My name is Hiromi Ito. Please call me Hiro. Itʼs not a hero. But the way of pronouncing is the same. Background Information My job is customer success consultant. I provide customers with support for introducing cloud services such as CRM and marketing automation and consulting services. Iʼm planning a business strategy for marketing. In the AWS user group, I operate mainly in the Kansai region and am leaders and organizer of the female group. And this year ʻs JAWS DAYS served as an organizer of nearly scale of 2000 people(participants, staff, speakers together). Personal Information Interests:To interact with the world's AWS female user and group. Hobby:Travel, Flamenco, Watching Movies, Football Presently:I'm doing my best on dieting, but Iʼm in trouble because I love food. Introducing myself
are 2 groups of AWS Women User groups in Japan. ü There is one in Tokyo and one in Osaka. It called “Cloud Women's Association” in Tokyo, “Kansai Womenʼs Association” in Osaka. ü The Group in Tokyo was founded in 2011, One in Osaka was founded in 2014. Iʼm the founder for Osaka one. ü Tokyo holds study meetings several times a year, and Osaka does once a 2, 3 months for study group. ü Today, Iʼm here to introduce “JAWS UG Kansai Women's Association” based in Osaka.
policy • “Girls” who work in the IT in Kansai area in Japan Learning is the main purpose! • Anyone who calls themselves ”A Girl” can participate • Starting from AWS, Relaxing! Happily! Learn! And, Connect! • Them based on this mottoes, A community that is not a business but an every individuals is a proponent.
etc.. • Founded October 2014! • So far, we held about 16 times in total • There were 5 to 30 participants in the beginning • Many participants are not IT engineers • Participants are female only(There is men who from sponsors support) • A wide range of ages from 20s to 50s • Very high repeat rate
cloud • Hands-on tutorials for beginners • Learning by pizza IoT experience • Build yourself from example cases • Meeting and exchange information with many different industry • Toilet Open-data Project • EC2 Festival • Machine Learning Festival • Co-organized with JAWS-UG Osaka • Learning the basic Alexa (skills development, VUI) • Vibrio battle(Next contents) Basic outline of "JAWS UG Kansai Women's Association"
the Kansai girls' association is easy to attend. ü "It was fun”, "It became study”, "I will come again” ü Although they were nervous for the first time, they were very relaxing afterwards. ü Good atmosphere. ü Fascinating Content. ü Itʼs loose in good way. ü Everyone is opening their faces and minds ü This meeting place were become place to gather for people who donʼt see each other so often. They says "long time no see and how are you?" places to gather. Voices from Participants 8
style and atmosphere creates a wonderful experience with female participants. And Iʼm delighted that a dedicate women is also participating in this activity. What I felt through this activity
I would like to connect with many women all over the world to exchange knowledges. • And, first of all, Iʼm hoping to hold a conference of Asian AWS female user group!!! Itʼs “AWS Women Tech Asia” . In the beginning of next year, AWS Women Tech Asia will be held in Japan or Singapore in Mid of May!!!!!!!! • Also, I hope to collaborate with other group of women from oversea (also remote work etc.). • And I think that I would like to cherish my experience with much more than anything else.