{"id":361,"date":"2019-09-18T15:52:59","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T15:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/ada-lovelace-day\/?p=361"},"modified":"2024-12-04T11:50:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T11:50:17","slug":"2019-booking-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/ada-lovelace-day\/2019-booking-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 booking now open"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday 8th October 2019, the University\u2019s Information Services team are running a range of events to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2019 which is\u00a0an international celebration day<\/a>\u00a0of the achievements of women in\u00a0science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year the day will have a particular focus on women in engineering and #ALD2019 will have talks, activities and networking at multiple campus locations.<\/p>\n

Programme overview<\/h2>\n

The day is split in four parts:<\/p>\n

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  1. Drop-in activities from 10:30am to 12:30pm in the Eng Inn social space at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh.<\/li>\n
  2. Guest speaker, Dr. Nina Baker on the History of Women in Engineering from 1:30pm to 2pm in Room 5326, James Clerk Maxwell Building<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Women in Enginering – a Wikipedia editing event to create new articles focused on the lives and contributions of notable women in engineering.<\/li>\n
  4. Keynote event – Professor Ursula Martin on “The Scientific Life of Ada Lovelace” at the Informatics Forum. This will be followed by a drinks and nibbles reception.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    All events are open to staff, student and members of the public. Book to attend one session, two, three or all four.<\/p>\n

    Booking details<\/h2>\n

    10:30am to 12:30pm: Drop-in activities at the Eng Inn social space, School of Engineering<\/h3>\n