Inclusion in Open Source & Technology

Summary

Taking place Sunday, October 13

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The 2019 inclusion event will take place Sunday, October 13 at the Raleigh Convention Center. It will again feature traditional talks and group discussions around a variety of predetermined inclusion subtopics. In addition, Jennifer Cloer will screen the second film in her widely acclaimed Chasing Grace series, Progress: The Power of Community. Subject matter experts, community and company leaders, and technologists of all types will attend and participate. Audience participation and input will again be a focus, as it was in 2018.

THE (TENTATIVE) SCHEDULE:

12:00 noon – 5:00 pm ET: Registration & Check-In, Raleigh Convention Center

1:00 – 1:10 pm ET: Welcome/Thank-You’s/Opening Statements

1:10 – 2:30 pm ET: Stand-alone 10 minute talks
1:10 – 1:20: The Barriers to Entry I Face as a Mom in Tech
1:25 – 1:35: So you want your daughter to be a Technologist…what now?
1:40 – 1:50: Open Office Culture Shift: How D&I Builds Better Tech Teams
1:55 – 2:05: I Came Here to Meet 10 Black People: Normalizing my own presence in tech
2:10 – 2:20: Identity Expression: Coming Out of the Work Closet
2:25 – 2:35: The Value of Old People in Technology

2:35 – 2:45: Networking break

2:45 – 3:15: Screening of the Chasing Grace film Progress: The Power of Community
3:15 – 3:45: Discussion with the producer, Jennifer Cloer

3:45 – 4:00: Networking break

4:00 – 5:00: Discussion groups – Smaller group discussions of topics like recruiting & hiring, race, The Power of Community film, etc. Designed to encourage interaction and dialogue.

5:00 – 5:15: Final networking break
5:15 – 5:30: Final comments and wrap-up
5:30 – 6:00: Post-event networking social