Speakers will be featured in the Inspiration Hall. The Inspiration Hall is an exhibition space where people can discuss and exhibit different aspects of technology and/or creativity as it relates to content creation and digital citizenship in the global village. This is where companies and/or individuals can showcase items that may not be ready for people to use but can still be discussed and exhibited. These exhibitions must be 30 minutes or less.

Workshop facilitators will be featured in the Education Suites. The Education Suites are classrooms where attendees can learn about different aspects of technology and/or creativity as it relates to content creation and digital citizenship in the global village.

If you or a colleague of yours would be interested in sharing your expertise with Women Interactive attendees on November 9, please submit the below form by August 30, 2013 .

Your life now has a sound track! As we prepare for this year’s Women Interactive Creative Technology Festival we are constantly looking for creative and innovative ways to educate, interact and inspire our attendees and supporters. Sounds of Women’s History Powered by Jooksi and Women Interactive is the first of many creative projects to be powered by Women Interactive and shared with you this year. We first released this collection of timeless anthems during Women’s History Month but realized this is a great soundtrack to usher in the warm weather months too! All the songs have been hand selected by Jooksi and Women Interactive to keep your creative juices flowing as you conquer the world one great idea at a time.

Sabrina Harvey, Founding Curator Women Interactive
One of my favorite songs on the playlist is Golden by Jill Scott. Golden is the perfect way to start your day. Part feel good song, part mantra there’s no way you can hear Jill’s melodic voice and not feel that your day is Golden.

Ashia Sims, Founding Curator of Women Interactive
One of my favorite songs on the playlist is You Learn by Alanis Morrisette. When I first heard this song, I was a teenager. The whole Jagged Little Pill album spoke directly to my rebellious teenage spirit. But now that I’ve grown up into an equally as rebellious adult, I like to learn from my experiences; even the little ones. In the song Alanis encourages us to do those things that we may be too embarrassed or uncomfortable doing and I love that. My current life mantra is “get comfortable with being uncomfortable” and I spend a lot of time outside of my comfort zone. When I first heard the song, it inspired me to enjoy all of life’s experiences, even the uncomfortable ones. Now that the things I used to find uncomfortable aren’t so much anymore, it’s inspiring me to actively step outside of my comfort zone so I can continue to learn and grow.

Fredara Hadley, Founder of Jooksi
I chose “Express Yourself” by Madonna. “Don’t go for second best baby, put your love to the test.” Express Yourself may be about romantic love, but the title and the feel of the song always make me thing of just speaking *my* truth, not settling, and making sure my voice is heard. It’s a bold way to live and it’s how I aspire to be.

Tenille Johnson, Content Manager of Jooksi
I don’t know one man that isn’t tired of women screaming this song in the clubs, car or house. So what does that mean? Scream it a little bit LOUDER! “We Run The World (Girls)” by Beyonce is without a doubt the ultimate female empowerment song for the women of today’s society. This song encompasses all roles and duties that women have taken on for years and is a great message for young girls that they can have everything that want in life and more. So, the next time you step inside an important board room meeting, getting ready for an interview, or embarking on a new journey just repeat “Girls, we run this Mutha! Just make sure not to rapidly shake your head like Bey did in the video ….. You may get whiplash.

With selections from Jill Scott, Katy Perry, Kelis, Teena Marie, Beyonce, Ani DiFranco and more, the musical selection on the Sounds of Women’s History is as diverse as you are.

Please share, post and tweet this play list with all the phenomenal women in your network. We hope you love it as much as we do.

See you soon!

Sabrina Harvey & Ashia Sims
Creators of Women Interactive

We thank you for being our support system. To everyone who tweeted, retweeted, facebooked, instagrammed, attended, curated, sponsored, partnered and talked about Women Interactive, we thank you.

Special thanks to Dr. Ayoka Chenzira of Spelman Digital Moving Image Salon and Dr. Beverly Tatum, President of Spelman College for your support of and belief in Women Interactive. Your support was instrumental in making the festival happen.

Special thanks to our fabulous, talented, smart and savvy curators. Nicole Garner of The Garner Circle PR, Lauren Brown Jarvis, Lauren Thomas, Margaret Kargbo, Candace Bazemore and Felicia Pride. Your help and support was invaluable! Thank you for working with us to create such a great festival with brilliant and dynamic speakers, facilitators, exhibitors and films.

And thank you to our sponsors/partners. Your support and participation helped us provide even more value to our attendees.

We appreciate all of you for believing in our “little” festival. This is just the beginning. We are dedicated to continuing this conversation and want to keep hearing your voice as well. So don’t stop talking! Keep tweeting, facebooking, instagramming and conversing about women, technology and creativity.

http://womeninteractive2012a.sched.org

Oronike Odeleye

Oronike Odeleye is the Account Coordinator at J. West Agency, a boutique design and project management company in Atlanta.  She has worked in graphic design, traditional and new media marketing, and project management for the past ten years.  Past clients include the National Black Arts Festival, The Center for Black Women’s Wellness, and Atlanta Art Now.  She is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Pamela Sanders

Pamela Sanders is a freelance writer and has blogged at Atlanta-Journal Constitution’s AJC.com for the past 7 years.  She has worked in social media marketing for United Vision Broadcasting for the launch of Our Faith Channel Network.  She has also volunteered and worked on the social media team for the National Black Arts Festival.  Pam’s passion for science and technology has made her a social media enthusiast when it comes to science and communicating in the digital realm.  She was named one of Twitter’s top influencer in biotechnology.

http://blogs.ajc.com/misadventures-in-atlanta/

Luckie Daniels

I’m Rock Star Program Manager, Social Media Linguist, Super Mom in Training, Sr. Mobility Program Manager for Hipcricket and all around Girl Who Codes!

A Tech Whisperer, I live to make sense of the senseless, by empowering nonprofit organizations and small businesses with the technology and knowledge required to be successful in today’s online space. Strategy, engagement and marketing are in my DNA!:)

Love life. Love trying. Love dreaming. Love learning. Love growing – even though growth can be prickly!:-)

Here’s to the dreamers and the rebels – we are one in the same… ♥

www.sheshappygoluckie.com

Erica Hartfield

Erica Hartfield is a digital project manager, content creator, strategist, blogger, and 2011 Digital Doyenne. Currently working at BKV, Erica oversees all of the design and development for the firm’s work on AT&T and is an active member of the Emerging Media Team. Erica has previously worked in the online space conducting blogger outreach, producing online events, training staff on the ways to engage and build relationships with fans, and helping to create strategies for brands such as CNN, Macy’s, Monster.com, ConAgra Foods, Newell Rubbermaid, Geek Squad, Weight Watchers, and others. In her spare time she blogs about her passion for music on her blog 6inchvinyl. On her second blog, Social Safety 1st, Erica writes educational posts for social network users, and parents specifically, about the forever changing social media landscape and potential dangers of technology. She has also been a featured blogger on Black Web 2.0, contributing blog posts that detailed web 2.0 trends relevant to African American culture. Erica’s current focus is on helping others grow as leaders and reach their full potential, whether in technology or another field of one’s passion.

www.6inchvinyl.com

www.socialsafety1st.com

@theideamaker

Kisha Solomon is a writer, content manager, and self-proclaimed bon vivant.

As Chief Content Creator of The Bon Vivant’s Cookbook, she writes engaging, witty blogs featuring Atlanta restaurants, foodie travel, adventures in ‘kitchen witchery’, and thoughts on what it means to live the good life.

Kisha’s passion for storytelling and helping visionary companies share their own stories led her to launch Sage Small Business Solutions, through which she provides insanely practical advice and hands-on management of content marketing projects for her clients.

As an Audience Engagement Manager for WebMD, Kisha develops and executes content strategy for the Food, Diet, and Fitness segments of the largest consumer health information site in the world.

www.kishasolomon.info

@ksolo22

NA!RA is an award-winning, trailblazing recording artist, songwriter and cinematographer.

The afro-pop fusion emcee NA!RA blends love, pain, strength, and charisma into one powerful punch within her style of music. Her music is the pulse of everything urban, pulling from influences of hip-hop, afrobeat and electrosoul.

Along with her cinematic prowess, NA!RA offers an electrifying performance and experience. The audience is given an illustration of what Afro-Pop Fusion looks, sounds and feels like. Her collaborative efforts include shared stages
and song space with the likes of 2Face Idibia,Theophilus London, 9th Wonder, Scolla, Banky W, Naeto C, Bosco, Waje and more.

www.iamnaira.com

@iamnaira

Terra “TT” Coles is an Atlanta based dual entrepreneur. She is a well known portrait photographer that has had the pleasure and opportunity to be a prominently featured in exhibits that have graced the walls of respected art spaces like the Museum of Contemporary Art-Georgia (MOCA-Ga), Chastain Art Center, The Rialto, and Red Creative Gallery. Most recently, TT has embarked on a new venture. PopArt by TT Coles© is the new face of healthy, delicious, vegan frozen fruit and dessert popsicles. TT uses her creative spirit to construct unique, mouth-watering frozen treats that you and your family can feel good about.

Kicking-off the conversation with a recorded foreword from Dr. Beverly Tatum, President of Spelman College, Women Interactive, will be chatting with the honorees who will share their stories of creativity, technology and digital rebellion.

We will be honoring women of color who are vanguards in the digital space and recipients of the inaugural Women Interactive Digital Vanguard award presented by award sponsor, Swagalicious.

The 2012 Women Interactive Digital Vanguard award recipients are:

Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Ayoka Chenzira - Interactive Filmmaker, Educator, Founding Director of Spelman College Digital Moving Image Salon.  Dr. Chenzira will be in store for the conversation.

Social Change Agent: Kimberly Bryant – Founder, Black Girls Code. Kimberly Bryant will be in store for the conversation.

Digital Renegade: Angela Benton, Founder, New Me Accelerator/Black Web 2.0  Anglea Benton will appear via Skype.

Trail Blazer: Issa Rae, Creator, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.  Issa Rae is scheduled to appear via Skype.

Neo Tech: Corvida Raven- Founder of shegeeks.net, Co-Founder of Everything Twitter, The Social Geeks Roundtable Podcast, In A Third Place. Corvida Raven will appear via Skype.

Attend this free event and receive a discount code to attend Women Interactive for half off the price of admission.