She's Geeky

She’s Geeky NYC #2 – Hosted @ Microsoft

Over the two days 14 women attended and posted 17 topics!

Session Topics

• The Psychology of (site) Development & men vs women
• Women and Entrepreneurship
• Skills – how to build technical knowledge outside the classroom
• Open Source Recruiting and Manangement & Open Source H/W and S/W Projects
• How To Have a Fulfilling Family Life – When You’re Not June Cleaver & Achieving Balance – Making Time For Work and Having a Life
• Being A Women In A Male Dominated Field: How to manage the “challenges”
• Women and Gaming (feminist and sci fi)
• Microsoft Isn’t Evil (I Swear) & Tour of
• What Is Missing? How Can We Build SG In NYC & Where Are The Women?
• Finding Mentors
• Start-ups in NYC & Boston
• Do women today know enough about technology to solve major problems?  In other words, are women trained and experts enough to solve problems (like cleaning up the oil spill) if they were put in a room and given resources?
• Women in Tech Writing: a few on Mashable – One on Tech Crunch? – RWW? – TNW two or three
• Blogging Success: Page Impression – Monetize – Frequency – Length
• Tech Hobbies – Beyond Programming & Incorporating Into Career Opportunites
• Corporate Politics:  Women/Affinity

As a result of today…. (She’s Geeky NYC…)

•       I will be more pro-active about introducing  OS to my work
•      I’ve met similarly passionate women who have given excellent advice, I will take and act on.
•      I have been able to connect with spirited, powerful women who have reminded me – that incredible opportunities are present themselves to you when you  ask for what you want.
•      I am going to be more aware of women-owned businesses in my field and how/what they are doing
•      1) I learned I love Open Space Technology  2) I became more excited by my new business venture 3)Got inspired by the women in tech 4)Witnesses the power of women sharing and collaborating
•      I met some great women I may cross paths with in the future. I gave some good thoughts and lent an ear to the topics proposed
•      Nework
•      Confirmed that OST really does work well in small groups!

General Resources that came out of the discussions:

• James Joyce – a “Hair Geek”  extraordinaire in NYC! You can find him at Ricky’s Store at 14^th between 15^th and Union Square (or ping @blogdiva for specifics!)
• Free Microsoft Softward for Startups -  www.bizspark.com
• Coding for Charity – www.GiveCamp.org  MLK Weekend in January! Tech and non-profit volunteers needed – it’s a lot of fun too!

 

• Discount code from www.urbaninterns.com  – use the code GEEK5 or ping @urbaninterns

 This event came together with the support and help of the following fine women: Anna Curran = @annacurran 

Lindsay Lindsrtom = @lindsayinphilly 

Sara Holoubek = @sarita 

Liza Sabater = @blogdiva 

Tanya Balsky = @tanyasnarks 

Kas Neteler – @kasneteler 

Another BIG Thank You to our Sponsors!  

SIeEnt  http://www.sieent.com/  

FreePress  www.freepress.net     

Urban Interns www.urbaninterns.com   

Panix (Public Access Unix Networks)   www.panix.com   

 

 

 

She’s Geeky NYC#2 @ Microsoft, NYC Register Here!

As the host committee of the second She’s Geeky event in New York City, we’re excited and committed to making this event for women and girls in tech rock. Please join us for 2 days of shared learning and networking.  For more about the what, why and how of She’s Geeky, scroll down the page . 

Sincerely, 

Anna Curran (@AnnaCurran) Lauren Gilchrist  (@lgilchrist)  Lindsay Lindstrom (@LindsayInPhilly) Liza Sabater  (@blogdiva)   Sarah Holoubek  (@sarita)  along with She’s Geeky National organizers -Jennifer Holmes (@dangerangel)  and  Heidi Nobantu Saul  (@nobantu) 

Sponsors:  Our events are made possible through the generous support of Community and Corporate level Sponsors. We are actively seeking sponsors for this second NYC event – click here to learn more about sponsorship levels.

  

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How do I attend?

Register today: Eventbrite
You can choose one or both days of the event, and we have special pricing for girls.    

How can I help?

Consider donating a paid registration for a woman in need on the Eventbrite site in the General Scholarship Donation option.
And ask your company or organization to sponsor the event 

For more information about She’s Geeky unConferences you can read Mary Hodders post about She’s Geeky leading up to the recent Twin Cities event here.

To read  Blog posts, what women took away and more from the Bay Are 3 event (the 5^th She’s Geeky) click here.