tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23982058400257264002024-03-06T04:37:09.426+11:00Girl Geek Dinners CanberraAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-5556145759454721632010-11-10T07:28:00.002+11:002010-11-10T17:20:33.858+11:00Christmas Picnic in the ParkThanks for all the interest around the Picnic in the Park idea! Here's the details, hope to see you there!<br />
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<b>Date</b>: 12 December 2010<br />
<b>Time</b>: 1pm<br />
<b>Location</b>: Commonwealth Park Amphitheatre (more info below)<br />
<b>Please bring</b>: A plate of something yummy. A picnic blanket. Hats and sunscreen. Any bikes, balls, or frisbees you want.<br />
<b>Who is welcome</b>: Girl geeks, partners, children, and friends. We're suspending the rules for this one.<br />
<b>Cost</b>: A smile :)<br />
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No need for an RSVP. Just show up.<br />
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<b>Getting there</b>:<br />
The Commonwealth Park Amphitheatre is on the north side of Lake Burley-Griffin. There is ample parking available on Constitution Ave, in between Coranderrk St and Anzac Ave. You can then walk through the tunnel that runs under Parkes Way. When you get to the other side, turn right, and you will see a big concrete fort. We'll be hanging around there.<br />
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I know it's a busy time of year, so I've got a few possible dates for you to choose from.<br />
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Let me know if you're interested by choosing the best dates for you. Also, if you have any suggestions for how you would like this event to look, drop them in the comments!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">UPDATE 10 November 2010:</span><br />
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Thanks for all the interest! I've set the date for 12 December. Check out <a href="http://girlgeekdinnerscanberra.blogspot.com/2010/11/christmas-picnic-in-park.html">the latest post</a> for all the details. See you then!<br />
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6:00 - Arrive<br />
6:30 - Keynote - "The Challenge of Being a Generalist in a Specialists World" - Kim Lambert<br />
7:00 - Catherine Eibner from Microsoft Australia<br />
7:30 - Dinner served<br />
7:40 - Lightning Talk - "The Way Language is Used Online" - Emma-Jean Stewart<br />
7:50 - Lightning Talk - "Make:Hack:Void" - Alistair D'Silva<br />
8:00 - Lightning Talk - "Work/Life Balance for Women in IT" - Emma Davidson<br />
8:10 - Lightning Talk - "Geek in Training" - Tahlia White<br />
8:20 - Lightning Talk - "Being Clear in Your Scope" - Charly Leetham<br />
8:30 - Lightning Talk - "Sometimes I Forget to Breathe" - Michelle GeorgeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-65685007811629584732010-06-15T18:59:00.000+10:002010-06-15T18:59:49.041+10:00Introducing our Keynote Speaker for the 5th Girl Geek Dinner CanberraI'm so pleased to be able to introduce our keynote speaker for the 5th Girl Geek Dinner Canberra.<br />
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As keynote for the dinner, Kim will be speaking on <font style="font-weight: bold;">Women in IT in Defence/Government</font>, IT Architecture and <font style="font-weight: bold;">The Challenge Of Being A Generalist In A Specialists World</font>. Kim says<br />
<blockquote>"everyone expects you to be a deep specialist in something and no-one knows how to deal with a generalist, yet most women are better at being a generalist across at least a few areas rather than a deep specialist"</blockquote><font style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Lambert</font><br />
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l0DZMS6R_FR2V_qtc1WlBd01pDzyvCNLJ7p6Empm-Vjj4kp95Wg4Os1TU9Ymgv4WpwyxUEnX4Zo3rUkheV0KnOfxdHKs04CAJxRiEJ7L6it1MHHdldsDUdVoIDA3PMlKWHNdstiy7tI/s1600-h/KL-350x354.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4l0DZMS6R_FR2V_qtc1WlBd01pDzyvCNLJ7p6Empm-Vjj4kp95Wg4Os1TU9Ymgv4WpwyxUEnX4Zo3rUkheV0KnOfxdHKs04CAJxRiEJ7L6it1MHHdldsDUdVoIDA3PMlKWHNdstiy7tI/s320/KL-350x354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436733106525025938" border="0"></a>Kim Lambert has over 20 years experience in IT but like many women, she didn't set out to 'go into' IT - she simply ended up doing that type of work.<br />
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Kim worked in a wide range of private industry areas, from wholesale sales, through retail management, administration and financial management before starting in the IT industry in 1988. In 1988 Kim moved from private industry to the Public Service, working in ACT Government at the time of its inception as a separate entity. After 3 years working in IT, she decided to study in that area and completed a Graduate Diploma in Applied Science in Computing.<br />
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In 1994, Kim moved to the <font style="font-weight: bold;">Department of Defence</font> as <font style="font-weight: bold;">IT Manager for the Capital Equipment Program Division</font>. Over the following 4 years she managed the implementation of wide area connectivity within Defence across the ACT and co-ordinated IT activity for the Acquisition and Logistics Program (comprised of 7 Divisions), as well as Project Managing a number of major upgrade activities.<br />
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Kim was a member of the newly created <font style="font-weight: bold;">Defence Information Environment Committee</font> which established policy and governance for the rapidly growing Defence national networks and in 1997 Kim moved to the Family Court of Australia as Manager of Network Development and Support, managing a range of major upgrades to the Courts systems across a nationally distributed network of sites.<br />
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In 1997, Kim undertook contracting roles at ACTEW Corporation (ACT Electricity and Water) and the ATO however, she returned to Defence in 2001 and carried out various contract roles over the next 5 years managing IT Infrastructure development activities for the DSN, working on major project and system integration activities, as a client liaison and stakeholder manager for ICT based projects and as a Project Manager for major building ICT infrastructure upgrades.<br />
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In January 2006 Kim returned to the permanent Public service in Defence to the role of Director, Architecture Support in the Information and Architecture Management Branch of the Chief Information Officer Group. Her broad based IT industry skills and knowledge were well suited to this role, which managed a wide range of activities covering the development and management of the Defence Architecture Framework, the Defence Standards Management System, the policy and procedures to support the use of the Architecture Framework, and the Training development and delivery in support of Enterprise Architecture (EA) in Defence, as well as the Defence sponsored EA tertiary courses offered through the Australian Defence Force Academy.<br />
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Kim was instrumental in introducing the process which ensures that all changes to the Defence Information Environment (DIE) are architecturally assessed to assure the integrity of the DIE.<br />
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On top of all of this, Kim has also been involved in a range of Whole-of-Government Interoperability Working Groups and is a past Chair of the International Defence Enterprise Architecture Specification (IDEAS) Working Group which is developing data models, architecture models and methodologies for interoperability of Allied Nations Business and ICT Architectures. She was also a founding co-Chair of the Australian Defence Architecture Practices and Training Industry Forum (ADAPTIF). She has been active in the Australian Government oriented Enterprise Architecture community and has presented on Defence architectures in 2006 and 2007 at the Telelogic sponsored ‘Innovate’ conference.<br />
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In March 2008, Kim chose to leave the public service to take new challenges in her current role as <font style="font-weight: bold;">Technical Services Group Manager</font> for the Defence Regional ICT outsourcing contract, at Unisys. In this role she has established a new group with technical support and governance responsibilities, providing high level; technical resources in support of over 300 field staff around the nation. Her team provide senior technical skills in such areas as IT Architecture, Server and Desktop Management, network management, ICT Security, Project Management, Change management, Technical Writing, Testing, ITIL and Six Sigma Process Improvement, Asset Management, Technical Training development and delivery, Problem Management and root cause analysis.<br />
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During the 18 month transition from Defence to the Unisys operation of the Defence regional ICT infrastructure, Kim assembled and managed a team of 12 staff who were <font style="font-weight: bold;">technical change agents</font>, travelling to all regions of Australia to support other staff in transitioning and ensuring that service delivery to the clients was not impacted as responsibilities and roles changed. The transition has been described by Defence management as the smoothest large transition that they have ever been involved in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-693047577868586032010-06-10T21:11:00.004+10:002010-06-15T19:01:21.162+10:00Microsoft Girl Geek Dinner #5 ... finally!<div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This event has now reached its maximum capacity, so I've closed the RSVP list. If you want to be added to the waiting list, please email me directly on ggdcanberra(at)gmail(dot)com.</b></span></div><br />
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It brings me an awful lot of pleasure to be able to finally announce the fifth Canberra Girl Geek Dinner!<br />
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<b>Date</b>: Wednesday, 30 June, 2010<br />
<b>Time</b>: 6:00pm<br />
<b>Venue</b>: <a href="http://www.hellenicclub.com.au/woden/index_woden.html">The Hellenic Club, Woden</a><br />
<b>Cost</b>: Free, thanks to Microsoft Australia.<br />
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I am currently confirming our speaker lineup, and will announce the talks very soon. Make sure you're <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/ggdcanberra/subscribe">signed up to our mailing list</a> so that you don't miss out on the announcement. In the meantime, if you would like to give a lightning talk, please email me on ggdcanberra(at)gmail(dot)com with your name, and your talk topic. I only have a limited number of lightning talk slots, so please get in quick to make sure you don't miss out!<br />
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Dinner will be a buffet station with a selection of finger food, including vegetarian and gluten free options (and no shellfish!). If you require anything different, please let me know and I'll arrange an alternative for you from the Hellenic Club.<br />
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So now you have all the details, all you need to do is drop your name in the box below to let me know that you're coming. We are limited to 50 places. Once we hit 50, I'll open up a waiting list. Now, go!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-45320655740681575102010-02-17T21:15:00.002+11:002010-02-18T14:33:07.525+11:00Updated Details for GGD #4<div style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This event has now reached its maximum capacity, so I've closed the RSVP list. If you want to be added to the waiting list, please email me directly on ggdcanberra(at)gmail(dot)com.</b></span></div><br />
Now being brought to you by <a href="http://readingroom.com.au/">Reading Room</a>!<br />
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<b>Date</b>: Friday, 26 February, 2010<br />
<b>Time</b>: 5:30pm<br />
<b>Venue</b>: Reading Room, 45 Torrens Street Braddon <br />
<b>Cost:</b> Free! If you have already paid, you should have a refund winging its way to you now<br />
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This event is being run by the lovely people at Reading Room, who are <a href="http://readingroom.com.au/news/join-us-in-celebrating-our-new-office-opening.aspx">celebrating the opening of their new premises</a>, and have asked us to come along and join the festivities.<br />
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Senator Kate Lundy and Pia Waugh will both be giving speeches there, including a Q&A session. This is a great opportunity to get in and see them again, and also get in and ask the burning questions.<br />
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Additionally, there's some cool interactive digital art on display, which is sure to entertain. <br />
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There will be a cocktail-style canape menu on offer.<br />
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This event also has the usual rule about male attendees. Men are more than welcome, but do need to be accompanied by a girl geek. Please email me on ggdcanberra(at)gmail(dot)com if you have any questions.<br />
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Please drop your RSVP in the comments, if you haven't already done so. We're limited to 25 places, so get in fast to make sure you don't miss out!<br />
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I'll see you all on the night!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-3543123531859324982010-02-16T19:44:00.000+11:002010-02-16T19:44:08.878+11:00Change of PlansSometimes, it seems, the GGD planning takes on a life of its own.<br />
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As you know, the dinner isn't sponsored this time around, so first of all I want to say a huge <b>thank you</b> to everyone who has already paid for tickets.<br />
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Today, I received an interesting phone call from Cathie who is the marketing and PR person for <a href="http://www.readingroom.com.au/">Reading Room</a>, and also a <a href="http://girlgeekdinnerssydney.blogspot.com/">Sydney GGD</a> organiser.<br />
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Reading Room are holding their <a href="http://www.readingroom.com.au/news/join-us-in-celebrating-our-new-office-opening.aspx">opening celebrations</a> on the same night as our planned GGD Dinner #4, so they have invited us to hold our dinner at Reading Room instead.<br />
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This has a number of advantages. First of all, Reading Room will be covering costs, so if you have paid for a ticket, I will be refunding this to you in the next few days. It also means we get to hear Kate Lundy and Pia Waugh speak again, and also have the chance to check out some fantastic digital art in the flashy new Reading Room premises.<br />
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The venue is in Braddon, and the time will change slightly to a 5:30pm start. Instead of a sit-down meal, it will be a cocktail-style canape menu.<br />
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As for our keynote speaker Kim Lambert, she has agreed to be our keynote at GGD #5 (late April/early May) instead. At this stage, I can't confirm whether or not we'll have the ability to do some lightning talks. Rest assured though that if we don't, and I've already told you that you're in, you will get a chance at the next GGD.<br />
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I will be updating the EventBrite event as soon as I have finalised all the details. In the meantime, please register your interest in the comments. We will be limited to 20-30 attendees, so get your name down now to make sure you don't miss out. If you've already bought tickets, you're guaranteed to get in, no need to put your name down again.<br />
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If all I've done is confuse the hell out of you (and don't worry, I'm confussled too at this stage!) then please just email me on ggdcanberra(at)gmail(dot)com and we'll get it straightened out.<br />
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Thanks, and apologies for upsetting the apple cart ... again!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-22605199139506336382010-02-11T20:15:00.012+11:002010-02-12T07:38:39.699+11:00Girl Geek Dinner #4Announcing the fourth Canberra Girl Geek Dinner, and the first for 2010!<br />
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<b>Date</b>: Friday, 26 February, 2010<br />
<b>Time</b>: 6:00pm for a 6:30 start<br />
<b>Venue</b>: The Belconnen Soccer Club - Hawker. <b style="font-weight: normal;">Corner Springvale Drive & Belconnen Way.</b> <br />
<b>Cost:</b> $40/head. Please register and pay using <a href="http://ggdcanberra4.eventbrite.com/">EventBrite</a><br />
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Unfortunately, we haven't been able to secure a sponsor for our dinner this time around. You can pay using PayPal over at <a href="http://ggdcanberra4.eventbrite.com/">EventBrite</a>. In return for your money, you get a lovely meal, and some goodies from our friends at Yahoo!7 and Google. Please note that we will not be able to accept payment at the door, if you have not paid ahead of time, you will not have a seat reserved for you.<br />
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Our keynote speaker will be Kim Lambert, who will be speaking about women in IT in Defence/Government, IT Architecture, and the challenge of being a generalist in a specialists world.<br />
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I'm also on the lookout for lightning talks. These are short five minute talks, and they can be on any topic you're familiar with. It doesn't have to be technical, it just has to be of interest to a whole bunch of girl geeks. Please let me know in the comments if you're interested. Also, feel free to use the mailing list for discussion around lightning talks.<br />
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There will be a sit-down meal, which will be served 50/50. If you require a vegetarian or vegan meal I <b>must</b> know <b>before</b> 24 February.<br />
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This event also has the usual rule about male attendees. Men are more than welcome, but do need to be accompanied by a girl geek. Please email me on ggdcanberra(at)gmail(dot)com if you have any questions.<br />
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I'll see you all on the night!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-59870456861259687112010-02-11T14:19:00.000+11:002010-02-11T14:19:30.979+11:00Press Release: "Girl Geeks: The Challenge of being a Generalist in a Specialist World"<b></b>Are women better at understanding and coping with a wide range of information and ideas, rather than specialising in one particular area? <br />
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On February 26th 2010 local Canberra girl geek, Kim Lambert will tackle this question as the keynote speaker at the upcoming Girl Geek Dinner Canberra.<br />
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Ms Lambert has over twenty years experience in the IT industry. Like many women, she did not set out with the intention of working in computing, she simply ended up doing that type of work. Today Ms Lambert is the Technical Services Group Manager at Unisys for the Defence Regional ICT outsourcing contract. Her IT career is wide and varied and includes sojourns with the ACT Government and Department of Defence.<br />
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Ms Lambert says “everyone expects you to be a deep specialist in something and no-one knows how to deal with a generalist, yet most women are better at being a generalist across at least a few areas, rather than a deep specialist”.<br />
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<b>Girl Geek Dinners Canberra</b><br />
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The 4th Girl Geek Dinner in Canberra is being held at 6.00pm on 26 February, 2010 at the Belconnen Soccer Club, Hawker. All women who work with technology in any way are invited to attend the dinner and join our community. Men are welcome at the invitation of a Girl Geek.<br />
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The Girl Geek Dinners in Canberra are organised by Lana Brindley, and have been running since early last year. Girl Geek Dinners are also run in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and over forty other locations worldwide.<br />
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Sarah Blow (London UK) developed the concept of Girl Geek Dinners four years ago. She had become tired of being one of the few women to attend technical events. Girl Geek Dinners aim to provide a platform for women who use technology to learn and network in an informal environment. Girl Geek Dinners are always held in pubs, clubs or bars, and there is usually a speaker or three who talk for a short while on a chosen subject for the evening.<br />
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<b>For More Information:</b><br />
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Lana Brindley Ph: 0410 500 659<br />
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Just to give you a quick update on the Girl Geek Dinner front, GGD #4 is already in the pipeline, to be held in late February. Keep your eyes on your Twitter stream or your RSS for more details as they become available. We'll announce everything right here on the blog.<br />
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In the meantime, why not have a think about what you would like to see at the next dinner. Do you have any ideas about what talks you would like to hear, or what we can do to make the event really memorable? Drop your ideas in the comments and I'll do my best to make it happen.<br />
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I would also like to extend a very warm welcome to <a href="http://askcharlyleetham.com/blog/">Charly Leetham</a>, who has been doing an amazing job of helping me out with planning. You might remember that Charly gave a lightning talk at GGD #3. Well, she made the fatal mistake of offering to help, and since then I've put her to work! You'll probably see some blog posts and media releases from her pen as well over time.<br />
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Looking forward to doing this all again soon, take care!<br />
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LanaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-45551035570881962732009-10-26T18:35:00.002+11:002009-12-08T20:25:12.079+11:00Press Release: Geek Women Wear The Badge With PrideOn October 14th, 2009 the 3rd Girl Geek Dinner Canberra (sponsored by Google Australia) was held at the Burns Club in Kambah. The keynote speaker for the event was Senator Kate Lundy, who shared her experiences as a woman using technology through her career. Over 50 women (and men) attended the event to make it an outstanding success.The 4th Girl Geek Dinner Canberra is now being planned for February, 2010 and we are seeking women who work with Technology (in any way) to join our community. We are also seeking sponsors for our events to help raise the profile of Girl Geek Dinners, and women who work with technology in the Canberra region.<br />
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<b>Girl Geek Dinners Canberra</b><br />
The Canberra Chapter of Girl Geek Dinners was started in February 2009 by Lana Brindley, a technical writer, when other Girl Geek Dinners started up in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.<br />
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Lana Brindley says “<i>My vision for Canberra dinners is to provide a casual and fun environment, with a variety of speakers on different topics. The dinners provide an opportunity for attendees to network with like-minded people in a relaxed atmosphere. I aim to keep the dinners light hearted, and fun, with a range of speakers on different topics. It's a diverse and interesting group, which comes through in our talk schedule.</i>”<br />
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<b>What Are Girl Geek Dinners</b><br />
The concept of Girl Geek Dinners was introduced by Sarah Blow (London UK) 4 years ago when she tired of being one of the few women to attend technical events. The ethos behind Girl Geek Dinners is to provide a platform for learning and networking in an informal environment for geek women (that is, women who use technology). Girl Geek Dinners are always held in pubs, clubs or bars, and there is usually a speaker or three who talk for a short while on a chosen subject for the evening. Men are welcome, of course, but only at the invitation of a Girl Geek – this ensures that the event has a female majority. There are 49 active groups, and another five in the pipeline, worldwide.<br />
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<b>Are you a Girl Geek?</b><br />
If you are a woman who uses IT, you are welcome to join Girl Geek Dinners Canberra. Meet women from all walks of life who use technology in many different ways in an informal and friendly environment.<br />
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<b>For More Information:</b><br />
Lana Brindley Ph: 0410 500 659<br />
lanabrindley(at)gmail(dot)com<br />
http://girlgeekdinnerscanberra.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-27377358771871472782009-10-08T07:09:00.002+11:002009-10-08T09:13:26.431+11:00Announcing: Canberra Google Girl Geek Dinner #3!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>NOTE: </b>RSVPs have closed! Please make sure you're on the mailing list so you don't miss the announcement for GGD #4</span><br />
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I am very pleased to announce that the third Canberra Girl Geek Dinner is finally here, thanks to Google!<br />
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<b>Date</b>: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009<br />
<b>Time</b>: 6:00pm for a 6:30 start<br />
<b>Venue</b>: The Burns Club, 8 Kett St Kambah, ACT 2902<br />
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There will be a sit-down meal, which will be served 50/50. If you require a vegetarian or vegan meal I <b>must</b> know ahead of time. Please mention it on your RSVP.<br />
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I'm also on the lookout for lightning talks. These are short five minute talks, and they can be on any topic you're familiar with. It doesn't have to be technical, it just has to be of interest to a whole bunch of girl geeks. Please let me know when you RSVP if you're interested. Also, feel free to use the mailing list for discussion around lightning talks.<br />
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This event also has the usual rule about male attendees. Men are more than welcome, but do need to be accompanied by a girl geek. Please email me on loquacities(at)gmail(dot)com if you have any questions.<br />
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And now ... set to, and I'll see you all on the night!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>29 September: Bumped this post back up to the top of the page. L</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>8 October: Closed RSVPs and removed form. L</i></span><br />
<i></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-67600149065581549622009-10-02T14:00:00.011+10:002009-10-14T11:12:20.802+11:00Talk Schedule for Kate Lundy/Google GGDWe have an absolutely amazing talk schedule lined up for you all on the 14th. Of course, our star speaker is the one and only Senator Kate Lundy, who will be giving a talk titled "How the Geek will inherit the Earth". After the Senator speaks, we'll have a range of five minute lightning talks with topics ranging from the Canberra Dorkbot chapter to geek health and wellbeing. There's bound to be something to interest you. <br />
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<div class="im"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9l-WcunUMGbogO_rYl-AiywO1TF6iRVzzs4emeyabIRjNdrVmY6u0VERUKyQTAS3Bdv0qlpGpqtDkufD7tHJ2gxdtVYFtJ7DsbynricGBAOUMvTry6bIje0FE1Mzcz7FCN2DMsVsc7dA/s1600-h/purplelightning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9l-WcunUMGbogO_rYl-AiywO1TF6iRVzzs4emeyabIRjNdrVmY6u0VERUKyQTAS3Bdv0qlpGpqtDkufD7tHJ2gxdtVYFtJ7DsbynricGBAOUMvTry6bIje0FE1Mzcz7FCN2DMsVsc7dA/s200/purplelightning.jpg" /></a>6:35 - 6:40 Welcome by Lana<br />
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7:00 - 7:10 Pia Waugh on Being a geek on the hill<br />
7:10 - 7:20 Tracey Benson on Dorkbot Canberra<br />
7:20 - 7:30 Ruth Ellison on Twitter: more than a micro blogging tool<br />
7:30 - 8:00 Dinner served<br />
8:10 - 8:20 Caronne Carruthers-Taylor on Women of UX<br />
8:20 - 8:30 Charly Leetham - Balancing mind and body for Girl Geeks<br />
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And, just because I keep getting asked, Google will be covering the cost of your meal.<br />
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See you all on the 14th!<br />
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<b style="color: red;">Update:</b> We found a speaker for our empty slot! Thanks Caronne :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-23982612969861254322009-09-29T17:51:00.003+10:002009-09-29T17:53:42.223+10:00Talking up the GGD on 2CC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sqwarellc.com/archive/citizensmith/files/images/Radio_Microphone.medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="96" src="http://www.sqwarellc.com/archive/citizensmith/files/images/Radio_Microphone.medium.jpg" width="61" /></a><br />
</div>You might like to tune in to 2CC with Mark Parton tomorrow (Wednesday) morning around 7:30. Why? Because I'll be there, talking up the girl geek dinners!<br />
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<a href="http://www.radio2cc.com/presenters/mark-parton.html">Radio 2CC with Mark Parton</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-87686454120881731502009-09-29T16:08:00.001+10:002009-09-29T17:48:47.816+10:00Senator Kate Lundy, Google, and the Girl GeeksIf you've just landed here from Senator Kate Lundy's website, welcome! You will find all the nitty gritty details about the Google dinner on 14 October, and a form to RSVP, <a href="http://girlgeekdinnerscanberra.blogspot.com/2009/09/announcing-canberra-google-girl-geek.html">right here</a>.<br />
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Please feel free to browse around, and you might want to consider signing up to our mailing list, so you know when the next event is!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-61839146407687152472009-09-15T08:58:00.002+10:002009-09-15T08:58:44.443+10:00Software Freedom Day - 19 SeptemberSaturday 19 September is International Software Freedom Day. Software Freedom Day aims to promote and inform about programs that are freely available to everyone to install and use. You may be using some of these well known programs:<br />
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* Firefox - Web browser<br />
* Thunderbird - Mail client<br />
* Open Office - An office suite for word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, databases and more.<br />
* Scribus - Desktop publishing<br />
* Inkscape - Drawing program<br />
* Gimp - Image editing<br />
* VLC - Media player<br />
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To help you become familiar with these and others there are two events organised over two weekends.<br />
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Event 1: The Stall<br />
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Come to the Software Freedom Day Stall where we’ll be handing out free software as well as demonstrating and discussing the software available. If you have any questions about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) this is a good place to start. Come and have talk to a local expert, or try one of the programs one one of the demonstration machines. Free CDs will be handed out (while available) and many examples of FOSS software for use on Windows, Mac, and Linux.<br />
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Location: Computer Markets, Old Bus Depot Markets<br />
Date: Saturday, 19th September 2009<br />
Time: 10am to 2pm<br />
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Event 2: Install Fest<br />
If you want help installing your free software, or just want to ask some more questions, then come along to the install fest. Bring your<br />
computer and your questions to:<br />
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Location: Room N101, Ground Floor, Computer Science and Information Technology building, ANU<br />
Date: Saturday, 26th September 2009<br />
Time: 10am to 3pm<br />
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For more information:<br />
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General information. http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/<br />
Information about the Canberra events http://softwarefreedomday.org/teams/Canberra<br />
Information on some of the programs being given away http://www.theopendisc.com/programs/<br />
Open Source as alternative http://www.osalt.com/<br />
One of the distributions of Linux available on the day http://www.ubuntu.com/<br />
Another distribution of Linux available on the day http://fedoraproject.org/<br />
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Contact Details<br />
Organiser Paul Wayper<br />
Email paulway@mabula.net<br />
Phone 6251 5257Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-46607739041310876882009-09-10T10:31:00.000+10:002009-09-10T10:31:06.332+10:00Have you missed me?After a couple of months off, which (due to illness) turned into a couple too many months off ... GGD Canberra is back!<br />
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And not just that, but we're back with a sponsor, does it get any better than this?<br />
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And so now it's full-steam ahead into planning for GGD #3. Keep your eyes peeled, set up your RSS feed, and make sure you're signed up for the mailing list. Then just hang on for the ride ...<br />
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Watch this space!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-46599210706595287282009-05-31T11:41:00.003+10:002009-05-31T11:42:23.604+10:00We have a mailing listCast your eyes to the right of this blog post. It's a white box with a hole in it for your email address! Put your email address in, hit the button, and be assured that you will never again miss a GGD Canberra announcement. Yay!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-85949581392434867022009-05-30T18:07:00.003+10:002009-05-30T18:10:29.664+10:00Linux n00bsPlease forgive the shameless promotion, but over at my <a href="http://lanabrindley.blogspot.com">other blog</a>, I've just posted a poll and an associated blogpost about an idea I'm developing. If you're new to Linux, or just thinking about it, I would love you to <a href="http://lanabrindley.blogspot.com/2009/05/linux-n00bs.html">head over there and vote</a> on what you think about a series of independent Linux absolute beginner courses.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-78695010555321671802009-05-26T08:27:00.002+10:002009-05-26T08:33:26.715+10:00InstallFest this Saturday at ANUI'll be there, and would love to see you if you can drop in. There will be a sausage sizzle lunch available, and all the free and open-source help you can take! Bring your hardware, or just bring your expertise. It's a great opportunity to learn about free and open source software, even if you're just dabbling, or to help others grok what it's all about.<br /><br />Details are available on the <a href="http://mabula.net/installfest/">Install Fest website</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-47264385601537911042009-05-26T08:24:00.002+10:002009-05-26T08:26:58.736+10:00Beginner CLUG announcementThis is the announcement of this Thursday's beginner CLUG meeting, from the CLUG mailing list. See the <a href="http://girlgeekdinnerscanberra.blogspot.com/2009/05/mini-ggd-meetup-on-28th-of-may-at-anu.html">next blog post</a> for details of the mini-GGD meetup happening beforehand.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-=oOo=-<br /></div><br /><br /> Canberra Linux Users Group Meeting - 28th May 2009<br /> ==============================<div id=":125" class="ii gt"><wbr>====================<br /><br />Date: 28th May 2009 (Fourth Thursday of the month)<br /><br />Time: 19:00 - 21:00 (or when it finishes)<br /><br />Speaker: Paul Wayper, Lana Brindley and others<br /><br />Abstract:<br /> The first of many CLUG Linux Learners Meetings!<br /><br /> This meeting is a 'fixfest' and learner session for<br /> people new to Linux or still finding their way around.<br /> (That's most of us!) We'll be having short talks about<br /> a variety of subjects but the majority of the night will<br /> be given over to people helping other people fixing<br /> problems and learning their way around Linux.<br /><br /> Lana Brindley will be starting the night with a talk<br /> entitled "10 Reasons Why You Do Not Want To Install<br /> Linux. Ever." and with a provocative title like that<br /> you can tell it's going to be interesting! Paul will<br /> then give a short talk on tips he's learnt in using<br /> Bash, the current standard command line shell in Linux,<br /> a talk sure to invite tips from the audience.<br /><br /> You're welcome to bring your computer along but please<br /> email me (Paul Wayper) beforehand so I can get an idea<br /> of the numbers of machines involved.<br /><br />Venue: Room N101<br /> Computer Science and Information Technology Building<br /> North Road<br /> The Australian National University<br /><br /> See <a href="http://clug.org.au/" target="_blank">http://clug.org.au/</a> for more directions and a map<br /><br />Food/drink: Pizza and soft drink/juice. Come hungry, and bring<br /> about $6 to cover the cost of your share if you<br /> want some.<br /><br />If you would like to give a talk at a future meeting, please email me.<br /><span style="color:#888888;"><br />--<br />linux mailing list<br /><a href="mailto:linux@lists.samba.org">linux@lists.samba.org</a><br /><a href="https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/linux" target="_blank">https://lists.samba.org/<wbr>mailman/listinfo/linux</a></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-77491861808486747792009-05-18T21:17:00.002+10:002009-05-25T18:42:09.602+10:00Mini GGD meetup on the 28th of May at ANUHi everyone,<br /><br />It's been a bit quiet on the GGD Canberra front recently (there are machinations afoot, so please hang in there. We'll be back bigger and better than ever in August!).<br /><br />But, if you've been missing the girl geek love, then why not hop along to a mini GGD on the 28th of May? I haven't pinned down event details yet, but would love to hear from you if you think you could make it.<br /><br />Here's the details so far ... the Canberra Linux Users Group is holding a "Beginner CLUG" at the ANU on Thursday the 28th at 7pm. Yours truly will be giving a speech entitled "10 Reasons why you do not want to install Linux. Ever". I know of at least one other girl geek who wants to attend the meeting, and we were discussing joining up for dinner beforehand. Of course, there's no pressure to get along to the meeting, but if you want to swing by the ANU after work (around 5:30/6pm) then I'd love to have a few drinks and something to eat with you. Venue to be decided by consensus :)<br /><br />If you can make it, just drop your name in the comments. I'd love to catch up with you all!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-=oOo=-<br /></div><br />Update 19 May 2009:<br /><br />Just a quick note to say that the CLUG meeting is <span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> a GGD event, anyone and everyone is welcome.<br /><br />The GGD event is the meetup <span style="font-weight: bold;">before</span> the CLUG meeting, and the usual rules apply - open to all women, and men must have a Girl Geek to escort them.<br /><br />Also, I'm not very familiar with ANU meal options (it's been years since I was last studying there!) ... does anyone have any good suggestions?<br /><br />You can find out more about CLUG on <a href="http://clug.org.au/">their website</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-=oOo=-<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">OK, here's the details you've been waiting for!<br /><br />We'll meet at 5:30 in Union Court at the Sizzle Cafe. We can then eat there, or move on to somewhere mutually agreeable. If you can't find us, then please call my mobile on 0410 500 659.<br /><br />I would also like to note that there will be pizza offered for a small fee at the CLUG meeting, so you can either eat beforehand (if pizza isn't your thing), or choose to eat pizza later on. Either way, I would love to see you for coffee and conversation.<br /><br />See you all on Thursday!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-=oOo=-<br /></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-32593416214397011852009-04-05T09:57:00.002+10:002009-04-05T10:05:15.124+10:00Thanks Ruth and Happy EasterThanks to everyone who made it along to the second Girl Geek Dinner last night, I had a great time and I hope everyone who came along enjoyed the presentation and the dinner. I also wanted to give a big shout out to our speaker Ruth Ellison. Her talk "From Apples to Eye Surgery" was interesting and informative, her passion for her work clear. The staff at Indian Affair also deserve a big thanks, they looked after us well, the food was spectacular, and it was a pleasure to be there.<br /><br />As I announced last night, Canberra Girl Geek Dinners will be going on a (short, very short!) hiatus, and will be back after the worst of the Canberra winter, so keep your diaries free in August. I'll announce the date as soon as I have one pinned down.<br /><br />So, have a happy Easter, stay safe if you are travelling, keep warm over the next few months, and I'll see you all again in August.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-12307410131920733912009-04-04T11:18:00.002+11:002009-04-04T11:28:08.089+11:00Second Canberra GGD tonightGet ready Canberra! The second Girl Geek Dinner is hitting Indian Affair tonight. Ruth Ellison will be speaking for us, there will be wonderful curries, and Easter goodies! See you all there.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398205840025726400.post-28661358464103812352009-04-01T08:27:00.005+11:002009-04-01T10:02:10.950+11:00Help!The lovely Paul Wayper is again looking for a sponsor to come along to Saturday's dinner. Those girls who are coming alone, could one of you see it in your heart to 'sponsor' Paul? No need to arrive together, I just need to match his name up to yours on my list :)<br /><br />From Paul:<br /><blockquote><br />I'd still like to come if anyone will sponsor me. I'll also be a little late as I'll just be arriving from a day trip to Melbourne at 7PM. </blockquote><br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />Update at 10am: Claine has offered to sponsor Paul. Thanks! You guys amaze me!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04441639648185651632noreply@blogger.com1