Back from SCALE 7x: Notes on a Keynote

Feb 23, 2009 GMT

I just got back to Kansas from my trip to SCALE 7x. Once again, the SCALE organizers and volunteers put on a great event. If you're considering rolling out your own event, you really need to take notes from the SCALE crew. (Side note: I discovered that when Californian's say "It's cold out," they mean that the temperature is in the mid-60s. In Kansas, it's not really cold until it's in the single digits. The 60s seems downright balmy.) Although I'd love to write my own event report this very second, I'm afraid I'd be slurring my words in text because I really am THAT TIRED. So, I'll start with a link to Emma Jane Hogbin's blog post, where she shares my feelings of fatigue but...

40% Discount to SCALE 7x

Feb 16, 2009 GMT

If you'd like a 40% discount on conference registration for SCALE 7x this week, use the code LPRO. Don't forget to stop by the Linux Pro booth (#70) and pick up a copy of the magazine. See you there!

FOSDEM Video: Leslie Hawthorn Discusses Google Summer of Code

Feb 13, 2009 GMT

As I browsed through my RSS feeds this morning, I ran across a video interview of Google's Leslie Hawthorn discussing Google's Summer of Code. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that our very own Anika Kehrer was the person conducting the interview. Check out the video to find out more about Open StreetMap and whether the current economy will affect the Summer of Code program.

SCALE 7x - Got a story to share?

Feb 11, 2009 GMT

Next week, I'm off to SCALE. If you're headed to L.A., too, be sure to swing by the Linux Pro booth and get a copy of the magazine. I'll also be speaking at the Women in Open Source mini-conf on Friday, and I plan to discuss ways women can do a better job of "tooting our own horns," and how we (men- and women-folk) all can help draw attention to what other women in the field are doing. If you have any personal stories about how you learned to do a better job of self-promotion, or how tooting her own horn helped a colleague succeed, please leave a comment and share your story or email me at: rkite@linuxpromagazine.com. And now, a word from SCALE: Free and Open Source software...

2009 Google UKUUG Student/Developer Conference Grant

Feb 09, 2009 GMT

Would you like to attend the UKUUG 2009 Conference this March in London? Female computer scientists and students interested in Large Installation Systems Administration are encouraged to apply by this Friday, February 13, for the 2009 Google UKUUG Student/Developer Conference Grant. According to the announcement: Two people will be chosen from the applicant pool to receive a 500 GBP grant each to go towards registration for the conference, the conference dinner, travel and accommodation. Your delegate fee, dinner ticket and accommodation will be paid automatically from the grant. Travel costs (economy/standard class only) must be claimed back separately after the event. To be...

One blog, One year, a lot of Women

Jan 23, 2009 GMT

Happy Anniversary to my humble blog! When I look back over my past year of blogging, I have to wonder whether the FLOSSPOLS research indicating that the FLOSS community is composed of only 1.5% women is still accurate. Over the course of the past year, I've learned about individuals, groups, meetings, webinars, resources, books, dinners, organizations, mailing lists, interviews, articles, websites, and events that are by, about, or of interest to women in open source. I've also noticed a growing interest in the future of women in open source and how to help girls (or, as I like to think of them, "women-in-open-source-to-be"s) become more involved with technology. In honor of...

Women Who Tech: Suggest a panel

Jan 21, 2009 GMT

"Have an idea for a fabulous virtual workshop that every woman working in online communications or technology must participate in? Think you or one of your colleagues would be a great panelist or moderator?" The 2nd Women Who Tech Telesummit is coming up in Spring 2009 and they are looking for panel suggestions. Please submit your fabulous ideas here: http://www.womenwhotech.com/suggest_panel.html You can follow Women Who Tech on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/womenwhotech