Google Celebrates International Women’s Day with Students

Name: Google Celebrates International Women’s Day with Students
Start: 2021-03-15T13:00:00+00:00
End: 2021-03-16T18:00:00+00:00

March 15, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - March 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm

Come celebrate International Women’s Day with Google: open to all higher education students in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.The deadline to register is Thursday, Mar. 7, 2021, at 11:59 pm. Submit your registration here.

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Start:: March 15, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
End:: March 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm; View Event Website

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ACM-W Europe

Trailblazers in Computing : Karen Spärck Jones 💻✨

Every time you search online and find exactly what you need, you’re benefiting from the groundbreaking work of Karen Spärck Jones.

Long before modern search engines existed, this Cambridge professor pioneered research in information retrieval and natural language processing. Her development of inverse document frequency (IDF) became a core foundation for how search engines rank results today.

A recipient of major honors from Association for Computing Machinery and the British Computer Society, she was not only a brilliant researcher but also a powerful advocate for equality in tech — famously stating: “Computing is too important to be left to men.”

Discover her full story here: https://acmweurope.acm.org/trailblazers-in-computing-karen-sparck-jones/

#TrailblazersInComputing #WomenInTech #AI #SearchEngines #HistoryOfComputing

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Diversity” is often talked about - but how much of it is actually practiced?

In this blog, Ayesha Afzal reflects on how HPC systems thinking can offer a useful lens for understanding inclusion, visibility, and participation in computing communities.

👉 https://acmweurope.acm.org/is-diversity-in-hpc-still-just-a-buzzword/

#Diversity #Tech #InclusionMatters #WomenInSTEM

“Research Spotlights in Computing” is a technical blog series by ACM-W Europe volunteer Ayesha Afzal, highlighting contemporary work across computing research, with a focus on systems, tools, methods, and ideas developed by women in the field. This first blog anchors the series by introducing a ...

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🚀 GEC 2026 – Summit on Gender Equality in Computing

Join us on 7–8 May 2026 in Patras, Greece for the 8th Summit on Gender Equality in Computing (GEC 2026)!

This free and inclusive event brings together researchers, students, and professionals committed to advancing gender equity in computing. 💻✨

🌟 Early-career opportunity:
Present your work at the Poster & Demo Session and apply for travel grants up to €300!

📢 Don’t miss your chance to connect, share, and be part of meaningful change in tech.

👉 Read the full details & learn how to register and submit your work on the ACM-WE blog.
https://acmweurope.acm.org/newsletter-march-2026/
#GEC2026 #WomenInTech #GenderEquality #Computing #TechCommunity #ACMW #Inclusion

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