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2011 – Happenings…

First things first. Happy 2011! We’ve been a little bit quiet on the blog front over the holiday season, but behind the scenes January has been a hectic month arranging loads of cool stuff for you to attend this year… … Continue reading

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Geek girl networking drinks 16 Sep 2010

We cancelled the August networking drinks due to a sad combination of work, exams, and travel But we’re back on for 16 September 2010 – you can RSVP on Facebook

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The Hack Day reloaded 16 Oct 2010 Sydney

This news just in for Sydney geekgirls from Maxine and John at Web Directions South: ===== The Hack Day reloaded ===== Hi, We’ve just launched something very cool, exciting and free that’s going to take place in Atlanta [September 25] … Continue reading

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Call for papers linux.conf.au 2011

The linux.conf.au 2011 organisers now welcome proposals of papers from all areas of the open source community. linux.conf.au is a fun, informal, seriously technical conference. In 2011 it will also cater to a range of end users including those new to the open source community. … Continue reading

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Call for geek girls to speak at Ignite Sydney 15 July 2010

What would you say if you had only 5 minutes on stage? What if you only got 20 slides, and each slide lasted just 15 seconds? That’s the challenge of the Ignite format, which returns to Sydney on Thursday, 15th … Continue reading

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[AussieChix] Sydney: Lunch with visiting Chix member

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

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

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Robots and interestingness at GGD + WiE&IT @ UTS last night

If you weren’t there you missed a fun evening of socialising, information, robots, easter eggs and networking with girlgeeks! We had an inspiring line up of speakers and the venue provided by UTS was great. Thank-you to our lovely sponsors … Continue reading

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GGD and WiE&IT @ UTS: 29th April 2010

Attendance confirmation to this event has been sent out via email.  If you believe you should have a ticket, but didn’t get an email from us, please drop us an email to: ggdsydney at g mail dot com! 

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

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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