Figuring out to how to improve one’s speaking has been a major thread at all the She’s Geeky conferences to date. At She’s Geeky Bay Area #3 two women from O’Reilly Media attended and participated in a session about the subject. Speaking at Conferences I wanted to share two opportunities coming up in the Bay… Continue reading »
Feb
27
Feb
27
Resouces from She's Geeky
We put up a big sheet of white paper for She’s Geeky Attendees to write down information for other attendees. This is what they shared: Women Meetups/Workshop in Bay Area SDForum – Tech Women’s Program Fountain Blue – When She Speaks – 2nd Friday 11:30 – 1”30 pm Codechix.org – meetup Free workshops for women to… Continue reading »
Feb
26
SXSW Booth – Women Techies United
This is a cooperative effort organized by She’s Geeky to share a booth at the SXSW Interactive Conference. You can find us at booth 219. Astia astia.org Astia is a unique organization whose mission is to propel women’s full participation as entrepreneurs and leaders in high-growth businesses, fueling innovation and driving economic growth. Astia provides… Continue reading »
Feb
13
She’s Geeky Bay Area #3 Blog Highlights
200 Girl Geeks in a room: First of all, simply to have 200-300 technical women together is relatively rare (at least in my experience). The only other large gathering of technical women that I’ve attended is the annual Grace Hopper Conference. While that conference is equally geeky, the most noticeable difference between these two conferences is… Continue reading »
Feb
05
Dare 2 Be Digital needs Proctors & other Volunteers
Several women who are working on Dare 2 Be Digital attended She’s Geeky last weekend. They are looking for volunteers. This one-day event, held February 27th from 9-4 on the Foothill College campus in Los Altos Hills, is designed to provide middle school and high school girls with a better understanding of what a career in… Continue reading »
Feb
04
Amazing She’s Geeky #5! Bay Area #3.
Last weekend was amazing. It was the first time She’s Geeky was three full days, Friday January 29th to Sunday January 31st. We chose to extend it to three days because women who were technical asked us to, because many of them could not get off work for Friday and wanted 2 days of unconference… Continue reading »