Mar 17, 2009 3:37pm GMT
Thanks to Mary Gardiner for this reminder: "Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. "Women’s contributions often go unacknowledged, their innovations seldom mentioned, their faces rarely recognised. We want you to tell the world about these unsung heroines. Entrepreneurs, innovators, sysadmins, programmers, designer... more »
2009 Winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in ComputingMar 13, 2009 3:57pm GMT
The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing was handed out last weekend to 32 high school women. According to the press release: The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing was created to highlight the computing aspirations of young women, introduce them to leadership opportunities in the field, and generate visibility for women’s participation in technology fields. The award-winners, chos... more »
Update on Ubuntu WomenMar 13, 2009 3:38pm GMT
Pleia's Blog includes an update on the status of the Ubuntu Women Project , and you can see the recent IRC meeting notes online. One result of the meeting is an upcoming series of interviews with women in the Ubuntu community, which will run in Full Circle online. A wiki page will track the interview project: http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/Interviews Find out more about Ubuntu Women at: http://... more »
Stormy Peters Discusses the Open Source Software ModelMar 12, 2009 2:34pm GMT
Stormy Peters took Dave Neary's slot at OSiM and developed a talk to fit his topic title: Increasing Ecosystem Collaboration through Open Source On her blog, she writes, "While some companies have figured out how to work together, either through consortia or through their employees that work on the same open source software projects, others are still figuring out how to collaborate and s... more »
Why do you love Linux and FOSS?Mar 12, 2009 2:20pm GMT
Linux Today's Carla Schroder posted a list of reasons why she loves Linux and FOSS. Her thoughtful list includes reason such as "It embraces all of the important freedoms – the freedom to create, share, invent, collaborate, learn, and change, all without penalties or artificial barriers" and "It accomodates all skill ranges, from beginner to guru." Check out Carla's post an... more »
Girls in Tech Series: WIOS – Where are we? (Part 1)Mar 12, 2009 1:55pm GMT
Amy Cham started a Women in Open Source series on the Girls in Tech site. In Part 1, Amy discusses the growing number of women in the Drupal community. "As far as real numbers, the estimates are that last spring’s DrupalCon in Boston was roughly 8% female, the summer conference in Szeged was around 10%, and this year’s event in DC pulled a roughly 15% female attendance," she says. C... more »
Dawn Foster Interviews Audrey EschrightMar 11, 2009 5:07pm GMT
Over on the Web Worker Daily site, Dawn Foster interviewed Audrey Eschright on the topic of community organized events. Audrey provides some tips on event planning and looks into her crystal ball to see the future of community events. At the end of the post, Dawn asks readers, "What questions or tips do you have about community organized events, unconferences, and BarCamps?" more »
