---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kaliya <kal...@mac.com> Date: 2009/12/10 Subject: [Foundations] She's Geeky invite for women
So one of the issues that has been circulating in the tech world for some time has been the issue of women (and other diversity) along with the challenge of how to address it. 2 years ago I founded a women's technology unconference to support women sharing and learning from one another with the ultimate goal of helping those women who are geeky feeling more confident in their geekiness to actually come out and express themselves more often in mixed settings. We are having our 3rd Bay Area event at the end of January and I wanted to extend an invitation to all the women on this foundations list to attend. Unfortunately this event is for women only - we have thought a lot about this choice and why we made it - it is decidedly not about be being "anti-male" and mostly about creating a safe space for women who have been shy to express themselves. If this makes you feel uncomfortable you can read more about this nuance and what we are about here. http://www.shesgeeky.org/about Please consider passing this along to your over all FLOSS communities or just women you know who participate - knowing about it and attending it could make a big difference for women in your communities. Thanks, -Kaliya *She’s Geeky: Connecting Women in Tech* Returning to the Bay Area January 29, 30 & 31, 2010 @ the Computer History Museum in Mountain View *She's Geeky is just 7 weeks away! * *Early Bird Tickets are available for just 2 more weeks until December 20th. * http://shesgeekybayarea3.eventbrite.com/ www.shesgeeky. <http://www.shesgeeky.com/>org *This event is for:* - Women Working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic Fields. - Women into their gadgets and SciFi Fan’s. - Women students of the sciences, those training to be engineers, aspiring mathematicians and technology professions. - Women who are kernel hackers and all those who aspire to deepen their geekiness by learning how to code the php on their blogs. - Daughters, Nieces and mentees of all of the above - Women who are retired used to work in tech related fields. *What happens?* - All the women who attend are invited to create the agenda live the day of the event. - Women can present/share about their area of professional expertise. - Women learn from one another. - Women discuss critical issues affecting them in the digital age. - Women talk about work place and community issues they face. - Women are inspired to follow their passion and believe in their own abilities. - Women find connections and support for their work and vision. *About The Format* She’s Geeky is an unConference <http://www.unconference.net/> ( http://www.unconference.net/) where the agenda is created by all participants live the day the event happens. This format supports peer to peer learning, dialogue about the issues that are top of mind and networking. In this women’s only environment attendees have the opportunity to see their contribution to their field in a new light and gain confidence to step forward in their lives and careers. Click here<http://shesgeeky.org/sg/2009/11/twitter-highlights-from-shes-geeky-dc/> (http://shesgeeky.org/sg/2009/11/twitter-highlights-from-shes-geeky-dc/) for a dip into the Twitter Stream from the November 13 & 14, 2009, sold out, Washington, DC She’s Geeky Event to get a sense of the experience from those who attended! Or to read answers to the end of day question: ‘As a result of today…’ click here <http://bit.ly/4pXVwI>. ( http://www.shesgeeky.org/wiki/Sg2009dc:Results) *About She's Geeky* She’s Geeky convenes to inspire women for the future, providing a gathering space to create enduring communities that foster collaboration and innovation, while promoting initiative and leadership among women tech professionals. Beginning with its resoundingly successful 2007 unConference in Silicon Valley, She’s Geeky attracts women from a broad spectrum of technological specialties, diverse social groups, generations, and levels of expertise. The inclusive quality of She’s Geeky events promotes discussion, furthers cooperation, and encourages learning. She’s Geeky advances systemic change in tech culture by disseminating effective practices to address the challenges of women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. She’s Geeky isn’t a “women in tech group” and we don’t have chapters around the country. We are an unConference event that works to connect and promote existing tech groups. Currently we work with DevChix, LinuxChix, Women 2.0, Women Who Tech, Digital Sistas, Girl Geek Dinners, Gaming Angels, the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology. *We hope you will join us! * * * If you want to post about the event you can find graphics here along with a PDF flyer. http://shesgeeky.org/sg/graphics/ If you have questions we can be reached via i...@shesgeeky.org You can find us on Twitter at - http://www.twitter.com/shesgeeky Our website is http://www.shesgeeky.org _______________________________________________ foundations mailing list foundati...@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/foundations -- Ross Gardler OSS Watch - supporting open source in education and research http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk
