Scott Logic event for women into STEM is a great success

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28/07/2016

As a business committed to equal opportunity, software development consultancy Scott Logic was proud to partner for the first time last night with an organisation committed to furthering gender diversity in technology.

Girl Geek Dinners was founded in 2005 by one girl geek whose frustration about being one of the only females attending technical events led to her addressing the issue head on. Bristol Girl Geek Dinners, which are part of the Women’s Tech Hub, provide an opportunity for like-minded women to talk and learn about all things technology over refreshments, in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. And Scott Logic hosted its first such event in the city last night.

At the firm’s King Street development centre, almost 40 attendees heard from Scott Logic’s Tamara Chehayeb Makarem and Jenny Gaudion, a User Experience (UX) designer and software developer respectively, as they presented at the informal event. Tamara, from Scott Logic’s London office, spoke on the theme ofBody as Interface, exploring that notion in user interactions and expanding on her recently published blog on the subject.

Jenny, who is based in Bristol and started her career following a degree in Maths, looked atInterpreting the Body, examining the ways in which we can interpret data from the body and demonstrating how microprocessors such as the Arduino can be used to easily and cheaply build portable prototypes. After the talks the participants engaged in a lively discussion where they were given the chance to share their ideas on how to use the body as an interface to solve real world challenges.

Tamara said: “It was so refreshing to be in a room full of women passionate about technology and to see everyone's enthusiasm while participating in the workshop.”

Jenny said: “I really enjoyed the ingenuity of the ideas generated in the workshop. People took the themes presented in the talks and ran with them, leading to some great ideas.”

And Serrie-Justine Chapman from Women’s Tech Hub Bristol, who is one of the organisers of Girl Geek Dinners in the city, added: “I thought it was greatly interesting and the event was enjoyed by everyone as we got some great feedback. It went down a storm.”

To find out more about Women’s Tech Hub, visit wthub.org. while more information on Girl Geek Dinners can be found at girlgeekdinners.com. And for more information on Scott Logic and its services or vacancies, visit scottlogic.com.