Girls In Tech

March 9, 2010

During this high-level event, top Publishers, Agency Executives and Brand Marketers will come together to discuss how Social Media is everywhere and is changing everything.

–>DIGIDAY gives media and marketing leaders a chance to converge and reveal high-level success strategies as well as offer insights on how the future of Social Media Marketing will play out for all.

–>Leading Women Include: Cynthia Neiman, Vice President of Mattel Digital Network, Mattel, Marty Collins, Group Marketing Manager, Windows Digital Marketing, Microsoft, Tameka Kee, editorial director, DIGIDAY, Sarah Hofstetter, Senior Vice President, Emerging Media & Client Strategy, 360i, and many more!

–> We’re partnering with digiday: Social on this event, so Girls in Tech LA Members Save $100 off the registration price. Use this code for your discount: GITDS. Register at https://registration.dm2events.com/event/socialla/.

Date:	Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Time:	9:00am – 7:00pm
Location:	Universal City Hilton, Los Angeles

January 26, 2010 8:15 am

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January 27, 2010 3:30 pm

The semantic web — if that phrase doesn’t mean anything to you yet, don’t worry. Pretty soon it will be as commonplace as its close cousin – the ’social web.’ It’s basically a fancy term for the idea of linking all the web’s data to create all kinds of relationships between people, products, sites and more. At its most basic level, it means creating a common language to allow all the individual elements of the internet to communicate and connect. By also making that language more human meaningful, developers can use semantic web principles to put out applications that are better able to comprehend and complement the core structures of our society.

Have you ever used Facebook Connect? Searched for something on Google? Bought a product through an Amazon affiliate link? Any time you do any of these things — and countless more on the big ol’ interwebs — you’re reaping the benefits of the semantic web.  In fact, some of the most exciting and innovative stuff happening on today’s internet is based on this concept. Which is why it’s fitting that for many people, ’semantic web’ is becoming synonymous with ‘Web 3.0.’

Want to learn more? Check out Mediabistro’s Web 3.0 Conference in Santa Clara next week. With speakers like Microsoft’s Mark Johnson and Scott Prevost, Google’s Johanna Wright and Vulcan Inc.’s Mark Greaves, the conference is already shaping up to be a great resource for anyone interested in learning more about the next big movement on the web. Plus, GIT members will save 20% on tickets with code: W3GIT.

What: Mediabistro’s Web 3.0 Conference

Where: Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
5101 Great America Parkway,
Santa Clara, California, USA 95054

When: January 26-27, 2010

Register

The next event on the GIT U radar is the Berkeley Stanford CleanTech Conference on Smart Grids, coming up this Friday in Menlo Park, CA. This is a great event for Girls in Tech University (GIT U) members at both the GIT SF and Silicon Valley Chapters.

This is the fourth in a continuing series of focused conferences highlighting clean technology solutions to address the planet’s multifaceted energy challenges. This fourth installment is made possible through the Stanford University Energy Crossroads. This conference will provide:

VISION: What is the Smart Grid today? Where is it going?
OPPORTUNITY: How can innovators make the most of Smart Grid opportunities?
EFFECTIVENESS: What policies will enable the Smart Grid? What are the constraints in the system?

 

 

EVENT DETAILS:
For more information and registration please visit their website at http://cleantech.stanford.edu
Location: Stanford Research Institute Auditorium International Bldg – Room T
333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Cost: Adults $85, All Students $20
Contact: Deep Sahni 650-305-9345
Website: http://cleantech.stanford.edu/bscc4/
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=168824359896&ref=ts

Midwestern developers are all abuzz this week in anticipation of the Heartland Developers Conference, an event for building professional skills and cultivating community relationships, taking place Oct. 15-16 in Omaha. With 68 sessions and four development categories packed into two days, HDC is the place to be for software designers, developers, engineers, analysts, architects…you get the picture.

For the first time since the conference began in 2004, Girls in Tech will have a presence at the event to share our mission, experience and passion. We’re excited about networking with fellow techies, but we’re also looking forward to some high quality speakers and sessions. The first day features keynotes by Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie and Adobe’s Kevin Hoyt. The next day is no shabbier, with keynotes by Neal Ford of ThoughtWorks  and Google’s Patrick Chanezon . Session topics range from iPhone dev and jQuery to alternative database technologies and Flex.

If you’ll be attending HDC, let us know at Omaha@GirlsInTech.net and be sure to stop by our booth. If not, follow the action on Twitter with the official event hashtag #HDC09. We’ll be sure to report back with a recap of the conference and its awesome evening events soon.

Originally posted on the Geeks on a Plane blog.

At Seedcamp in London, I was talking to a fellow who was interested in learning more about Geeks on a Plane and our itinerary of events. I explained that we were headed to Amsterdam for PICNIC, and he responded with, “Wow, you guys must be funded by some great sponsors if you are going to go to Amsterdam just for a picnic.” We had a good chuckle. I’ve only been to PICNIC for about two hours now, however, have been able to absorb the vibrant nature of the event – the booths, graphics on the walls, picnic tables everywhere and some really enthusiastic faces. Impressive.

PICNIC unites thousands of creative minds every year in Amsterdam. PICNIC will surprise you, inspire you and offer a breath of fresh air from your daily routine. PICNIC ‘09 takes place from 23 to 25 September at the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Don’t miss the year’s most inspiring, fascinating and entertaining festival!

August 15, 2009
8:00 am	to	6:00 pm

Have you heard of it? The world’s first Freelance Camp was held August 16th 2008  in the amazing coastal city of Santa Cruz, California! The event was to explore and promote the synergy that independent contractors can bring to business today.

Freelance Camp is a place to discuss and explore the different approaches to running a successful freelance business / service company. Events have been based on the Barcamp format, which is a network of user generated participatory events whose content is fully provided by the participants. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. Some of the events are free (thanks to sponsors) while other charge a token fee to help cover overhead. Each camp is run by a local team of volunteers and is put on for the benefit of the community (not profit). Any left over proceeds are donated to the organizer’s charity of choice. All the events to date have included breakfast, lunch and an after party.

Who should come? If you sell your services (or are considering it), you are a perfect fit: developer, designer, accountant, blogger / journalist, realtor, lawyer, carpenter, engineer, financial adviser, marketer, sales, musician, artist, inventor… Historically, the bulk of attendees are from the hi-tech industry but Freelance Camp organizers encourage all types of owners to come to provide a balanced perspective to business.

* Get experience based answers to your questions.
* Network and meet people running successful freelance businesses.
* Form partnership and collaborate.
* Find clients.
* Help others and be a person of influence.

Has your curiosity been peaked? Here are details on the next event:

Venue: Rittenhouse Building, Downtown Santa Cruz, CA
Date: Saturday August 15, 2009
Time: 8am – 6pm + after party
Cost: $25 or free if you are a student
Schwag: Klean Kanteen 27oz bottles
Register: http://freelancecamp3.eventbrite.com/

We Hear About Success, but We Learn From Failure

SNAP Summit – one of the first conferences for social web startups – has announced the topic for their fall event: Failure. They’ve dubbed it “FailCon.” It takes place on October 27th at the Kabuki Hotel in San Francisco. Girls in Tech discount tickets can be purchased at:

FailCon Girls in Tech Tickets

The lead organizer, Cassie Phillipps, writes:
“FailCon’s been developing in my head for the last year; but I wondered if people would really be interested in a day focused on entrepreneurial mistakes.

As I spoke with fellow founders, however, it became clear: failure’s an important topic that people crave to understand and speakers regularly avoid. Many think that failure is the defining moment for an entrepreneur: overcoming it proves that you’re inventive, tenacious, and prepared.

So I’ve decided to host FailCon on October 27th – peak conference season – and keep it incredibly affordable. Like our prior events, I expect 250 – 400 founders, developers, investors, marketers, and bloggers from the web 2.0/social-web sphere to attend. With help from GraffitiPR, we’re also reaching out to a diverse range of entrepreneurial organizations and news stations for some fresh faces.

Some of the topics scheduled include:
The Importance of Team: What variable make a successful founding team? What disagreements should be expected and how do you talk through them? If all else fails, how do you let someone go?
How VCs Handle Failure: What are the early signs of failure that VCs watch for? How do they handle a failing investment, preserve good relations, and protect their assets?

How NOT to Build Social Apps: Why do some viral campaigns flop, and how do you regain trust with your client? What are some things to avoid when designing for the social web? How can you recover a failing app?
Founder Frak-ups: A number of social web entrepreneurs will give short talks about their early mistakes and how they recovered. Invited speakers include:

Max Levchin; Slide (discussing Slide and PayPal)
Mark Pinkus; Zynga (discussing Tribe.net)
Lane Becker and Thor Mullen; GetSatisfaction
Seth Sternberg, Sandy Jen, and Elain Wherry; Meebo
Rashmi Sinha; SlideShare
and more!

I’m still looking for volunteers, sponsors, and companies to demo! More information on the event is at www.snapsummit.com. Email Cassie at cep@rfop.biz with questions and suggestions.

March 24, 2009 10:00 am

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March 26, 2009 5:00 pm

The Business of Community Networking is a best practice conference to create social networks and measure ROI of online marketing. Help your business interact, network and exchange knowledge using social media, reach new customers and make your performance soar. After three days of premier content delivered by over 25 talented speakers and panelists, you leave with a plan to take your company’s marketing to a whole new level.

Speakers include:

• Michael Leifer, Senior Vice President and Director of Social Media at SWIRL
• Erica Farthing, Director of Social Media at Condo Domain
• Liz Strauss, Social Web Strategist for Successful Blog
• Pattiann McAdams-Russell, President of the Online Division for Avon
• Francois Gossieaux, President of Beeline Labs

The conference organizers have offered Girls in Tech Members a $500 discount to event.  For more information on the line up, visit the Conference Website.

For information on how to receive a discount for the event, please email me: kate @ girlsintech . net

May 7, 2009 9:00 am

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May 8, 2009 5:00 pm

Girls in Tech is a proud supporter of the inaugural BIG Omaha Conference happening on May 7 & 8th 2009. It’s exciting and quite surprising to know that Omaha, Nebraska is becoming another tech hub, launching a variety of cutting-edge start-ups, hosting Tweetups and most recently this conference, which I’m sure will prove to be fruitful. Girls in Tech founder, Adriana Gascoigne will be speaking on a panel and a variety of Girls in Tech members will be attending to help promote and create awareness for the new Omaha chapter.

Here is a little more information on the event:

What happens when the country’s foremost creatives, entrepreneurs and innovators descend on one place? That place explodes. Which is precisely what we plan for Omaha.

The energy will be impossible to contain. We will begin building communities, companies and friendships. We will inspire new thoughts and completely new ways of thinking. We will develop visions: personal, shared, and civic. Speakers will come from some of the most innovative companies in the nation. And you’ll hear fantastic stories from numerous emerging businesses.

In the end, you’ll take away a network and an energy that will propel those new connections to greatness. For you. For your business. For your community.

Come to the heart of the Midwest. And let’s rebuild this country from the inside out.

 

This conference is hosted by Stanford Women in Business (SWIB). SWIB seeks to provide the women of Stanford University an opportunity to build a foundation in business and join an encouraging community of aspiring and successful businesswomen. Stanford Women in Business intends to equip young women with the tools necessary to seize their talent and succeed in the world of business. Through events and programs such as business skill workshops, leadership conferences, career exposès, or mentorship pairings, SWIB is helping women find career direction, network with alumni and peers, and set and achieve ambitious career goals.

KEYNOTE

Speaker: Candace Nelson, Founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes
“Sprinkles Cupcakes: Building A Business From Scratch”

OPPORTUNITIES

The fair will include booths hosted by Stanford student business and women’s organizations as wells as women’s professional organizations from the Bay Area. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about membership, activities, and upcoming events related to their business interests. Representatives will be available to answer questions and share experiences.

Participants will include:
* 85 Broads
* AKPsi
* Stanford Consulting
* Stanford Finance
* Stanford Marketing
* Gumball Capital
* Stanford Venture Capital Club
* Cap & Gown
* Stanford Pre-Business Association
* Girls in Tech
* Stanford Women in Business
* Future Women Leaders
*Stanford Society for Entrepreneurs in Latin America
…and more!

WORKSHOPS AND PANELS

NETWORKING WORKSHOP

Does the term “networking” make you a little nervous – or even a lot? Join Dr. Susan Bernstein as she helps you discover helpful ways to make your networking easier. You’ll discover what to say and how to say it. And you’ll learn how to start up or break into a conversation. If you happen to be one of those “shy” types, find out how you can overcome your nerves and feel more at ease. If you’re wanting to make meaningful connections to help you land jobs and internships, this workshop will give you tips, perspectives, and even hands-on practice, so that networking becomes less nerve-wracking and more valuable.

CONSULTING PANEL

Learn about a wide variety of career opportunities within consulting from:

* Phyllis Moore, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Human Capital Consulting
* Sonia Nagala, Associate, Parthenon Group, Strategy Consulting
* Minli Virdone, Associate, McKinsey & Co, Management Consulting

Have your own questions about functions within consulting answered by the panelists.

NON-TRADITIONAL BUSINESS CAREER PANEL

A panel featuring leading female business professionals including:

* Kathy Chou, VP World Wide Communication Sales, HP
* Jessica Gilmartin and Patama Roj, Founders, Fraiche Yogurt
* Michaela Prescott, Google
* Sophia Tu, Gumball Capital
* Juliet Rothenberg (Moderator), Mayfield Fellow, Stanford University, Class of 2009

Learn how to approach business fields outside of banking and consulting and hear the success stories of these businesswomen. Have your own questions answered by the panelists.