"Girls in ICT Day" 2014, organized at the initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), will be held on April 24.
The event aims to highlight the exciting and promising opportunities offered by the sector. A variety of activities will be held throughout the day, featuring more than 300 female students in grades 9 through 12 from public and private high schools.
The event is organized by Antel, Plan Ceibal, the Uruguayan Chamber of Information Technology, Greentizen, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), LATU/Espacio Ciencia, the Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Mining (MIEM)/National Directorate of Telecommunications and Audiovisual Communication Services, and Universidad ORT Uruguay.
Morning activities
9:30–9:45 a. m. Opening remarks: Carolina Cosse, President of Antel.
9:45–10:30 a.m. Panel: “Experiences of Women Working in ICT.”
Participants: Silvia Nane (Makeitwork); Claudia Fernández (Manentia); Carolina Bañales (AdviseMeTech); Victoria Alonsoperez (IEETECH).
Location: LATU Auditorium.
10:45–11:15 Visits to companies in the sector: located in the Technology and Events Park/LATU (MIEM-Dinatel’s Content and Applications Development Center and Digital TV Laboratory, Plan Ceibal, GeneXus Consulting, LATU/Furniture and Doors & Windows Laboratory, and the IEEE experience in Uruguay at Espacio Ciencia).
11:15–11:30 – Closing of activities.
Location: Science Space.
Afternoon activities
Antel
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
- “Butiá” Robotics Workshop; “AntelSat” Workshop; visit to the Training and Development Center; “2 Hours of Innovation” Workshop.
School of Engineering at the University of the Republic
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
- Robotics awareness workshop featuring the Butiá robot.
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
- IIE – Electronic musical instruments made by students.
School of Engineering at Universidad ORT Uruguay
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Scratch workshop led by Dr. Inés Kereki; Video game project booths organized by the Simulation and Video Games Department; Visit to the 3D Prototyping Lab.
Dinatel – School of Engineering at the University of Montevideo
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- "I Am an Engineer." Robotics workshop led by Analía Conde, Engineer (University of Montevideo). Location: Dinatel's Center for Content and Application Development and Digital TV Laboratory, Technology and Events Park/LATU
Catholic University of Uruguay
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
- Among Us, Women Engineers
An intimate conversation with female engineers specializing in various fields, sharing their experiences and insights into engineering