Information Technology is an excellent field for women, offering in-demand, well-paying careers. Learn about the career choices and how to get training and hired from those who have been successful.
Admission is free and open to all considering a career in information technology.
Breakfast and Lunch will be served
Schedule
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration / Breakfast |
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9:00-10:15
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Prove it again Women often find themselves proving their competency again and again, and being challenged in ways men are not subjected to. |
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10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:45 |
The Tightrope This session will discuss the balancing act faced between being criticized for being too feminine and undermining themselves or too masculine and lacking social skills. |
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11:45 – 1:00 |
Lunch Keynote – Alison Butterill IBM |
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1:00 – 2:15 |
The Tug of War Women’s different types and strategies divide them. Women naturally fall into the spectrum of personality traits all individuals do. Women in STEM environments tend to judge each other. |
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2:15-2:30 |
Break |
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2:30 – 3:45 |
Maternal Wall Motherhood impacts women’s careers in ways it doesn’t affect fathers. This will address the double bind of being disapproved for working when once should be home raising children, and marginalized to the edges of professionalism for having divided loyalties (or perceived bias) between home and work. |
Alison Butterill
Alison is the IBM i Product Offering Manager working for IBM Power Systems. She works with the
IBM i marketing and development teams to ensure that the IBM i Operating System reflects client
requirements.
Having worked in the mid-range area for more than 30 years, Alison has held a wide variety of
positions at IBM, primarily with midrange servers and software. She has held a range of positions
including field Systems Engineer, an instructor in Customer Technical Education, national support
representative for IBM Canada, and Worldwide Technical Marketing support representative for the
development tools and compilers from the IBM Toronto Laboratory.
Alison is a regular speaker at industry and technical conferences around the world.
