May 16

Pedeset djevojaka razvijalo mobilne aplikacije na radionici Android Girls

Uspješno je završena još jedna volonterska radionica programiranja namijenjena djevojkama koje zanima razvoj mobilnih aplikacija za Android uređaje. Radionica Android Girls okupila je pedeset djevojaka koje su tijekom dva dana intenzivnog rada razvijale 3 mobilne aplikacije od kojih je posljednja bila igra Križić-kružić. Android Girls je inicijativa dvije hrvatske razvojne inženjerke, Ane Mandić iz Pet minuta i Edine Elezović iz IT4U, a nastala je u suradnji sa zajednicom Girl Geek Dinners Hrvatska, tvrtkom Pet minuta i Hrvatskom gospodarskom komorom.

Android Girls Install Fest

Zagreb, 14. svibnja 2013. – Pedeset djevojaka okupilo se 10. i 11. svibnja na dvodnevnoj besplatnoj radionici Android Girls, održanoj u suradnji zajednice Girl Geek Dinners Hrvatska, tvrtke Pet minuta i Hrvatske gospodarske komore. Za realizaciju radionice zaslužne su Ana Mandić iz Pet minuta i Edina Elezović iz IT4U, razvojne inženjerke koje su svoje iskustvo odlučile podijeliti s ostalim djevojkama koje zanima razvoj mobilnih aplikacija, a tek su početnice u svijetu programiranja. Potaknute izvrsnim povratnim informacijama organizatorice su najavile i ponovno održavanje radionice na jesen.

Iako se Java kao programski jezik koristi zaista svugdje, programiranje u Javi za Android uređaje je zanimljivo zato što omogućuje polaznicama da u vrlo kratkom roku dobiju uvid u strukturu Android aplikacije te mogućnost da lako naprave svoju prvu aplikaciju. «Vjerujem da je polaznicama koje žele proširiti ili nadograditi svoje znanje radionica dala vrlo dobru početnu točku, a mi im i dalje stojimo na raspolaganju s dodatnim materijalima, preporukama i savjetima ako budu imale pitanja za nas nakon radionice», izjavila je Ana Mandić.

U sklopu uvodnog predavanja djevojke su se upoznale s osnovama programiranja u Javi, a tijekom ostatka dana radile su na razvoju tri mobilne aplikacije. Posljednja aplikacija, ujedno najzahtjevnija, bila je igra Križić-kružić koju su neke od djevojaka samostalno dorađivale i postavljale na vlastite uređaje tijekom i nakon radionice.

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«Sjajno je vidjeti toliki broj djevojaka i žena na istom mjestu koje vole tehnologiju. Djevojke su se brzo snašle i oduševile me svojim pristupom i inovativnošću. Veselim se njihovim budućim koracima i uspješnim projektima», dodala je Edina Elezović.

Osim glavnih predavačica, Ane i Edine, radionica ne bi bila toliko uspješna bez mentorica i mentora koji su volontirali na radionici tijekom petka i subote, a to su Marija Ćurić, Ana Baotić, Tomislav Denis, Josip Maričević, Drago Ružman, Marin Martinić, Saša Branković, Juraj Ćutić, Ivan Gavran, Tomislav Novoselec, Ivana Rast, Zoran Pleško i Vedran Židanik.

Predavačice, mentori i mentorice na radionici

Da postoji veliki interes za ovakvim tipom radionicama pokazuje i činjenica da su organizatorice u svega pet dana zaprimile 200 prijava. Najviše su se prijavljivale učenice i studentice, ali u prijavama je bio velik broj visokoobrazovnih, zaposlenih djevojaka i žena željnih razvijanja novih vještina.

«Upravo nas veliki interes za sudjelovanjem na radionicama ohrabruje da nastavimo s ovakvim aktivnostima. Ovo je već treća programerska radionica za početnice koju smo održale u manje od godinu dana i trudit ćemo se i dalje organizirati ih što češće i po mogućnosti u drugim gradovima.», objasnila je Bojana Mandić, osnivačica inicijative Girl Geek Dinners Hrvatska.

Djevojke su nakon održane radionice izrazile želju za radionicama namijenjenim naprednim polaznicama, a postoji i interes za razvijanjem programerskim vještinama u drugim programskim jezicima

May 14

Girl Geek Friendly Events: MCRFRED Front End Web Dev Meetup

In the interest of staying tuned in to what’s happening in the geek community, we’ll be posting details of upcoming local events that our members will be at, and recommending events for other girl geeks to attend. If you’d like more information about any of these, please get in touch – we can let you know who’ll be there, so you can find a friendly face!

MANCHESTER FRONT END WEB DEVELOPMENT MEETUP (MCRFRED)

Introduction to GitHub

Venue: TechHub Manchester

Time: Thursday 30th May 2013 18:30 – 21:00

mcrfredJacob Clark (@imjacobclark) and Tom Moitié (@tmoitie) will be helping out, giving talks, helping you get set up with a GitHub account if you don’t already have one, and walking through some of the processes involved in the wonderful world of GitHub.

Please bring your laptops!

http://www.techhub.com/events/manchester-front-end-web-development-meetup-mcrfred-may-2013

May 13

Second Post

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May 11

London GGD Weekly Update

To help keep you up to date with the latest news and information from London GIrl Geek Dinners here’s a summary of what’s going on this week!

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May 10

Thursday 16th May 2013 6pm to 8pm NETWORK EVENT BATH

Sorry we have cancelled this event for Thursday 16th May 2013, due to low number of people confirming attendance. We are in the process of setting up our next event and will update the site as soon as we have details in place. Thank you for your support and look forward to catching up soon.

Thursday 16th May 2013

Innovation Centre

University of Bath

Carpenter House

Broad Quay

Bath BA1 1UD

6pm to 8pm

Come and join us for a catch-up, meet the team and the girl geek members. Please email the in-box with your full Name & email address to be added to the attendee listed.

Look forward to seeing you soon!

bathgirlgeek@gmail.com

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May 08

Apprentices & Technicians Gain Recognition with IET

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The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new awards scheme to recognise the best and the brightest apprentices and technicians. The scheme will see an apprentice, a technician and an Armed Forces technician walk away with £1,000 each, two years free membership of the IET and payment of their professional registration fees. [...]

May 07

Upcoming Event: Girl Geek Tea Party #31: Show and Tell

MadLab, Edge Street, Manchester
Sunday 26th May, 2-4pm

Do you have a passion for technology? What gadget could you not live without? What wonder of science do you think the world should know about? Come to the next Manchester Girl Geek Tea Party and share your knowledge with girls (and guys) who want to know more.

Amy explains why we need to solder to make circuits work.We’re having another of our famous Girl Geek Show and Tell tea parties at MadLab, and you’re invited to come along, learn something new and teach us about the things you find fascinating. Science, engineering, technology, maths, or anything geeky – wherever your interest lies, you’re welcome to talk for 10-15 minutes (or less if you’d rather) on a subject of your choice.

If you don’t have anything to share then just come along for the talks, a cup of tea and some cake. Feel free to bring some homemade cakes if you want to share the love, too. There’ll be a relaxed atmosphere where you can share your thoughts and ideas with like minded ladies. If you’re new and just want to learn more, then come to listen and meet some great people.

Tickets
This event is free, including tea and cakes/biscuits – although donations to our lovely hosts MadLab are very welcome. Get your ticket(s) via Eventbrite here.

What To Bring

  • A short talk/presentation (optional) plus laptop/slides if needed (remember it’s only 10-15 minutes!)
  • Your favourite mug
  • Your delicious baked goods, if you’re in a baking mood
  • Your friends, sisters, mums, cousins, daughters, colleagues, etc who might be interested in joining us!

On the day the first 15 minutes will be set aside for tea, biscuits & booking your time slot. There’ll be a list of slots available when you arrive and we’ll allocate them on a first come first serve basis. As always, non-girl geeks are welcome, especially if they come along with a girl. We look forward to seeing you there!

Tickets are available from mancggtp31.eventbrite.com.

May 07

Event Reviews – Geeky Night In and Codecademy Python!

We had some super events last weekend – on Friday night, we held a charity “night in” for Macmillan Cancer Support, and on Sunday afternoon our tea party was Python-flavoured, learning the basics of coding in Python.

Really Geeky Night In

BI0BOCcCYAAVXjvMacmillan Cancer Support ran ‘Really Good Night In’ events all over the UK on Friday 26th April, and we were asked to host our own ‘Really Geeky Night In‘ in Manchester (one of over 1000 events taking place in Greater Manchester alone). We got together, and brought along plenty of snacks, drinks, games and toys as well as some 6-minute lightning talks to share over a hot chocolate.

Macmillan-cancer-support-logo-jpegTalk topics included the future of vinyl and audio, 6 tech innovations in 6 minutes, social networking and ‘reach’, and Super Mario Bros on the Wii U (complete with a run-down of the enemies and powerups). The night was great fun, and we’re thinking of holding a similar event in future as part of our regular schedule of tea parties.

RD_Logo_CroppedThe venue for the evening was provided by Reason Digital, a web development company that creates apps and websites entirely for charities and not-for-profits. Their kind offer of a free venue meant we were able to raise over £200 for Macmillan, which supports cancer patients and their families and friends. If you’d like to make a donation, we’re still collecting at justgiving.com/ggtp-macmillan.

Codecademy Python

imageOn Sunday 28th April, we gathered at Manchester tech start-up wonderland TechHub, in the Northern Quarter. TechHub is the home of loads of up-and-coming Manchester tech businesses, and it was great to be in a place so buzzing with potential and techy knowledge.

Using online coding website Codecademy, we learned the basics of programming in Python. Attendees ranged from complete beginners to existing programmers learning a new language, and we were assisted by a team of volunteers who were advising people when they got stuck.

screenshot20130321at12.30.07Since the whole process is done on the website, our attendees could carry on working on the problems set once the session ended, and we noticed some were still unlocking new tutorials well into the following week!

We hope everyone managed to get something out of it, and we’ve had some great feedback on Twitter. We also heard that one attendee was so inspired by attending, she’s thinking of changing careers!

Thanks to all who attended these events, plus all our amazing volunteers who make things happen. If you’d like to attend future events, and especially if you’d like to help out, keep an eye on the site here, sign up for our newsletter (on the right) or drop us an email at manchestergirlgeeks@gmail.com.

May 04

Upcoming event – May 30th

The next GGD event will be held on the 30th of May in the Science Gallery! The event is kindly sponsored by Microsoft Ireland, please see our Sponsor page for more information.

Microsoft

Where: The Science Gallery
Address: The Naughton Institute, Trinity College, Pearse St, Dublin 2
When: Thursday, 30th May 6 pm – ? pm

Please RSVP by noon on Monday 27th so that we know who to expect. Men are of course welcome to attend, but only at the invitation of a woman – if you are bringing someone or are looking for an invitation, please feel free to note this in your reply either here on the blog or by sending us an email.

Look forward to seeing you there,

Christina

May 04

London GGD Weekly Update

To help keep you up to date with the latest news and information from London GIrl Geek Dinners here’s a summary of what’s going on this week!

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May 03

Next GGDS meeting: 13th June at 17.00

The next Girl Geek Dinners Stavanger meeting is at Conoco Phillips on Thursday 13th of June.

More info here:

https://www.dataforeningen.no/teknologi-som-muliggjacrer-av-integrerte-operasjoner.5193839-134323.html

May 02

Getting the most out of Windows 8 features – File History

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May 02

Besplatna radionica razvoja mobilnih aplikacija Android Girls

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Nastavljamo sa serijom programerskih radionica za djevojke te 10. i 11. svibnja, u suradnji s tvrtkom Pet minuta i Hrvatskom gospodarskom komorom, organiziramo besplatnu radionicu programiranja mobilnih aplikacija za Android. Sve radionice odvijaju se kako bi se pomoglo djevojkama i ženama da postanu aktivnije i brojnije sudionice IT zajednice, a svoju podršku u realizaciji radionica ovakvog tipa dali su već mnogi iz IT svijeta.

Radionica Android Girls će se održati u Zagrebu, 10. i 11 svibnja, u prostorima Hrvatske gospodarske komore na adresi Nova cesta 7. Prethodna prijava na radionicu je obavezna, a zainteresirani mogu više informacija potražiti na web stranici Girl Geek Dinners Hrvatska na poveznici http://croatia.girlgeekdinners.com/android-girls.

Android Girls je inicijativa dvije hrvatske razvojne inženjerke, Ane Mandić iz Pet minuta i Edine Elezović iz IT4U, a nastala je u suradnji s Bojanom Mandić, osnivačicom inicijative Girl Geek Dinners Hrvatska. Inicijativa Girl Geek Dinners je već zaslužna za organizaciju radionica programiranja PyLadies i RailsGirls koje su se održale prošle godine. Odabir radionice razvoja mobilnih aplikacija za Android nije bio slučajan s obzirom na to da je poznato kako je Android najzastupljenija platforma za razvoj mobilnih aplikacija.

Bojana Mandic, Edina Elezovic i Ana Mandic

Radionicu će voditi Edina Elezović, razvojna inženjerka tvrtke IT4U, koja se odmah nakon diplome FER-a krenula usavršavati u razvoju mobilnih aplikacija. Ujedno je i iskusna predavačica s obzirom na to da u Edukacentru vodi tečaj razvoja Android aplikacija. «Oduvijek sam znala da se želim baviti računalima i to posebno programiranjem. Svoj posao bih usporedila s tim da je kao da me netko plaća da bih se igrala s Lego kockicama. Zabavan i zanimljiv. Voljela bih prenijeti svoje iskustvo i motivirati još veći broj djevojaka da se odvaži na ovaj korak jer sam uvjerena da bi ovakav kreativan posao bio sjajan za njih», izjavila je Elezović.

Nakon uvodnog dijela koji će sudionice radionice upoznati s osnovnim konceptima programiranja i osnovama programskog jezika Java polaznice će krenuti s izradom vlastitih mobilnih aplikacija. Tijekom radionice će izraditi tri mobilne aplikacije od kojih je jedna igra iznenađenja.

Ana Mandić u tvrtki Pet minuta vodi tim Java programera, a iskustvo u razvoju mobilnih aplikacija, nakon završenog PMF-a, stekla je radeći na projektima za tvrtke poput Novartis Pharma i Real Networks. Danas razvija aplikacije za Livewire Mobile te sudjeluje u organizaciji programerskih radionica s ciljem približavanja IT svijeta mladima i ženama. «Razvoj aplikacija za Android je jednostavan, a potrebni alati, dokumentacija, knjige i primjeri su lako dostupni. Već postoji velika zajednica programerki/a kao i korisnika pa nije teško naći odgovore na pitanja ako djevojke odluče nastaviti dalje same razvijati», objasnila je Ana Mandić razlog odabira Android platforme.

Nakon održane RailsGirls i PyLadies radionice te velikog broja zainteresiranih djevojaka koje žele krenuti s učenjem programiranja Girl Geek Dinners nastavlja s organiziranjem radionica za početnice. «Očekujemo velik broj prijava na radionicu, a kako ne možemo primiti sve polaznice, kriterij za sudjelovanje na radionici je motivacija. Djevojka koja želi sudjelovati na radionici morat će u prijavi napisati zašto smatra da bi baš ona trebala biti jedna od polaznica i na koji način bi joj sudjelovanje moglo pomoći», objasnila je Bojana Mandić, osnivačica inicijative Girl Geek Dinners Hrvatska.

Svoju potporu aktivnostima promicanja ICT zanimanja i poticanja djevojaka na razvoj karijere u IT sektoru Hrvatska gospodarska komora daje kontinuirano, a iz tvrtke Pet minuta će se pridružiti velik broj mentorica i mentora koji će pomagati djevojkama tijekom radionice.

Zainteresirane kolegice i kolege, koji neće imati priliku sudjelovati na radionici, organizatorice pozivaju na okupljanje po završetku radionice. Android Girls After Party održat će se u subotu, 11. prosinca, a organizatorice će naknadno obavijestiti sve zainteresirane o točnom vremenu i lokaciji druženja putem društvenih mreža.

Apr 28

The London Girl Geek Dinners Drinks and Film ‘Best Friends Forever’

The London Girl Geek Dinners drinks and talks is being promoted along with a film called  Best Friends Forever .

The details for the event are below.

- 6.00pm arrivals and drinks
- 6.30pm talk starts (45mins max: 15-20 mins talk plus 5-10 mins Q&A each)
- 7.15pm Best Friends Forever (the lead, Vera is flying over for intro/q&a)
- 8.50pm finish

Venue:
Stratford Picturehouse – East London, Salway Rd, London E15 1BX

We’ve made the talk part of the ticket for the screening of Best Friends Forever, so if you buy a ticket to BFF then you also get to come to the talk so ring 0871 902 5740 & quote ‘geek girls’ to get £5.50 ticket

Join us in the bar from 6.30pm for a LONDON GEEK GIRLS DINNERS Networking event. We then have a talk from Holly Gramazio, games designer at Hide and Seek and Ste Curran from One Life Left. Then this fantastic movie and we are super-excited that Vera Miao producer, co-writer and co-star of BEST FRIENDS FOREVER will be joining us for the screening and Q&A!

In this indie, post-apocalyptic THELMA AND LOUISE, two LA hipsters take a road trip across America, unaware of the mass destruction around them.

Harriet, played by Brea Grant (Daphne from HEROES), is a comic book artist, with issues. Her best friend is Reba (Vera Miao), a reckless fun-loving girl who is the antithesis of Harriet. They set off in a beat-up old hatchback to start a new life in Austin, Texas (possibly the hippest city in the US). En route, many misadventures befall our heroines, most of which are perpetuated by the events they are ignorant of.

Being low-budget, most of the apocalyptic elements come from inference, allowing the film to concentrate on the relationship between the two friends as they discover the truth of what has happened.

The two leads co-wrote the screenplay, with Brea directing and Vera producing and women held key crew roles: editing, sound and cinematography (it was shot on Super 16 film, rather than digitally). This is a film that easily passes the Bechdel Test, which is something of a rarity for genre films. While this is not hard sci-fi, it fits nicely into the postapocalyptic sub genre, and will especially appeal to audiences tired of seeing ‘tough men with guns’.

This is a great example of what can be done with relatively little money and plenty of imagination.

Some of the cast and crew are going to be attending so it is REALLY important that we fill that auditorium with LGGD members who are watching the film so the talk is part of the discounted ticket! Anyone who quotes ‘geek girls’ will get tickets for the screening of BEST FRIENDS FOREVER at the members rate of £5.50 rather than £8.50

Details about the film are here:  http://www.sci-fi-london.com/festival/2013/programme/feature/best-friends-forever

So please do buy a ticket, support SciFi London who have supported us so much and support this film which is important to support. Even if you don’t stay for the whole film, you’ll be helping out :-) ring 0871 902 5740 & quote ‘geek girls’ to get £5.50 ticket for the May 2nd LGGD event

Plus it means us LGGDers own the whole cinema – WOOOOOO!

See you at the SciFi London event May 2nd at the Stratford Picturehouse – East London, Salway Rd, London E15 1BX

Remember – ring 0871 902 5740 & quote ‘geek girls’ to get the £5.50 ticket

Apr 28

Use your Android phone as a sensor system

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MaxMon is a free Android app that lets you use an Android phone as a monitoring system. Rather than just using your personal phone to connect to the internet and find out what your sensor is reporting, the MaxMon app turns your phone into a data collecting device. The MaxMon app monitors mains power and [...]

Apr 23

Getting the most out of Windows 8 features – Family Safety

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Over the next few posts I’m going to run you through some of the awesome new features in Windows 8, and how to use them. The end goal, getting the most out of the operating system and getting to grips with all the awesome new features. Microsoft launched the latest in a long line of Windows [...]

Apr 23

Lloyds team win second Digital Wallet Foundry event

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Last week I attended the second Digital Wallet Foundry event, on the topic of Identity and Loyalty in digital payments, at Microsoft’s Modern Jago workspace in Shoreditch. It was the first time that I had visited Modern Jago and the space itself is absolutely gorgeous. Set in an old school, many of the original features [...]

Apr 21

Google Summer of Code and FOSS Outreach Program for Women internships

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is software that gives the user the freedom to use, copy, study, change, and improve it. FOSS contributors believe that this is the best way to develop software because it benefits society, creates a fun collaborative community around a project, and allows anyone to make innovative changes that reach many people.

Google Summer of Code is a global program that offers students stipends to write code for FOSS projects. Participants work remotely from home, while getting guidance from an assigned mentor and collaborating within their project’s community. The application deadline for Google Summer of Code is May 3 and the program dates are June 17 to September 23. The stipend for the program is $5,000 (USD). The organizations that will participate in Google Summer of Code this year were announced on April 8. Starting to work with an organization as early as possible and making a few code contributions to the project you want to work on is essential for a successful proposal.

http://code.google.com/soc

In an effort to get more women involved in FOSS, a number of organizations are offering Outreach Program for Women internships through a program organized by the GNOME Foundation. The internships have the same structure, the same stipend and similar program dates. The application deadline for the Outreach Program for Women is May 1 and the program dates are June 17 to September 23. Unlike in Google Summer of Code, participants do not need to be students and non-coding projects are available. In addition to coding, projects include such tasks as graphic design, documentation, bug triage and marketing. To apply, you need to connect with an organization early and make a few contributions relevant to the project you want to work on.

https://live.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen

The mentorship opportunities are also available throughout the year for anyone interested in getting started contributing to FOSS outside of the formal internship program. In addition to the organizations participating in the Outreach Program for Women, more organizations that offer informal mentorship to all newcomers are listed here: http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/Mentors

Please consider applying for Google Summer of Code or FOSS Outreach Program for Women, encourage someone else to apply, or help spread the word by forwarding this message to any interested university and community groups. Julie Pichon, who talked to us about
open-source in January was a mentor
for the winter round of the Outreach Program this year and would be
happy to help answer questions about it. Feel free to get in touch
with her or leave a comment here.

Apr 18

Il terzo incontro GGDTicino presso Moresi.com

Grazie di cuore alle persone intervenute in occasione della #ggdticino3.

E’ stata una serata davvero piacevole.  Abbiamo avuto il piacere di conoscere nuove Geek, rivedere amiche e la fortuna di essere in una location molto particolare, un avveniristico data center, dove oltre alla tecnologia e alla sicurezza il focus è sul risparmio energetico,  una vera eccellenza del Ticino (www.moresi.com).

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Non ci sono sfuggiti  i dettagli femminili  e di design curati da Patrizia Moresi.

 

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Particolari ringraziamenti allo staff e  alla direzione di Moresi.com per l’ospitalità, l’intervento e il simpatico aperitivo che ci ha permesso, per la prima volta, di realizzare una serata completamente gratuita e a Rosa Giuffrè  (www.futurosemplice.net) per la presentazione sull’utilizzo dei colori nella comunicazione.

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 Ci siamo divertite un sacco a provare la nuova Fiat 500L,  smart proprio come noi,  messa a disposizione per l’occasione da Fiat Ciccone SA a Lugano-Davesco.

Come vi abbiamo accennato durante la presentazione stiamo lavorando a dei progetti molto interessanti ed impegnativi, avremo bisogno del vostro supporto quest’anno per le diverse iniziative quindi continuate a seguirci!  La community per crescere ha bisogno anche dei vostri feedback.

Stay tuned

Apr 18

Cool glasses that can record your adventures!

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The name is a bit of a mouthful Inventio-HD 720P Video & Audio Recording Sunglasses though they work like a dream. I took them on a long weekend snowboarding trip to the French Alps. I’m sure they’d equally be at home while out on my bike or while climbing. The glasses have 8Gb of built-in storage [...]

Apr 17

Girl Geek Dinners i samarbeid med Lyse inviterer til Stavangers første GGDS-treff den 30. april!

Disruptiv Innovasjon – fra Energi via Underholdning til Smarte hjem og Velferdsløsninger

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Tid: 30. april klokken 18:00
Sted: Lyse, Breiflåtveien 18, Stavanger

Programmet er tredelt og i tillegg til foredrag vil det være muligheter for å prøve ut nye funksjoner/produkter:
1. Gunnar Crawford – Senior forretningsutvikler:
«Huset som våker over deg» – Det smarte hjemmet som tilpasser seg dine behov
2. Dagfinn Wåge – Leder innovasjon:
«Fra idè til næringsklynge” – Hvordan jobber vi strategisk i Lyse når nye produkter skal utvikles?
3. Øyvind Lundbakk – Produktdirektør i Altibox:
«Neste generasjons TV-opplevelse» -  En TV-verden i endring

Etterpå vil det være matservering og mingling – dette er en kjempemulighet til å bli kjent med andre Girl Geeks fra Stavanger- og Sandnesområdet! Er vi heldige og våren har meldt sin ankomst kan vi ta på solbrillene og nyte kveldssolen fra terrassen! Arrangementet varer et par timer, men siden 1. mai som kjent er en fridag, kan de som ønsker det fortsette diskusjonen og samtalen i sentrum etterpå.

Pga plassbegrensninger og matbestilling er det satt et tak på 30 Girl Geeks – bindende påmelding til stavanger@girlgeekdinners.com innen fredag 26. april – første-kvinne-til-mølla prinsippet gjelder.

Spre gjerne ordet til andre Girl Geeks dere tror har interesse av å delta!

Vel møtt, hilsen Programkomitèen

Apr 11

Wayra Week – results announced and Tank Top TV interview

Women Tech
Wayra is the technology accelerator of O2’s parent company, Telefonica and the last week of March was Wayra week – where 30 startups battled it out to win just 20 places at the Wayra incubator. The results have now been announced and are online at  http://uk.wayra.org/en/wayraweek/6329/ganadores. I spoke to Liz Rice of winning startup Tank [...]

Apr 09

Coder Dojo @ DCU presents Coder Dojo Girls

Want to learn how to create your own pop band fan page, build pianos or have fun with social media. Well then welcome to CoderDojo Girls. This is fun place where you define your tech adventure with the support of our cool girl tech leaders. We created this dojo to meet your tech interestes so we hope you enjoy it.

Note:
Participants under 17 must be accompanied by a parent.

What is Coder Dojo?
We hacked together a cool hangout that puts the real power of the internet and technology in the hands of the Irish youth. The true power of the net comes from coding, designing and having fun. CoderDojo is a place where you can learn from others and share what you are doing! Each week we have a hands on session with technologies like HTML5, App Development, PHP or Python.
CoderDojo is aimed at ages 10 -18 years. You need to bring a laptop (if at all possible)

Only those attending need register, parents need not.

Location
The event will take place above the canteen, so you will need to enter from the rear of the canteen. This access will be from the back road in DCU between the back of the Heilx and the President’s Office.

Google Groups
Please join our google group as all communication will go out over this platform

CoderDojo URL

Code is available here

NOTE
* Kids must not be left unattended
* Kids must have a laptop

Any questions can you please put them through the http://groups.google.com/group/coderdojo-dcu?hl=en (coderdojo-dcu).

Visit Eventbrite to register

Apr 02

FDM Women in Technology Awards 2013

Women Tech
Last week I was lucky enough to be able to attend the FDM Women in Technology Awards as a finalist. Although I didn’t win myself, I was bowled over by all the female talent there and the range of achievements – from founding award winning start-ups to creating artificial organs. Here is a roundup of [...]

Mar 30

Louise Phelan of PayPal discusses Girls Tech, Business & CoderDojo

Girl Geek Dinners, CoderDojo Drogheda & Network Louth Meath invite you to a ‘Girl Tech & Female Entrepreneurs’ dinner with special guest Louise Phelan of PayPal.

An Informal & Fun evening to discuss female leadership in technology,
media and business.

Louise Phelan, Vice President Global Operations EMEA at PayPal, is an
outstanding speaker and role model for Irish women in technology and
business.

Well also be exploring how initiatives like CoderDojo can encourage more girls into STEM in schools & colleges plus what more needs to be done.

CoderDojo is holding its annual mentor conference in Drogheda & Slane castle on April 12/13 and has a fantastic line up of Girl Tech speakers from USA, Belgium, UK & Ireland. Uniquely amount tech events it consciously set out to get a 50/50 split in female/male speakers.

When: Thursday 4th at 7:30pm
Where: Tower Restaurant, Millmount, Drogheda.
Cost: €20 for your dinner

Feel free to bring a friend.

I hope you can join us!

RSVP or queries to drogheda@coderdojo.com

Location:
The restaurant is Tower Restaurant, Drogheda

http://www.drogheda.ie/eat-out/restaurants/the-tower-restaurant-at-millmount.html

Tower Restaurant & Wine Bar
Millmount Tower, Over looking Drogheda and the River Boyne
35 mins via the M1 Dublin Airport

https://maps.google.ie/maps?daddr=Drogheda,+Co.+Louth+%4053.711631,-6.34946

Background:

The global CoderDojo conference ‘DojoCon’ will be held in Drogheda &
Slane Castle in 2 weeks time and it has a focus on encouraging girls into
technology and science. It uniquely among tech conferences has a very
balanced speaker line up with an almost 50/50 female/male lineup.

http://conference.coderdojo.com

Network Louth Meath is the network for women in business in region.
President, Nicola Watkins is a PR professional who has worked for some of
the leading technology companies in the world including Microsoft and
NetFlix.

http://www.networklouth.com

Mar 28

What is the best certification for an Enterprise Architect to possess?

Education
The rise of the Enterprise Architect The world wide web and the advancement of technology over the last decade has forced enterprises to become more complex and integrated across multiple platforms to compete in an increasingly global marketplace. Due to this highly malleable environment, the way a company approaches their internal operational management and longitudinal [...]

Mar 27

Upcoming Event – A Really Geeky Night In, for Macmillan Cancer Support

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A Really Geeky Night In, for Macmillan Cancer Support

Friday 26th April, 7-10pm, Reason Digital Offices

Macmillan-cancer-support-logo-jpegMacmillan are running A Really Good Night In events all over the UK – and we’re joining in! Manchester Girl Geeks presents an evening of geeky fun, hosted by Manchester web developers Reason Digital at their HQ in the city centre, on Friday 26th April from 7-10pm.

Instead of going out on a Friday night, Macmillan would like you to donate the cash you would have spent on going out to their campaign, and instead spend a night in with your friends.

We’ll be getting together for a night of cosy hot drinks, tasty snacks and techy talks – we’ll be using the Pecha Kucha format, so each talk will consist of 20 slides each shown for 20 seconds. Time to talk about something interesting, but no time to get boring or waffle on! We’ll spread the talks out through the evening, and we’ll also have geeky games to play and you can hang out and chat with other girl geeks!

What to bring:

- yourself, plus a cushion, pillow, blanket etc to make yourself comfortable on the lovely smooth wooden floor. If you can bring a beanbag or low inflatable chair, even better!

- if you’d like to give a talk, your slides on a USB stick or your laptop (if you need assistance putting together your slides, email manchestergirlgeeks@gmail.com and we can turn 20 photos into a talk for you) – please let us know if you’re giving a talk in the comment box when you donate, and if possible your talk topic. We’re hoping to have around 10-12 talks altogether, so not everyone who’s coming needs to speak.

- if you have a Nintendo DS (or DS lite, DSi or 3DS), please bring it and we can attempt to get some multiplayer games going… we have Bomberman and Tetris!

- any cakes/biscuits/snacks you’ve baked (optional) – we will provide some as well as hot chocolate, Horlicks, tea and coffee. If you have any favourites to add, please bring them along.

Instead of selling tickets for this event, we’re taking donations via JustGiving. We’ve got 30 places to fill and instead of tickets, we’re taking donations – what you would have otherwise spent on a night out. Think about it – a few drinks, a taxi home, a kebab on the way back? It could easily add up to £20, £30, £40… the first 30 people to make a donation and put a comment with it requesting a place will be emailed details of the event. You’re also very welcome to make a donation anyway – the more we raise, the better!

To make your donation and sign up for the event, visit justgiving.com/ggtp-macmillan.

Mar 27

Upcoming Event: Girl Geek Tea Party #30 – Learn to Program in Python

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Manchester Girl Geeks Tea Party #30 – Learn to program in Python

Sunday 28th April 2013, 2-4.30pm @TechHub, Manchester

Third floor, Carvers’ Warehouse, 77 Dale Street, Manchester M1 2HG

techhubtwitterWith the help of www.codecademy.com, we will walk and talk you through the first steps to writing your own code in a programming language called Python. This short intro class is aimed at absolute beginners, who have little or no knowledge of programming, as well as people with experience of programming who would like to refresh their coding skills – for example, if you already program in another language but would like to learn a new one! Children aged 10 and older who know how to use a computer are more than welcome, too! Feel free to bring your young ones and share a laptop with them.
The class will be around 2 hours, and we’ll have an introduction followed by working through the exercises on Codecademy.com. You can work at your own pace, and after the session ends you can carry on from where you left off at home. We’ll have a team of volunteers from Manchester Girl Geeks and TechHub on hand to help you if you get stuck, and as always, there will breaks for tea, biscuits and chats with other girl geeks.

Tickets
Tickets for this event cost £2 per person – we only have a limited number of spaces, so book soon! We will provide tea, coffee, squash and some biscuits and cake (although if you’d like to bake/bring some, please do!)

What To Bring…

  • A wi-fi ready laptop + charger (if you can’t bring your own, please let us know and we can try to sort something out – but it’s easier if it’s your own laptop!)
  • Your favourite biscuits, cupcakes, tea, coffee (we’ll have the basics, but in case you fancy something slightly more interesting… :)
  • Your friends, sisters, mums, cousins, daughters, colleagues… who might be interested in learning something new!

Why learn to code?
Learning to program means you can understand how the programs you use on your computer work at a fundamental level. It’s also a skill which makes you hugely employable – and the computer industry is always looking for more developers, especially females who are hugely underrepresented. And finally, it’ll be a fun afternoon! You might find it difficult, but nothing worth doing isn’t and our team will be there to support you if you get stuck.

Watch this video from Code.org, which includes appearances from several well-known programmers and some people you may not have realised were programmers, and explains why it’s a great skill to learn.

To book your place, visit mancggtp30.eventbrite.com.

Mar 27

Female Heroes in Gaming

Women Tech
Just yesterday, my boyfriend sent me this and it got me to thinking… As a woman I have rarely played any video games, much the chagrin of my boyfriend and it’s due to a combination of factors – I get freaked out by the controls (probably explains why I haven’t passed my driving test yet) and [...]

Mar 25

Programma terza serata GGDTicino

Giovedi 11 Aprile alle ore 18.30 si terrà il terzo incontro Girl Geek Dinners Ticino dal titolo

“Serata tra le nuvole – Clouding in Ticino”

L’appuntamento e’ a Melano, presso il datacenter Moresi che ci ospiterà per la serata.
Si prevede una visita guidata al datacenter seguita da una discussione su questo interessante argomento con la possibilità di fare domande e chiarire dubbi.

A seguire l’ intervento di Rosa Giuffé, Communication Manager e blogger,  dal titolo “Utilizzo dei colori nella comunicazione. Dal significato nascosto alla pratica.”

La serata si concluderà con un aperitivo offerto da Moresi durante il quale avremo modo di parlare e conoscerci.

La partecipazione é gratuita grazie al nostro sponsor, i posti disponibili sono 40.

Iscrizione  e informazioni su come raggiungere il centro:  http://ggdticino3.eventbrite.it/#

 

 

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