The Coding Girls Tour 2018 has arrived in Rome. After intensive training sessions in schools throughout the city and province (Lombardo Radice, Volterra in Ciampino, Peano in Monterotondo, Majorana in Guidonia, Croce Aleramo, Machiavelli, Tognazzi in Velletri, Tullio Levi Civita, Loi in Nettuno, Alberti, Russel) over 200 young women, guided by American Supercoach Emily Thomforde, Code Educator and Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Specialist, by FMD coaches and young volunteers form the Friuli Venezia Giulia Italo-American Association, will participate in a hackathon today, November 15, at the Rome Campus Bio-Medico University.
Speakers include: Giulio Iannello, Dean of the Departmental Faculty of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, Rome Campus Bio-Medico University; Marlene Nice, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer, United States Embassy, Italy; Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale and special guest Maria Chiara Carrozza, Scientific Director of the Fondazione Don Gnocchi.
CODING GIRLS IN ROME
Hackathon
Rome, November 15, 2018 – 10:00 am
Rome “Campus Bio-Medico” University
AGENDA
9.30 am | WELCOME
10.00 am | INTRODUCTION
- Giulio Iannello, Dean of the Departmental Faculty of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, Rome Campus Bio-Medico University
- Marlene Nice, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer, United States Embassy, Italy
- Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
10.30 am | THE CHALLENGE RULES
- Emily Thomforde, Code Educator and Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Specialist
Q&A with students
10.45 am | PROGRAMMING IN TEAMS
At 11.30 am, the Coding Girls will meet with Maria Chiara Carrozza, Scientific Director of the Fondazione Don Gnocchi
3.30 pm | COMMUNICATING THE IDEA: PRESENTING THE PROJECT IN THREE MINUTES
The teams work on the project presentation
4.30 pm | TEAM PITCHES
Moderator: Cecilia Stajano, School Innovation Coordinator, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
5.45 pm | AWARDS CEREMONY
- Simonetta Filippi, Deputy Rector for University Education and Professor of Mathematical Physics, Rome “Campus Bio-Medico” University
Learn more about the Coding Girls Tour on Annalisa Cassarino’s [@Annalisa_FMD] Blog about the Coding Girls.
