BUILDING WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY THROUGH MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION
Friday, December 19, 2014
10:00am
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*** PLEASE NOTE: UPDATED DIRECTIONS TO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION ***
Please join us the morning of December 19th to meet speaker Poornima Vijayashanker from Femgineer. RESERVE YOUR PLACE-- SEATING IS LIMITED! The event is free of charge, and open to WITI members and non-members.
Poornima will be speaking about the criticality of women not only securing a role in technology but staying there for the long term. As an established leader in the field of technical mentorship and education, she has valuable insights on the “Miss” conceptions that have impacted women and how to overcome them. She is looking forward to meeting all of you and encourages everyone to ask questions to create a conversation in addition to her presentation.
Prizes and Refreshments will be provided!
Featured Speaker(s)
Poornima Vijayashanker is currently the founder at Femgineer, an education startup that empowers engineers, founders, and product leads to transform their ideas into tangible, high-impact products.
Poornima is a dynamic speaker, entrepreneur, author and creative technologist featured on multiple TEDx events. She has also been a lecturer at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and an entrepreneur-in-residence at 500 Startups.
She was the founding engineer at Mint.com, where she helped build, launch, and scale the product until its acquisition in 2009. When she's not building products or companies she enjoys Bikram yoga, rock climbing, and running. Poornima lives in sunny Palo Alto, CA.
Schedule of Events
09:45am - 10:00am Registration & Refreshments
10:00am - 11:30am Presentation
11:30am Meeting Ends
Meeting Notes
Please present your driver’s license or photo ID to security at reception.
Location & Details
Fidelity Investments
35 Davis Drive
Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
Fidelity Investments (100 New Millennium Way, Bldgs 2 & 3)
Directions to Physical Location: 35 Davis Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560
• Park in the Parking Garage or additional parking areas
• Go across the walking bridge on the 2nd level of the parking garage.
• Please present your driver’s license or photo ID to security at reception.
• Once you go through the security turnstyle, take a left and go up the stairs.
• Turn right at the top of the stairs and the Apex rooms are directly in front of you.
Directions from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Parking Garage:
• Take Interstate 40 West
• Take the Davis Drive exit #280
• Turn left off the exit onto Davis Drive
• Cross over NW Hwy 54
• Next drive on left is to the Fidelity parking garage
Directions traveling from I-40 East to Parking Garage:
• Take Interstate 40 East
• Take the Davis Drive exit #280
• Turn left off the exit onto Davis Drive
• Cross over NC Hwy 54
• Next drive on left is to the Fidelity parking garage
- $0.00 for WITI Members
- $0.00 for Non-members
Online Registration Closed
