Microsoft Reactor

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Microsoft Reactor Tel Aviv
144 Menachem Begin Road, Midtown , Level 50
Livestream: https://aka.ms/Transitioning_Tech_Together

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As part of Pride month, this event spotlights transgender individuals in tech environments.
We at Microsoft are hosting speakers and projects that aim to bring forward the trans
community in tech, and discuss identity and inclusivity.
Together, we can.

What we’ll talk about:
Are trans individuals being seen? Are they being represented fairly and respectfully?
What can we all do—together—to create justice, equity, and equality for all genders in the workplace?

Event hosted by:
Lital Bar Noy, Microsoft
Lital Bar Noy is a product designer at Microsoft's Azure Cloud Design Studio and a LGBTQ activist.
Lital holds a B.Des in Visual Communication from Shenkar and is currently a graduate student for Curatorial Studies in the Department of Policy and Theory of the Arts at Bezalel Academy.
She is also a graduate of ILGBT – The Israeli LGBT leadership program.

Speakers:

Nimrod Aldaag, Transpose & Microsoft
Nimrod will introduce the program and expose inspirational posters designed in collaboration
between "Transpose" mentees and Microsoft's designers.

About Nimrod:
Nimrod Aldaag is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft on the IoT Security team. He is also the founder of "Transpose", a program which helps members of the trans community undergo high-tech work training and receive basic career development tools.

Sharon Efrati, Intel
Sharon will share her career journey and first-hand experience as a trans woman working in high-tech.

About Sharon:
Sharon Efrati is currently working as a process engineer at Intel. With a bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and a master's degree in Bioinformatics, she is also studying Data Science at the Technion. Sharon aims to integrate her passion of biology with the world of data.

Allie Vogel and Adi Klinger, Microsoft
TrueHue
TrueHue a virtual reality platform that creates a safe space for exploring gender identity.

About Allie and Adi:
Allie Vogel is a product designer on the Autonomous Driving Platform at Microsoft and is currently pursuing her MA in Human-Computer Interaction at IDC. She studied Sociology and Design at the University of California, San Diego.
Adi Klinger is a software engineer at Microsoft and is currently pursuing her MA in Human-Computer Interaction at IDC. She holds degrees in Computer Science and Psychology from Tel Aviv University. Both Allie and Adi are passionate about using technology to elevate society through both a psychological and sociological lens.

Michal Shomer, Independent Designer
Multi-Gender Hebrew
How does gender come into play in the Hebrew language structure, which is so different from English? What are some of the most pressing challenges in the Hebrew language, in a changing world that is becoming more open and progressive? Why is it so important to use Hebrew in an inclusive and gender-neutral way? In this talk we’ll get to know Multi-Gender Hebrew, a new set of Hebrew letters facilitating multi-gender reading and writing. The Multi-Gender Hebrew makes women present in the Hebrew language and forms an all-inclusive linguistic space for non-binary people, promoting equality as its main purpose.

About Michal:
Michal Shomer (she/her) is the creator and designer of Multi-Gender Hebrew and has a B.Design degree in Visual Communication Design from Holon Institute of Technology (HIT). After publishing a free digital version of the Multi-Gender Hebrew letters, Shomer continues to extend support for her groundbreaking type and gives lectures promoting gender equality. She also manages Multi-Gender Hebrew's social media accounts, including a Facebook page with over 10K followers.