SheCodes MeetUp 2024

Venue: Online & Onsite in Prague

RICAIP Testbed Prague at CIIRC CTU
Prague, Czech Republic

VISION CSA Project in cooperation with the European Networks of Excellence Centres in AI, Data and Robotics (NoEs) warmly invite you to an informal, dynamic and interactive hybrid meetup that will be hosted by the RICAIP Centre in the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics CIIRC CTU in Prague. This event has been inspired and creates a follow-up to CLAIRE X NoEs AQuA: Women in AI.

Join us for an engaging and inspiring event where women in STEM can connect, learn, and grow together.

Share your story about studies and career paths, personal experiences with a focus on moments in your life that influenced and navigated you towards AI, robotics, technology and innovation.

Event in a Nutshell:

• Get to know like-minded women in your immediate vicinity, in Europe and on the other side of the globe!
• Be our keynote speaker – each of you can speak up and share your experiences!
• The main topic: What has positively influenced your decision to pursue studies or careers in AI, robotics, ICT, technology, and innovations?
  What was the moment or action? Do you still remember it?

Setup of the event:

• Each of you can be a speaker – just indicate this on the registration form, or you can take the floor during the event, depending on your mood.
• Speakers/participants on site and online will see each other and take turns in speaking.
• The event will NOT be live streamed to maintain an intimate atmosphere, but will be recorded.
• Recordings will only be used for shorts and minutes of the proceedings.

The SheCodes MeetUp is designed to foster personal interconnections and an informal and supportive environment where women from diverse STEM –  Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – fields can connect, share, and inspire each other.

Our primary aim is to explore the pivotal factors that have positively influenced the decision to pursue studies or careers in AI, robotics, ICT, technology, and innovation. The initial moment and other motivations for staying in the field also remain at the forefront of our interest.

Any woman in the field can share her personal experience or even best practices implemented in her home institution or country. Through direct interactions, we aim to empower attendees and strengthen the network of women in STEM across Europe and beyond.

The immediate effect of this event, aimed mainly at establishing personal contacts and sharing positive stories, will be the collection of experiences and good practices that can serve at the personal, institutional and political level.

16:00 – 16:30 Walk-in. Refreshments

16:30 – 16:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Introduction to the SheCodes MeetUp and how the event will be organised
Welcome word of the hosts (remotely):
VISION and NoEs by Beatrice Bozzao, Intellera Consulting, Italy
RICAIP by Tilman Becker, DFKI/ CIIRC CTU

16:40 – 17:00 Call for inspiring talks from women of any age and career stage in AI, robotics, ICT, and tech innovation!
Feel free to nominate your up to 5 min talk!

17:00 – 17:30 Roundtable – Speak up, be heard!
Any participant is welcome to share her story – onsite or online, simply join our discussion, introduce yourself and tell us your story, experience, motivation and thoughts!

17:30 – 17:40 Do not miss the opportunities provided within our ecosystems:
ROBOPROX Women Forum Open Call by Karla Štěpánová, CIIRC CTU (tbc)
EIT Manufacturing RIS Leaders Call 2024 by Anna Tahovská, CIIRC CTU

17:40 – 18:30 Networking Opportunities with refreshments
Informal networking sessions to encourage open dialogue and connection among participants.
The hybrid format ensures both in-person and online attendees can interact seamlessly.

18:30 Closing Remarks
Encouragement for continued connection and collaboration among participants