Celebrate International Women’s Day With Google Developer Communities in Europe!

Monika Janota
Google for Developers EMEA
6 min readMar 21, 2023

This year, to celebrate International Women’s Day, we are empowering our community to have courage, be bold and dream big.

Women Techmakers Ambassadors are hosting events all over the world with the theme “Dare To Be”. The beauty of this theme is that it can be applied to so many aspects of our lives — it encourages us to imagine what and who we dare to be, and walk through the world with courage and confidence.

“Dare To Be” theme recognizes that each and every one of us brings a different set of skills and strengths to the table. And when we combine all these skills and strengths, we are able to create an environment where women can thrive in tech.

Get inspired, connect with like-minded individuals and learn something new on our local International Women’s Day events. We’ve combined a list of all the amazing events organized by our community members for you to choose from.

International Women’s Day 2023 Events in Europe

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Women Techmakers Scotland International Women’s Day 2023

Where: Sir Charles Wilson Building University of Glasgow — 3 Kelvin Way Glasgow, G12 8NN

When: Sat, Mar 4, 9:00 AM (GMT)

Organized by: GDG Glasgow and GDG Edinburgh.

On the 4th March, various GDG and WTM chapters across Scotland will come together for an event filled with inspirational talks, workshops, Q&As, and giveaways!

Register here.

🇬🇧 WTM Belfast 2023 IWD Conference

Where: Peter Froggatt Centre — 7–9 College Park East Belfast Belfast, BT7 1PS

When: Sat, Mar 4, 9:00 AM (GMT)

Organized by: GDG Belfast

WTM Belfast 2023 introduces a full day in person conference featuring various speakers who will inspire and motivate by sharing stories highlighting the achievements of local women in tech.

Register here.

🇬🇧 How to Break into the Tech Industry with Siyanbola Feyisetan

Where: University of Warwick, H0.64 — UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK COVENTRY, CV4 7ES

When: Mon, Mar 6, 5:00 PM (GMT)

Organized by: Google Developer Student Club Warwick

Register here

🇬🇧 Sip and Paint — a collaboration with Women’s Engineering Society

Where: University of Warwick OC1.09 — UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK Leamington Spa, CV47ES

When: Tue, Mar 7, 5:00 PM (GMT)

Organized by: Google Developer Student Club Warwick

A fun-filled painting session, exploring the works of incredibly talented female painters through a series of tutorials. The best part — no painting skills required!

Register here

🇬🇧 The Importance of Women in Cybersecurity Leadership — a collaboration with Wicys

Where: University of Warwick FAB2.25 — UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK COVENTRY, CV4 7ES

When: Tue, Mar 7, 6:00 PM (GMT)

Organized by: Google Developer Student Club Warwick

Register here

🇬🇧 Panel Discussion: Overcoming Gender Bias and Stereotypes in Cybersecurity-collaboration with Wicys

Where: University of Warwick FAB2.25 — UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK COVENTRY, CV4 7ES

When: Tue, Mar 7, 7:00 PM (GMT)

Organized by: Google Developer Student Club Warwick

Register here.

🇩🇪 International Women’s Day: Dare To Be — Hamburg

Where: Google Hamburg — ABC-Straße 19 Hamburg, 20354

When: Tue, Mar 7, 6:00 PM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Hamburg

Celebrate diversity and inclusion with this in person event organized by GDG Hamburg and the Social Developer Club.

Enjoy insightful talks by our amazing speakers:

Building products with value for everyone

by Zamina Ahmad — CEO & Founder at shades&contrast

Intro to Flutter

by Florentine Draeger — Frontend Engineer at Protofy

Intersectionality beyond the buzzword

by Christoph Hassler — Diversity Coach & Anti-Racism Advocate

Register here.

🇫🇷 Being a Gender Sensitive Leader — IWD

Where: IAE PARIS Sorbonne Business School — Bâtiment D — 12, rue Jean-Antoine de Baïf PARIS, 75013

When: Wed, Mar 8, 6:30 PM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Paris

Register here

🇩🇪 Dare To Be — Stipendien und Förderungen für IT-Studentinnen

Where: Online

When: Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 6:00 PM — 7:30 PM (CET)

Organized by: Hasso Plattner Institute

Register here

🇬🇧 Is AI Dangerous? — a collaboration with WarwickAI

Where: University of Warwick MS.01 — UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK COVENTRY, CV4 7ES

When: Thu, Mar 9, 5:00 PM (GMT)

Organized by: GDSC Warwick

In this session, you’ll discover various case studies of when AI has failed and its affects on society. You’ll also learn ways in which we can make AI better and why it’s important to be more skeptical of AI.

Register here

🇬🇧 International Women’s Day Networking Bingo

Where: Imperial College London — Exhibition Road, South Kensington London, SW7 2BX

When: Thu, Mar 9, 6:00 PM (GMT)

Organized by: GDSC Imperial

Register here

🇪🇸 “Dare to be”, tenir el coratge per fer coses: Dia Internacional de la Dona

Where: IES Torre Vicens — Avinguda de Torre Vicens, 3 Lleida, 25005

When: Fri, Mar 10, 10:45 AM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Lleida

Register here

🇬🇧 TensorFlow.js: Use Firebase Hosting to deploy and host a machine learning model at scale

Where: University of Warwick OC1.04 — UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK COVENTRY, CV4 7ES

When: Fri, Mar 10, 3:00 PM (GMT)

Organized by: GDSC Warwick

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🇬🇧 #I Am Remarkable

Where: University of Warwick OC1.02 — UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK Leamington Spa, CV47ES

When: Fri, Mar 10, 4:30 PM (GMT)

Organized by: GDSC Warwick

Celebrate your accomplishments and learn how to lead and inspire those around you as a woman in STEM!

Register here

🇩🇪 International Women’s Day @ Saar!

Where: Co-working The Place — Heinrich-Barth-Straße 22 Saarbrücken, 66115

When: Sat, Mar 11, 12:00 PM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Saarbrücken

Register here

🇪🇸 IWD 2023: Dare to be

Where: Innovation Hub Vodafone — C. Explanada de la Estación 9 Malaga, 29007

When: Sat, Mar 11, 9:00 AM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Malaga

Register here

🇮🇲 GDG Douglas celebrates International Women’s Day Event

Where: Eagle Labs, Isle of Man — Queen Victoria House, Victoria Street Douglas, IM1 2LH

When: Sat, Mar 11, 10:00 AM (GMT)

Organized by: GDG Douglas

Register here

🇫🇷 International Women’s Day Nantes 2023

Where: Younup — 10 Rue Gaëtan Rondeau Bâtiment A — 2ème étage Nantes, 44200

When: Tue, Mar 14, 6:30 PM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Nantes

Register here

🇨🇿 WTM IWD 2023 Ostrava

Where: Impact Hub Ostrava — Sokolská tř. 1263/24 Ostrava, 70200

When: Sat, Mar 18, 9:30 AM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Ostrava

Register here

🇩🇪 International Women’s Day & WTM Berlin 9th Birthday

Where: Google Berlin — Tucholskystraße 2 Berlin, 10117

When: Tue, Mar 21, 5:00 PM (CET)

Organized by: WTM Berlin

Register here

🇷🇸 IWD ’23 “Dare to be” Belgrade

Where: Digital Serbia Initiative (DSI) — Bulevar Milutina Milankovića 11a New Belgrade, 11070

When: Wed, Mar 22, 3:00 PM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Belgrade

Register here

🇪🇸 Barcelona International Women’s Day

Where: Soon — Pronto Barcelona, 08037

When: Sat, Mar 25, 9:00 AM (CET)

Organized by: GDG Barcelona

Register here

🇩🇪 International Women’s Day 2023 by GDG Munich

Where: Google Munich Office (Isar Valley) — Erika-Mann-Straße 33 Munich, 80636

When: Tue, Mar 28, 5:00 PM (CEST)

Organized by: GDG Munich

Register here

🇬🇧 #DareToBe Women in Tech Panel @ Signable

Where: Signable 3 Unity Street #F2 Bristol BS1 5HH

When: Wed, March 29, 5:30–8pm (BST)

Organized by: Signable

Register here

🇬🇷 #IWD23 | Women Techmakers Greece

Where: Online

When: Sat, Apr 1, 11:30 AM (EEST)

Organized by: GDG Athens

Register here

🇬🇷 Co-Host #IWD23 | Women Techmakers Greece

Where: Online

When: Sat, Apr 1, 11:30 AM (EEST)

Organized by: Women Techmakers Thessaloníki

Register here

🇮🇹 GDG IWD DevFest Pisa 2023

Where: Polo Fibonacci — Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3 Pisa, 56127

When: Sat, Apr 1, 9:30 AM (CEST)

Organized by: GDG Pisa

Register here

🇵🇱 International Women’s Day — Women Techmakers Silesia

Where: Strefa Centralna — Plac Sejmu Śląskiego 2 Katowice, 40–032

When: Tue, Apr 4, 5:30 PM (CEST)

Organized by: GDG Silesia

Register here

🇦🇹 #IWD23 | International Women’s Day 2023 — WTM Salzburg

Where: Marie-Andeßner-Platz 1

When: Thur, April 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM (CEST)

Organized by: WTM Salzburg

Register here

🇫🇷 WTM — International Women’s Day Sophia-Antipolis

Where: Online

When: Sat, Apr 8, 2:00 PM (CEST)

Organized by: GDG Sophia-Antipolis

Register here

🇵🇱 International Women’s Day with GDG 3city

Where: Centrum Konferencyjno-Szkoleniowe GPN-T, Building B, room 002 — Trzy Lipy 3 Gdańsk, 80–172

When: Wed, Apr 12, 6:00 PM (CEST)

Organized by: GDG 3City

Register here

Have you been to any of these events? Share your favorite moments with us by tagging @GoogleDevEurope on Twitter!

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Monika Janota
Google for Developers EMEA

Telling stories, building communities, putting people first. ✨ Working for Google on supporting Developer Ecosystem in Europe (via EPAM Systems).