"Pink Cloud on Tour. Science and Technology for Ambitious Young Women” kicks off today. The event, which will be held on May 9-13, 2016 in Bari, Naples and Cagliari, will introduce over 1000 young Italian and foreign women (aged 17-24) to the many opportunities existing in the technological and digital sectors to overcome the gender gap in technological education [see press release].
The two-day event in Bari is organized into three main areas:
Ana Lain, Self-enterprise and New Jobs Coordinator for the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, will be in Bari to coordinate the participating students from 15 schools throughout the Puglia Region.
This year, the Pink Hackathon, promoted and organized by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale, will be held by Giulio D'Amato, the main coach, with a group of Microsoft Student Partners from Puglia and ten tutors from the Computer Science Programme at the ITT Modesto Panetti School in Bari.
The winning team will receive a Plexiglas plaque manufactured in the Phyrtual Innovation Gym Fab Lab by Designer Mauro Del Santo, coordinator of the digital manufacturing lab.
Moreover, the school managed by Headmaster Eleonora Matteo will also report on the event, another novelty for this edition. The student reporters will be coordinated by Prof Antonio Curci.
Participating Schools
School
City
Province
ITES Adriano Olivetti
Lecce
LE
IIS Pepe Calamo
Ostuni
BR
IISS Marco Polo
Bari
BA
IISS Galileo Ferraris
Molfetta
BA
LS M. Hack
Bari
BA
LS E.Fermi
Bari
BA
IC Don Lorenzo Milani
Bari
BA
LS Nuzzi
Andria
BT
IISS Majorana
Bari
BA
LS Fermi-Monticelli
Brindisi
BR
LS Leonardo Da Vinci
Bisceglie
BT
LS O.Tedone
Ruvo Di Puglia
BA
LS De Sanctis
Trani
BA
LS Fornari
Molfetta
BA
LC LS Spinelli
Giovinazzo
BA
Who is the Hackathon Coach?
Giulio D'Amato (25) is studying Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Bari Polytechnic and has been a member of the Microsoft Student Partner Programme for over a year. As a computer and electronics enthusiast, Giulio has participated in the production of educational videos with nationally renowned YouTubers (totalling 350,000 views) and has participated in national competitions and hackathons, winning first place with his team.
