The 3rd Annual Wonder Women Tech National Conference Information

The annual Wonder Women Tech National Conference that educates and celebrates women and the underrepresented in STEAM industries (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) is fast approaching. On October 5th through the 6th attendees will gather at the Long Beach Convention Center for the 3rd annual conference.

The Wonder Women Tech National Conference in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the Mayor, has attracted tons of support from the city, as well as from community leaders, Fortune 500 companies, and organizations. Long Beach Unified School District will facilitate travel arrangements for more than 160 middle school students to participate in the conference’s Junior Innovation Camp.

This year’s conference’s theme is #WeAreInnovators and will explore innovation, diversity and inclusion initiatives, career and leadership development. The Wonder Women Tech National Conference will also feature activities including speaking sessions, networking opportunities, workshops, and a free career fair.

At the event there will be panel discussions, coding classes and workshops will give attendees the opportunity to hear from leaders from companies like Google, Intel, Microsoft, ModCloth, Linkedin, Facebook, Blizzard, the Kapor Center, Oracle, Mount Saint Mary’s University, Intuit, Walmart and more.

It gets even better the special guests for the conference include: CJ Jones, a deaf actor featured in “Baby Driver” and the upcoming film “Avatar 2”; Tania Katan, co-creator of the #ItWasNeverADress campaign; and rapper, producer and technologist Arabian Prince, founder of iNov8 Next Open Labs. Attendees will also be entertained on October 6th by a special musical performance by Val Vigoda who performed an introduction for Michelle Obama.

As if this conference couldn’t get more exciting attendees will have the opportunity to explore the Mindfulness Zone, sponsored by MINDBODY Inc.; a Women of Color Mixer, hosted by Google; STEAM camps for youth, sponsored by Microsoft; a mommy lounge and daycare; VR experiences; a networking/co-working space sponsored by The Hivery; and a mini fashion tech show.

During Wonder Women Tech National Conference there will be a career fair and expo, sponsored by Jobbio and is free of charge.

Another event that will take place in collaboration with the Wonder Women Tech National Conference is the “A Special Dress for Success” event sponsored by ModCloth. The pre-conference event is hosted by The Riveter, a co-working space for women in Los Angeles, will take place Sept. 28, 2018. The event will invite up to 200 women to select an outfit to wear for the career fair at Wonder Women Tech National Conference on October 6th.

Tickets start at $99.00 and to register for Wonder Women Tech National Conference click here.

Wonder Women Tech (WWT) is a nonprofit organization and ecosystem that produces year-round programming and national and international conferences that highlight, educate and celebrate women and the underrepresented in STEAM industries (science, technology, engineering, arts and math), innovation and entrepreneurialism. To learn more about the organization and supporting its mission, click please visit: https://wonderwomentech.com/.

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Source: https://wonderwomentech.com/, Eventbrite, ModCloth, The Hivery, MINDBODY, Jobbio, The Riveter