Breaking Barriers in Tech: Mentorship, Panel Session, and Networking | Cohost: Nivedita Gaur
Hello everyone and welcome to Breaking Barriers in Tech hosted by CS Dojo Vancouver and Nivedita Gaur!
As usual, this will be an energetic morning with familiar faces as well as newcomers in our awesome community with lots of interesting conversations and even some casual mentoring opportunities.
Huge thanks to the sponsor of this event, Jam.dev - one click bug reports devs love.
Panel
In addition, we're going to have a panel at this event!
Confirmed panelists so far:
Matthew Housser - CEO @ Convergence
Qingyue(Annie) Wang - Software Engineer & Internal Career Coach at Google
Meehae Song - Interactive Artist | Researcher | Educator | Unity Certified Professional
Matt Manuel - VP of Engineering at Cognitive 3D
Moderator: Nivedita Gaur - Silicon Architect at Meta & Mentor at Techstars
Theme and questions of this session
"What's a theme?"
It's a topic and a set of questions you can optionally use to get the conversation started.
It's not a strict rule to follow - it's more of an icebreaker in case you aren't sure what you should talk about!
For this session, the theme is: Breaking Barriers in Tech
Suggested questions:
What motivated you to pursue a career in the tech industry?
What have been the biggest challenges you've faced in your tech career?
How did you acquire the necessary skills to excel in your tech role?
What resources (courses, books, mentors) have been most helpful in advancing your tech career?
Can you share a specific obstacle you overcame in your tech journey and how you did it?
How do you manage doubts or fears while navigating your career in tech?
What advice would you give to someone looking to overcome barriers in the tech industry?
“What’s so special about your community?”
Glad you asked!
Some of the things that make us so unique are:
- The awesome vibes (yes, really)
- The super extra supportive community
- Our inclusiveness and openness to new ideas
It’s something we’d like a lot more people to experience!
Whether you only have 1.5 months of experience in tech or 15 years, we’ll have a place for you.
Whether you are a developer, designer, marketer, founder, or CTO, you'll have someone you can vibe with.
Whether you’re shy or introverted, the host and cohosts will do their best to make sure you feel comfortable and that you get acquainted with our community as soon as possible.
So what are you waiting for?
Join us!
Location
We've booked a private location in downtown Vancouver.
Confirmed mentors & cohosts
Mentors
Cohosts
FYI
*Premium members can get up to $7 off the ticket: https://www.patreon.com/csdojo2
**Please note: We're planning to get some drinks and a bit of snacks - most likely some water, milk tea, and green tea, as well as perhaps coffee. Let us know if you have any particular preferences.
***Also note: If you have any questions about what’s expected of cohosts and mentors, please take a look at this page: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19O9UHrSDStISmH6EV5LF8mHBxACk0nrh0f5VbF8k_pg/
Call for mentors
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7186795039321161728