Girl Geek Dinner Next Week
Wednesday, November 26. 2008
I'm getting quite excited now about the next Leeds Girl Geek Dinner which is next Wednesday (3rd December 2008). Got some cool speakers by the look of it - I know Monica (and she is fab) and from Katie's bio we are in for a treat. Also I have been promised there is more food this time (hot and christmassy food .... yum) so count me in.
I often get asked why we don't allow men at these events - well of course we do. Men can attend but only when they are invited by one of the attending girl geeks (maximum one man each please, ladies!) - meaning we can have men who are likely to contribute to the event but not be invaded if we don't want to be. If you're a guy and looking to go, find a girl geek and ask nicely :)
I'll definitely be at this event - I look forward to seeing some others. I had a great time last time - so go and buy a ticket (cheap night out at £15!) and I'll see you there!
I often get asked why we don't allow men at these events - well of course we do. Men can attend but only when they are invited by one of the attending girl geeks (maximum one man each please, ladies!) - meaning we can have men who are likely to contribute to the event but not be invaded if we don't want to be. If you're a guy and looking to go, find a girl geek and ask nicely :)
I'll definitely be at this event - I look forward to seeing some others. I had a great time last time - so go and buy a ticket (cheap night out at £15!) and I'll see you there!
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Leeds Girl Geek Dinner - December 3rd
Friday, November 7. 2008
Announcing the second girlgeek dinner in Leeds! The event will be Wednesday 3rd December, at The Loft Leeds and tickets are available now, priced at £15. Monica Tailor from Kilo75 will be speaking at the event, and it will have quite a Christmassy feel.
The rules of the girl geek dinners is that any geeky girls can go - and not just tapping-into-a-black-screen-in-a-darkened-room geek girls, there is no minimum requirement! Guys are also welcome but they must be there as the invited guest of one of the geeks. I'm open to persuasion if anyone would like to attend as my guest - and for the girls, I'll see you there :)
The rules of the girl geek dinners is that any geeky girls can go - and not just tapping-into-a-black-screen-in-a-darkened-room geek girls, there is no minimum requirement! Guys are also welcome but they must be there as the invited guest of one of the geeks. I'm open to persuasion if anyone would like to attend as my guest - and for the girls, I'll see you there :)
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Professional Development for Girl Geeks
Thursday, August 14. 2008
Last night I gave a talk at the Leeds Girl Geek Dinners entitled "Professional Development for Girl Geeks" - and you can find the slides on slideshare if you're interested.
Most of what I said wasn't on the slides, but the gist of it was along the lines of:
I had a great night and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did - and if you were there, are you asking questions yet?
Most of what I said wasn't on the slides, but the gist of it was along the lines of:
- Use the resources around you
- People can be resources
- Interact with resources
- Ask Questions - do it well and ask each question once
I had a great night and I hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did - and if you were there, are you asking questions yet?
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