The National Coding Girls Tour ends today in Rome. The tour involved over 10,000 young women in 13 Italian cities (the Catania data, cancelled due to a weather alert, is still to be rescheduled). The programme promoted by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and the United States Embassy in Italy in collaboration with Microsoft Italy, aims to promote gender equality in the science and technology sectors.
Today’s hackathon, hosted by Sapienza University of Rome, will involve 115 young women from 15 schools, who will work for the entire day in 30 teams. The challenge is coordinated by American super coaches Emily Bradford, independent writer and software developer based in Silicon Valley, and Anthonette Peña, National Board Certified Teacher and STEM Teacher Lead. Eva D'Onofrio, Deputy President, Microsoft Services EMEA, a model for success, will also act as a mentor thanks to the Give Campaign.
Fifteen schools are involved with two teams each:
- Lombardo Radice, Rome
- Newton, Rome
- Croce Aleramo, Rome
- Tullio Levi Civita, Rome
- Alberti, Rome
- Copernico, Pomezia
- Majorana, Guidonia
- Innocenzo XII, Anzio
- Buonarroti, Frascati
- Loi, Nettuno
- Peano, Monterotondo
- Volterra, Ciampino
- Ceccano, Ceccano (Frosinone)
- Spallanzani, Tivoli
- Marconi, Civitavecchia
Girls Programming the Future
#Codingirls National Tour
Rome, November 22, 2019 – 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
Sapienza University, Department of Computer Engineering
Aula Magna, Viale Ariosto 2
PROGRAMME
10.00 | WELCOME ADDRESS
- Tiziana Catarci, Director, Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome
- Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
- Riccardo Rosati, President, Computer Science Programme, Sapienza University of Rome
10.15 | INAUGURAL ADDRESS
- Video message from the United States Embassy in Italy
- Eva D’Onofrio, Deputy President, Microsoft Services
10.25 | EXPERENTIAL TALKS
- Anthonette Peña, National Board Certified Teacher and STEM Teacher Lead
- Emily Bradford, independent writer and software developer based in Silicon Valley
10.40 | HACKATHON
17.00 | TEAM PITCHES
18.30 AWARDS AND CONCLUSIONS
- Marlene Nice, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Rome
We would like to thank Sapienza University of Rome for their collaboration.
PRESS KIT
- Press Note
- Declarations
- Conference Programme
- Project Profile
- Coding Girls Hubs and Universities
- Coding Girls Association
- Stories
- Data on the Gender Gap
- Info-graphic
Tour Photo Gallery
