VU WOMEN IN TECH 2023 CONFERENCE

​A Year to Realize the Infinite Possibilities of Technology & Data.

The conference featured two keynote sessions that were both insightful and inspiring. Amanda Makulec started things off with a presentation on the importance of human elements when creating visualizations and the role of charts in the world of rapid storytelling and misinformation sharing. She taught the audience how to be more mindful creators and consumers of data visualizations, inspiring others to do the same. Kathy Kleiman wrapped things up with a presentation on the discovery of the involvement of six pioneering women in programming the first general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer known as ENIAC. She shared how she has spent decades documenting their roles and contributions. After the conference, in-person attendees had the chance to participate in a book signing with Kathy Kleiman, author of Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer.