Our Goals
Women in Tech, Nottingham (WiT Notts) aims to encourage more women and gender minorities into technology and act as a gateway to other meetups and events. Anyone can attend, regardless of the gender they identify with.
WiT Notts provides a comfortable and safe space where people in the field of technology can socialise, network and learn. Members can come to see talks, partake in workshops and activities and meet other people in our wonderful field. We encourage our members to present at our events, providing them with as much support as they need to do so.
Women in Tech Workshops
We’re currently organising some existing new events to further achieve our goals!
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What to expect at WiT Notts
At Women in Tech, Nottingham, our aim is to have a safe, welcoming and inclusive event. Whether you’ve been coming for years or this is your first event, it’s important to us that you have a positive and enjoyable experience.
We know that it’s not always easy to attend a new event, especially if you’re coming by yourself. With this in mind, on this page, you can find helpful information about the event to make your visit as stress-free as possible. So that everyone has a good time, we encourage you to read our code of conduct. If at any time you feel this has been breached, please contact a member of the team (we’re easy to find as we wear WiT Notts t-shirts and hoodies) or email safety@technottingham.com.
Our event is inclusive and open to anyone who wants to attend. Over time, our audience has become more diverse but there are still ways to go to make it more so. If at any time, you experience issues with any form of exclusion, please let us know safety@technottingham.com. Your feedback is not only welcome but vital to help create an inclusive event.
The venue
Address
Antenna Media Centre
Beck Street
Nottingham
NG1 1EQ
Getting there
Parking
There is some on-street parking around Antenna.
The nearest carparks are on Lower Parliament Street and Brook Street
Bikes
There are bike racks to the front of Antenna
Tram
The nearest tram stops are Lace Market Square (7 minutes) and Royal Centre (10 minutes)
Bus
Antenna is approximately an 8-minute walk from Upper Parliament Street, Mansfield Road and the Victoria Bus Station
Train
Antenna is approximately a 15-minute walk from Nottingham Station. Leaving through the Station Street exit over the footbridge will save you a couple of minutes walk.
How to get in and find the event space
There is a buzzer to the left of the door, ring it and reception will let you in. Please sign your name on the register on the reception desk where you’ll be given a drinks voucher. Go up the stairs to the left and through the double doors where you’ll be greeted by one of our team. If you’re not able to take the stairs, there is a lift in the lobby which can be taken to the event space.
Getting yourself event ready
We provide name tags to make it easier to learn everyone’s names (and also avoid the anxiety of trying to introduce someone whose name you forgot - we’ve all been there!). Write your name and add a Twitter handle if you like. If you’ve not been before, add a star sticker to your name tag. This helps the team and attendees spot newbies and make sure they’re looked after and introduced to other attendees.
You can also add a pronoun sticker. We encourage the use of pronoun stickers for all attendees as it can make non-cis people feel like they are not being separately labelled, but you are not required to wear a sticker. We do ask, however, that you are mindful of the pronouns of others and address them by the pronoun on the sticker.
You may also wish to add a communication sticker. These indicate to your fellow attendees whether you’re comfortable to be engaged in conversation or whether you’d prefer to be the one that initiates.
Once you’ve got yourself a name label, feel free to get a drink for the bar using your voucher. There is a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including teas and coffee. Help yourself to swag too - we have stickers galore!
Event timings
18:30 - Doors open. Get a drink and chat to the other attendees
18:45 - Event opening and introduction
19:00 - Talk
19.45 - Food. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options are available
20:15 - Announcements. Have a job or event you’d like to share? Here’s your chance to announce it.
20:20 - ‘Faciliated fun.’ Get to know the other WiT Notts attendees and have fun.
20:50 - Prizes and close
Connect with us
We encourage tweeting throughout our events. The more you tweet, the more likely you are to win an awesome prize! Free Wifi is available at the venue.
Slack
Join our #women-in-tech channel at technottingham.com/slack
a Women in Tech Online Safe Space
We know that sometimes it’s beneficial to have a safe space to discuss things in an environment with people facing the same struggles as you - therefore we have created a private Slack channel exclusively for women and non-binary folk. You can read more about this in our blog post Gender-specific Spaces in Tech- why do they exist and are they helpful?
To join, the only requirement is if your gender identity is non-binary or female. It's completely up to you if you'd like to to become a member of the channel. Sign up to Slack here if you haven’t already then simply message Anna, Carol or Louise “Hi, I meet the joining requirements for the women in tech safe space channel and I would like an invite!“ and you’ll be added to the channel no questions asked. This is to make sure that everyone joining understands this is a safe space with a deliberately limited audience.
Feedback
If you would like to discuss anything with us, you can email wit@technottingham.com or reach out to us on Slack. In all our initiatives, we really value our community’s input and would love to hear from you if you have any feedback.
Sponsors
We couldn’t run this amazing event without the support and help from our sponsors.
