Jul 03, 2009 3:31pm GMT
The WindyCityRails event will be held September 12 in Chicago. A few weeks ago, Dana Jones told event organizer, Raymond T. Hightower, that onsite childcare would help increase attendance by women. On her blog, Dana writes, "Ray was very enthusiastic about the idea, and actually followed through on researching childcare alternatives for WCR! The Westin – which is hosting the conference in... more »
Raising Women ProgrammersJun 25, 2009 5:48pm GMT
I ran across a post on SnowWrites today called "Will women programmers be extinct?" Blog author Donna Snow writes about the shortage of women working as programmers and says, "As a mom of five daughters (and one son) I have just realized I’m contributing to this lack of interest in technology. Even though I’ve spent the last ten(10) years working with Open Source projects and ta... more »
OSCON 2009 Keynotes (#oscon)Jun 25, 2009 5:20pm GMT
Two women will give OSCON keynotes this year. Alison Randall will give the Welcome on Wednesday, July 22 (9a.m. in Exhibit Hall 3). On Thursday, July 23, Infotrope's Kirrily Robert will talk about Standing Out in the Crowd (9a.m. in Exhibit Hall 3). The OSCON site says: What’s it like to be a woman in an open source project that’s 99% men? What’s it like to be a woman in a project that’s... more »
Chip Chick meets Intel's Genevieve BellJun 25, 2009 2:26pm GMT
Recently Chip Chick (aka Helena Stone) attended the IntelUpgrade event where she met Genevieve Bell. Genevieve, an anthropologist and Director of User Experience with Intel's Digital Home Group, led a session called Ethnography Update “Women & Technology”. Today Chip Chick posted a blog about Genevieve's session, which examined how women use technology in different places. Chip Chick obs... more »
So you want to be an open source consultant?Jun 22, 2009 8:15pm GMT
One of the nice things about smaller events is that your odds of meeting people go way up. For example, I've followed Esther Schindler on Twitter (@estherschindler) and got some face time with her at Open Source Bridge. Esther attended the popular "How to earn an open source living without taking on investors or selling your soul" talk at the event last weekend. She shares what sh... more »
Open Source Bridge 2009 UnderwayJun 18, 2009 6:35pm GMT
Open Source Bridge 2009 kicked off yesterday morning in Portland, Oregon. In her introductions, Selena Deckelmann told the audience that one-third of the presenters at this inaugural event are women. In fact, the event organizers went out of their way to invite women to speak. In addition to being a particularly woman-friendly event, Open Source Bridge feels like a great "first" e... more »
Open Source Meets NeedleworkJun 12, 2009 9:43pm GMT
About a year ago I wrote about Open Source Embroidery (and included a picture of an Audrey Hepburn pillow I embroidered, even though I doubt Audrey ever heard of Linux), and soon after that our World News editor included the project in her column. Today I ran across a Wired online article, Geek Art: Needlework Brings Together Programmers, Crafters. Author Priya Ganapati writes, "Open s... more »
