Female Geek Week – the last week of January

Ok I declare it here – Female Geek Week is the last week of January in SF.  Why? Cause there are two great events happening. Girls in Tech is hosting a day long traditional conference on January 26th in downtown San Francisco.

Speakers include:

• Leah Culver; Product Manager, Six Apart
• Poornima Vijayashanker; Senior Software Engineer, Mint.com
• Sandy Jen, Co-founder & VP Engineering, Meebo
• Rebecca Parsons, CTO, ThoughtWorks

She’s Geeky the following weekend will offer a great opportunity to continue the conversations begun on Tuesday the 29th.

Girls in Tech Presents: The Catalyst Conference

January 26th, 2010

Commonwealth Club, San Francisco

The Catalyst Conference presented by Girls in Tech catalyzes the career development of women working in high-tech. By offering high-level keynotes and discussions from successful women at the top of their game alongside workshops led by experts in innovation and collaboration the Catalyst Conference enables & propels women to take the next step whether they’re launching a venture making waves in the corporate world looking to join an innovative startup or building their online and digital-media media brand. Our 2010 theme is “Curiosity” which we believe is essential for inspiration innovation and driving change.

Who Attends the Catalyst Conference?

Professionals in high-technology sectors attend Girls in Tech’s Catalyst Conference to share concrete technology tools and tactics meet energetic leaders and entrepreneurs and develop their business ventures. We bring together women at the top of their industries & those leading their first ventures to discuss successes and strategy. Approximately 350 passionate creative women will come together January 26 to fuel new relationships and ideas.