2023 WIT Annual Event Schedule
8:00 - 8:30 am
Check-in and Registration (Lobo A/B)
Continental Breakfast (Lobo A/B)
Track 1: Wellness (Acoma A)
Track 2: Technical (Lobo A/B)
Track 3: Career Planning (Acoma B)
8:20 - 8:30 am
Welcome and Introduction by Co-Chairs
Alesia Torres, Director of IT Applications and
Grace Faustino, Manager of IT Services
Professor Melanie E. Moses, Computer Science and Biology
A professor of Computer Science and Biology at the University of New Mexico and an External Faculty Member at the Sata Fe Institute. She earned a B.S. From Standford University in Symbolic Systems and a Ph.D. in Biology from UNM. Her interdisciplinary research crosses the boundaries of Computer Science and Biology by modeling search processes in complex adaptive systems such as ant colonies and immune systems, and most recently the immune response to the virus that causes COVID-19. She uses bio-inspired design of swarms of robots to can autonoumusly cooperate with each other and adapt to monitor environmental conditions, currently focused on monitoring the gas emissions from volcanoes. She has mentored dozens of graduate and undergraduate students and led projects including NM CSforAll, the NASA Swarmathon, and the Google ExploreCSR Swarmathon:TNG to engage thousands of women and members of underrepresented groups in computer science from high school through graduate school. She co-founded the UNM-SFI Working Group on Algorithmic Justice, is part of the UNM ADVANCE program to support the success of women faculty in STEM, and she currently serves on the Computing Research Association's Computing Commmunity Consortium and the board of CRA-Widening Participation.
AI: How did we get here and where are we going
9:30 - 10:20 am
Track 1: Bah Humbug! Work Life Balance Through the Holidays and Beyond
Track 2: Azure Data Factory for Beginners
Track 3: Women's perspectives on the Workteam of the future: how one department is creating a supportive work culture, a high-functioning remote work team, and leveraging analytics to guide business decisions
| Track 1 | Track 2 | Track 3 |
|---|---|---|
Presenter: Teresa Sherman Topic: Bah Humbug! Work Life Balance Through the Holidays and Beyond
| Presenter: Leslie Andrew Topic: Data Factory for Beginners
| Panelists:
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| Track 1 | Track 2 | Track 3 |
|---|---|---|
Presenter: Cherie Knight Topic: Charting Your Course: A financial guide for women Handouts:
| Presenter: Maya Narayanan Kutty Topic: UNM NanoFab - Working in a Cleanroom
| Presenter: Bonnie Minkus-Holmes and Kate Williams Topic: Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Ignite Everyone's Intelligence
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Vendor Area Open
12:40 - 1:30 pm
Track 1: Micro-Managing Stress
Track 2: Getting Started with Data Visualization
Track 3: Empowerment through Project Management: Unpacking Essentials and Beyond
| Track 1 | Track 2 | Track 3 |
|---|---|---|
Presenter: Vanessa Roybal Topic: Micro-Managing Stress
| Presenter: Heather Mechler Topic: Getting Started with Data Visualization
| Presenter: Devon Williams Topic: Empowerment through Project Management: Unpacking Essentials and Beyond |
1:40 - 2:30 pm
Track 1: Building Healthy Lifestyle Habits with a Desk Job and a Bunch of Teams Meetings
Track 2: Implementing DMARC (Without getting fired)
Track 3: Stop the Declining Number of Women in IT Leadership: Lessons from the Careers of Women CIOs
| Track 1 | Track 2 | Track 3 |
|---|---|---|
Presenter: Lisa Beauchene-Lawson Topic: Building Healthy Lifestyle Habits with a Desk Job and a Bunch of Teams Meetings
| Presenter: Kristen Sanders Topic: Implementing DMARC (Without getting fired)
| Presenter: Kristin Metrreaux Topic: Stop the Declining Number of Women in IT Leadership: Lessons from the Careers of Women CIOs
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2:40 - 3:30 pm
Track 1: Parties and Presents and Family Gatherings, Oh My (Money)!
Track 2: Using Data and Technology to Address Social Issues
Track 3: Thriving Together: Stories and Reflections to Share as Women in Information Technology
| Track 1 | Track 2 | Track 3 |
|---|---|---|
Presenter: Ann J. Shubert Topic: Parties and Presents and Family Gatherings, Oh My (Money)!
| Presenter: Monte-Angel Richardson
| Presenter: Jo Kinnard Topic: Thriving Together: Stories and Reflections to Share as Women in Information Technology |
Thank you for attending the 2023 Women In Technology Annual Event
