraged to attend.

Location: Microsoft New York Metro Office - 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10104

Sponsors:  Infragistics, Avanade & Slalom Consulting

Registration: Required for building entry

Agenda***
8:30am: Registration / Networking / Breakfast (Donuts/Coffee - Thanks to Slalom!)

9:00am: Stereotypes and the Nature and Nurture of Intelligence- Joshua M Aronson, Associate Professor of Applied Psychology, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

10:00am: Amplify your Career by Managing your Volume - Asli Bilgin, Practice Area Manager at Slalom Consulting @SlingAlibi

11:00am: Work/Life Balance Discussion – Melissa Demsak, SQL Architect/Leader NJSQL/ Mentor NJ Women in IT @Sqldiva

11:30am: About Avanade(Sponsor) - Vanecia Hill

11:45am-1pm:   Boxed Lunches (Thanks to Infragistics & Avanade!!)

                         Hacker Room – Hours TBD

                         Career Room – Recruiters will be available to help you with your resume,

                    give career insight or provide impromptu interviews.      

1:00pm: It's Not Just All in Your Head: The Science of Sexism – Rachel Reese @rachelreese

1:45pm: An Overview of Microsoft Windows 8 - Rachel Appel @RachelAppel

2:45pm: Panel Discussion

Facilitator - Yulia Smotrova

Panelists -

            Kathy Cochran, COO @ Infinity Info Systems

            Sanjay Harji, Managing Director @ Goldman Sachs

            Rachel Appel, Senior Develop Evangelist @ Microsoft

            Melissa Demsak, SQL Architect @ Realogy

3:30pm: Closing / Raffles (** If your company would like to donate one, let us know).

***: Times/Topics subjects to change

Event Organizers: Melissa Demsak ( @Sqldiva Melissa@sqldiva.com) & Rachel Appel (@RachelAppel Rachel.Appel@microsoft.com)