September 28, 2008
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Girl Geeks are back!
Be a part of shaping future events and come along to the Pitcher and Piano at 7:30 on Wednesday 22th October. We want to know what is was about the old Girl Geek events that made you come back time and time again. We would like to hear about what Girl Geeks means to you and what you want to see more of in the meetings. We want to hear about why you are a geek and what passions you have, and what we can do to share and build on your knowledge and interests. We want Girl Geeks to be about you and for you and we are inviting you to come along to help us achieve just that.
This is an informal social in the run up to more events coming in the near future.
Old rules still apply, guys are allowed but only by invite from a girl.
Sign up on the wiki.
September 28, 2008
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Always wanted a Girl Geek Dinner in Frankfurt? Well, now you can have it! 
I am extremly happy to introduce Carmen Villadar to you (@digitalfemme on Twitter) who will start of the Frankfurt Girl Geek Dinners on October 2nd. It is hosted together with Claudia Rauch.
The official invitation is posted below, and do have a look at the guest list.
October is the month for our 1st Frankfurt Girl Geek Dinner. We’re excited and looking forward to this event and we hope you are too.
Our 1st Frankfurt Girl Geek Dinner will take place on Thursday, October 2, 2008 at the Brotfabrik. An old bread factory in the Frankfurt neighbourhood of Hausen.
It will actually be in the very comfortable kp-21 Café. You’ll be able to find drinks and a wide variety of delicious treats to enjoy while the evening rolls out. We’ll be expecting you at 6:30pm for the “mixer & elixir” part. This is where you don name tags, settle in, grab a drink (elixir) and mingle with others (mixer).
We should all be seated around 7:15pm just in time for the usual Welcome & Introductions. Feel free to enjoy your meal while the talks get underway. We’ll start the presentations when everyone appears finished with their meal.
There will be a program and it will involve your participation 
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We’ve set an initial seating limit to 20 people. If you plan on attending please let us know ASAP by registering via email at contact@frankfurtgirlgeekdinners.com. Deadline for registration will be Wednesday, October 1 at 12 noon. If we receive a registration of more than 20 attendees we’ll still be able to accommodate everyone as long as we receive your email by the deadline stated.
Guys can definitely attend but you need to bring a female guest. If you plan on coming with a female guest please include your name and her name in the email.
We’ll be posting a list of names of people (and their guests) that have registered via email on the *official* site as we get them.
We hope to see you there.
Brotfabrik Hausen e.V.
Bachmannstr. 2-4
D-60488 Frankfurt am Main
Tel. 069/24790800
Fax.069/24790809
Directions
September 27, 2008
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September 21, 2008
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We’re thrilled to have Amber MacArthur, aka Amber Mac as our guest speaker at Toronto Girl Geek Dinner #8 on October 29, 2008.
Amber is a new media journalist and web strategist. She creates and co-hosts a video podcast called commandN and co-hosts net@nite. She also works for Toronto’s CP24 as New Media Specialist. Learn more about Amber.
The theme for Amber’s talk is how to build (and maintain) your personal brand.
Over a decade ago, Tom Peters wrote:
It’s a new brand world.
That cross-trainer you’re wearing — one look at the distinctive swoosh on the side tells everyone who’s got you branded. That coffee travel mug you’re carrying — ah, you’re a Starbucks woman! Your T-shirt with the distinctive Champion “C” on the sleeve, the blue jeans with the prominent Levi’s rivets, the watch with the hey-this-certifies-I-made-it icon on the face, your fountain pen with the maker’s symbol crafted into the end …
You’re branded, branded, branded, branded.
It’s time for me — and you — to take a lesson from the big brands, a lesson that’s true for anyone who’s interested in what it takes to stand out and prosper in the new world of work.
Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of branding. We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc. To be in business today, our most important job is to be head marketer for the brand called You.
To get the conversation started, Amber will share her experiences, insights and the tools she uses to manager her own personal brand.
We’re heading back to Fionn MacCool’s, a pub at University and Adelaide. The good folks there take good care of us! We’ll kick off with drinks and some nosh (cash and carry) at 7:00 p.m. and ask Amber to start her talk around 7:30 p.m.
You guys know how this works. Cruise on over to the Toronto Girl Geek Dinner wiki to sign up to participate on October 29. Don’t forget to hit up our Facebook Group, give us some love on your blogs, post some tweets on Twitter and help us get the word out about our event on October 29.
September 21, 2008
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September 19, 2008
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Wednesday, 8 October — 7-11 PM
Flexbar @ Westergasfabriek
Pazzanistraat 1, Amsterdam
This is a list of attendees for AMS Girl Geek Dinner #3:
(Last updated: 7 October, 2008)
- Julie Lerman
- Melanie Rieback
- Donna Metzlar
- Janna Schouten
- Tanja Sihvonen
- Marjon Wiendels
- Sarah Kendrew
- Roxana Konig
- Baukje Stamm
- Lora Aroyo
- Christine Fischer
- Anu Määttä
- Tancha Christiaase
- Daphne Horn
- Hendrike Peetz
- Anna Tordai
- Monique Vael
- Laura Hollink
- Sarah Kraynick
- Ace Medlock
- Sophie van Waesberghe
- Paulien Dresscher
- Minke Kampman
- Karlijn van den Berg
- Namita Bhargava
- Hulya (MEETin.org)
- Jeantine Mankelow
- Karen Roche
- MariCarmen Perez
- Danielle Loppe
And..
- Bram Visser (guest of Christine Fischer)
- Wilco Verdoold (guest of Tancha Christiaase)
- Django Bestenbreur (guest of Monique Vael)
- Eric Herman (guest of Ace Medlock)
- Chris Tzolov (guest of Lora Aroyo)
- Baran Sari (guest of Melanie Rieback)
- Wolf Schouten (guest of Janna Schouten)
- Venkatasubramani Sambandan (guest of Hulya)
- Matthew Dobson
If you want to be added to the attendee list, please send an email to the organizers. Also, please specify if you will be bringing a male guest along.
September 19, 2008
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Julie Lerman
Staying dry while drinking from the technology firehose
Date: Wednesday, 8 October, 2008
Time: 7-11 PM
Location: Flexbar (Pazzanistraat 1, Amsterdam)
Cost: 22.50 Euros (buffet dinner, excluding drinks)
The Flexbar is located on the Westergasfabriek terrain.
Abstract: Julie Lerman has been programming for over 20 years, with the glorious beginnings of a single BASIC computer class while acquiring a degree in Russian history. At her first job (nothing to do with history) the only computer in a company of over 1000 people quickly ended up on her desk. Since then she has used about 10 programming languages, but it took 13 years before she attended her first programming class. Julie will talk to the Amsterdam Girl Geeks about the challenge of trying to remain sane while keeping up with constantly changing technology and some of the extra challenges that being a girl geek added along the way.
Speaker Bio: Julie Lerman is an independent consultant and .NET Mentor who has been designing and writing software applications for over 20 years. Julie is the author of “Programming Entity Framework” (O’Reilly) and is well known in the .NET community as a Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider and INETA Speaker. She is a prolific blogger, a frequent presenter at conferences around the world and author of articles in many technical publications. Julie lives in the tiny U.S. state of Vermont where she runs the Vermont.NET User Group and serves on the board of the Vermont Software Developers Alliance. You can read Julie’s blog at www.thedatafarm.com/blog.
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September 17, 2008
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Come along for a drink at the
Clock in Surry Hills.
I plan to be sitting upstairs so I'll grab an area when up there when I get there.
This is an informal unsponsored event.
| Date: | Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
| Time: | 6:30pm - 8:30pm |
| Location: | The Clock Hotel |
| Street: | 470 Crown Street, Surry Hills |
| City/Town: | Sydney, Australia |
September 17, 2008
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SyXPAC is running a Coding Dojo tomorrow, 18 Sept, at Atlassian. So if any girl geeks are interested in learning what pair programming and test driven development feels like (albeit with an abnormally high switching rate), please drop by and join in. We'll be doing
Madlibs from Ruby Quiz, probably using Ruby unless the people vote differently on the night.
Coding Dojo is intended to be a non-competitive, collaborative, fun event where all skill levels are welcome and it's safe to try new ideas.
173-185 Sussex St, Sydney 2001, 18:00 to 20:30 ish.
Sorry for the short notice but I wasn't sure I was going to be in the city...
September 17, 2008
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Our friends at Microsoft Canada have given me the scoop on TechDays 2008 which is Microsoft’s largest technical education conference series for IT Professionals and Developers in Canada, ever. The multi-city series promises to provide skills development through deep technical training, a place to connect with peers and the opportunity to learn and evaluate across a wide range of technical sessions.
D’Arcy Lussier wrote on his blog, TechDays 2008 promises to be, “All Thriller. No Filler. This is *NOT* a marketing tour! It’s a one to two day conference (depending on your city) that focuses on learning and using Microsoft technologies. Think of it as a Microsoft focused code camp of sorts.”
The education at TechDays is delivered by Microsoft and their partners along with industry experts. The gang at Microsoft have been working hard to bring this high-quality event to Canadians.
Here are some highlights of Microsoft TechDays 2008:
- Technology training conference for Canadian IT Professionals and Developers
- Coming to Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Halifax and Vancouver
- Forty skill strengthening sessions – with a customizable agenda
- The latest technologies – Including Virtualization
- All attendees receive a learning kit valued at approximately $1,000 plus bonuses
- A tour to spark your passion for technology
- Connect with Experts and Peers
- Apply what you learn
Miguel Carrasco writes, “If you are a software developer, you should email your boss or team lead immediately and ask them if you can attend the event in your city. Not only will you get a chance to participate in some amazing technical presentations, but you’ll also get a ton of free stuff!”
TechDays 2008 are going social. For Twitter, please use #TechDays_CA as the hashtag. Also, you can follow http://twitter.com/techdays_ca for tweets and information. There’s also a Flickr group (please tag with TechDays_CA) and a Facebook fan page.
Get more information and sign-up for TechDays 2008.
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