Posted by ubergeeke on June 11th, 2008 in blogpost
Not everyone will be able to make it, but if you’re already in the UK, or if this is something you’re willing to travel for, mark your calendars!
The 2008 Women In Games Conference isn’t until the second week of September at Warwick Castle, but the "call for papers" deadline is June 23rd, so get cracking. […]
Posted by ubergeeke on June 6th, 2008 in blogpost
Can’t believe I didn’t hear about this sooner.Over in Arkansas at Henderson State University, the Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses is currently underway. Officially, it started last night, but the actual presentations are scheduled today through Sunday.The topics defy description, but what I find most interesting is that most of the presenters are women, and […]
Posted by ubergeeke on May 29th, 2008 in blogpost
Not sure how I missed this, but RailsConf starts today, May 29th, 2008, and continues through June 1st in Portland, Oregon. If you’re in the area, and not registered for any of the seminars, make sure you visit the Exhibition Hall on Friday and Saturday and check out booths from O’Reilly (huge surprise - they’re […]
Posted by ubergeeke on May 14th, 2008 in blogpost
A couple of women have mentioned to me in their feedback email how difficult it is to meet with other technically inclined women in friendly surroundings. Seems like it’s an international issue, and luckily, there’s at least one solution. All around the world, from Italy to Malaysia, and many places in between, tech-minded women are […]
Posted by ubergeeke on May 10th, 2008 in blogpost
You can’t stop the signal, or the Big Damn Movie.
Here’s the deal: this summer, Firefly and Serenity fans will host screenings of "Serenity" all across North America and around the globe (well, okay, Australia anyway) to raise money for Equality Now .
From the Equality Now site:
"Equality Now was founded in 1992 to work […]
Posted by ubergeeke on May 8th, 2008 in blogpost
I’m embarrassed to say that I have never been to Comic Con, and I was born and raised in San Diego. Not sure yet what the penalty is in geek points lost, but someone is just *bound* to tell me.
Comic Con 2008 is scheduled to to begin with a Preview Night on July 23rd, followed […]