Apr 06, 2010 4:43pm GMT
This summer Lorna Mitchell is hosting the Dutch PHP Conference. She says that the percentage of women who attended last year's event was up, but it was still relatively low at only 3 percent. The list of 2010 speakers includes PHP Women co-founder Elizabeth Naramore, who will talk about Technical Debt and Technical Writing 101. Melanie Rhianna Lewis will present on Writing a PHP Extension in C... more »
K-12 Computer Science – Barriers (and how to overcome them)Mar 30, 2010 9:59pm GMT
Earlier today I was inspired by maddog's blog post about his efforts to get open source into high schools in his area, so when I received an afternoon email describing the summer offerings at my daughter's school, I responded with a reminder that I'm eager to help get technology thrown into the mix of Latin, Algebra, and art offerings. I have visions of a rainy summer afternoon spent taking apa... more »
A is for Ada. And Assertive.Mar 24, 2010 1:59pm GMT
Over the past two years, two months, and two days, I've blogged regularly about the achievements of women in technology and science, particularly women in open source. More recently, I've interviewed more than two-dozen inspiring women. Today I get to kick back and enjoy stories from other folks about the women who inspire them.In the spirit of Ada Lovelace Day, I'd like to honor women in... more »
Deadline extended: Ubuntu User illustrator wantedMar 22, 2010 8:17pm GMT
Earlier this month I announced that we are looking for a new artist to illustrate Ubuntu User magazine. This announcement was followed by the soothing sound of crickets chirping.I've decided to extend the call for artists for another week because maybe I wasn't very clear in my first call: You do not have to be a professional artist. If your art is chosen to run in the magazine,... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Margarita Manterola, Debian DeveloperMar 18, 2010 2:56pm GMT
Debian Developer Margarita Manterola recently threw her hat into the ring to be the next Debian Project Leader. Surprisingly, she was the first woman ever to do so. Join me in congratulating her for nominating herself and wishing her Good Luck!Q: Who are you? A: My name is Margarita Manterola. I'm a 30-year-old Software Developer from Argentina. I develop mostly in Python, but also in other lan... more »
Women Represented in List of 50 Most Powerful VoicesMar 17, 2010 3:33pm GMT
Last year I couldn't find a woman on the MindTouch list of Most Influential People in Open Source. Today MindTouch released their list of 50 Most Powerful Voices in Open Source and I'm happy to say that women make up 12 percent of the new list: #15: Shelly Roche #27: Miriam Tuerk #39: Pia Waugh #41: Cheryl McKinnon #43: Lynne Pope #44: Jennifer Conley Let me know if I'm missing any wom... more »
Libre Graphics Meeting 2010: Talks wantedMar 15, 2010 8:42pm GMT
The Libre Graphics Meeting 2010 will be held May 27-30 in Brussels:LGM 2010 gives software developers, artists, designers and other graphics professionals the opportunity to collaborate and learn from each other. LGM emphasizes the sharing of collective creativity, innovation and ideas and is free for everyone to attend.To submit a talk, visit: http://create.freedesktop.org/wiki/Conference_2010... more »
