Aug 25, 2009 4:16pm GMT
Over the past few months I've been working with The Linux Foundation's Angela Brown to provide Live streaming from the upcoming LinuxCon event. Angela is one of many women in open source who are diligently working behind the scenes to organize Linux and open source events and help promote free and open source technology.Q: Who are you? A: I'm Angela Brown, the Event and Marketing Manager at The... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Erica Brescia, CEO of BitRockAug 24, 2009 4:43pm GMT
I met Erica more than a year ago at LugRadio Live USA, and since then I've run into her at several events, including OSCON and OpenSourceWorld 2009. In July, Erica was one of many people who contributed to making the first Community Leadership Summit such a success. Q: Who are you? A: I’m Erica Brescia, the CEO of BitRock. We make server software easy to deploy on site, in virtual environmen... more »
Success and Struggle of Women in TechAug 20, 2009 4:44pm GMT
Check out this great article in PC World today: Women in IT: Success and StruggleIn the article, Network World's Ellen Messmer looked at nine successful women in IT: Eva Chen, CEO of Trend Micro Grace Egan, VP of engineering product management at Time Warner Cable in Broomfield, Colorado Maria Cirino, managing director of .406 Venture Rhonda MacLean, founder of MacLean Risk Partners Patri... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Ohio LinuxFest's Beth Lynn EicherAug 19, 2009 7:03pm GMT
You'll meet a lot of friendly folks in Linux and open source, but you'll probably never meet a nicer person than Ohio LinuxFest's Beth Lynn Eicher. And if you're looking for a mentor, she's got you covered.Q: Who are you? A: I am Beth Lynn Eicher, co-chair of the Ohio LinuxFest 2009: 40 Years of UNIX Celebration. For six years I have been involved with running this show. We build community out... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Ohio LinuxFest's MooseAug 19, 2009 6:49pm GMT
Meet Moose – When it comes to Ohio LinuxFest, she's a juggler extraordinaire and a woman who wears many hats.Q: Who are you? A: I am Moose: unemployed, disabled, System Administrator. I am the Speakers Chair for Ohio LinuxFest 2009, as well as coordinator for part of the training day the day before the conference (OLFU) and the Diversity in Open Source Workshop on Sunday.Q: What do you currentl... more »
ROSE Blog Interviews: Carla SchroderAug 18, 2009 8:26pm GMT
Recently I posted some interview questions and asked for volunteers to respond. Dru Lavigne and Amber Graner promptly responded (see comments). And then there was the sound of crickets chirping. I know for a fact that there are many other interesting women working and playing in open source, and plenty of them I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet. Last week I met Kelaine Vargas at OpenSour... more »
Green Goes Geek: Interview with Kelaine VargasAug 17, 2009 3:44pm GMT
At OpenSource World last week, I attended a talk by Kelaine Vargas, urban ecologist and project manager of the Urban Forest Mapping Project. San Francisco's Urban Forest Mapping Project is an effort to "digitally pinpoint" the location of trees, maintain tree data (e.g., planting date, location, maintenance) in a database, and offer web access to the tree data. In San Francisco, for e... more »
