Feb 08, 2010 3:34pm GMT
March 24, 2010 is Ada Lovelace Day, "... an international day of blogging to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science." This year the goal is to get 3072 pledges to blog, and if you'd like to join the 100+ names already on the pledge list, visit: http://findingada.com/ And while we're on the topic of celebrating the achievements of women in technology an... more »
LinuxCon 2010 Call for Papers Now OpenFeb 03, 2010 5:45pm GMT
Today the Linux Foundation announced that the LinuxCon 2010 Call for Papers and registration are now open. This year's event will be held August 10-12 in Boston, Massachusetts. I encourage you to submit a talk proposal to LinuxCon, and I encourage you to encourage someone else to submit one, too. In my 2009 LinuxCon event report, I wrote about the shortage of female speakers; hopefully I wo... more »
Ubuntu Women: How I Discovered Ubuntu ContestFeb 01, 2010 7:31pm GMT
Elizabeth Krumbach wrote a blog post about the Ubuntu Women contest – How I discovered Ubuntu – in honor of International Women's Day. The winner will be announced on International Women's Day, March 8, 2010. In her blog post Elizabeth also discusses the community longevity meme and how intimidating or discouraging it can be to someone who is newer to the open source community. She says, &q... more »
Video Interview with Mozilla Foundation's Mitchell BakerFeb 01, 2010 5:36pm GMT
My colleague Mathias Huber recently interviewed Mitchell Baker when she was in Munich. We posted the video online today for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy! more »
Google ACM MM 2010 Conference Grant AnnouncedFeb 01, 2010 5:27pm GMT
Female computer scientists interested in multimedia are encouraged to apply for the newly announced Google ACM MM 2010 Conference Grant. The 2010 event will be held October 25-29 in Florence, Italy, and two grants will be awarded. Deadline to apply is September, 27, 2010. more »
Liz Henry Report from Linux.conf.nz and DrupalSouthJan 27, 2010 8:17pm GMT
If you missed the recent Linux Conf in New Zealand, which was followed by DrupalSouth, you might have seen a lot of chatter about it on Twitter and various blogs. Check out the write-up Liz Henry posted over on the Geek Feminism Blog. Liz includes some nice photos with some familiar friendly faces. (Rub it in, Liz, rub it in.) more »
SCALE 8x: Women in Open Source scheduleJan 25, 2010 6:52pm GMT
The SCALE 8x schedule is finalized, including the Women in Open Source conference sessions. The WIOS conference will be a nice mix of talks, introductions, and interactions. At the end of the day, Danese Cooper will lead a session on how to give Ignite talks, which is then followed by time set aside for Ignite talks. I'm excited that my talk was selected for the conference: Pretty in Print... more »
