2011 – Happenings…

Posted on February 16, 2011 by serengetisunset

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…

The first sponsored event (thanks to: Ernst & Young) is almost ready, and the date has been locked in for Thursday 10th March. All we’re letting on for now is that it’ll be a traditional Girl Geek Dinner, and more details will come shortly!

Monthly drinks will continue to be held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Aurora Hotel, starting this Thursday 17th February. We’re sticking to the Aurora for now, but if anybody has any suggestions for somewhere different (and central), please let us know.

Some other events coming up in the tech landscape that you might be interested in:

February 18
Silicon Beach
http://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Beach

February 18-20
Urgent Genius Weekend – Are you a genius?
http://urgentgenius.com

February 24
SydPHP
http://sydphp.org

March 18-21
Rails Camp NZ
http://railscamps.com/#nz_wel_mar_2011

On-going:
Girl Develop IT Sydney (OzGDI)
Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don’t be shy. Develop it.
http://www.meetup.com/girldevelopit-sydney/

Lastly, don’t forget to follow us on @ggdsydney for news and other tech goings on.

See you in a bit!

The Girl Geek Sydney Crew

P.S. Ada Lovelace Day is no longer in March. As of this year, it’s been moved to October. Until then, keep on rockin’, and celebrating the achievements of women in technology. If you see something you like, or someone doing great work, give them a shout out!

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GGD booked!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by katsbud

…2011 Girl Geek dinner event confirmed for 10 March.

Stick the date in your diaries & we’ll send out signup shortly…

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 22, 2010 by serengetisunset

As the days get hotter and the holiday season creeps up on us, we wanted to send out a little cheer. To you, dear girl geek – thank you for making 2010 a great year! Thank you for your attendance and participation, and not least for your geekiness :)

Also, a huge T-H-A-N-K-S to a couple of women who made this year’s Girl Geek events possible. Kellie Scott and Allison Carleton really pushed this initiative and kept it alive throughout 2010. We know that it’s been a lot of hard work and sometimes late nights, and we’d like to show them our appreciation on this blog – *APPLAUSE*!

Finally, we’d like to wish everyone a wonderful/restful/crazy end to the year. It’s been an awesome one. See you in 2011 (we’ve got loads planned)!

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Call for geek girls to speak at Ignite Sydney 10 Feb 2011

Posted on November 28, 2010 by kcarruthers

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 10th February 2011. It sounds crazy, but it results in a fun and fast-paced evening where you’re guaranteed to learn something new – and not to be bored.

The Ignite Sydney organisers want to feature more women presenters, to redress the gender imbalance and allow women to have their say. You don’t have to be a presentation expert, you just need to have something interesting to say. It could be a story, a diatribe, or advice on how to build a better mousetrap.

If this sounds like something you’d like to try, fill out the form at www.IgniteSydney.com/speakers and let them know.

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Want to learn to write code?

Posted on November 4, 2010 by acarleton

Girl Geek Dinners founder and general girl geek diva Damana Madden is looking for a group of four to six women who have always wanted to program or are looking to get back into programming.

Contact her at damana at gmail dot com for more information or to express interest.

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Hold the date!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by acarleton

Hold the date!  The December party is planned for Friday, 3 December from 6 PM to 8 PM.  We are planning drinks and a Secret Santa at a CBD bar/pub, exact location under investigation.

Let us know if you have any requests or ideas.

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Girl Geeks Talk Like Lightning

Posted on October 16, 2010 by acarleton

Our regular monthly networking drinks will be extra special this month as we are inviting you, yes YOU, to present a lightning talk on whatever you want. You’ve got 5 minutes, with or without slides, to tell us something about tech, something geeky, or something girlie. This is a great opportunity to share your expertise or practice your public speaking.

We have 7 speaking slots.  Final sign ups on the night.

The talks mean we need some audio/visual support not currently available at the Aurora Hotel so we will be meeting at the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts.  Beer and snacks provided.

We are managing this with a Facebook event.  Space is limited so RSVP and get there early.

After, we will adjourn to a nearby pub for drinks and networking :)

Date:  Thursday, 21 October
Time:  6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location:
Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts
280 Pitt Street, Sydney

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Haecksen Miniconf LCA2011 Call For Papers Extended

Posted on October 12, 2010 by acarleton

Did you know that haeksen is the feminine plural in German for ‘hacker’?  Well now you do!  And the haeksen are looking for people willing to give longer talks (20 to 40 minutes) as well as lightning talks, and people to be on expert panels, and to show off hands-on demos.

The CFP has been extended to Friday 22nd October.

Get over to the site to see more details and learn how to share your enthusiasm!

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Introduction to Ruby on Rails

Posted on October 11, 2010 by acarleton

You are invited to an introduction to Ruby on Rails hosted by the Sydney section of the Ruby on Rails Oceana group.  It’s in Surry Hills on Tuesday, 12 October.  See all the details.

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Geek girl networking drinks 16 Sep 2010

Posted on August 27, 2010 by kcarruthers

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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