Introducing Ela Slack #ama
On January 31st we will be hosting our first ever Slack #ama.
If you are currently a member of Ela Slack you may have noticed that #advice is the most active channel. It has played such an important role in ensuring Ela has a lasting, year-round impact outside of the conference in the fall and has inspired us to create a series of scheduled “ask me anything” virtual events here.
These sessions will take place on designated weekdays either around 12PM EST or 6:30PM EST and last up to one hour, depending on the guest’s schedule, with a hope of hosting these at least once a month.
Goals and Logistics
Our goal here to to provide time to seek advice and support from peers related to work, communication, community, and technology. Everyone has a unique story and perspective to share and getting to know one another better can be educational and go a long way in feeling truly part of something. Through our mission we are dedicated to creating a welcoming, inclusive space for women in tech to learn from and empower one another and part of that is providing an open platform to ask questions.
We also envision this being a great opportunity to speak directly with employees of tech companies that are looking to hire, gaining valuable insider knowledge and preferences.
All guests this year will receive a complimentary ticket to Ela Conf 2017 🤗
How It Will Work
Guests will receive an invite to the Slack channel prior to the start of the #ama. Guests are asked to send along a short bio to organizers sharing their background and mentioning any specific work or projects they would be especially excited to talk about right now. Bios will be shared in #general in the time leading up to the event and used to promote the ama on Twitter.
Each session will begin with an introduction and shared bio on behalf of the organizers, followed by the start of participant questions. Guests will choose and answer questions until the established end time, though it may not be possible to touch on every submitted question. Following a threaded discussion format, participants are free to ask any follow-up questions they may have as well.
If as a participant you find yourself unable to attend a scheduled #ama and have questions for a specific guest, please feel free to post these early in the channel.
We’ll also be posting schedules and summaries on our community site that we are aiming to roll out within the next couple months.
Please note that #ama questions and responses may be published after the event but the identity of those asking questions will always be withheld.
To Join
- As an existing Ela Slack member simply search for and join the #ama channel 💥
- As a non-member please complete a brief form to receive an invite to our Slack and join the #ama channel once you are logged in; welcome! 😻
Friendly reminder that the Ela community, including Slack, is for adult women (18+).
Conduct
As with all Ela related activities it’s essential that all participants follow our code of conduct.
First Guest
We are absolutely delighted to welcome Una Kravets as our first guest on January 31st at 12:15PM EST. Una is a UI engineer at DigitalOcean and co-host if Toolsday, a 20 minute podcast about the latest in tools, tips, and tricks of working on the web on Tuesdays at 2PM.
“See” You Soon
We can’t wait to participate in this new series with you. If you have any questions for us in the meantime, guest suggestions, or if your company is interested in sponsoring a future #ama feel free to reach out on Twitter or via email at hello@elaconf.com
See you around Slack 👋
