title: Introduction to WITS & Talk on "Unconscious Bias" in Galway start: 2016-04-27 start time: 18:30 venue: Blackstone Launchpad NUI Galway city: Galway country: IE coordinates: 53.28, -9.0604 tags: FeminismInIreland WomeninTechnologyandScience feminism feminismo feminismus mathematics science technology wits witsireland links: Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/1003177573104009/ description: Mary Carroll, WITS Vice-Chair, will give an overview of WITS, our mission & our objectives followed by an introduction to Unconscious Bias, covering the following : · What is unconscious bias? · Examples of unconscious bias in the workplace · Effects of unconscious bias · Addressing unconscious bias Agenda: · 6.30pm - Networking · 7.00pm - 8.15pm - Talk · 8.15pm onwards - Networking Cost: Free to WITS members. Non-members may attend 1-2 events free of charge before joining Book your place here: http://witsireland.com/events/?event_id=22 Thanks to Sandra Riordan, WITS Member, for co-ordinating this event. We thank Blackstone Launchpad for hosting this event.