BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T020000 RDATE:20161106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161212T191036Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170201T183000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170201T163000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161212T191036Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20161220T004404Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471176 DESCRIPTION:RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdxwit-higher-ed-tech-tea m-up-to-promote-diversity-and-inclusion-tickets-30225838296 \;\n \ ;\nColleges and universities in the Portland area are great places to wo rk\, and higher education has a lot of jobs in tech and related fields. With over 1500 positions across institutions in the PDX metro area\, hig her ed offers a wealth of opportunities for folks in tech. \;\n \; \nJoin PDXWIT and Reed College for a tech networking and learning event. Our focus is on information sharing for women and people of other gende rs generally underrepresented in the tech field. All allies are welcome and encouraged to attend. \;\n \;\nThe Reed community supports ind ividuals with identities from across the spectrum. A significant part of that support involves actively combating racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, religious intolerance\, ableism\, and all forms of oppres sion and marginalization. \;\n \;\nKristina King and Marianne Colg rove are the organizers for the event\, which will feature: \;\n - Welcome &\; Introduction to Reed College Happy hour and networking Li ghtning round talks\, including: Tech opportunities in higher ed (jobs a nd more) (Marianne Colgrove\, Deputy CIO\, Reed College) \;\n - Tea ching (with) technology (Kristin Bott\, Associate Director of Instructio nal Technology Services\, Reed College) \;\n - How bringing our aut hentic selves to the workplace is part and parcel of increasing diversit y in tech (Kathy Lee\, Windows Software Developer) \;\n - Servant L eadership in Times of Distress: Cherishing Uncertainty in a Black and Wh ite World (Marie Daniels\, Owner at Me Out Loud\, LLC) \;\n - How t o network in higher ed (Michelle Valintis\, Director of Human Resources\ , Reed College) \;\n - More practice! kick off more networking \ ;\n \;\nThe Reed community supports individuals with identities from across the spectrum. A significant part of that support involves activel y combating racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, religious intol erance\, ableism\, and all forms of oppression and marginalization. \ ;\n \;\nNote: \;\n \;\n-All parking at Reed is free and no perm it is required. The closest parking is the West Lot on SE 28th between W oodstock and Steele. Getting to Reed http://www.reed.edu/getting-to-reed .html \;\n- Kaul is building 23 on this map of campus:https://www.ree d.edu/facilities_services/downloads/MapPrintColor.pdf \;\n \;\n 3\;\nPDXWIT is a community-based non-profit organization. Our purpose is to strengthen the Portland women in tech community by offering: educati onal programs\, partnerships\, mentorships\, resources and opportunities . We are unifying a supportive environment for current and potential wom en in tech\, all of whom are committed to helping each other. Our goal i s to bring together and empower women in tech and to encourage others to pursue tech careers. This is our step towards reducing the gender imbal ance in the industry and addressing the current negative effects of that imbalance on women. \n\nTags: PDX Women In Tech\, technology\, portland \n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250471176 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pdxwit-higher-ed-tech-team-up-to-promote -diversity-and-inclusion-tickets-30225838296 SUMMARY:PDXWIT Higher Ed & Tech team up to promote diversity and inclusio n LOCATION:Reed College: false SEQUENCE:4 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR