Virtual Women in Animation and Design Mini-Panel

Name: Virtual Women in Animation and Design Mini-Panel
Start: 2025-09-11
End: 2025-09-11

Inspire IGNITE Students in STEM during a 45-min Mini-Panel highlighting women in animation and design and their stories!

IGNITE aims to increase gender diversity in high-wage/high-demand STEM fields, such as technology and engineering. Women, nonbinary, transgender, agender, and genderqueer professionals who work in these fields are highly encouraged to sign up as Panelists!

This is an incredible opportunity to change an IGNITE student’s life! After signing up as a panelist, volunteers are required to complete our Panelist Training at least once per school year and attend a live, interactive Virtual Panelist Coaching Session if they have not attended one in the past. Training must be completed by September 5.

We are also looking for a Facilitator and Tech Host to moderate and provide technical support, respectively. The Facilitator and Tech Host will meet with our IGNITE organizer for a 1-hour scheduled training before your first event.

PLEASE NOTE: Since only 2 panelists are participating in each mini panel, we want to ensure students are exposed to a variety of opportunities in STEM. If your job is similar to another panelist who has already signed up, we may ask you to participate in the next event instead.

Approximate time commitment:

New Volunteer: 3.25 hours – 2 hours prep (training, coaching, materials review) + 1.25-hour event

Returning Volunteer: 1.75 hours – 30 minutes prep + 1.25-hour event

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Lead Panelist

The Lead Panelist will moderate the Panel by asking IGNITE-supplied prompt questions to fellow Panelists, maintain awareness of the allotted time for the session, and participate in the Panel with their own responses. Panelists who are comfortable moderating and/or have served as IGNITE Panelists in the past are encouraged to lead! Standard IGNITE panelist training is required (Coaching Session for new Panelists, and our short Speaker Training).

Available Tickets: 1

The Lead Panelist ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Panelist

Inspire IGNITE Students with your story! You are required to review our short Speaker Training and complete one panelist coaching session before the event.

Available Tickets: 1

The Panelist ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Tech Host

A short training session will be required for this role. You will manage the behind-the-scenes tech needs during the event. Experience with Zoom is preferred.

Available Tickets: 2

The Tech Host ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Facilitator

A short training session will be required for this role. Using a script, you will welcome young women to the virtual event and moderate the panel and Q&A discussion. Please note that you will not be a panelist.

Available Tickets: 1

The Facilitator ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Alternate Tech Host

This person will attend the event and be available to act as a substitute for our Tech Host. A short training session will be required for this role. You will manage the behind-the-scenes tech needs during the event. Experience with Zoom is preferred.

Available Tickets: 1

The Alternate Tech Host ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.

Alternate Facilitator

This person will attend the event and be available to act as a substitute for the Facilitator. A short training session will be required for this role. Using a script, you will welcome IGNITE Students to the virtual event and moderate the panel and Q&A discussion. Please note in this role you will not be a panelist.

Available Tickets: 1

The Alternate Facilitator ticket is sold out. You can try another ticket or another date.