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FAQ

• What does "Non-Binary" mean?

  Non-binary describes something is not binary—it is neither of two available options. In our case, it means that we are neither men nor women. Some non-binary people feel like they sit somewhere in the middle between male and female, while others are completely outside this spectrum. Here are some external resources to educate yourself further!
• I’m not non-binary myself, could we still hang out?

  This event is open to all. Regardless of gender identity, feel free to tag along, especially if you haven’t been to a non-binary-run event before! Please make sure to read our Code of Conduct to know what is and is not cool to do during the event. See you in July!
• How much does a ticket cost?

  All tickets are free. This event is for the community, by the community. Be the first to know when tickets come out by signing up to our mailing list, following us on Twitter or leaving a like on Facebook. Or all three of them if you feel fancy!
• Do you offer travel scholarships?

  We sure do! If you cannot comfortably afford to attend NBiT, you can go ahead and apply for a travel scholarship here.
• Is there a Code of Conduct?

  Absolutely! Feel free to check it out here. To attend our event, you have to agree to it. During the event, it will be enforced. The baseline is: Don’t make people uncomfortable. On the day you can always approach one of our volunteers to raise an issue or concern.
• I have an accessibility requirement that hasn’t been addressed yet!

  Sure thing! Please email us to so we can make this event work for you.
• Could I and/or my company sponsor this event?

  That’s awesome, thank you so much! Please drop us a line to get the ball rolling.
• I’ve got more burning questions for you!

  Tweet us short and sweet questions! Longer bits are best for our inbox, email away! Please be patient—NbiT is entirely run by volunteers, so it might take a day or two to get back to you.

Speakers

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  Franziska Sauerwein

  @singsalad

  Franzi is a developer, consultant and leader active in Germany, London and Zurich. Their passions include Test Driven Development, Refactoring, XP and high-quality software development. They are always trying to improve their skills and share knowledge. Franzi uses them creatively to develop software that is reliable, easy to adapt and does what it is supposed to do. As an active member of the European Software Crafter community, they love to participate in unconferences. They co-founded Queer Code London, organise European Testing Conference and speak at conferences all over Europe. They love running code retreats, open spaces, and workshops.

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  Jo Pearce

  @jdpearce

  Jo is a non-binary, language agnostic developer and science-Womble. They love to learn about a wide range of sciences and see if they can make good use of the things that they find. Recently they’ve been obsessed with education, particularly how we learn, which has led to mentoring colleagues, running a local code club and diving into the world of cognitive psychology.

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  Chiin

  @AnalyticsPanda

  Chiin is a Data Science Leader, Entrepreneur, Technologist & Strategist, with a 10+ year career specialising in driving multi-million £GBP compound value for major UK and International organisations. She was recently announced as the winner of UK Entrepreneur at the 2018 Data Leaders Awards, recognised for her success pioneering and delivering high-impact data-driven innovation in both industry and the Open Source community.
  Currently founding a venture-backed tech start-up called Rho Zeta AI, Chiin was previously the Head of Data Science at the UK Foreign Office, the first Data Science professional to be hired in the history of this government department. Prior to this she held multiple lead decision-maker & practitioner roles, primarily in e-commerce & digital industries, such as founding a new global business function at the Financial Times, the Data Intelligence team. Chiin has now a track record of successfully leveraging AI, Machine Learning, Big Data, Computational Economics, Strategic Insight & Analytics, Mathematical Modeling, Data Engineering, and Visualisation to deliver data-driven organisation-wide capabilities, and achieve transformational business impact.
  Originally an Economics graduate from Cambridge University who finally broke through access barriers to coding skills & occupations in her late twenties, Chiin is a passionate Technical Evangelist, founding & co-founding non-profit initiatives both UK & globally that successfully democratise computational & quantitative skills and career mentoring to underrepresented groups, particularly gender minorities, and has been joint recipient of an R Consortium-Linux Foundation grant.

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  Jess Pumphrey

  @jmpy91

  I’m a software developer. For the last 4 years I’ve been working on SwiftKey, a software keyboard for Android, both before and after our acquisition by Microsoft. I’ve been an Android developer and Team Lead. Typing is my niche at the moment (it’s really interesting!) but in general I love working on products that help people day-to-day and that users love. I’m nonbinary and use “they” pronouns.

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  CB Bailey

  @hashpling

  CB is a programmer working for Bloomberg in software infrastructure. They have a particular interest in version control and are an occasional contributor to Git. CB learned to program in Spectrum BASIC, and was first paid to program in APL. Since then they have worked in many languages including C++, C, Perl, Python, shell scripts, various assembly languages.
  CB is a community member and part of the moderation team for #include<c++&rlt; a global, inclusive, and diverse community for developers interested in C++. When CB isn’t coding, they enjoy exploring strange new worlds in Elite: Dangerous, immersing themselves in music and film, and just occasionally heading outside to watch wildlife.

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  Alice Kaerast

  @AliceFromOnline

  Alice Kaerast (they/them) is an automation engineer working on streaming data platforms, and is currently based in Yorkshire. Alice’s hobbies include hacking on Go and Ruby code, riding trains, and traveling to the more unusual parts of the world. Alice has recently finished visiting every Disney park in the world, and is always looking for people to go on epic adventures with. You can follow Alice’s battles with computers and exploring on Twitter @AliceFromOnline.

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