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The Weekly Writing Update
A bit late, but better late than never. I didn’t get any writing done for this blog last week, but I did complete an interview for the Geek Feminism Blog on the #LABHR experiment and on Getting Started in Open … Continue reading
Why I am a Member of the Open Source Initiative
And you should be, too. Full disclosure: I sit on the Board of the Open Source Initiative and am running for reelection in 2015. My board seat is a volunteer position and I receive no financial compensation for this work. … Continue reading
A Place to Hang Your Hat
On getting many good things done. And no one knows you’re doing any of it. tl;dr: If someone has volunteered to help your project, take the time to write a 2-3 sentence summary of what they did to help. You … Continue reading
My Reflections on 2014
Things I Learned During Last Year’s Digital Detox and Promises I’m Making to Myself I promised myself that I’d write more, and actually deliver on that promise to myself. Turns out the first piece is pretty personal, and I am … Continue reading
Grace Hopper Open Source Day 2013: Mentoring Projects Application Period Open
Well, technically it has been open for awhile now, but you see how often I get around to updating this blog. Grace Hopper Open Source Day will reprise for the 3rd time this year at the annual Grace Hopper Celebration … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, open source, volunteer work, women in tech
Tagged ghc open source day, grace hopper
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How To: Writing an Excellent Post-Event Wrap Up Report
Ed. Note: I originally composed this post as a resource for folks at my employer, Red Hat. Obviously, the Red Hat specific bits have been removed, e.g. my team can’t volunteer to help you edit your posts. I’d always planned … Continue reading
Berlin Buzzwords Conference Actively Recruiting Female Speakers
The fine folks organizing the Berlin Buzzwords Conference have opened their call for submissions, and they’ve reached out to me to ask for help in recruiting female speakers for the event. I gave a keynote address at the conference in … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, women in tech
Tagged berliz buzzwords, buzzwords, speaker resources
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Join Us for Open Source Day at Grace Hopper 2012
This post is lightly adapted from the original, which appeared on the Best of Systers Blog. Systers is the world’s largest email community of technical women in computing. It was founded by Anita Borg in 1987 as a small electronic … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, open source, volunteer work, women in tech
Tagged foss, ghc, ghc12, ghcosd12, grace hopper, open source, systers, women in tech
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An Inside Look at Hiring Processes: Some Thoughts for Women Seeking Employment in IT
A recent article in The Register caught my eye and inspired me to share some of my past experiences as a corporate recruiter for two tech firms. (I also asked a few of my colleagues who are currently working in … Continue reading
My Feminism Isn’t Good Enough for You
Or “Why We Can’t Have Nice Things….” Nice Girl (warning: this blog contains NSFW matters, as you can likely tell from the URL) has penned a post about her experience at OSCON this year and last, and I’m really glad … Continue reading
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