Events

Join us at one our events to connect with other women, foster learning, and engage with the Charlottesville tech scene.  CWIT events are usually free and open to all women in our community. If you are new to or have been in technology for many years, you will find a welcoming and safe environment to engage.

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Charlottesville Tech Scene

 There are many ways to get connected to Charlottesville's vibrant tech scene. Check out this list of events and resources curated by CWIT to help guide your way.

Upcoming

December 6 - UVA School of Data Science is hosting a conversation with Virginia Eubanks on Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Police, Profile and Punish the Poor.

December 10 - Code & Coffee Study Group with Shift/Enter. Code & Coffee sessions are informal peer-to-peer mentoring events where members can meet, collaborate, network and learn from each other.

December 10 - Toast the Town at the annual holiday party hosted by CBIC + VABIO + UVA Licensing & Ventures Group. Celebrate the accomplishments of local tech and innovation-based businesses and the entrepreneurs and people who power them!

December 21 (deadline) - Shift/Enter is looking for speakers and workshop facilitators for their next event on February 22.

Ongoing

Online

Techq&la Monthly Lunch No programming, just women talking tech. ("Techq&la" = Tech questions and ladies answer.)

CBIC Tech on Tap, a monthly series of happy hours held on the 2nd Tuesdays from 5:00–7:00 p.m.

CBIC Charlottesville Entrepreneurs + Espresso (ce-2) is a casual gathering of learning for entrepreneurs at all stages of venture creation on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 8:00am at the i.Lab at UVA.

First Wednesdays is an informal, ad-hoc, technology-agnostic meetup held on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 5:30-8:30pm.

Code for Charlottesville is a local chapter of the Code for America Brigades focused on improving the lives of Charlottesville residents.

Charlottesville Business Innovation Council has a mission to educate, celebrate and advocate for Charlottesville’s technology community and to accelerate technology innovation and entrepreneurship in the region.

Cville Slack is a quick and easy way to catch the ear of the local tech community.

Shift/Enter provides educational and career development resources, in a welcoming and inclusive environment, for the burgeoning technical workforce in Charlottesville and the surrounding area.

The Neon Guild listserv offers another avenue to reach local tech folks. To get on this famous list, however, you have to attend at least one of their monthly meetings (except summer).