Women* have contributed a lot to the development of electronics and computer science, but have received little recognition for their scientific achievements. This lack of visibility for remarkable women in tech leads to the misperception that computing is a domain of men. It is not. At the last congress, many of you helped reduce this visibility gap by creating memorials for notable women in science and engineering. We are currently in the process of documenting last year’s memorials and are looking for more photos.
This year, we want to do it again. Bigger, better, more publicity and even more memorials! We need your help! How about creating a memorial yourself for the upcoming congress? Have any connections or ideas for marketing and publicity? We are considering scavenger hunts, self-organized guided tours and stamps for your Hacker’s Passport. We welcome your participation whatever it might be!
To find out how to create a new memorial of your own go to our Wiki. We look forward to your participation until the middle of December—tell us which person would you like to make a memorial for, so that we can avoid duplication and plan meta activities. But you can participate basically always.
* Sadly there are no nonbinary persons on our list of honorable women. We would be glad about input!