Karen Speaking in New Orleans

Tulane University

Karen will be speaking about the Women in Technology project and Contextual Design at two different events open to the public.

CHI 2017: Using Games for Good to Address Diversity in High Tech

Colorado Convention Center 700 14th St, Denver, CO

Karen is co-leading two SIGs at CHI. In this one, Karen and co-presenter Bill Kunes be sharing the work of their students at the University of Maryland. Below is the description. You can learn more on the conference website. A constant flow of reporting documents the lack of women and other underrepresented groups in high […]

Cloud Foundry Summit Silicon Valley

Santa Clara, CA Convention Center 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA, United States

Karen is facilitating a luncheon panel on diversity, at which she'll also share an overview of the Women in Tech research.

CHI 2018: Designathon to Support Women in Tech

Karen is co-leading an exciting new SIG at CHI. To set the stage for the designathon, Karen and co-presenter Nicola Marsden will share the findings from a worldwide survey of women and men that reveal the underlying reasons for low retention. SIG participants will then brainstorm and sketch technology solutions. Let's come together and harnesses our community’s […]

Karen Delivering Keynote at the GEWINN
Gender and IT Conference

Karen is delighted to be the keynote speaker at the GEWINN conference in Heilbronn, Germany. GEWINN centers on interdisciplinary knowledge regarding gender and IT and is part of the research project Gender. Knowledge. Informatics. Network for Research Transfer of Interdisciplinary Knowledge regarding Gender and IT (GEWINN). Researchers from all over the world will be presenting their work […]

International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation

Stuttgart, Germany

The International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/IEEE ITMC) is one of the premier conferences from the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (IEEE TEMS). A paper co-written by Karen Holtzblattt and Nicola Marsden of Heilbronn University is being presented at the conference. Retaining Women in Technology -- Uncovering and Measuring Key Dimensions of Daily Work Experiences describes […]