GGS VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT: Education Development Officer, Mentoring

Education Development Officer, Mentoring

Purpose: To provide consistent high quality, learning resource packs for each Mentoring event.

  • Consult with the Programme Manager, Event Lead and Speakers
  • Create a pack of resources for online access
  • Analyse and review of speaker videos and transcripts to extract key learnings
  • Consult with audience for feedback and guidance on future sessions
  • Produce Project Briefs and other bespoke GGS materials as required
  • Develop a network of partner organisations to help distribute our resources
  • Sign-post members to other organisations that can help

Must have a strong interest in creativity, computing and enterprise. This will be a good fit for someone who has a qualification or experience in education or training.

To find out how to apply visit our Volunteer page.

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GGS VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT: Event Curation, Themes for 2017: Enterprise and Access to Funding

Event Curation, Themes for 2017: Enterprise & Access to Funding

Purpose: To coordinate speakers, detail content and manage on the ground logistics for each event.

  • Select Industry Speakers & Chair and manages expectations
  • Negotiate content and format for panel sessions with guests
  • Manage team on the ground inc. budget, venue, delegate numbers, tech support, catering etc
  • Liaise with Comms to develops all communications and marketing materials including information for sponsors and post event reports
  • Liaise with Education to create Resource Packs

Must have an outgoing personality and a strong interest in access to funding for business, for under-represented groups. This is a good fit for someone with a qualification in education or business & enterprise.

To find out how to apply visit our Volunteer page.

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NEWS: GGS Volunteer Appeal 2017

Apply Now! More Volunteers Wanted at Girl Geek Scotland
We lots of exciting things planned for 2017 and still need more volunteers.

Working With Us
Girl Geek Scotland has always relied on volunteers to help us create our world class events. We fit our work into coffee breaks and after hours effort. Many hands make light work, and for every event we have an “All hands on deck approach!”. This means that the Lead for one event will offer support to the Lead on another event. You may be coordinating Industry Leaders for one event and serving wine at the next!

As we are expanding there is a need for clearer lines of communication, and we are now developing specific roles that meet the needs of our community, funders and partner organisations. If you are prepared to roll up your sleeves, we can help you reach your ambitions!

How to Apply
Please answer the following questions in an email to jayne@girlgeekscotland.com with the Subject Heading: VOLUNTEER

  1. What role do you want to apply for?
  2. What is *your* ambition for Girl Geek Scotland?
  3. How do you see your efforts and skills being used to greatest effect?
  4. How specifically will this role help you in your own career and life?

Volunteer Now With Girl Geek Scotland

Mentoring Relationship Manager (2 roles)
Purpose: to manage the relationships with mentors and mentees including initial matching

  • Attend up to 4 Mentoring Events and support on the ground logistics
  • Attend 4 or more RM meetings for matching mentors and mentees
  • Keeping everyone informed of progress (emails etc) & ensure any safety info is adhered to
  • Gather mentor & mentee details & design questionnaires and surveys for marketing
  • Ensure Next Steps are always clear to sponsors & delegates

Ideally our Relationship Managers will have good relationships with a number of large organisations that can help provide mentors for our mentoring programme. An understanding of routes to career progression is an advantage.
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Event Curation, Themes for 2017: Enterprise & Access to Funding
Purpose: To coordinate speakers, detail content and manage on the ground logistics for each event.

  • Select Industry Speakers & Chair and manages expectations
  • Negotiate content and format for panel sessions with guests
  • Manage team on the ground inc. budget, venue, delegate numbers, tech support, catering etc
  • Liaise with Comms to develops all communications and marketing materials including information for sponsors and post event reports
  • Liaise with Education to create Resource Packs

Must have an outgoing personality and a strong interest in access to funding for business, for under-represented groups. This is a good fit for someone with a qualification in education or business & enterprise.  
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Education Development Officer, For Entrepreneurs
Purpose: To provide consistent high quality, learning resource packs for each Panel event. 2017 themes will focus on Cyber Security and Access to Funding for Entrepreneurs in Underrepresented Groups. * We expect these resources to be distributed Scotland wide through our existing Partner organisations.

  • Consult with the Programme Manager, Event Lead and Speakers
  • Create a pack of resources for online access
  • Analyse and review speaker videos and transcripts to extract key learnings
  • Consult with audience for feedback and guidance on future sessions
  • Produce of Project Briefs and other bespoke GGS materials as required
  • Relationship building with partner organisations
  • Sign-post members to other organisations that can help

Must have a strong interest in creativity, computing and enterprise. This will be a good fit for someone who has a qualification or experience in education or training.
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Education Development Officer, Mentoring
Purpose: To provide consistent high quality, learning resource packs for each Mentoring event.

  • Consult with the Programme Manager, Event Lead and Speakers
  • Create a pack of resources for online access
  • Analyse and review of speaker videos and transcripts to extract key learnings
  • Consult with audience for feedback and guidance on future sessions
  • Produce Project Briefs and other bespoke GGS materials as required
  • Develop a network of partner organisations to help distribute our resources
  • Sign-post members to other organisations that can help

Must have a strong interest in creativity, computing and enterprise. This will be a good fit for someone who has a qualification or experience in education or training.
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Online Community, Network Manager
Purpose: To engage with and develop our online Mentoring Community.

  • Engage with online community daily
  • Steer discussions through regular posting of links and stimulus questions
  • Invite & coordinate input from Industry Thought Leaders and manage online events
  • Sign-post members to good quality resources both internally and externally

Must have a strong interest in creativity, computing and enterprise and an outgoing personality. A qualification in a subject such as Journalism, PR, English or Community Management is a bonus.
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Developer Coach for Coding Workshop & Hackathons (Blockchain)
Up to 6 people needed for 3 half day events, and adhoc online support over a period of 6 weeks.
Purpose: To lead a “student” team of up to 3 beginner and intermediate developers, in learning some basic coding skills, and to support them to develop a short project as part of a Coding Workshop and Hackathon on Blockchain. About Blockchain: http://www.ted.com/talks/don_tapscott_how_the_blockchain_is_changing_money_and_business
Blockchain and the Scottish Economy: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2411012/2411012-6207148306670325762?trk=hp-feed-group-discussion

  • Support Workshop Lead with prep and on the ground logistics
  • Identify useful resources to support learning Blockchain or Chain Core and associated languages
  • Be able to work through some basic tutorials with students
  • Support the conceptualisation and planning of development for a project brief
  • Be able to help students fix and debug code
  • Offer adhoc online support over a 6 week period in Feb & March 2017 (dates tbc)

Must have good communication skills and a strong interest in supporting under-represented people in technology. An ability to learn new coding languages, and to help others in their learning, is essential!

Strong experience in Java/ Python/ C++ or another general purpose language. The focus will be on creating web or mobile apps, so front end skills that fit with Blockchain or Chain such as java (android) or swift (apple), or (for web apps) javascript/html/css/php/json will be useful. Some previous knowledge of Blockchain, Chain Core or other languages are a bonus – but not required. (Chain is an API developed specifically for the Financial Industry – see https://chain.com/ for more info).
** Please let us know if you have a preferred suite.

Will be a good fit for people who hold a qualification in computer science, or who work as professional developers. We are particularly keen to get applications from people with experience teaching or coaching!
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UX Coach for Coding Workshop & Hackathons
3-4 people needed for 3 half day events and adhoc online support over a period of 6 weeks.
Purpose: To support student groups to design and develop their front end skills as part of a Coding Workshop and Hackathon around Blockchain.

  • Support Workshop Lead with prep and on the ground logistics
  • Identify useful resources to support learning HTML, CSS and associated languages
  • Be able to work through some basic tutorials with students
  • Support the conceptualisation and planning of development for a project brief
  • Be able to help students fix and debug code
  • Offer adhoc online support over a 6 week period in Feb & March 2017 (dates tbc)

Must have good communication skills and a strong interest in supporting under-represented people in technology. An ability to learn new coding languages, and to help others in their learning, is essential!

Strong experience HTML, CSS, Javascript and other front end languages for web and mobile apps. The focus will be on creating web or mobile apps with Blockchain, so experience working with Java/ Python/ C++ or other general purpose languages will be useful. Some previous knowledge of Blockchain, Chain Core or other languages are a bonus – but not required. (Chain is an API developed specifically for the Financial Industry – see https://chain.com/ for more info).
** Please let us know if you have a preferred suite.

Will be a good fit with people who hold a qualification in computer science, or who work as professional UX designers. We are particularly keen to get applications from people with experience teaching or coaching!

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We know you are awesome and we’d love you to join our team. Please get in touch.
Morna

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NEWS: Full GGS Programme for 2017

2017 Programme of Events & Sponsorship Opportunities

Whether you are a beginner or advanced, please come along to be inspired, learn something new, and make friends where technology, enterprise and creativity meet. Our events are known to be world-class, and very friendly. There is always plenty of opportunity to network.

Please look out for our emails which will confirm date, time and venue and please and book tickets in advance as we are often sold out!

We welcome people from all abilities, gender identities, and neurotypical or atypical people. We ask everyone attending to abide by our Anti-harassment and Photography/ Video policies.

Mentoring Events and Workshops

Sticky Floors
Tuesday 7th of February 2017, 6.30 – 10pm
Is your mind honed for opportunity? Do you project confidence? … or… Is your subconscious holding you back? Nice girls don’t get the corner office!  At least that is what we hear – but it is all too easy to lay blame on the Glass Ceiling. So, what can you do to improve your mind-set AND your opportunities? In this workshop we will have a range of speakers who work as personal coaches, and can help you think differently to overcome the subconscious blocks that are holding you back in your career.

Breaking The Glass Ceiling
Tuesday 4th April 2017 6.30 – 10pm
How do you attract more women into your business? How do you plan career paths that are supportive of women? How do you make your environment more female friendly?  We will have a range of speakers to discuss best practice for attracting and keeping more women in your workplace. If you would like critical feedback on any of your own processes please bring samples, and case studies along. We encourage delegates to openly discuss their experience of job specifications, and interviews, as well as expectations for career progression.

Crossing the Great Divide
Tuesday 5th September 2017 6.30 – 10pm
Are you looking to change career? Do you want more security at work? Do you want to move into a larger organisation? If you are looking for a change this is the event for you. We will have speakers who can help you identify, plan for, and fill common gaps in skills, and experience when taking a sideways step in your career.  We will have case studies of best practice from industry on boarding schemes to help you think about where your next opportunity lies.

Critical Skills for Leadership
Tuesday 7th November 2017 6.30 – 10pm
Did you know that mentors routinely give men and women very different advice? While men are told to fill specific gaps in experience, and build much needed skill-sets, women are told to improve confidence. The subconscious bias in this advice is responsible for holding a lot of women back from Leadership roles.  In this workshop we will explore what skills and experience are needed to get into a Leadership role, and what special qualities are desired at the highest levels.

 

All Around The Blockchain
Blockchain is of growing interest, not just in Fintech, but also in the legal sector and security. This year Girl Geek Scotland will be running workshops for women in Blockchain, followed by a Hackathon which will be open for all.

http://www.ted.com/talks/don_tapscott_how_the_blockchain_is_changing_money_and_business

Women In Tech Short Course – All Around The Blockchain
Applications Are Open for Front & Backend Developers
Part 1 – Sunday February 19th 2017  2 – 5pm

Part 2: Sunday March 5th 2 – 5pm
We are looking to create the ultimate in supported workshop for women in tech. Teams of 2-3 people of mixed competence level, will work intensively with an advanced developer coach on a project. Applications are invited from beginners and intermediate developers (in any general purpose language) who would like to extend their programming skills and gain some experience with Blockchain.

We will also be looking for applications from complete newbies up to intermediates who want to develop front end skills. Again, teams of 2 – 3 people will be supported by our front-end coaches.

Hackathon for Entrepreneurs – All Around The Blockchain
Partnering With Scottish Legal Hackers
Part 1 – Sunday March 26th 2017 2 – 5pm
Part 2 – Sunday April 23rd 2017 2 – 5pm
No more sleep deprived, beer intense, and pizzatastic, whole weekend-athons! We are making our Hackathons more female friendly. We will be splitting our Hackathon over 2, 1/2 day events, which are a month apart. This gives people the opportunity to develop a project with all the excitement and enthusiasm of a traditional hackathon, and without the downsides. After the first afternoon you will be able to work remotely with your team on the project. So, you can work around your busy schedule and still submit a winning project.

Teams will be split into front and back end developers, and business development. Event details and Prizes will be announced nearer the time.

 

Panel Events in Cyber Security & Access to Finance

Cyber Security Opportunities in Civ Tech & Local Government 
Partner Event with CivTech
Thursday 16th  Feb  2017 6.30 – 10pm
Panel experts are invited to explore, and predict the biggest and best, opportunities for Scotland in Cyber Security for Civ-Tech, and Local Government. We ask them to explore technologies, trends and opportunities for financial support, that will provide a compass for the would-be entrepreneur. Don’t miss this event if you are a start up – or dream of having one!

This event gives some great background material for those intending on entering our Hackathon. 

Opportunities for Entrepreneurs – SMART Contracts, Fintech & Cyber Security
Thursday March 23rd 2017 6.30 – 10pm
Blockchain and associated technologies, are of growing interest, not just in Fintech, but also in the legal sector and security. GGS will invite three panel experts to explore technologies, trends and opportunities for financial support in Scotland. This is your compass for the hottest areas for business development. 

This event gives some great background material for those intending on entering our Hackathon. 

Getting Past the Gatekeepers – Passwords For Angel Finance
Thursday April 13th 2017 6.30 – 10pm
What do you do? Why should I care? Why would I invest in YOU? These are the three questions that should be foremost in your mind when you plan your pitch to Angle investors.  Around 88% of pitches that get past the gatekeepers will get investment. In this panel event we invite gatekeepers to Angel Finance to tell you directly what they are looking for when they review a business application so that you can make it to the next level.

 

Thinking Big, A Change of Mind – For Entrepreneurs and Investors

Thursday 19th Oct 2017, 6.30 – 9.30pm
Scotland’s technology start-up ecosystem may just be the best in Europe. The Edinburgh Stanford link, The extremely high quality of our tech education from Games at Abertay and gold standard usability and design in Dundee; to the entrepreneurial hotbed of Informatics and Red Triangle in Edinburgh, we have a lot to offer the world… and alongside this we have several upstart million to Billion Dollar businesses that operate globally.

There is a change of mind that comes with a change of scale. In this event we invite people from every stage in the tech-startup lifecycle to tell us about their direct experience of going through the change, so that you can too.

 

Sponsorship & Speaking Opportunities
We are always on the hunt for speakers who can inspire our audiences and run workshops. We showcase speakers from different stages in career, different working environments, and different roles in industry that are united around a common theme. Speakers are leaders in business, culture and academia each inspired by technology and contributing to the industr
Please get in touch at hello@girlgeekscotland.com and tell us which event you would like to speak at in the SUBJECT heading.

Opportunities for sponsorship will be released soon. If you want to get in quick, please get in touch at morna@girlgeekscotland.com and just to make sure it does not get missed CC hello@girlgeekscotland.com including the SUBJECT heading “Sponsorship”.

I’m looking forward to meeting you all at our fantabulous events in 2017!
Morna

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NEWS: Volunteering, Mentoring, and Programme for 2017

We have 3 announcements that will follow in the next few weeks.

  • Next Mentoring Event in 2016
  • Programme Announcement for 2017
  • Volunteers Wanted

So please look out for details that will follow before the end of the year. Girl Geek Scotland has gone through massive growth this year. After being dormant for a while we relaunched in February, aiming to rebuild our community. The truth is we were unprepared for demand. Each event we have held was sold out to max capacity, and our last event had a waiting list that was almost as long as the delegate list.

Volunteer Now With Girl Geek Scotland

If you can support us by becoming a Mentoring Relationship Manager please email us at jayne@girlgeekscotland.com.

Mentoring Relationship Manager (2 roles)

  • Gathering mentor & mentee details
  • Matching mentors and mentees
  • Keeping everyone informed of progress (emails etc)
  • Ensuring any safety info is adhered to
  • Designing questionnaires and surveys
  • Ensuring Next Steps are always clear to sponsors & delegates

More Mentors Needed at Girl Geek Scotland

We are keen to get more mentors to sign-up and for support in helping us match mentors and mentees. If your organisation can help us find more mentors please email us at lauren@girlgeekscotland.com.

Mentoring Programme Update

We knew (we had listened!) that you wanted a Mentoring Programme. We expected a small group of around 30 and by the close of the second event we had over 100 people signed up. What this means is that we have struggled with the workload of matching people with mentors. I want you to know that we are still working on it and we expect to find mentors for everyone by the close of the year. To meet this demand and to progress our vision for the year ahead, we have been focusing on growing our team. We now have 12 volunteers! This will help us to speed up the matching process for our Mentoring Programme, while still curating the world class panel events that we have become known for. Please remember that most of us work full time and squeeze Girl Geek Scotland volunteering into coffee breaks and after hours effort. So although we may not get back to you immediately, please know that we are working hard behind the scenes to create events and a service, that will help you in your career.

Our Team So Far

Morna Simpson – Founder and Programme Lead
Jane Grant – Parent Organisation, Accounts & Sponsorship
Belinda Love – Head of Administration & Comms
Ali King – Lead for Coding & Development Workshops
Arlene McDaid – Lead for Hackdays
Samantha Leeman – Lead for Panel Events
Jayne Coulthard – Event and Volunteer Management
Laura Forsyth – Sponsorship Support
Maria Hamilton – Event Curation
Lauren Gemmell – Mentoring Community Lead
Maria Rooney – Mentoring Community, Relationship Management
Emma Corstorphine – Mentoring Community, Relationship Management

A huge thank you to our team of volunteers for giving their time to work with us, and welcome to our new recruits! Things are heating up as we prepare for next year. We have one more event planned and will advertise for the volunteers to fill the roles above. So please look out for emails over the next few weeks in the run up to Christmas.

Best wishes
Morna

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EVENT: Yard offer FREE afternoon seminar on SEO in Edinburgh

Event news from our chums at YARD:

As part of National Coding Week 2016, Edinburgh technical marketing agency Yard will be running an afternoon seminar in Edinburgh that will cover the essentials of search engine optimisation.

National Coding Week is an event that aims to offer adults an insight into digital industries, potentially opening the door to a new career.

WHEN: Monday, September 19, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
WHERE: Events Space, Yard, 10 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2AS

Yard’s Head of SEO Richard Falconer, who will be giving the presentation, said of the event:

“The promotion of the digital industry in the UK and working towards closing the digital skills gap is an important cause for everyone at Yard, which is why we’re delighted to be running an event in conjunction with National Coding Week for the second year running.

The seminar will cover the essentials of search engine optimisation and is ideal if you are a business owner or have responsibility for a website and want to understand some of the essential SEO techniques used to raise the ranking of websites in search.”

Admission to the Yard workshop is available to anybody in the area who is interested in learning a new skill and a limited number of free tickets are currently available via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-beginners-guide-to-seo-seminar-national-coding-week-tickets-27539532483

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EVENT: 100% Discount to first 15 Girl Geek Scotland Network members for ClimateLaunchpad Event

Our chums at ClimateLaunchpad have gifted us 100% discount for the first 15 Girl Geek Scotland Network members to attend their next ClimateLaunchpad event on Friday 9 September in Edinburgh:

ClimateLaunchpad has selected three winners to represent Scotland at their global final in Tallinn, Estonia later this year. This followed a European record-breaking 59 applications to the Scottish stage of the competition; the selection of 16 startups proceeding to the bootcamp stage; and an intense finals event where an esteemed panel of judges from the Scottish business community grilled the contestants.

On Friday 9th September from 1pm to 5.30pm at the University of Edinburgh Business School we are bringing the three ClimateLaunchpad Scotland winners back together to pitch again, in preparation for the global final in Estonia.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE EVENT ON EVENTBRITE HERE

All three of the winning teams have female co-founders. Tickets are normally £21.29 – £48.38.

Girl Geek Scotland say a big thanks for the event discount! Take advantage of this event discount by using the following discount code quick! >>>

100% discount code: girlgeekscot can be used for 15 places at: https://climatelaunchpad-ecosse.eventbrite.com

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LAUNCH: Digital Garage in Glasgow

News of the launch of the Digital Garage in Glasgow from our chums at Google:

Did you know that businesses with a strong online presence grow twice as fast as those without?

Keith Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Skills and Peter Barron, Vice-President of Google UK, are delighted to invite you to the launch of the new Digital Garage in Glasgow. Based in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow city centre, the Digital Garage will be a place where anyone can come and learn how to harness the power of the internet to grow their business and develop new vocational skills.

Please come along on Wednesday 21st September to hear more from Keith and Peter about what the Digital Garage will offer Glasgow and the region, and hear first-hand from businesses that have already used the Garage to develop their online presence. Following the launch and a light lunch, the Garage will officially open for its first training sessions.

We look forward to seeing you for the launch event:

To find out more and register now for our free training sessions, please visit g.co/GlasgowGarage.

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NEWS: Entrepreneurs needed for The Enterprise Challenge

Our parent organisations Edinburgh Napier University and Bright Red Triangle are currently looking for local businesses to take part in their TEC programme (otherwise known as The Enterprise Challenge) from 26 – 30 September 2016, which is led by the Centre for Entrepreneurship teaching team at Edinburgh Napier University.

It involves having a group of students look at your business or a specific issue for your business, and present findings after a week of research for you – and it’s free!

They need entrepreneurs that are reasonably well established and have been trading for upwards of a year. Edinburgh Napier University runs The Enterprise Challenge where a group of students work together on entrepreneurial business challenges. We are looking for businesses that may be interested in the offer of a potentially valuable, objective view of your current business and some fresh ideas for the future.

At the end of the week the students will present their suggestions as to how you should grow your business. Hopefully you will get some worthwhile ideas that you can use in developing your business. All information that you divulge will be treated in the strictest confidence and will not be used outside this project.

Your availability and access requirements are:

  • 2pm on Mon 16 September 2016 for 2-3 hours with a 3 min introduction / overview of your business to present to the group
  • Students to have access to you by phone or email on a daily basis (for the week, 26 – 30 September)
  • Then if possible for you to join us for presentations on Friday 30 September from 1pm for about an hour (we will create a timetable to reduce the impact on your schedule and give you notice)

Please let Cilla Richards, Project Coordinator, Bright Red Triangle at Napier University know if you or anyone you know would like to participate. Contact: c.richards@napier.ac.uk | +44 (0)131 455 4372

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ARTICLE: Introducing – Cyber Angels

By Samantha Leeman, Bright Purple Resourcing. Original article available here.

At Girl Geek Scotland our aim is to grow a community of professionals and entrepreneurs who are able to support each other at entry-level and throughout their careers in computing, creativity, and enterprise. A big part of this is ensuring that there are role models for everyone to learn from and aspire to.

The skills shortage in Cybersecurity is something that is and continues to be well documented; by 2018 there will be a global shortage of 4.2 million people who work in the sector. And according to (ISC)2’s latest study, only 6% of those working in the sector are women, a drop of 4% after the figure remained unchanged for 2 years at 10%.

Keen to address the lack of role models for women in Cybersecurity, Samantha Leeman from Bright Purple Resourcing, also one of our Event Managers at Girl Geek Scotland, is running an event in Edinburgh on the 22nd September at Codebase on Castle Terrace, 6pm, until 9pm.

We would encourage anyone reading this to join us on the 22nd; if you are currently working in, or interested in learning more about Cybersecurity. The event is FREE and a great opportunity for you to network, learn more about the sector, and of course meet some role models!

Speakers at the event include Alison McAlroy – Information Security Manager – Tesco Bank, Chelsea Sievewright – Information, Risk and Security Consultant – Prudential, Jamie Graves – CEO – ZoneFox, and Laura Johnston – Associate Consultant – PwC.

The world of Cybersecurity has moved from how the media depicts a Cybersecurity expert; typically; a nerdy male sat alone on his laptop in-front of a black screen with green coding.

One of the key skills that employers are looking for is “communication”. Some of the biggest challenges people working in the sector currently face are; communicating with multiple stakeholders; and delivering business objectives whilst ensuring risk management continues to be prioritised.

Studies over the last 30 years have consistently indicated that women are better communicators than men; and these skills are important than ever, as the Cybersecurity sector continues to adapt to changing technologies.

Chelsea Sievewright – Information Risk and Security Consultant at Prudential said, “I’m delighted to be speaking at Girl Geek Scotland’s even on the 22nd of September, it’s great to have the opportunity to pass on my knowledge in a supportive and relaxed environment. Samantha is doing a brilliant job organising this event in Edinburgh, and I’m really looking forward to it. It is a wonderful opportunity to network with other women working in Information Security and also showcase the great talent we have in Scotland. It’s no secret that women are severely underrepresented in the sector and I’m always looking for ways to help promote it to younger women.

Events like these provide a channel for collaborations and new ideas on how we can help bridge the skills gap in the future.”

So come and join Girl Geek Scotland for FREE on the 22nd September at Codebase 6pm – 9pm, you are all welcome. Event link here. (This is event is sold out as of 1 September, but there is an active waiting list so do put your name down and you will be notified if tickets become available).

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