The Coding Girls Educational Touris in Naples. Coding Girls is a programme promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and the United States Embassy in Italy in collaboration with Microsoft to fight gender stereotypes in the scientific and technological fields.
After the intensive training sessions held at schools in Naples and province (Nitti, Caro, Vico, Caccioppoli), 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 at the Apple Developer Academy at the “Federico II” University of Naples. The day will be inaugurated by Chiara Marciani, Councillor for Education, Equal Opportunities and Youth Policy, Regione Campania.
After Naples, the 2018 Coding Girls Tour will end at the University of Catania. The collaboration with universities is one of the main novelties of this edition, the result of one year of work by the Coding Girls Association, that today has over 25 hubs in Italy. The challenge is also launched to the world of enterprise. In fact, this year, companies will be able to “adopt” a young female student and help her in her studies, thereby contributing to the emergence of new talents, competences and professional profiles.
CODING GIRLS IN NAPLES
Hackathon
Naples, November 17, 2018 – 9:00 am
“Federico II” University of Naples
Apple Developer Academy
“San Giovanni a Teduccio” Campus
AGENDA
9.00 am | ARRIVAL
9.30 am | WELCOME ADDRESS
· Giorgio Ventre, Scientific Director, Apple Developer Academy, “Federico II” University of Naples
· Chiara Marciani, Councillor for Education, Equal Opportunities and Youth Policy, Regione Campania
· Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
10.00 am | CHALLENGE RULES
· Emily Thomforde, Code Educator and Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Specialist
Q&A with students
10.15 am | PROGRAMMING IN TEAMS
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
Learn more about the Coding Girls Tour on Annalisa Cassarino’s [@Annalisa_FMD]Blog about the Coding Girls.
