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Step into your power at Leadership Institute this Sept! Accelerate your career by participating in a cross-company, cohort-based learning institute, where you'll join your peers across the tech industry to hone your leadership style, grow your power, and build on your strengths. Grab your ticket now: https://hubs.li/Q02tvQpW0

OIT U Fall Mentorship Program Applications are now open! 🎓✨ Our Mentorship Program pairs LGBTQ+ youth aged 17-24 with tech professionals from Out in Tech’s membership. Each mentee is paired with a mentor to learn a mix of technical and professional skills needed to launch a successful career in tech. We strongly encourage women, Black, Latinx, and transgender / non-binary / or gender non-conforming individuals to apply for mentor and mentee roles. Know someone? Pass this on! Deadline to apply: August 25, 2024 Apply to be a mentor or mentee today: https://hubs.li/Q02GgN7L0

Announcing our Keynote Speakers for #LeadershipInstitute this September! 🎤🌈 Raquel Willis is an award-winning activist, journalist, and media strategist dedicated to collective liberation, especially for Black trans folks. She is the author of The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation, an executive producer with iHeartMedia’s first-ever LGBTQ+ podcast network, Outspoken, and the host of Afterlives, a podcast centering the lives and legacies of trans folks lost too soon to violence. Schuyler Bailar is an educator, advocate, and bestselling author who made history as the first transgender athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. His story has appeared everywhere from 60 Minutes to The Washington Post and the Ellen Show. In 2023, Schuyler’s bestseller became the preeminent resource on trans inclusion, He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters. Our Lady J is an Emmy-nominated writer and producer, best-known for her writing on Pose, Transparent and American Horror Story. Before Lady J’s career in television, she toured the world as a singer/songwriter, collaborative pianist and musical director. She has received two Peabody Awards, three American Film Institute awards, three Writers Guild Award nominations and two NAACP Image Award nominations. Sign up by July 31st for 20% off your ticket: https://hubs.li/Q02G6lT70 #OutInTech #LeadershipInstituteConference #LeadershipTraining #LGBTQTech

Out in Tech Detroit is on a roll! 🎇 We are proud to announce that May’s Community Builder Award goes to the Detroit leadership team once again for increasing their members by 6%! Congrats Alyssa Pablo, Avery Green, Brian George, Megan C., Nathan Wright, and Samantha Underwood! Based in Detroit and want to get involved? Sign up for future events (and join our Slack!) here: outintech.com/join #outintech #VolunteerAppreciation #Detroit #LeadershipAwards

Every month, Out in Tech rewards its volunteers that have done an outstanding job! We are proud to announce that May’s Slack Channel of the Month goes to our #Over40 channel moderators for having the highest level of engagement in their slack channel- a 29.9% rate! Congrats Erik Bauer, KT Ellis, MV Braverman, and Richard Yang! Want to join the conversation? Join our Slack here: outintech.com/join #outintech #OITLeadershipAwards #VolunteerAppreciation

Out in Tech's volunteers are superstars! 🤩✨🌈 We are proud to announce that May’s Packed House Award is a two-way tie between OIT Amsterdam and OIT Portland! 🤯 Both teams had 57.14% percent of registered attendees check in at their Amsterdam Third Thursdays and Portland May Mixer events. Congratulations!! Amsterdam: Alfonso Moreno, Ana Lovsin, Caroline Imbert, Nicholas Lowe, Iris Latour, and Jakub Poluszynski Portland: Abel Quintero, Colin Cook (he/him), Emma Holland 🌈🍉, Liz Garrity, and John Zeller (he/him) Based in Amsterdam or Portland and want to get involved? Sign up for future events (and join our Slack!) here: outintech.com/join #outintech #OITLeadershipAwards #VolunteerAppreciation #Amsterdam #Portland

Join us for a fabulous evening of empowerment, inspiration, and fun. This will definitely be a pride celebration to remember! Our expert panel will delve into the importance of mentorship at any stage in your career and highlight stories of hope, joy, and building community. Looking forward to celebrating in style!

🚨Get your Leadership Institute tickets before our Pride Sale ends this Sunday! 🚨 This September, accelerate your career by participating in a cross-company, cohort-based Leadership Institute, where you'll join 500 peers across the tech industry to hone your leadership style, grow your power, and build on your strengths. 🌈 Sign up by Sunday, June 30 for 20% off your ticket: https://hubs.li/Q02DKHbn0 #OutInTech #OITLeadershipInstitute #LeadershipConference #ProfessionalDevelopment