The Carolina Girl Geek Dinner community is full of amazingly brilliant geeks, technologists, developers, web designers, engineers, analysts, technology entrepreneurs and the very internet savvy.
Today we honor you: each of our presenters and each of our attendees. Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
For the first quarterly event of 2010, we have a great evening planned!
Social Networking has a new meaning these days… it’s online and virtual. It’s no longer limited to mingling at a party or meeting someone for a drink. How many of you have been connected with someone you never would have come across (or possibly not even remembered!) if it wasn’t for Facebook or MySpace?
The first topic of the evening will be “Social Networking: Social and Professional Uses” presented by Charlotte’s own social media gurus, Anita Blanchard and Angela Benton.
Speaking of social networking, are you a member of the Carolina Girl Geek Dinners groups on Facebook and LinkedIn? If not, get out there and join us!
Secondly, we’ll be hearing about Dell EqualLogic, presented by Dell’s own Chris Mojica. We’ll see and hear about how IT’s wish list has been exceeded with Dell’s EqualLogic storage solution.Â
When: February 25, 2010
6:00 – 6:30PM: Registration, Dinner buffet, and Networking
6:30 – 8:00PM: Presentations on Social Networking and EqualLogic
8:00 – 8:30PM: Door Prizes and Networking
Where:
Dilworth neighborhood Grille
911 E. Morehead
Charlotte, NC 28204
Note: We will be located in the Morehead Room
Thank you to Dell for your support and generously sponsoring our event!
You’ve probably been wondering why you haven’t heard from us lately… so I wanted to post a note to let you know that we have not disappeared and we are indeed still here! We are trying our best to keep all the Girl Geek Dinners free (yes, FREE!) for all attendees. In order to accomplish that, it takes a company to step up and volunteer to sponsor an event. We’ve been very lucky to have great sponsors for past events, but recently, are having a hard time to find a company who would like to sponsor one of our events. For that reason, and now that it is getting close to holiday time, we have decided to plan our next event for January and in the meantime, we’ll be working very hard to get a sponsor. We’ve also got some great speakers lined up for January that I am very excited about!
Keep posted and enjoy your holidays!
Hello Girl Geeks!
Hope all is well and that everyone is enjoying their summers. Thank you to those who attended the May 28th event despite the horrible downpour. And thanks again to Dell and Kace for generously sponsoring us!
Work is in progress for our next event. Please stay posted and as always, if you have ideas on venues, speakers, sponsors, or any questions/feedback, please email info@carolinagirlgeekdinners.com.
In the meantime, check out the video below of our 2nd event!
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Our second event is coming soon and it will be a great time!!!! We’ll be meeting on a Thursday evening this time on May 28th and will be located at Charleys in the Cotswold Village Shops. Join us for an evening to meet, socialize, and network with other women in IT.  Guy geeks are invited to all events as well.  This event is FREE for all, but RSVP is required and space is limited!  For questions on the event, please contact info@carolinagirlgeekdinners.com
When:
May 28, 2009
6:00 – 6:30PM: Registration, Dinner buffet, and Networking
6:30 – 7:30PM: Welcome and Presentation “IT Best Practices (and how the KBOX can help you implement them!)” presented by Brett Welborn of KaceÂ
7:30 – 8:30PM: Door Prizes and Networking
Where:
Charleys (Located in the Cotswold Village Shops)
274 South Sharon Amity
Charlotte, NC 28211
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Our new logo was created by Alex Lafreniere. It is based off of the original Girl Geek Dinner logo and adds a little Carolina style. Thank you Alex for creating this fabulous logo for the Carolina Girl Geek Dinners! Alex is reachable at alxandre.lafreniere@gmail.com .
To connect with other members, see pictures from past events, start/participate in discussions, etc., join the Facebook and Linked In groups. Search for Carolina Girl Geek Dinners or visit these URLs to join!
Linked In:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1839666
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Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=107789375520&ref=ts
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Hello Girl Geeks!
We had 39 attendees last week and a great presentation by Terrie Depew on being more productive throughout the work day by using Office 2007. Thanks again to Microsoft Services for hosting our first event!
Please stay tuned for details on the next event. In the meantime, if you have ideas on venues, speakers, sponsors, or any questions/feedback, please email info@carolinagirlgeekdinners.com
Thank you to those who attended and we look forward to seeing you again next time! If you were unable to make the premier event, I look forward to seeing you at the second event. 
Check out the video below of the premier dinner!
Our first event is finally here and it will be a great time!!!! Carolina Girl Geek Dinners are kicking off on Wednesday, March 25th at Microsoft in Charlotte, NC. Join us for an evening to meet, socialize, and network with other women in IT.  The presentation will be Office 2007 Tips and Tricks, presented by Terrie Baldwin Depew. Guy geeks are invited if accompanied by a girl geek. Dinner will be yummy tapas catered by Greek Isles. Get your Guitar Hero grove on and see if “You Rock!”  Bring your ideas and suggestions for future events. This event is FREE for all girl geeks, but RSVP is required!  Â
When:
March 25, 2009
6:00 – 6:30PM: Registration, Tapas, and Networking
6:30 – 7:30PM: Welcome and Office 2007 Tips and Tricks presented by Terrie Baldwin Depew
7:30 – 8:30PM: Door Prizes and Networking
Where:
Microsoft Corporation
8055 Microsoft Way
Charlotte, NC 28273
About the speaker: Terrie Baldwin Depew joined Microsoft in 2001 and is currently a Business Productivity Solution Specialist.  She is responsible for working with large enterprise customers, understanding their needs in the productivity and collaboration space and putting together Microsoft solutions to address those needs. Prior to working at Microsoft, Terrie worked at IBM for 7 years as a Client Representative for Charlotte, NC and Greenville, SC. Terrie accomplished a BA Political Science degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We look forward to hearing Terrie’s presentation and are excited for her to be the first Carolina Girl Geek presenter!
For any questions on the event, please contact info@carolinagirlgeekdinners.com
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Welcome to Carolina Girl Geek Dinners! We are inspired by the original Girl Geek Dinners and our mission is to create an informal platform where technical girls of all ages can network and learn from others alike. This is a group of women in IT who are interested in networking with other women in IT. The idea is to get a group of women who work in technology together to discuss their experiences and exchange ideas in a comfortable, non working environment.
Girl Geek Dinners are organized all over the world and we are the 5th group in the United States! The events are typically held in restaurants, bars or other common meeting areas and there is usually a speaker who talks for a short while on a chosen subject for the evening followed by networking and good times! Our events will be held in Charlotte, NC.
Are YOU a girl geek?
Girl Geek:Â A female who has an interest in technology, particularly computing. Not necessarily technically minded.
Stay tuned for more information on the 1st Carolina Girl Geek Dinner event…
Until then:
We look forward to meeting you! Until then, continue to be a proud girl geek!
