October 31, 2008
Australia, Brisbane, Locations
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23rd of October marked our 2nd Brisbane Girl Geek Dinner. The dinner was a huge success with us once again selling out out spots in a couple of weeks.
We were fortunate to have Susannah Raub (on the right in the picture) from Google in Sydney join us and share her work journey with all of us. The group huddled down the back corner of the restaurant where the live bands usually play to listen to her story, told with the aide of a printouts of Google Maps.
Thanks to Tim for taking a few snaps of the night and Kitty for her great write up of the event.
We’re in the process of organising our next dinner. So anyone interested in speaking, sponsorship or location/event suggestions please let us know.
October 27, 2008
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A little while back I got a request about starting a Girl Geek Dinner in Hull, so I sent out the details… a few short weeks later… and they are all set for their first event! Now that’s what I call quick! So without any further delay, if you live or work around Hull and class yourself as a Girl Geek (or a Geek) then do pop over to Facebook and see what their first event is all about.
The first event is sponsored by Hull University. I’m hoping that the local community will get behind them and that some of the local Girl Geeks will also find it interesting too!
October 24, 2008
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Next Wednesday (Oct. 29) is Amber MacArthur on personal branding at our Toronto Girl Geek Dinner. It is a hot ticket, so we’ve opened up ten more spots and given them to the first ten people on the standby list.
That still leaves a lengthy standby list, so I’m going to remind everyone how this works.
If you’re signed up on the wiki to attend but can’t make it, please remove your name from the list and leave your space blank. Your spot is then open to anyone on the standby list. If you’re on the standby list, all you need to confirm your participation is to move your name to the sign-up list.
We want to make sure as many Toronto Girl Geeks have the chance to participate as possible, so we’re counting on you to do your part. I don’t know a single one of us who doesn’t have stuff come up and plans change. Even if have to bail a few hours before, please update the wiki so someone else can take your spot.
Men are welcome at Toronto Girl Geek Dinners. We have one simple request – if you’re a guy attending a Toronto Girl Geek Dinner, you have to bring a female, or be the guest of a female.
A big thank you in advance to our friends at the Web Host Industry Review (the WHIR). They are our sponsors and are funding our a/v and sponsoring up to ten student dinners. As of this writing, we have one spot left for a female technology student.
If you get a chance, check out the awesome resources over the WHIR – find a web hosting provider, get the inside track with webmaster news and resources or learn about how to find and max out your domain name potential. Based here, in the Tee Dot, the WHIR is a great media property run by a bunch of bright and passionate folks.
photo credit: Girl Geek Dinner Cupcakes via Annie Mole
October 24, 2008
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Well I’m not sure that I really need to write a lot, this event pretty much spoke for itself. We had two fabulous speakers and their talks were great. First up we had Elisabeth Kelan who did a great talk about gender, technology and innovation. There were some great stats that came out of her research and you can find out more about that over on her site.
And then we followed on with a talk from Julie Lerman which sparked controversy, chaos and enticing conversations about what is and isn’t acceptable in the IT industry, along with how thing have changed over the years. (Expect comments on clevage both in the video and on Julie’s site sorrounding this talk.)
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And the podcasts:
Elisabeth Kelan
Julie Lerman
October 21, 2008
Frankfurt, Germany, Locations
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You can receive live updates on the Web 2.0 Expo event from the sixgroups.com Live Community – here.
Visit the Web 2.0 Expo’s Live Community Website.
October 20, 2008
Frankfurt, Germany, Locations
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October 20 is the best time to hold a Girl Geek Dinner in Berlin. The much awaited Web Week that started Saturday October 18 with BarCampBerlin3 and ending with the Web 2.0 Expo finale conference party, kicked off to a great start.
Heading the work week was Berlin’s Girl Geek Dinner, organized and hosted [...]
We were fortunate to have Susannah Raub (on the right in the picture) from Google in Sydney join us and share her work journey with all of us. The group huddled down the back corner of the restaurant where the live bands usually play to listen to her story, told with the aide of a printouts of Google Maps. 
