European Code Week is an initiative to get more people involved in learning computer programming through hosting coding events from October 11-17, 2014. In 2013, over 300 events were held across 30 countries with over 3000 events planned for 2014. The document provides information on how individuals, schools, businesses and organizations can get involved by hosting or participating in coding workshops and events.

1. European Code Week

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We want to connect individuals, groups and organizations
who are able to help more people experience the joy of
coding with people willing to learn.
Do you want to join?
11-17 October 2014
www.codeweek.eu

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#codeEU started in 2013
300 Events / 30 countries

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How you can contribute to
#codeEU
 Kids/teenagers/adults can participate in coding events
 Coders can organise workshops in local schools, hack spaces or
community centres
 Teachers who code can hold coding classes, share their lessons
plans, organise workshops for colleagues
 Teachers who don't code can organise seminars or invite parents or
students to teach each other coding
 Parents can encourage their kids to participate in a coding workshop
 Businesses and non-profit organisations can host coding
workshops, lend their staff as coaches, organise fun coding challenges
for students or offer sponsorship for coding events
 Everyone who participates in a coding activity can tell us about their
experience and inspire others!

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What can be done in Austria
● implementing digikomp.at digital skills set in
schools
● teacher trainings, new methods, new
technologies (e-bazar, education day, edudays)
● make coding popular as a general skill not only
for professional programmers
● new digital businesses /entrepreneurs are in
need of the right talents in austria (digital / web
startups)
● ICT graduates are declining (research IBW)

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Plan for 2014 -
3000 Events in Europe
● Kids ● Adults ● Professionals
● Companies /
Institutions
● Schools● Private
initiatives

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Want to contribute: join
#codeEU Partners in Austria
Private
initiatives
Schools Companies /
Institutions
● Companies
with interest
● OCG
● Internetfürall
e / Kinderuni
● ELSA, e-
learning
schools?
● PH / Uni /
virtuelle PH ?
● Coworking
Spaces
● Coderdojos
● Meetups
● more?

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Austrian Coordinators
LUCIE JAGU,
Young Advisor Austria to Neelie Kroes
MERAL AKIN-HECKE,
Digital Champion Austria

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Want to join, contact us!
Austrian Codeweek Coordinators
Meral Akin-Hecke meral@digitalchampion.at
Lucie Jagu luciejagu@hotmail.com
Europe Codeweek
Europecodes@gmail.com
http://codeweek.eu/
https://twitter.com/CodeWeekEU
List of Events per Country
http://codeweek.eu/learn/

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Want to join, contact us!
Austrian Codeweek Coordinators
Meral Akin-Hecke meral@digitalchampion.at
Lucie Jagu luciejagu@hotmail.com
Europe Codeweek
Europecodes@gmail.com
http://codeweek.eu/
https://twitter.com/CodeWeekEU
List of Events per Country
http://codeweek.eu/learn/