AfricaCWIC

The ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: AfricaCWIC is aimed at connecting women from diverse technical disciplines and encouraging them pursue their education and profession in computing. For the purpose of gender diversity, this event is open to both male and female participants.

AfricaCWIC brings together undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, academics and practitioners to present and share their achievements and experiences. There shall be keynote from distinguished women personalities from both Academic and Industry to  discuss the theme as it relates to experiences in the computing profession.

AfricaCWIC was hosted for the first time in Africa in 2022 with participants joining from around the world. The inaugural event had tracks for our Hackathon, Doctoral Consortium and Poster presenters. This year’s team of experts have put together a great programme. Join us for this first event of many!

AfricaCWIC 2023

We are calling on the talented, professional and vibrant women in computing and allies across Africa if you would join us at AfricaCWIC 2023. Find out what the event is like. Would you be interested in joining the team to run next year’s event? Do you think that your university or organization could host the event? We hope to bring the event to new parts of Africa every year. Let’s showcase the talented people of Africa across it’s many countries. Do you just want to be part of a growing team to support women in computing in Africa. Get in touch with Ruth Lennon as we will select next year’s team soon.