A brief history of women who have had key contributions that changed the world of IT and technology and the way we communicate today.

1. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
A 20x20 History of
Women In IT
#ALE16
PARIS

2. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
“Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.”
Lord George Byron

3. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer
Her Work
How codes can be created for automatic devices to handle
letters and Symbols along with numbers

4. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Ada Lovelace, her vision
Her mind-set of "poetical science" led her to ask questions about the
Analytical Engine examining how individuals and society relate to
technology as a collaborative tool.

5. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Ada Lovelace
Died from Uterine Cancer in 1852
Her work was recognised in 1953
ADA programming language was released in 1980

6. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com

7. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Heddi Lammar
co-inventOR Of WiFi
A Serial Inventor
From created carbonated drinks from tablets to radio guides
systems for torpedos

8. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Heddi Lammar
Her Fuel
“I’m led by by the hope and the curiosity of the future”
Invents the
“spread spectrum
communication
technology”
based on 24 frequencies

9. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Heddi Lammar
She died anonymously in 2000
She entered the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014

10. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
The most long lasting programming
language known today?
COBOL

11. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Grace Murray Hopper
Author of the 1st Compiler
From an MA at Yale to being the 1st to coin the term “bug” for a
computer dysfunction
“Amazing Grace”

12. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Grace Murray Hopper
A Computer language closer to English,
COmmon Business Oriented Language
“If it’s a good idea ask for forgiveness, not for permission"

13. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Grace Murray Hopper
InvenTing COBOL
The only PhD in Mathematics that as a warship named after
her, the USS HOPPER

14. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
The 1st computing machine
and data storage systems
Alan Turing
Alan Turing

15. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Dr Sue Black
“Saving Bletchley Park”
A PhD in computer science at 39, saves Bletchley Park with a
campaign on Twitter

16. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Dr Sue Black
“The Tech Mums”
Education in early ages comes from proximity with mums

17. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
Dr Sue Black
@Dr_Black
Officer of the Order of The British Empire in 2016

18. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
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KatieConfKatieConf
June 31, 2016
KatieConf is all over for 2016.
You can watch all the videos in easy-to-play list on YouTube and keep up to date
with KatieConf on Twitter
KatieConf is a one day, dual-track, community run conference.
KatieConf 2016 will be held in the Katherine Hotel Conference Center in Katherine,
Northern Territory on June 31 2016
The two tracks feature speakers from around the world, presenting on a vast
number of topics. The tracks are defined by no particular order, and are subject to
change.
Speakers
IT Expert Speakers’ First Name is Katie

19. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
The Katie Conf
Could really exists
They are real awesome IT experts !
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"K" Track "T" Track
Kathy Reid
The best Software
Freedom Day in the
world - and how you
can do it too!
Katie
Cunningham
Accessibility: Myths
and Delusions
Katie
McLaughlin
Build a Better Hat
Rack: All
Contributions
Welcome
Katie Bell
Rapid prototyping
with teenagers
Katie Ots
Haskell is Not For
Production and
Other Tales
Kate Pearce
Multipath TCP
Breaking Todays
Networks with
Tomorrows
Protocols
KWu
Continuing
Education at Work
Kate
Chapman
OpenStreetMap's
Role in the 2013
Jakarta Floods

20. Oana Juncu
@ojuncu
www.coemerge.com
I Would Wish This Presentation
Doesn’t Exist
31/08/16 07:44KatieConf
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"K" Track "T" Track
Kathy Reid
The best Software
Freedom Day in the
world - and how you
can do it too!
Katie
Cunningham
Accessibility: Myths
and Delusions
Katie
McLaughlin
Build a Better Hat
Rack: All
Contributions
Welcome
Katie Bell
Rapid prototyping
with teenagers
Katie Ots
Haskell is Not For
Production and
Other Tales
Kate Pearce
Multipath TCP
Breaking Todays
Networks with
Tomorrows
Protocols
KWu
Continuing
Education at Work
Kate
Chapman
OpenStreetMap's
Role in the 2013
Jakarta Floods
Contribution
Recognition Laps Time
114 years
1836 1942 1959 2008
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16 years
72 years
7 years