The Tenth International Conference ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage™ 2023 was held from September 20-22, 2023, with the support of ACM-W Europe. This year's conference was organized in Trondheim, Norway at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

This year's theme is "Computerization Bringing Everyone Together". Computing is a powerful means of bringing together people with different backgrounds, ambitions, passions, personalities and cultures, from academia and industry, in a post-pandemic recovered creative world. Open to all genders, womENcourage™ was initiated by ACM-W Europe and aims to bring women together across technical disciplines and encourage them to pursue further education and careers in computing. WomENcourage™ brings together women in the computer profession and related technical industries to share knowledge and experience, and to provide special support for women who are pursuing degrees and starting careers in computer technology. With a program packed with in-depth topics and engaging educational and networking events, womENcourage™ provides a unique experience of the collective energy, drive and excellence that professional women share to support each other.

The three-day event included a hackathon, workshops, tutorials, posters, technical papers and panel discussions. The conference brought together undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and professionals presenting their achievements and expertise in computer science. The program included technical papers as well as discussions related to careers in academic and industrial research.

The topics of the workshops attracted considerable attention of the participants and provoked lively discussions, some of them are presented below (in the language of the conference):

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Proficiency in the Information Technology Industry – Connecting with Everyone What DEIA Skills and Competencies do IT Employers Seek?
• EUGAIN “International Forum: A Global Perspective of Women in Computer Science”
• Interactive Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
• Introduction to Geospacial AI
• Deep Learning Onramp – Learn Artificial Intelligence with MATLAB
• Cybersecurity for All: Empowering the Future of Tech with Cybersecurity Awareness
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Workshop
• Responsible Digitalization of Public Self-services: Facilitating Exchange of Ideas and Experiences for a Future Research Agenda
• Well-being and Resilience: Two Sides of a Coin We Need in our Pocket to Thrive
• Empowering Students with Modern Skills and Connections Through Open Source GUI Testing with TESTAR

Within the framework of the poster session of the V.V. Popovskyy ICE Department Prof. Eremenko A.S., Associate Professor Mersni A., and students Horiainova K., Kapusta R., Persikov M. and Lemeshko V. participated in the conference with their reports:

Kapusta R., Horiainova K., Yeremenko O. Analysis of the Peculiarities of Phishing Attacks on Enterprise Employees. ACM womENcourage 2023. P. 1-2. URL: https://womencourage.acm.org/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/womencourage2023-posters-paper40.pdf

Mersni A., Yeremenko O., Persikov M., Lemeshko V. Gender Issues and Solutions in the ChatGPT AI Tool. ACM womENcourage 2023. P. 1-2. URL: https://womencourage.acm.org/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/womencourage2023-posters-paper61.pdf

Summary of the conference:

• There were 255 registrants, of which 250 attended womENcourage 2023.
• 67 scholarships have been awarded.
• 15 master classes were held.
• 50 poster presentations were heard.
• 11 industry representatives at the job fair.
• More than 50 people participated in the hackathon, 11 mentors from different industries, 3 jury members from the public administration sector, academia and industry.

The womENcourage 2023 conference in Trondheim was the second largest of the 10 conferences held and was an extravaganza for scientists from all over the world! See you next time in Madrid (Spain) for womENcourage 2024!