Women Interactive Creative Technology Festival Returns to Spelman

On Saturday Nov. 1, at 9 a.m. the Women Interactive Creative Technology Festival will return to Spelman College for the third year in a row. Co-presented by the Digital Moving Image Salon and Art of Genius Creative Technology Series, this daylong event is designed to empower and encourage women to become active participants in the tech and startup spaces but anyone is invited to attend. The theme of this year’s festival is “Change Your Perspective--Small but Mighty.” Keynotes, panels and presentations will center around the idea of how technology innovation, diversity inclusion, funding and programming can generate an impact on how women create, thrive and lead in the tech space. Festival sessions will deliver firsthand knowledge from some of technology’s top professionals in an intimate setting designed to enhance attendee engagement. This year’s speakers include: Roshawnna Novellus of Novellus Financial; Jacqui Chew, principal, iFusion Marketing; Caroline Van Sickle, founder of Pretty in My Pocket; Janelle Jolley, founder, Sidewalk District; and Yolanda A. Rankin, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences. There will be workshops on women in startups, funding and video game design.
Festival participants can expect to walk away with an expanded network, practical tips on funding, insight on best practices with game design, and tools and resources to run their business or startup. To register, visit: http://womeninteractive.net/tickets. Free and open to the public, the event will be held in the Cosby Academic Center.

The Spelman College Cosby Academic Auditorium is located at 350 Spelman Lane SW, Atlanta, GA 30314 (GPS Address: 440 Westview Drive, S.W. Atlanta, GA 30310). For more information contact the Comparative Women’s Studies office at 404-270-5625.