Eight hours to conceive, design and develop a technological application that can improve women’s life quality: from personal security in cities and on the web to technological solutions that can help young women manage private life, studies and work. This is the challenge launched by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale and Microsoft Italy with #STEMInTheCity to 75 young women in four secondary schools in the Province of Milan: G.Natta, E. Vanoni, G. Feltrinelli and Falcone-Righi di Corsico (see news: #StemintheCity in Milan).
The hackathon will be held by Microsoft employees together with two Senior Coaches from the Coding Girls Association, Valentina Gelsomini and Lara Forgione, who will guide the aspiring coders from app conception to its development on the Touch Develop Platform. Participants include the Coding Girls Crew from IIS Falcone Righi di Corsico.
STEM IN THE CITY AT THE MICROSOFT HOUSE
Girls in Stem Hackathon
Microsoft House, “Spazio” Showroom, Milan
April 11, 2018 – 9:00 am
AGENDA
9.00 am| PARTICIPATING TEAMS ARRIVE
9.15 am | WELCOME
•Anna Maria Bottero, Customer Success Director, Microsoft Italy
9.30 am | LEARNING TO PROGRAMME WITH TOUCH DEVELOP
•Lara Forgione, Fondazione Mondo Digitale Coach & MS Employees
10.30 am | SCHEDULE AND BEGINNING OF WORK SESSION
4.30 pm | COMUNICATING AN IDEA: THE PROJECT IN 500 CHARACTERS
The teams work on the project idea presentation
5.00 pm | TEAM PITCHES
Moderator: Mohamed Fadiga, Fondazione Mondo Digitale Coach
5.45 pm | AWARDS AND CLOSING CEREMONY
JURY
•Maria Vittoria Tomaini, Technical Account Manager, Microsoft Italy
•Martina Di Bari, Technology Solutions Professional, Microsoft Italy
•Vanessa Hanschke, Consultant, Microsoft Italy
•Imane Eddri, Technical Account Manager, Microsoft Italy
•Marusca Giacomini, Microsoft Italy
The works will be coordinated by Francesca Del Duca, Projects and Large Events Manager, Fondazione Mondo Digitale.
