WIT Community Review 2016

1. WIT Community Review 2016

2. Morning! Help yourself to a croissant! Welcome to the 2016 CERN Women in Technology Community review! Contact the community at wit-matters@cern.ch

3. Agenda • WIT Community Overview • 2016 Review • 2017 Suggestions • Moving Forwards

4. 1. WIT Community Overview

5. 2016 at a glance Jan IT Dep Meeting March First Meeting Aug Began Lunches Nov Began WIT Talks July Summer Student BBQ Feb Django Girls Oct WIT @ CHEP

6. Resources E-Group • wit-matters • 57 members Indico • Event listing IT Twiki • Community description • WIT Talk plans

7. CERN Support • IT Departmentfunding and event invitations • Openlabfunding and event invitations • Diversity Officefunding and external community liaison • HRWIT Talk Support and network growth

8. External WIT Communities With whom are we in contact? • Wider HEP community through CHEP • Google • HP • Oracle • ITU (the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies)

9. 2. 2016 Review Many thanks for completing the survey!

10. Which 2016 events did we really enjoy? 4.3 Lunches 4.3 WIT Talk with Google 4.8 WIT Talk with Maite 4.2 Summer Student BBQ 4.5 Drinks Average score out of 5

11. 3. 2017 Suggestions Many thanks for completing the survey!

12. Which events do we want in 2017? 3.8 Quarterly Meetings 3.7 Practical Workshops 4.5 Communication Workshop 3.7 Film Screenings 4.3 Technical Workshops Average score out of 5

13. 2017 Event SuggestionsAim to have a mix of recurring and one-off events. What do you want to see? Monthly • 2 x Lunch • Drinks • WIT Talk Quarterly • Workshop • Steering Committee Meeting Ad Hoc • Film Screenings • External WIT Events • Conference Meetups • Diversity discussions with mixed gender Annual • Summer Student Lunch • Community Review

14. Do you have a skill you want to share? All ideas encouraged!

15. 4. Moving Forwards

16. WIT Community Objectives Build a Support Network Professional Development; Share Experiences, Learn and Inspire Address Diversity Issues Your responses fell into 3 broad categories

17. How can we keep WIT alive? We know the turnover at CERN is high – how can we create and build a community that continues to grow?

18. Steering Committee WIT is a grassroots community, ideas should always be welcome from every single member (!), but having a SC to help realise those ideas will ensure longevity. Duties • Participate in quarterly and ad hoc SC meetings • Organize yearly WIT Community Review • Support logistics and preparation for a share of WIT Events • Grow the network within and beyond CERN through events, posters, online presence • Suggest a replacement when you have to leave 

19. Practical meaning of “duties” • Set up the event calendar • Divide work and responsibilities among ourselves • Take care of event logistics and preparations (rooms, dates, material) • Always have someone attending the lunch • Pick up ideas, brainstorm, reach out • Make a difference • Grow your network

20. Nominations • Hannah Short • SimaBaymani • Maria Alandes • AnikoRakai Can we accept all of these persons collectively as the 2017 steering committee? If anyone objects, please raise your hand.

21. 2016 was our pilot year, let’s see what 2017 brings!

22. Thanks! Many thanks for your enthusiasm and engagement during 2016!

23. CREDITS Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: • Presentation template by SlidesCarnival • Photographs by Death to the Stock Photo (license)

24. Extra slides if needed

25. Discoverability • How can we link with other women’s groups at CERN? • Are we google-able? • Are our events happening at the right times and in the right places to include everybody?

26. WIT Mission Statement • Now we have a better idea of what we are about, should we create a mission statement?