Call for Participation – New Perspectives: Innovations by Women Intersecting Science, Media and Sonic Arts
A three-day conference that celebrates women’s achievements in media arts. The conference will showcase papers, demos, posters, workshops, installations and concerts. The event is hosted by the Alliance of Women in Media Arts and Technology Conference,University of California, Santa Barbara. Dates: February 8-10, 2018 University of California Santa Barbara, CA USA. Read more here
Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe Nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Colorlines
This article discusses the 2018 nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Five women are nominated for the performers category, two of which being Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, whose songwriting and roots styles respectively shaped rock as it is known today. Read more here
Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of WiMT Newsletter
Article by Amruta Vidwans Jun 23, 2017 When we started Women in Music Tech in Spring 2016, among our objectives was to keep motivating women to join Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields, in particular music technology. One way to do that was: 1) to give updates of activities happening within Georgia Tech and […]
Women of Distinction honored at Leadership Conference – Georgia Tech Daily Digest
The 2017 Women of Distinction Award presents women who show outstanding leadership at Georgia Tech. The winners were announced at the Women’s Leadership Conference on April 1 at the Academy of Medicine: Errika Mallett, ENW & Associates; Léa Ikkache; Raksha Muthukuma; Jillann Hertel; and Dr. Rebecca Burnett. Read more here
Hidden Histories and Programmed Inequalities: Two Upcoming Lectures – Boolean Libraries
Two forthcoming lectures in Oxford on hidden histories of British women in computing and gender imbalance. Dates: May 15 / June 1, 2017 Read more here
Celebrate International Women’s Day with the Yorkshire Sound Women on March 4th
Open doors event to celebrate 18 months of the Yorkshire Sound Women Network an the International Women’s day at the University of Huddersfield. The interdisciplinary event will involve composers, sonic artists, engineers, and coders. Read more here
Ada Lovelace Day
The Ada Lovelace Day aims to bring more girls into STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) by raising the profile of women in STEM. The event is held yearly in London on the second Tuesday of October with a mission of international celebration of women’s achievements in STEM. Other related events happen around the world […]