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IDEATE @ideatecommunity.bsky.social · Sep 10

Last week was quite something! Our first ever IDEATE Summit at ANU in Canberra.

It was wonderful to have people come together from ten different universities, as well as our industry partners, to talk about how we can do better for our students.

#DEI #ComputerScience #tech #SoftwareEngineer

$White paper with text handwritten in brown texta: "What Success Looks Like:"\nThere are arrows labelled "To Industry" and "To Academia".$ Dwayne standing in front of a room full of people who are listening to him speak. People are seated in small groups at tables. Dwayne has two prosthetic legs, and is wearing shorts.

Dwayne standing in front of a room full of people who are listening to him speak. People are seated in small groups at tables. Dwayne has two prosthetic legs, and is wearing shorts.

Lea, Patrick and Xiaolin sitting on mid-century styled armchairs next to a round coffee table. Lea is speaking and looking towards the audience (out of frame).

Rohan, Ros, Annabel and Sally-Ann sitting on mid-century styled armchairs behind a round coffee table. Annabel is speaking into a handheld microphone. Behind them, the wall is painted with a large Aboriginal flag overlaid with Ngunnawal words. It was painted by Ngambri artist Paul Girrawah House.

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IDEATE @ideatecommunity.bsky.social · Aug 22

Want to see the schedule for what we'll be talking about at our first summit?

Tell your colleagues, we want everyone in the room as we work out how to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in the tech industry.

ideate.community/sum...
#DEI #disability #WIC #FirstNations #BIPOC #neurodivergent

Group of students sitting and talking at outdoor picnic tables in front of a chalkboard covered in mathematics work.
Overlaid text:
IDEATE Summit 2025
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Australian Technology Education
Summit Schedule
now available
1-2 September
The Australian National University

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IDEATE @ideatecommunity.bsky.social · Aug 21

The one and only
@hacks4pancakes.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy will be speaking at our first IDEATE Summit on 1 September in Canberra. We'll have ten universities, plus industry partners, collaborating in the same room on how to improve DEI in the tech industry.

2025 Summit Schedule - IDEATE

Inclusion, diversity and equity in Australian technology education

ideate.community

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IDEATE @ideatecommunity.bsky.social · Aug 20

Want to see a greater diversity of students graduating from computer science and tech courses at Australian universities, and thriving in their industry careers?

Come to our summit 1-2 September in Canberra
Let's make it happen together!
ideate.community/sum...

Group of students sitting and talking at outdoor picnic tables in front of a big blackboard with mathematics work in chalk on it.
Overlaid is text:
IDEATE Summit 2025
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Australian Technology Education
IDEATE educates, equips and enables universities to lead systemic change to increase diversity in technology education and careers in Australia.
1-2 September
The Australian National University

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IDEATE @ideatecommunity.bsky.social · Aug 11

Our first annual IDEATE Summit is in Canberra 1-2 Sept.
Bringing together Australian universities and tech industry, we're working together to improve inclusion, diversity and equity in Australian technology education.
Details: ideate.community/sum...
#uni #DEI #disability #STEM #ComputerScience

Group of students sitting at outdoor tables in front of a blackboard with maths working on it.
Overlaid text says
IDEATE Summit 2025
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Australian Technology Education
1-2 September
The Australian National University

There is also overlaid yellow and light green graphics in the shape of triangles and circles in two different sizes.

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IDEATE @ideatecommunity.bsky.social · Jun 9

We’ve officially launched and you can read about our plans to make technology careers open to everyone right here:
region.com.au/anu-and-the-...

ANU and the tech industry launch diversity drive targeting STEM education | Region Canberra

Representatives of the ANU and tech sector gathered at the university this week to launch the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in…

region.com.au

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