Text of The Pink Cloud | Milan – EXPO 2015 | Science & Technology: Food for mind, Energy for the future
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The Pink Cloud | Milan EXPO 2015 | Science & Technology:
Food for mind, Energy for the future.
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 Contents The initiative :
Girls in STEM ! 2015 Edition : Themes Goals Overall Program
Trainings for Digital Skills Partners & Supporters
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 The Initiative: Girls in STEM
! The scope of the project is to encourage young women to undertake
STEM studies and aspire to professional careers in order to create
a society based on Equal Opportunities, where men and women will be
equally present on the management of public and private
organizations and will participate in equal measure to the growth
and progress of our country. The Pink Cloud is a Corporate Social
Responsibility Initiative developed by Microsoft with the support
of Public and Private Organization aiming at close the gender gap
in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM). The Pink Cloud 2015, after the success of Florence 2013 and
Rome 2014, will be held in Milan, which this year will be at the
center of the world thanks to EXPO.
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 2015 Edition - Themes Food and
energy are the most important challenges for our planet: two
resources poorly distributed in relation to the needs of the world
and towards which, society institutions, businesses and citizens -
is called to stand up and find a suitable solution. Science and
technology (STEM) are food for mind of today's girls, who will be
our women of tomorrow. These factors can significantly contribute
to a faster growth of our society. Young women, technology and
knowledge are in fact unexpressed potentials and theyre not
capitalized in the best way possible. WOMEN TECHNOLOGYKNOWLEDGE
FEED THE PLANET ENERGY FOR LIFE
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 Goals Sensitize Public Opinion
and all key influencers on the urgency to foster innovation and
technology as a benefit to Economic Growth Elevate the debate on
gender equality in technology and encourage girls to move towards
STEM courses as an opportunity for the future Build partnerships
and connections with public and private sector in order to create a
unique trend of opinion Build a pipeline of women and girls with
Digital Skills ready to enter the workforce Offer job opportunities
to girls partners
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 Press Conference April 23 rd A
main event every month from June to October Digital Platform
Overall Program Opening event 3 full days of IT Trainings Side
seminars on soft skills Entertainment May 19-20-21
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 International Press Conference
Milan, April 23 The press conference will be on the International
Day of Girls in STEM Main partnership with Municipality of Milan
that will guest us All public partners will be involved, local and
international Gold sponsors will be represented Talk show on
Digital Skills as a key for youth future Relationship Event
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 May 19May 20May 21May TBD
Talks from the worldTrainings Pink Hackathon Morning Technology:
food for mind (TED Style event possibly in collaboration with UN
Women) International speakers Target: university students Location:
TBD Pink Teens Pink Academic International Pink Trainings for
specific targets Timing: 9.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Pink Energy Trainings
and motivational meeting Timing: 9.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m. Closing
Ceremony The Pink Hackathon has the aim of producing an App related
to EXPO themes (sustainability, resources,food, water, energy)
Afternoon Guided tour to EXPO + Special Visit to USA Pavilion
American Food 2.0: United to Feed the Planet Evening Happy hour @
USA Pavilion EXPO Entertainment Activity The Pink Cloud | May
overview
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015
AprilMayJuneJulySeptemberOctober MICROSOFT LED Press Conference
Girls in STEM: new energy for the future Speakers: promoters and
institutions Target: journalists and influencers Location: TBD
Talks from the world Trainings Tour to EXPO Motivational meetings
Closing Conference Pink Hackathon Event TBD To be verified the
collaboration with La settimana delle donne EXPO Pink Cloud Full
STEM 2 days of training in English Women mean business in
partnership with Bocconi University Pink Cloud K12 Event Kodu
Gaming lab Event TBD In collaboration with public and private
partners PARTNER ASUS Girls & Gaming PARTNER XPARTNER Y OTHER
The Pink Cloud | Summary
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The Pink Cloud Milan | EXPO 2015 We are engaging international
public organizations that will support the project: We are
collecting international students associations to spread the
project and get youth from abroad We will involve private and
public universities in Milan area to host activities and trainings
In the past years we had the pleasure of sharing our initiatives
with prominent figures at national and international level, in the
fields of scientific research, technological innovation and
culture. Italian institutions will be involved both locally and
centrally. Ministry of Equal Opportunities and Ministry of
Education will be the key stakeholders International and Italian
NGOs will be part of the supporters There is a strong network of
influencers who support The Pink Cloud Students Associations
Worldwide known ICT companies Prominent figures Influencers
International Organizations Italian and Foreign University Public
and Private institutions National Institutions Partners Supporters
Worldwide known ICT companies and their representatives have been
involved as partners since the first edition of The Pink Cloud.
Partners & supporters
