Rachel Steenson FBCS 🏳️‍🌈

#wanttoknowmore #careersintech #cscantakeyouanywhere #BringItOn bringitonni.co.uk

There's no point crying about it when they are gone. If you want local, owner run and social food businesses in your towns and cities you gotta support them and spend money in them before it's too late. We are all part of a social economy #buylocal #buysocial

Fantastic news! A @bcs recommendation for a new applied computing GCSE and a new digital literacy qualification is backed today in a @UKHouseofLords Education for 11-16-year-olds committee report, which references evidence from BCS MD @Julia Adamson: bit.ly/3NlMeWQ

Today several offences go live in Northern Ireland including: 🔴Upskirting 🟠Downblousing 🟢Cyberflashing 🔵Threatening to publish intimate images ⚠️These offences can carry up to 2 years in prison⚠️ For info on support visit: womensaidni.org #16DaysofAction

We want to hear your views! We’re holding two events to showcase concept plans for our Hope Street site in Belfast City Centre next week – first event is on Wed, 15th November, 1-7pm @ Holiday Inn, 40 Hope Street. Come along and tell us what you think #HopeStreetTransformation

Talk Announcement 🗣 Host Suzanne Wylie, Chief Executive of @NIChamber, will be joined by an expert panel including: Ruth McGuinness @KainosSoftware Stacy Mallon @Wolfspeed Marianna Imprialou @EY_Ireland Valerie Lynch @ESBNetworks Tickets bigdatabelfast.com

🗣 Talk Announcement Leading industry experts, including CTO of @IBM @samoore MBE FBCS, Professor @DrYanguo FBCS , @LeedsTrinity & CEO of @bcs @RashikParmar MBE FBSC, will join host @resteenson FBCS, Account director @BTGroup at #BDB23! Tickets ⬇️ bigdatabelfast.com

A little over a week left until our AGM! Have you got your ticket yet? buff.ly/48Io2qT

Read all about #BookWeekNI as we're less than a week away! 🤗 We have events online and in libraries with some of our most popular authors including @lisajewelluk, @ClaireAllan and many more! Check out our events and book your place now 👉 tinyurl.com/LNIBWNIe23

IT’S OFFICIAL! #BookWeekNI is back from 16 - 22 October! 🙌 @BBCnireland and Libraries NI have joined forces with the @Ed_Authority , @QUBelfast , @OUBelfast and @Translink_NI to make the week extra special. Read all about it 👉 tinyurl.com/LNIBWNI23

📣 Registrations are NOW OPEN for the 2023/24 Dream Space at W5 LIFE’s Minecraft Build Competition! ⏰ Registrations close 3 Nov. 🔗 Learn MORE: bit.ly/MinecraftEduCo… #MSDreamSpace #MicrosoftEDU @Microsoftirl

🛑TIME HAS STOPPED🛑 Women’s Aid Federation NI now no longer receives core funding from the Department of Health. We are now the only Women's Aid Federation in the UK not to receive funding from local government. #SAVEOURFUNDING

@Education_NI @Ed_Authority @W5Education @BTYSTE Get your nominations in to show your support for IT Teachers across Northern Ireland!

Over the summer, W5 LIFE has been delivering STEM activities to young people in The Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. Working alongside the hospital play department Matty, Alanna & Conor delivered sessions on creativity and coding to engage & teach the young patients 👇

Ready to make a powerful impact on the NI Tech World? 🚀 After our roaring success last year, #NIDC2023 is returning to ICC Belfast on October 21st and we're seeking Sponsors! 🤜💥🤛 #TechInnovation #CommunityGrowth #SponsorOpportunity

The UK IT Industry Awards 2023 finalist have been announced! 📣 Congratulations to everyone who made the shortlist, and good luck for the awards night! Check out who made the shortlist here: hubs.ly/Q01-Wsdn0 #UKITAwards #ITAwards #Finalists

If you are interested in finding sustainable employment or taking part in one of NOW Group's fully funded academies please visit nowgroup.org/training-jobs #qualifications #futuregoals #employment #essentialskills

@UlsterRugby delighted to be here tonight! #rugby #business @BTGroup

We are halfway through! Now it’s your turn to complete the consultation on the Strategic Framework to End Violence Against Women and Girls. Be part of the change we need to see - bit.ly/EVAWG Join us online to comment on the plans ahead bit.ly/EVAWGEventbrite

🗣️Have your say on NI’s 2030 & 2040 emissions reduction targets & first 3 Carbon Budgets 🥬We're also seeking views on @theCCCuk NI Path to Net Zero report 🥬daera-ni.gov.uk/consultations/… @ExecOfficeNI @dptfinance @nidirect @Economy_NI @NetRegs @NIfoodanddrink @InvestNI #greengrowthni

Did you know that a woman in STEM helped create the first all-electronic digital computer? Learn more about pioneer computer scientists Grace Hopper and six other women who used science to make history. Learn more: bit.ly/3KwI5xT