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We had yet another great Google sponsored event at the end of July where 100 geeky girls and friends attended.

There were a diverse range of talks from Twitter Bootstrap to HTML5 video to knitting geekery! Theres a good write up on the event over at the Google Aus blog here.

We would also like to thank co-sponsor’s Australian Computer Society and Sitback.

More pics!

Thanks Everyone!

Two months have already passed sinced the June Girl Geek meetup… that means we’re having the next Girl Geeks meetup at Atlassian!

Register your spot and come and join other girl geeks on Tuesday 4 September for an evening of great talks, nibblies, and mingling!

This month’s lineup includes the following speakers:

Jo Cranford (Developer, Atlassian): Test Driven Development – why you should care?
Jo will give us an insight into Test/Behaviour Driven Development (TDD/BDD) and cover techniques such as ping pong and red/green refactor. Her talk will make you think twice about testing and hopefully convince you that you should care!

Kaylene Rutherford (Online Manager, ASIC): What is “accessibility” and why is it important?
Kaylene is the Online Manager of ASIC’s MoneySmart website. Due to new laws enforcing all government websites to be accessible by the end of this year, she had had to learn fast about what accessibility means and why it is important. Her talk will make you rethink the way you build and use websites.

Ella Utku (Digital Content Writer): Job Hunting in the Digital Jungle
Technology and jobs are developed by humans for humans. Although there are complicated algorithms, professional jargon and seemingly intimidating programming languages involved, they are all there to mimic the greatest computer of all – the human brain.

You: The Notice Board
Do you have a job opportunity available at your organisation? Something totally awesome to share? At the end of this Girl Geek meetup, we’ll pass the mic around and give you thirty seconds to share

Register for the event on Eventbrite: http://ggdsyd-september.eventbrite.com/

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If you would like to speak, please let us know via our website: Sign up to speak at a future GGD!

Green was the winner! Website to be updated soon

Girl Geekers we need your help deciding on our new GGD Sydney Logo colours.

Option 1: Pinky

Option 2: Greeny

Option 3: Bluey

Option 4: Beach

Big thanks to Kate @kattjayne for doing these up

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We’re having a Girl Geeks meetup at Atlassian on the last Tuesday of June! Come and join other girl geeks for an evening of great talks, nibblies, and mingling!

This month’s lineup includes the following speakers:

Peggy Kuo (Developer, Atlassian): It’s Shiny!
Peggy is a developer at Atlassian and enjoys working in the frontend while dabbling with the backend every so often. In her spare time she does a bit of Android dev whilst attempting to get through a never ending reading list. Her talk will highlight the basics of adding style to your website.

Deborah Martin : How to Teach Your Grandmother
Deborah, now retired from her career as a trainer in the public service, volunteers at a computer club for seniors. Have you tried to teach your grandparents to use a computer? Hear about it from their perspective, and find out how you can make the experience less stressful for both of you.

Nabeelah Ali (Developer, Atlassian): Your Brain on Code
Nabeelah is a frontend developer at Atlassian. She likes JavaScript, webapps, well-written novels and crafting. In her previous life, she studied mechatronic engineering and cognitive science, and likes thinking about the way our minds work. This talk will be a mashup of psychology, software engineering, and what makes us happy.

You: The Notice Board
Do you have a job opportunity available at your organisation? Something totally awesome to share? At the end of this Girl Geek event, we’ll pass around the mic and give you thirty seconds to share.

Register for the event on EventBrite: http://girlgeeksydjune.eventbrite.com/

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April 3rd – Meetup at Atlassian 6pm

The next date of the April meetup has been decided so put it in your diaries now for April 3rd.

Event details and signup here: http://www.girlgeeksydney.com/events/april-meetup-tuesday-3rd-april-details-to-come/

Website Updates

We have a new page which lists all upcoming events: http://www.girlgeeksydney.com/events/

Easiest way to sign up is to create a wordpress account with this site. That way you can login to book your spot on any upcoming events and all gain access to the new forums!

We are looking for some volunteers for 2012!

Below are some positions open:
Social Media Officers:
We currently have a need some girl geeks who are on Twitter A LOT, who love social media, who are always up with breaking news and trends in a broad range of tech topics and who would be happy maintaining our GGD Twitter account.

Event Helpers:
For both our meetups and for the bigger Dinner events we often need volunteers to help out on a number of things such as guest lists, helping setup a venue, greeting guests and answering questions.

Email me if you’d like to know more!

More info here!

Of course we are always on the lookout for speakers and sponsors too!

Get ready to get your geek on at the next Girl Geeks Monthly Meetup! February’s is a special one:

Everyone please start thinking of (or looking for) the most interesting tech blog, most crazy gadget, most useful iphone app or most awesome techhy thing you’ve seen in the last month. We’re going to play ‘hot potato’ and share these findings in a group. The one that gets the biggest reaction from the crowd will receive a very special prize!!

Dont worry! We’ll still have the usual talks, drinks, munchies, chatter. The details of the next meetup are below:

Date:
Tuesday 7th February 2012

Time:

6:00pm

Location:

Atlassian is located on the corner of Sussex and Market St (address: 173-185 Sussex St)

To register your attendance, please sign up here

Remember, spaces are limited so please sign up as soon as you know you can make it.

We look forward to a fun evening and seeing you there,

Atlassian and The Girl Geeks organisers