BITCON 2021 Call For Papers
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BITCON is the annual conference for Blacks In Technology (BIT). BIT is the largest community of Black technologists. The 2021 virtual BITCON will feature the tech industry’s largest brands and most influential Black voices in tech. This year’s conference will be virtual on the Hopin platform. The dates of the conference are October 13-15. We are anticipating 2,500+ attendees and we are seeking speakers for a wide variety of technical disciplines.
We are seeking lecturers, workshop facilitators, and discussion panel participants on the following topics (but not limited to): Software Engineering, Entrepreneurship & Startups, FinTech, Venture Capital, Open Source, Data, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain, and Cybersecurity.
If you are interested in speaking at BITCON, please register your interest by submit your paper here: https://www.papercall.io/cfps/3754/submissions/new
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Seeking apprentices for the following pathways:
• Software Engineer
• Technical Program Manager
Location: Virtual Apprenticeship*
*If offered an FTE position, you will be required to relocate and work in person at a Microsoft facility once site locations re open (Redmond, Atlanta, Vancouver B.C and Mexico City, Mexico).
Minimum eligibility requirements:
• Completion of relevant training, for example:
o Graduated from a coding academy or bootcamp, plus six months of
development projects or professional experience after graduation
o Self-taught programmer demonstrating recent development projects or
professional experience
o Degree from a community college in computer science or related field
o Degree from a college/university in computer science or related field with
a previous career in tech, plus a 2+ year career break
• Previous work experience in any field
• Authorized to work in the US for entire duration of Leap apprenticeship.
Immigration sponsorship will not be provided by the employer nor Microsoft
• Not employed as a vendor or full-time employee for Microsoft Corporation
within the past six months
*Note: a degree is not required for eligibility
Webinar:
June 2, 2021 at 12:00 PM EST
Link to webinar: http://bit.ly/LeapJune2021
Cohort dates: August 30, 2021 December 17, 2021
Application dates: June 14, 2021 8:00 PM EST June 21, 2021 8:00 PM EST
To apply, please go to www.microsoft.com/en us/leap
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