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SUMMARY:Ada Lovelace Day Talk and Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - Carron Shankland
 \, Professor of Computing Science at the University of Stirling
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CONTACT:Jennifer Molloy
DESCRIPTION:!http://talks.cam.ac.uk/image/show/9286/image.png!\n\nOn the e
 vening of the 13th October\, following a day of events for schools\, we wi
 ll be hosting the first of our special presentations for this year's Festi
 val of Ideas.  Also see the event webpage.\n\n*Happy Birthday\, Ada Lovela
 ce: the first computer programmer*\n\nTime : 6:00pm\n\nAugusta Ada King\, 
 Countess of Lovelace\, is widely regarded as the world's first computer pr
 ogrammer\, yet computing today is a male dominated field with typically 15
 %-20% women in the industry and taking higher computing qualifications. \n
 \nIn this talk celebrating the 200th anniversary of Ada Lovelace’s birth
 \, Professor Carron Shankland of the University of Stirling will explore t
 he story of Ada Lovelace\, how she got interested in computers\, what comp
 uter she was programming\, and her contribution to computing.\n\nCarron Sh
 ankland is a Professor of Computing Science at the University of Stirling\
 , and deputy head of the school of Natural Sciences. She is Chair of BCS W
 omen in Computing Research Group and a member of the University of Stirlin
 g Centre for Gender and Feminist Studies. Her research lies in the interse
 ction of computer science\, mathematics and biology: understanding the beh
 aviour of biological systems through mathematical and computational models
 . Prof Shankland is passionate about the promotion of careers in science f
 or women\, leading a programme of actions at Stirling designed to achieve 
 a gender balance in senior positions.\n\n*PLUS - Women in Science Wikipedi
 a Edit-A-Thon*\n\nTime : To follow above presentation (from around 19:30)\
 n\nProfessor Shankland’s presentation will be followed by a Women in Sci
 ence Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day! Help will be on 
 hand to start editing\, so bring your laptops and a sense of curiosity abo
 ut women in science and related fields from Cambridge and beyond. The aim 
 is to raise the visibility of inspiring women and other groups who are und
 er-represented on Wikipedia through telling some great stories (and learni
 ng a lot along the way). \n\n*Refreshments*\n\nThe Wandering Yak van will 
 be in attendance serving a selection of vibrant\, Middle-Eastern inspired 
 food\, that happens to be vegetarian. For roughly £6 a meal you can enjoy
  freshly prepared dishes including hand-made flatbreads\, brilliantly crun
 chy falafel\, baked feta with za’tar and chilli\, pomegranate and mint s
 tuffed wraps\, smoky aubergine\, mezze boxes\, double-fried sweet potato f
 ries and hand-made dips. More info on their website and via @wanderingyak\
 n\n \n\nYou are also welcome to bring your own food if you prefer.
LOCATION:The Centre for Computing History\, Rene Court\, Coldham's Road\, 
 CB1 3EW
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