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Women in Tech Summit to make DC debut in 2016

Summit organizers are currently looking for inspiring local speakers.

Attendees of the 2015 Women in Tech summit in Philadelphia. (Photo by Nadia James)

The Women in Tech Summit, which aims to bring women working in the tech field together to build a community network, will be coming to D.C. on March 19, 2016. This will be the first time the summit is held in the District, and the organizers are currently holding a call for speakers.
The day-long conference will focus on giving women in tech the tools and connections they need to build a career, as well as providing a space for discussion of trending technology. There will also be hands-on workshops given throughout the day.
Beyond building a community network, one central goal of any Women in Tech Summit is to “change the definition of women in tech,” according to Operations Director Gloria Bell. Bell is keen on expanding the definition beyond just developers to include designers, product managers and women working in HR at tech companies. (It’s something she echoed at a recent appearance in Delaware.)
The conference that began in Philadelphia in 2012 has become a popular staple of the tech community there. Last month the summit ventured out of Philly for the first time and held a day-long session at the University of Baltimore during Technical.ly’s Baltimore Innovation Week.
Given that the team is based in Philadelphia, they depend on the help of local groups with similar missions to clue them into the hot topics, and hot speakers, in each individual tech community. The summit has volunteer organization committees in each city to aid this process, but Bell told Technical.ly that they’re always looking for new community partnerships.
In addition to D.C., 2016 summits will be held in Philly and Raleigh, N.C.

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