COMMUNITY REPORTER, HEATHER NEWMAN
>> HEY, EVERYBODY. I'M HERE WITH
IS TODAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WE ARE
ROOM WHERE THERE IS STILL A SESSION
HANG OUT AND TALK. TELL US ABOUT
AND PREDAYS AND EVERYTHING GOING
WEEK, WE HAVE 43 DIVERSION AND INCLUSION
OF THEM, MOSTLY HERE AT WEST 224.
BE SURE TO STOP BY. WE COVER ALL
LIMITS OF DIVERSITY, AGE, GENDER
70 OF DISABILITIES ARE INVISIBLE,
ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY FRONT AND CENTER
THERE IS NEURODIVERSITY SESSIONS,
THE PRE-DAY, HOW MANY SESSIONS WERE
WAS LED BY DONNA. WE HAD DIFFERENT
TEARS WERE FLOWING. YEA, PEOPLE
IN THE SESSIONS. WE WILL PROVIDE
ITEM. SPEAKING OF SPONSORS, WONDERFUL
TALK ABOUT THE SPONSORS A LITTLE
IS ASCENSION, THEY WILL BE HAVING
EIGHT TO NINE AT THE WEST 224. STOP
IS CHARITY THAT GOES ALONG WITH
>> THEY ARE DONATING $25 TO ANYONE
TO GO TO THREE CHARITIES, BE SURE
HAD A CHANCE TO CATCH UP, WE DID
ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BACKGROUND, CAN
HOW YOU CAME UP IN THE IT WORLD?
I WOULDN'T SAY TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGIST,
U. S. IN SEATTLE AREA 3-1/2 YEARS
AND MOVED TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
MANAGER AND THEN FROM THERE I TRANSITIONED
NOW I LEAD IT COMMUNITY. BEFORE
TACT COMMUNITY. WE ARE ELEVATING
TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD TO HELP ALL
KINDER PLACE. >> ABSOLUTELY. YES,
PLEASE GO TO MICROSOFT TECH COMMUNITY,
TALK A LITTLE BIT, YES, RIGHT HERE.
IS A PROGRAM RUNNING FOR A LITTLE
MENTORS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
IT IS COMPLETELY FREE. CUGO ON AND
SKILLS, PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS,
TO OFFER THIS AS A SERVICE FOR COMMUNITY
KEY TO SUCCESS. >> ABSOLUTELY. I'VE
MENTEE, YOU CAN BE BOTH, ALWAYS
ARE AT. ARE YOU MENTORING AND MENTEE
OF THEM. THEY WERE LIKE, I CONNECTED
LOT OF MENTORS AND MENTEES ON SITE,
YOU TALK ABOUT THE TECH WOMEN PROGRAM
>> TECH WOMEN IS A NONON PR-- NONPROFIT
COUNTRIES, NIGERIA, EGYPT, SPONSORING
LAST YEAR AND WE TRIPLED THIS. WE
SEE THEM, BE SURE TO SAY HI, THEY
FIELD. >> AWESOME. TALK ABOUT THE
TWO, I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE ONE
ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL BRACELETS. >>
BRACELETS MADE IN EL SALVADOR. IT
WITH A COMPANY AND DESIGN A NEW
WE ARE THRILLED TO WORK WITH COMPANIES
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. >>
WERE MORE OF A TEAL COLOR. AND BLUE
HASHTAG BRACELET TRAVELS. SO THOSE
ONE OF THESE AND WANT TO SHOW EVERYBODY
AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING, GIVE US
BRACELETS HAVE MORE TRAVEL MILES
THE WORLD A BIT. ABSOLUTELY. THE
THE TOUR? >> IGNITE THE TOUR, GOING
NEXT ONE NEXT WEEK IN PARIS. I WILL
THE SAME THING, WE WILL FIND LOCAL
LEVEL, THIS WILL BE LOCAL FOCUSED.
HELPING PEOPLE DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL
OF THINGS, EXCITED TO TAKE THIS
INCLUSION, IT, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT,
AS WELL, THAT IS AWESOME. A BUNCH
THE BREAKFAST, THE MAJOR THINGS
EMPOWER LUNCH, FOR WEDNESDAY, WE
GRADUATE, SHE LAUNCHED A NEW BOOK,
TO THE SESSION WEDNESDAY AT WEST
AMAZING PEOPLE. UP LEVEL EVERY YEAR.
ABOUT? >> YOU SHOULD STOP BY, WE
KNOWN TO HAVE THE BEST SWAG IN THE
OUT. >> I WAS HANDED A FEW ENAMEL
>> THANK YOU. >> TO MRS. SHAWNA
GO BACK TO THAT IGNITE LIVE STAGE.
