Coding for Young People: Roundtable & Android Coding Workshop at DigitalFestival.eu

The Digital Leadership Institute ("DLI") is a Brussels-based international organisation bridging the gender gap and digital divide by educating and empowering digital leaders of today and tomorrow.

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As an official side-event of the first <A HREF="http://digitalfestival.eu" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Festival</A> in Brussels, the <A HREF="http://dlii.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Leadership Institute</A> is thrilled to invite you to a best practices roundtable on Coding for Young People in Europe and an Android coding workshop for young people, on behalf of the ERASMUS+ <A HREF="http://codingforyoungpeople.eu" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Coding for Young People</A> project. 
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At this event targeting students, educators, administrators and policy-makers, expert panelists will lead a roundtable discussion on best practices in coding for youth from across Europe. The roundtable will be followed by an Android smartphone coding workshop for young people which is also open to members of the public (details below).  Participation is free of charge but both a <A HREF="http://eu-ems.com/register.asp?event_id=267" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ticket to the Digital Festival</A> as well as a booking for the current event is required by 14 June. 
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Agenda: 14:30-14:50:  Welcome & Coding for Young People Project Overview by Cheryl Miller, Cofounder, <A HREF="http://dlii.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Leadership Institute</A>
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14:50-16:00:  Expert-led Best Practices Roundtable:
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<LI>Ms. Annika Ostergren Pofantis, Policy Officer, <A HREF="http://codeweek.eu" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EU Code Week</A>, <A HREF="http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Commission</A> </LI>
<LI>Mr. Janne Evelid, Policy Officer, Digital Agenda of the EU including digital skills and jobs, <A HREF="http://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">European Commission</A></LI>
<LI>Ms. Rosanna Kurrer,  Cofounder & Digital Literacy Lead, <A HREF="http://dlii.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Leadership Institute</A> (Belgium)</LI>
<LI>Ms. Katrien De Schrijver, <A HREF="http://stemcharter.be/#stemplatform" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">STEM Platform</A> (Flanders, Belgium)</LI>
<LI>Ms. Anne Collet, Driver, <A HREF="http://lewagon.be" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LeWagon</A> (BeNeLux)</LI>
<LI>Ms. Camille Françoise,<A HREF="http://voyageursducode.fr/#" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Les Voyageurs du Code</A> ("Code Voyagers" - Belgium), an initiative of <A HREF="http://www.bibliosansfrontieres.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Libraries without Borders</A></LI>
<LI>Ms. Cristina Larocca and Mr. Giuseppe Cardaci, <A HREF="http://www.associazioneprism.eu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Prism</A> (Italy) </LI>
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Moderator:  Ms. Cheryl Miller, Cofounder, <A HREF="http://dlii.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Leadership Institute</A> 
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15:45-17:30: Android Coding Workshop for Young People:  Following the best practices roundtable, Ms. Rosanna Kurrer, <A HREF="http://dlii.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Digital Leadership Institute</A> Cofounder, and <A HREF="http://about.me/friedger" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Friedger Müffke</A> of <A HREF="http://OpenIntents.org" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OpenIntents.org</A>, will lead a hands-on Android Coding workshop with MIT App Inventor, targeting young people ages 11 and up.  Participation in the workshop is free but places are limited so reservation is required.  In addition, attendees should bring their own laptop or contact the organizers if they need to reserve one (limited supply). 
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