Schedule
Please check back for the 2023 program.
The conference will be held at Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center located at:
8741 Ryckert Street
Lenexa, KS 66219
Friday, November 3rd
12:00
Registration Opens
Registration is in the pre-function area. Registration will open at 12:00 pm and will close at 5:00pm. Please arrive before 5:00 pm if attending the conference on Friday. If you have questions, please contact registration@minkwic.org.
1:30
Opening Session
Get the scoop and the info you need to enjoy your time at the conference.
Presenter: To be
Ballroom (City Center C & D)
2:00
Refreshment Break
Refreshments will be served in the pre-function area. Grab a snack while you walk around and enjoy the poster contest.
Academic Track
Technical Track
General Track
2:00-2:50
Poster Contest
Chair: Meilani Conley,
Southwest Baptist University
Pre-function Area
Creating PWA Workshop
Colton Steeve,
Northwest Missouri State University
Diversity Panel
Moderator: Andrea Hendricks, Cerner
City Center A
Meeting Place 2 and 3
3:00-3:50
Poster Contest Cont.
Chair: Meilani Conley,
Southwest Baptist University
Pre-function Area
Data Science Workshop
Tamara Johnson,
Commerce Bank
Building a Career in Tech
Emily Rohrbough,
Cerner
City Center A
Meeting Place 2 and 3
4:00-4:50
Is Graduate School Right
for me? Panel
Moderator: Annie Hoekman,
Kansas Wesleyan University
City Center B
A Swift Introduction to Swift
Michael Rogers,
Northwest Missouri State University
Resume Workshop
Lacey Frank and Natalie Taylor,
Commerce Bank
City Center A
Meeting Place 2 and 3
5:00
Room Key Pickup and Break
We will also be handing out hotel keys for those who elected to receive a MINK WIC room.
Pre-function area
6:00
Dinner
We will be serving a delicious dinner in the ballroom.
7:00
Keynote
Kim Wall form Atlassian will be speaking and will be introduced by Dr. Carol Spradling, NWMSU
8:00-9:00
Networking Event
Don't be shy! Come join us in the ballroom for an evening filled with networking led by our student coordinator.
Coordinated by: Addi Lewis
Ballroom
Future of MINK WIC
Faculty and Staff only. Your advice is needed for the future of the MINK WIC.
City Center A
Saturday, November 4th
7:00-8:30
Breakfast
A hot breakfast will be served in the ballroom, City Center C & D. Breakfast is a buffet, come mosey on down any time between 7 and 8:30. Breakfast will no longer be served after 8:30.
8:00
Registration
Registration will be open from 8:00 am to 10:00am. Please arrive before 10:00am if you plan to attend the conference on Saturday (career fair participants are exempt). f you have questions, please contact registration@minkwic.org.
8:30
Opening Session
Start a new day with conference news and remarks.
Presenter: Sarah Peters
Ballroom (City Center C & D)
10:00-10:50
Lightning Talks
Moderators: Cindy Tu, Northwest Missouri State University and Wen Hsin, Park University
Open Networking
Feel free to mix and mingle!
​Trends in the Industry
Jamie Patel and Patty Aenchbacher, American Century Investments
City Center B
City Center A
Meeting Place 2 and 3
11:00-11:50
Graduate Research
Moderators: Cindy Tu, Northwest Missouri State University and Wen Hsin, Park University
Open Networking
Feel free to mix and mingle!
Imposter Syndrome Panel
Moderator: Kim Wall,
Atlassian
City Center B
City Center A
Meeting Place 2 and 3
Academic Track
Technical Track
General Track
9:00-9:50
Lightning Talks
Moderators: Cindy Tu, Northwest Missouri State University and Wen Hsin, Park University
City Center B
Building an Open Source Artificial Pancreas
Sarah Withee,
Independent Consultant
How to Get an Internship Panel
Moderator: Katie Howell,
SS&C
City Center A
Meeting Place 2 and 3
10:00
Refreshment Break
Refreshments will be served in the pre-function area.
12:00
Lunch
A boxed lunch will be available in the ballroom. Grab and go or mingle with new friends.
1:00
Where are they now?
Past participants will talk about where they are now and how the women in tech community has helped them succeed.
Moderator: Sarah Peters, CivicPlus
Ballroom (City Center C & D)
2:00
Refreshment Break
Refreshments will be served in the pre-function area.
2:00
Career Fair and Resume Critique
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm we will be having a career fair in the pre-function area. Northwest's career services will also be having one-on-one resume critiques.