This weekend was the first annual Fashion Camp LA.  Fashion Camp is a weekend-long conference that brings together members of the mainstream fashion, independent fashion, and technology communities. Participants explore the future of fashion through workshops, panel discussions, and presentations.

Anyone with an idea is welcome to present, lead a workshop, or organize a panel discussion. One of the main tenets of Fashion Camp is that everyone is expected to participate by presenting, volunteering, or by being an active part of a discussion.

Fashion Camp LA 2010 covered a range of topics from Developing QR code campaigns, augmented reality and wearable technology, to digital lookbooks, the legalities behind fashion and the new rules of fashion PR.  Stay tuned for more events from Fashion Camp in your city.

Visit the website for complete details: http://www.la.fashioncamp.org/

Laurel Kaufman, Esq.
Managing Director Girls in Tech Los Angeles

www.ak-cg.com

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Please join us!

Register, here: http://pausethatempowers.eventbrite.com

About Arden:
Arden Pennell, Founder, The Ardency (to launch in late 2010)
Arden Pennell has taught wellness skills for nearly a decade at locations including Stanford University, Palo Alto Adult School, and others. As a conference organizer focused on venture-backed technology companies, whose events have been covered by media such as Wall Street Journal and Newsweek, she is familiar with the challenges and rewards of business. Alongside her conference business, she has intensively studied meditation with a focus on mindful awareness and loving states of mind. She has spoken at events including AlwaysOn’s Venture Summit and OnMedia NYC, as well as Girls in Tech’s Catalyst Conference. She graduated with honors with distinction from Stanford University, where she taught an accredited class on peer health counseling and co-directed a health-counseling center on campus.

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Kauffman Foundation Vice President Lesa Mitchell Provides Testimony Before the House Committee on Science and Technology on Improving Technology Commercialization

Watch live webcast
June 10, 2010 at 10 a.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Central

Tune in to watch Kauffman Foundation Vice President Lesa Mitchell provide testimony before the House

Committee on Science and Technology tomorrow, June 10, at 10 a.m. Eastern/9 a.m. Central.

The hearing will be streamed live at:  http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?newsid=2855

This hearing will focus on the role that improving technology commercialization of government-funded research can play in driving economic growth and and job creation. Mitchell will testify and provide information on several policy proposals, along with the Kauffman Foundation’s current thinking on best practices in technology commercialization. Mitchell will discuss the Kauffman Foundation’s call for an increase in the transparency of research resulting from federal funding through the creation of an “Innovation Exchange” and the need to encourage federal agencies that fund research to become more involved with driving university-specific improvements in technology commercialization.

To watch this hearing on the critical need to improve technology commercialization, go to the following website at 10 a.m. Eastern:
http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?newsid=2855

(Photo credit: www.kauffman.org)

Tags: Christine Oneto, House Committee on Science and Technology, Innovation Exchange, Kauffman Foundation
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As social media takes over the world, a new application called Waze (http://www.waze.com) is the first social mobile application that enables drivers to build and use real-time road intelligence.

Waze constantly-updates its road maps, alerts on traffic and accidents, provides users with the fastest route to get to their destination, and is also driven (pun intended) by user generated reports and updates .  (Who doesn’t need that in LA!)

And the best part? Because the map and all of its content is driver-generated, waze is completely FREE for users.

Waze is an amazing application but the problem is that a majority of users are all boys! So Waze finally decided to take action: CALLING ALL LADIES!

If you’re a girl gadget geek who loves getting involved in trendsetting technology projects, then Waze wants you. Waze is looking for ladies to become wazers and to start contributing to the driving communities in their areas.

And…one lucky Wazerette will win an iPad on June 17!

How to make yourself eligible to win the iPad:

1- Be a woman. We don’t suggest you do this especially for the contest, if you’re not one already:

2- Retweet this message on Twitter (feel free to translate, outside of English-speaking countries):   make sure to mention @waze

3- Download waze, if you haven’t already. Make sure to register your email address in the registration process, or in yours settings, so we’ll be able to contact you, should you be the lucky winner! http://www.waze.com/download/

4- Post one ‘chit chat’ on the waze map with this message (must be in English): Girlpower!*

Simple as that. On June 17, a lucky Wazerette will win an Ipad…let’s make sure that it’s a Girl In Tech!!!

http://www.waze.com

*to send a ‘chit chat’, click the ‘report’ button, click the purple and blue ‘chit chat’ icon, type your message, and click send.

Tags: Application, challenge, girl, girl power, girls in tech, ipad, mobile, power, tech, waze
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Crystal C. Yan (@crystalcy) is a Trilingual Chinese-American 18-years-young Blogger, Graphic Designer, Co-founder of What’s Next and Social Startup Summit Find her: linkedin.com/in/crystaly or email her at http://crystalcyan.com/contact-me.html

Hey world!

It’s time to unveil another one of my crazy wake-up-at-2AM-to-scribble-down ideas (in my defense, my last one was http://hereswhatsnext.com and that’s turning out pretty awesomely!)

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Search Info:

Yahoo! are hiring superstar client- and server-side engineers to join our team of JS ninjas and PHP gurus. If you have a passion for solving difficult problems and enjoy writing beautiful code that’s well documented and maintainable, you’re well on your way to joining our team. On the client side, we make extensive use of the YUI library and often contribute features to it. On the server side, our applications are built using Apache and PHP5. Work closely with user experience designers, product managers, and other engineers in a development environment that is highly collaborative. Build new features and enhancements for Yahoo! web search. These engineers are responsible for developing production-level code as well as proof-of-concepts and prototypes.

Ideal candidates should demonstrate:
• At least 5 years of industry experience building large scale consumer facing web application
• Well versed in code optimization and software design principles
• Experience working on a LAMP stack
• Strong background in application development using PHP and/or expertise in Javascript, CSS and HTML

*Send your resume to laylasabourian@yahoo.fr with a brief description of why you want to work at Yahoo and perhaps include your favorite Yahoo products.

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When it comes to cancer, I think Twitter says it best – #cancersucks.

Personally, having lost many close friends and family members to this terrible disease, I’ve seen firsthand how devastating the fight against cancer can be, both for the patients and for their loved ones. But I’ve also seen firsthand how hard those patients and their loved ones – as well as the doctors, nurses and caregivers who provide for them – work every day to kick cancer’s butt.

It’s those people that inspire me to set aside 24 hours every year to do Relay For Life – an incredible fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.  During relay, teams of people commit to having at least on person from their team walking or running around a track for an entire 24 hour period. It’s a symbol of the commitment to fighting cancer, and a tribute to the tenacity of all those who face that fight every day, and it’s a truly inspiring experience.

This year, I’m participating in the July 10 relay in Santa Monica, California. And, I’m happy to announce that not only am I asking for your support, but, thanks to Girls in Tech LA and eSync Training, I’m able to offer a pretty awesome raffle prize to donors as well.
eSyncTraining is the industry leader in web technology training and certifications, delivered in a highly engaging and convenientinstructor-led, live online learning experience. The Advanced eSyncTraining process supports any learning pace, schedule, or RIA development goal, offering its students an unmatched depth and experience in live web-based instruction and expertise across all major web development software platforms, including Flex, ColdFusion, Flash, Java, and ActionScript, as well as Adobe’s suite of design tools. The award-winning team at eSyncTraining draws on years of experience in both online and offline technology training, as well as significant real world development experience by its instructors.

Next week, eSyncTraining will be offering a course in Dreamweaver CS5 Fundamentals, which will provide web  designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice  they need to build and manage professional websites  using Dreamweaver. The course will be taught by Joseph Lowery, author of the Dreamweaver CS5 Bible, and you can read all about it  here.

We are happy to be offering the opportunity to win a free spot in the course – an $1195 value – to everyone who donates $20 or more to our Relay team between now and midnight (PST) on Friday June 11. To donate, just click on the ‘donate’ button here, or anywhere else on my team or personal page, and be sure to mention our incredible sponsors eSyncTraining and Girls in Tech LA in the message that accompanies your donation. We’ll be picking the winner in a random drawing of all eligible donors on June 12.

All proceeds go directly to the American Cancer Society. If you can’t donate, you can still enter by spreading the word – just send out a Tweet or a Facebook post that mentions @GITLA and @eSyncTraining and links back to this article.

With your help, I believe we really can kick cancer’s you-know-what. Because #cancersucks. And it totally deserves a good butt-kicking.

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FounderDating / Find your Co-founder:  FounderDating aims to bring together super talented entrepreneurs with different backgrounds and skill sets to start innovative new companies together.  All too often you know people with similar backgrounds and skills sets to your own.  FounderDating helps you find co-founders with complimentary skill sets.  Their events and community are invite-only so the caliber of people and conversation are very high.  They started FounderDating to help introduce smart, dedicated and inspired people, start making matches and lower the hurdles to company creation.  You don’t need to have an idea to benefit, just be ready to start your own company.
Next Event- June 22nd in SF – Apply Online by June 8th: http://founderdating.com/.

Please apply if:

• You have a specific idea that you would like to work on, but don’t have the right partner(s)
• You are a superstar who likes (or doesn’t like) your current job, but is open to joining a founding team for the right opportunity
• You are an aspiring entrepreneur open to trying new ideas with the right mix of people (e.g. it’s OK if you don’t have THE idea yet)

NOTE: FounderDating events are invite-only. Participation is based on merit & peer recommendations. All information will be kept 110% confidential.

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This year:

• AOL Ventures has committed to funding the winning concept out of Startup Weekend!
• NoizIvy will hand out free hosting, consultations and a slew of other prizes.
• Hive at 55 will give away 3 months of free coworking space to one team and discounts to all other teams
• Speakers include:
  • David Lifson of Postling.com (& Etsy & Amazon)
  • Mark Lizoain of Urtak.com
  • more TBA

What do Attendees get from a Startup Weekend?

We’re glad you asked:

Startup Weekend provides an unprecedented level of networking, team building, learning, and life changes for its attendees and their communities. Five or six meals – and drinks are provided. There’s a reason most attendees come back for every event; it’s just plain fun and provides amazing opportunities you can’t get anywhere else.

Sometimes a company emerges, sometimes one doesn’t, but every time people leave with more experience, insight, knowledge, friends and resources than they came with.

We hope to see you there – especially if you have a great idea for a startup.

Tags: startup, startup weekend, Startup Weekend NYC, startups
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