*Please only sign-up if you can make all of the events not listed as optional*

This series of events is aimed at young women from ethnic minority backgrounds who are thinking about a career in STEM. All events will be led by STEM education and employment experts. The Cultural Ecology Project (CEP) aims to raise aspiration within technology and innovation, increase community engagement, and help create an infrastructure that supports and empowers women and girls from ethnic minority backgrounds through social enterprise. This project was founded as a direct response to the lack of FAME representation in the STEM sector as experienced by current sector practitioners.

Itinerary

[We will send out Zoom invitations in advance via email. They have also been added below for your convenience]

Mar 5 (Fri), 4.30-5.45PM: Opening/Welcome event.

https://zoom.us/j/93933450068?pwd=MTZGTG5BVWF2RnJBdXFRSlhFSXJoUT09

Mar 8 (Mon), 4.30-6.45PM: Women in STEM Education Seminar, Imposter Syndrome Seminar & Panel and CV/LinkedIn Workshop.

https://zoom.us/j/96265995643?pwd=MFRnTm1UOFVWTGZycXp1VlRYMmJSUT09

Mar 9 (Tue), 4.30-6.30PM: Alteryx enablement day. (optional)

https://zoom.us/j/99778881439?pwd=QTl5S0h2eHZRaFY0TTFSTnprazN6Zz09

Mar 10 (Wed), 4.30-6.30PM: ‘Mentor sessions’ with interactive breakout rooms and closing keynote speeches.

https://zoom.us/j/97288240307?pwd=NHVRa0hZbmRRckwyK0lTbTFQTnhRQT09

The main objectives of the conference are:

• Build the foundations of discourse around gender and ethinic disparity in STEM
• Raise aspirations for young women from ethnic minorities to pursue a career in STEM
• Facilitate mentorship pathways
• Create a peer network and safe space for participants
• Make information and resources accessible to minority demographic
• Give a platform to relatable and representative role models to build confidence
• Encourage team building and innovative thinking
• Ignite motivation to learn
• Contribute to employability skills building
• Give participants a fun and stimulating experience
• Showcase existing talent

The key organisers of this project have first hand experience of the barriers and challenges of discrimination when pursuing a STEM career. The diverse team encompasses practitioners of different age and ethnic demographic, with experience including tech recruitment, software engineering, STEM education/training, marketing, network building and events management. This breadth of knowledge will ensure that participants’ specific and diverse needs are taken into consideration when programming the event. We have a positive relationship with existing STEM and Culture organisations, networks and advocates in the city, whom we can engage and activate for participant recruitment. We have a proven history of creating robust and stimulating marketing strategy which we will also be using for this project.