About this Event
Speaker
Nicola Martin FBCS
Agenda
18:00 - Event start
20:00 - Event close
Synopsis
Open source offers early-career professionals a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop practical skills, and contribute to real-world projects. For neurodivergent individuals, it also provides alternative ways to engage with tech communities, build confidence, and explore non-traditional career paths. In this session, Nicola Martin FBCS, Founder and Coach at NMC&C and Early Careers Advocate for NeurodiverseIT, shares how she would approach a career in open source if starting out today as a neurodivergent professional.
About the speaker
Nicola Martin FBCS is the Founder of NMC&C, Chair of BCS SIGiST, and Early Careers Advocate for NeurodiverseIT. With over 20 years in technology and software quality leadership, she speaks on careers in tech, neurodiversity, inclusive pathways into the profession and responsible approaches to AI.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 25 Copthall Ave, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
