ALD News: One week to go until ALD Live!
Plus ALD events around the world, welcoming Causeway Technologies as a new sponsor and more!
Hi there,
It’s hard to believe how fast the second Tuesday of October has come round again, but we’re very excited to bring you one of the best line-ups for Ada Lovelace Day Live we’ve ever had!
One week to go!
There are just seven days to go until Ada Lovelace Day 2024, our 16th celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths!
Tickets are available now, whether you want to come along in person or watch online, so make sure you get yours now, before we sell out! Tickets will be available to buy online up until the performance starts at 7:30pm, unless we run out first.
Doors open at 6:30pm so that you can enjoy the bar, bookstall and our guest author, Lisa Rajan, who will be on hand to sign her Tara Binns books.
The performance will run for approximately 2 hours.
Join us on the livestream
Don’t forget, if you buy a livestream ticket you will have two weeks to watch, so it doesn’t matter where in the world you are. And we have some very generous discounts available for livestream group bookings:
11 - 100 tickets: 15% off
101 - 500 tickets: 50% off
501 - 1000 tickets: 70% off
Just drop me a line asap if you’d like to make a group booking.
Our brilliant speakers
Ada Lovelace Day Live will be compèred by the amazing Dr Sally Le Page, and here’s a reminder of our fabulous speakers:
Dr Evgenia Ilyinskaya — Fire saga: Is Iceland at the doorstep of centuries-long volcanic eruptions?
Evgenia is a volcanologist at the University of Leeds who researches volcanic emissions of gases and aerosols, and their impacts on air quality, the environment and people’s wellbeing. She’ll be talking about the recent series of volcanic eruptions near the Icelandic town of Grindavík.
Mamta Singhal MBE — Engineering a rubber duck
Mamta is a chartered design engineer whose career has spanned the toy, snack and drinks industries, working on toys such as Playdoh, Action Man and Barbie. She’ll be exploring the history, engineering, science and manufacturing of your favourite bath toy: the humble rubber duck!
Takita Bartlett-Lashley — Crafting calculations: Exploring mathematical artistry in fashion and design
Takita is a mathematician whose work at the intersection of STEM, fashion and education explores the creative applications of maths and technology across fashion and design. Takita will be talking about using crafts to introduce mathematical concepts to children.
Dr Samantha Terry — Can radioactivity cure cancer?
Samantha is a radiobiologist whose research seeks to determine how different types of radioactivity can be best used in the clinic. She’ll be talking about the use of radioactivity in the treatment of cancer and how to make radioactive treatments more effective.
Joysy John MBE — Transforming teaching in the age of AI
Joysy is a software engineer, education entrepreneur and edtech advisor who has launched three education non-profits and advised government on edtech policy. Joysy will be talking about the role of technology in education and asking how we can use tech to close the digital skills gap, especially amongst women and people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
Dr Sarah Bearchell — The Cloud Factory
Sarah is a science writer, presenter and trainer who won the 2024 Beetlestone Award for Leadership and Legacy in Informal Science Learning. She’ll be creating clouds live on stage in a multi-sensory, hands-on demo, with help with some volunteers from the audience!
Prof Anjali Goswami — The evolutionary truth about cats and dogs
Anjali is a palaeobiologist who specialises in the evolution of animal shape, especially skulls. She has developed new mathematical approaches for reconstructing how and why animals look the way they do, now and in the past. Anjali will be talking about why cats are evolutionarily perfect.
Worldwide events
There are lots of events being hosted around the world, and although some have already passed, most are still to come so take a look to see if there’s anything near you:
Aotearoa New Zealand: Auckland
Australia: Victoria,
Brazil: São Carlos
Denmark: Copenhagen, Odense
Greece: Athens
Mexico: Zacatecas
UK: Birmingham, Bletchley, Cambridge, Edinburgh (1), Edinburgh (2), Edinburgh (3), Leeds (1), Leeds (2), Leeds (3), Macclesfield (1), Macclesfield (2), Macclesfield (3), Manchester, Oxford, Peterborough, Porlock, Sidmouth,
Online: UK
And remember, it’s not too late to organise something yourself and let us know!
Causeway Technology joins ALD as new sponsor
We are delighted to welcome our new sponsor, Causeway Technology!
Trusted across the globe, Causeway offers leading digital solutions for anyone in the built environment sector. From design to completion, our software solutions unify teams, processes, and data, reduce risks, enhance profitability and drive positive global change for over 3,000 customers.
For over two decades, we've been at the forefront of digital innovation, driven by our vision to streamline, connect, and enhance the environmental and economic impact of construction worldwide. To make construction and maintenance flow.
To find out more, visit www.causeway.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Royal Institution or the livestream, and to seeing your posts on social media!
And don’t forget to forward this email on to anyone you know who might enjoy our show. The more, the merrier!
All the best,
Suw & the ALD team