Girls In Tech

The Flash Gaming Summit is back for its 2nd year! Join in for a one day conference dedicated to fostering the growth and success of the Flash games community. The conference will bring together leaders in the flash game space to share industry insights and strategies on successful game design, development and monetization.

The program includes panel discussions plus a keynote by Jameson Hsu, CEO of Mochi Media. Other panelists include:

* Chris Hughes, FlashGameLicense.com

* Jim Greer, Kongregate

* Vikas Gupta, Social Gold

* Renaun Erickson, Adobe

* Mark Skaggs, Zynga

*David Stewart, Playdom

They will speak on topics such as “Money in Flash: Next Gen Monetization of Flash Games,”  “Everything About Sponsorship & Licensing” and “4 keys to a successful social game that all game developers should know.”

For more info. & to register, go to: http://www.flashgamingsummit.com/index.html

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Beth Kuenstler; Director of Partnership Development, CARE

Beth Kuenstler is Director of Partnership Development for CARE, one of the world’s largest international humanitarian organizations, with headquarters in Atlanta, GA and operations in over 65 countries. In her position, Beth leads CARE’s new approach for partnering with Fortune 100 companies to increase brand awareness by engaging consumers and employees in CARE’s poverty-fighting work. Since joining CARE in 2005, Beth has developed marketing partnership strategies that have produced over ten million dollars in media value and increased financial support. Prior to joining CARE, Beth spent over 10 years in consumer and high-tech marketing with Procter & Gamble, Kodak and Adobe. Her nonprofit experience includes the Executive Director role of San Francisco-based Hands On Bay Area, a local affiliate of the national organization Points of Light Foundation/Hands On Network. In her role as Executive Director, Beth oversaw the engagement of nearly five thousand corporate and community volunteers that annually contributed the equivalent of over one million dollars of time to local nonprofits.

Beth holds a MBA from Purdue University, where she also garnered national recognition for founding the Management Volunteer Program. The program is in its fifteenth year of engaging graduate students in their local neighborhoods to spark a life-long commitment to community service and philanthropy.

Aaron Lee; Co-Founder, RedBeacon

Aaron works on product design and engineering at Redbeacon. Prior to Redbeacon, Aaron was one of the founding engineers on Google Video. He later became the Tech Lead on YouTube monetization, building products that spanned AdSense, AdWords and YouTube. He was also a Launch Engineer, helping launch many other Google products and mentoring and promoting engineers. Aaron was one of the angel investors in startup Blade3D and also provided technical advice to startup Cooliris. Aaron received his Ph.D. from Princeton and M.A. & B.A. from University of Cambridge.

Charlene Li; Founder, Altimeter Group

Charlene Li is the Founder of Altimeter Group and co-author of the business bestseller, “Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies“, published by Harvard Business Press in May 2008. She is currently working on her next book, “Open: How Leaders Win By Letting Go”, to be published in May 2010 by Jossey-Bass. She frequently consults and speaks on social and emerging technologies and publishes a blog, The Altimeter. Charlene is one of the most frequently-quoted industry analysts and has appeared on 60 Minutes, The McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN, and CNBC. She is also frequently quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USAToday, Reuters, and The Associated Press. She is a much-sought after public speaker and has presented frequently at top technology conferences such as Web 2.0 Expo, SXSW, Search Engine Strategies and the American Society of Association Executives.

Jessica Livingston; Founding Partner, Y Combinator

Jessica Livingston is a founding partner at Y Combinator, a seed-stage venture firm based in Mountain View, CA. She is the author of Founders at Work, a collection of interviews with founders about the early days of their startups. Previously, she was vice president of marketing at investment bank Adams Harkness. In addition to her work with startups at Y Combinator, Livingston organizes Startup School (www.startupschool.org)

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Donna Novitsky; CEO, BigTent

Donna is CEO of Big Tent Design, www.bigtent.com. Capitalizing on a rapidly growing social marketing trend, BigTent delivers creative “engagement marketing” campaigns connecting brands with consumers, in particular household decision makers and trend setters. BigTent can do this because of its nearly million member-strong base of women in groups such as parenting clubs, schools, non-profits and professional associations. As the next generation “Yahoo! Groups,” BigTent is the trusted platform groups rely on for enterprise-class membership management tools combined with the best of social networking for discussions, calendaring, photos, profiles and classifieds. BigTent’s members are very committed to their groups, and BigTent is the platform that allows members to connect to each other 24×7 online, by email and, coming soon, on Facebook. Donna joined Big Tent from Mohr, Davidow Ventures (MDV) where she was a Partner for nine years, serving as VP Marketing in sixteen MDV-funded start-ups. Prior to MDV, Donna was VP Marketing at Clarify Inc., a CRM pioneer that she helped establish, grow, take public and grow some more. Her career began at Sun Microsystems in product management. Donna holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering with Distinction from Stanford University and a Harvard MBA, and also teaches Entrepreneurial Marketing in the Stanford School of Engineering. In her free time she enjoys playing with her husband and two kids and volunteering in her kids’ school.

Lisa Padilla; CEO, Communicate.io

Lisa Padilla is the CEO of Communicate.io, a digital marketing agency based in Silicon Valley and host of Lisacast a podcast with a following of over 20,000 listeners. Lisacast has been following influencers in Silicon Valley (and other technology capitals of the world) for over a decade. In her role as CEO of Communicate.io, Lisa has been helping businesses reach customers and partners with effective marketing campaigns and visibility programs. Lisa’s strategic and hands-on experience offers specialization in advertising, search marketing, social media, micro-media and channel marketing. In addition, Lisa is a pioneer user of many social networks and new media, and an avid photographer with over 6,000 or her photos posted on Flickr, one of the many tools she considers a must have for niche marketers.

Cindy Padnos; Managing Partner, Illuminate Ventures

Ms. Padnos is the founding Managing Partner of Illuminate Ventures, an early-stage, high-tech venture capital firm and continues to serve as a Director of Outlook Ventures. Cindy’s experience and focus encompasses Internet/Web 2.0, SaaS, digital media, technology-enabled services, mobile communications and other software sectors.

Before entering the venture capital community Ms. Padnos was a successful serial entrepreneur including as founder and CEO of Vivant Corporation (EVLV); as President and CEO of Acumen, as vice president of marketing at Scopus Technology (SCOP); and at privately held companies IDE and Ingres. Her hands-on operational skills were initially developed in the telecommunications sector at AT&T. Early in her career Cindy also served as a management consultant in the information technology sector with Arthur D. Little and Booz Allen & Hamilton.

Ms. Padnos earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, at the University of Michigan and received her MBA/MSIA with honors from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. She serves on the Board of Advisors for the Tepper School and for Astia and on the Board of Directors of privately held companies BrightEdge, CalmSea, LPI&M, Wild Pockets, and Xactly Corporation.

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Please join Mission Schools International (MSI) at San Francisco’s Haines Gallery on Dec. 2 for an evening of cocktails, merriment, and mingling in support of an extraordinary new education model in Rwanda. MSI will offer a holistic program focused on science, technology, and entrepreneurship which will help create a dynamic and self-sustaining Rwandan economy.  MSI is assisting the Rwandan government to create Africa’s first-ever secondary school national curriculum in entrepreneurship.  After being inspired you will have the opportunity to donate to this ground-breaking cause.  Please RSVP at http://www.pingg.com/rsvp/7tyjk4pe8sqjbj4bp For more about MSI please go to www.missionschoolsinternational.org

Mission Schools International (MSI) will build a network of secondary schools whose graduates fundamentally transform the Rwandan economy.  MSI will offer a comprehensive program that combines exceptional education, basic healthcare, and proper nutrition.  MSI will support Rwanda’s economic development strategy of building a knowledge-based economy by providing a rigorous academic program focusing on science, technology, and entrepreneurship.   MSI is working closely with the Rwandan government to open its first school in January 2011 in Rwinkwavu, a rural village in the poorest province in Rwanda.  MSI graduates will be the scientists, bankers, programmers, and innovators who create a self-sustaining, middle-income Rwandan economy.

1. Learn how to catapult your career in technology through workshops and presentations from top, successful women in tech
2. Network with over 250 eager and influential women in the tech industry
3. Understand industry trends, what models are working and what models aren’t working
4. Promote your ideas and your company to a group of very targeted women in tech
5. Learn how you can create change by using the web tools and platforms available for developing nations
6. Participate in the Girls in Tech + Vator.tv pitch contest

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For more information on the Catalyst Conference, please use the following link: INFORMATION

September 10, 2009
6:30 pm	to	9:00 pm

We are very excited to introduce Girls in Tech – Silicon Valley! Yup, girls of the South Bay and Peninsula, we now have events closer to home.

Our first event is

From Whiteboard to App Store: Taking your iPhone app from concept to launch

Thursday, September 10, 2009
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM (PT)

Event Description:

Have you ever had a great idea that you thought would make for a perfect iPhone application? Ever wonder how to get your product ideas from a paper napkin to getting launched in the iTunes app store? Do you have questions on how to develop the perfect user interface for your applications? Are you interested in learning more about how to monetize your iPhone applications?

The Girls in Tech-Silicon Valley chapter launch event aims to answer all these questions and more. We have put together a fantastically talented and knowledgeable panel of experts who will not only be informative, but engaging and inspirational as well. The panel consists of Suzanne Ginsburg of Ginsburg Design and author of the iPhone design blog iPhone UX Reviews, Mike Fyall from AdMob, an expert in promoting and monetizing your app with advertising, and Dhana Pawar, a leading mobile application development expert.

Panel:
Suzanne Ginsburg of Ginsburg Design and author of the iPhone design blog iPhone UX Reviews
Mike Fyall of AdMob, an expert in promoting and monetizing mobile applications via advertising
Dhana Pawar, a leading mobile application development expert

So come join us for a session of networking, learning, bloopers and, yes, successes too!!

Where:
TIPS Groups
1000 Elwell Court, Suite 150
Palo Alto, California 94303
650-293-3350

Price:
$10.00 (includes hors d’oeuvres & drinks)

RSVP:
http://gitiphoneapps.eventbrite.com/

Girls in Tech will be attending this year’s Start-up Weekend, co-hosted by Women 2.0. It’s a conference where developers, business minds, innovators and dreamers come together to garner resources and learn about launching a start-up.

Maybe you have an idea, maybe you don’t?

Maybe you have started a start-up, maybe you haven’t?

Maybe you are a developer, designer, do-er?

What is Startup Weekend? It is a weekend where you meet like-minded people and start something over the weekend. Come to Startup Weekend to find an idea that resonates with you, join a team, and launch! Startup Weekend is a place to test ideas, contribute to ideas, and meet potential founders. We are bringing together the most innovative, talented, and out-of-the-box entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. This event is open to males and females.

For more information and to sign up for Start-up Weekend, please click on the following  link: http://startupweekend.com/

Calling all Entrepreneurs in New York, Boston, Washington DC, Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angles and San Diego!

We are excited to support Virgin America & BizTechDay for this very exciting sweepstake program! (www.FlyHighInSF.com).

You can now win a chance to visit San Francisco on Virgin America and attend BizTechDay Conference on October 22-23. One lucky winner per city will receive :

• One (1) round-trip coach-class air transportation for one person (1) on Virgin America Airlines to SanFrancisco, California
• One (1) night’s accommodations at the Hyatt Regency SFO (single room)
• One (1) complementary ticket to BizTechDay 2009

BizTechDay is one of the largest and most impactful business strategy and technology conference for entrepreneurs where they learn the most effective and economical web based tools for their businesses.

Business icons, renowned thought leaders and 1200 inspired entrepreneurs will come together at the 2009 BizTechDay conference to connect, educate and inspire each other with the most practical strategies and innovative tactics on how to best use internet technologies to start and grow their businesses.

The joint sweepstake program was designed specifically to provide an opportunity for entrepreneurs across the nation to win a chance to experience this learning opportunity without worrying about traveling cost.

This sweepstake begins on August 3, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) and ends on September 4, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Applications will be accepted online at: www.FlyHighInSF.com.

You can also register for BizTechDay today using our special discount code ‘GirlsinTech’ for $100 off.

When: October 22-23, 2009

Where: Hyatt Regency SFO 1333 Bayshore Highway Burlingame, CA 94010

20+ topics you will learn:

• How to Build a Strong Brand with Social Media Using Yelp, Linkedin, Facebook and Meetup
• Funding 2.0  – How to Use Social Media Tools and Raise $40,000 – $300,000 in 30 days
• How to Run Your Business or Nonprofit on the Cheap
• Leverage Mobile Platform to Market Your Business. How iFart became #1 App on iTunes
• How to Build Partnerships with Fortune 500 Companies
• How to Use Email Marketing Campaign to Build Your Database and Close Sales
• 13 Things Techie Don’t have Time to Tell You About Your Website
• How to Identify Sales Leads on Linkedin, Facebook and Yelp
• How to Create, Increase and Maintain Quality Traffic to Your Website
• Google for Technophobes: How to Secure Your Number One Spot on Google
• Special Session with Michael Gerber- World’s #1 Small Business guru
• How to Build Your Online Community from Zero to Millions
• Video Entrepreneur: How to Turn Visitors to Customers Using Viral Videos
• How to Raise $5000 – $100,000 for Your Business
• How to Get Media or Blogger Attention for Your Business or Nonprofit
• How to Build a Viral Product or Service that Sells Itself Online
• How to Make Money from Twitter
• How to Convert Your Facebook Fans into Customers
• Org 2.0 – How to Attract More Volunteers, Donors and Supporters to Your Cause Using Social Media

Doing it Right is an unparalleled resource for success – a transformative program designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs who want to become dominant players in their sectors. And last year, it expanded across the world.

The format? A comprehensive 6-day workshop, 2 month program of personalized coaching from premier experts and the opportunity to start benefiting from theglobal ecosystem of Angels, VCs, corporations, and entrepreneurs that is Astia.

Who should apply? Exceptional women-led high growth start-ups who know that success is not just about raising money but about growing a business and thriving even in today’s tough market.

Doing it Right is about…

Seizing opportunities to engage with Angel and Venture Capital.

Taking advantage of alternative sources of funding

Crafting an investor pitch to get the wallet from the investor’s pocket

Building defensible financial plans for maximum growth.

Developing a winning valuation and term sheet strategy

Drafting a blueprint for taking and defending significant market share

Bootstrapping to success through customer sales and strategy

Attracting the right team

Apply today if you have…

An innovative idea in either the Technology, Life Sciences or Clean Tech sectors

A high-growth investment opportunity

An exceptional team and business strategy

A significant market opportunity

A defendable competitive advantage

At least one woman in a leadership role (at C level) or in significant position of equity and influence

As many of you already know, Girls in Tech has partnered with YouNoodle to enable all Girls in Tech members to communicate, collaborate and connect with each other.

A cutting edge and iterative technology, YouNoodle is the perfect social network for Girls in Tech members because it supports innovation and entrepreneurship – the fulcrum of the organization.

Following is a little more detail on how the YouNoodle technology works. Sign up for the Girls in Tech YouNoodle social network, by clicking on the following link:

Join the Girls in Tech YouNoodle network by clicking here!

YouNoodle develops innovative ways to bring together the information, people and technology that help startups succeed.

We provide a platform for so far 50 of the world’s top university entrepreneurship clubs and competitions, serving tens of thousands of members and thousands of startups. Our tools help to effectively manage business competitions, events, mailing lists and community development. If you run a group and would like to join the platform apply and we’ll get in touch.

Startup Predictor is the first in a series of decision-making tools YouNoodle plans to introduce for the startup industry. Our development team studied thousands of current and past startups, using both publicly available and proprietary data, to determine patterns of predictive factors for early-stage companies’ success. You can try the test for free.