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[AussieChix] Sydney: Lunch with visiting Chix member

Posted on May 22, 2010 by girlgeeksyd

US Chix member Laura/Elwing is in Sydney at the end of this month. The meetup plan: Date: Saturday 29th May 2010 Time: 12:30pm Location: Jaipur Sweets, 188 Elizabeth Street, Sydney It’s walking distance from Central Station. Despite the name, Jaipur … Continue reading →

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Girl geeks Flickr group

Posted on May 1, 2010 by girlgeeksyd

Look – we’ve got a nifty new Flickr group for sharing girl geek pictures

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attention #girlgeeks #geekgirls special offer on Perl training

Posted on March 16, 2010 by girlgeeksyd

Here’s a special discount offer from Jacinta over at Perl Training Australia for Girl Geeks who’d like to learn Perl. If you do get along to the course we’d love to know how it was – feel free to pop … Continue reading →

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How does biology explain the low numbers of women in computer science? Hint: it doesn't.

Posted on March 3, 2010 by girlgeeksyd

Thanks to @hypatiadotca who shared this excellent and brief presentation by Terri Oda. Check this out now: How does biology explain the low numbers of women in computer science? Hint: it doesn't. View more presentations from Terri Oda.

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Nominate a girl geek for a profile on our blog #GGDSydney

Posted on March 1, 2010 by girlgeeksyd

We’ve been thinking (yes we know it’s dangerous). And we’d like to profile some local girl geeks on this blog. There’s lots of geeky women doing cool stuff around here and we’d like to know about it. Please nominate geeky … Continue reading →

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girl geeks Feb 2010 update

Posted on February 12, 2010 by girlgeeksyd

Ada Lovelace Day 24 March 2010 Last year many of us supported Ada Lovelace Day, the international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology and science. It’s now time to pledge your support once more for … Continue reading →

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