Girls In Tech

If you are located in the Bay Area and interested in getting more involved, please join the SF Chapter at 7 pm on January 31st at Sandbox Suites in Southpark (SF) at 404 Bryant Street. We will discuss ways to get involved at all levels of commitment including leadership roles. We have needs in event planning, social media community management, blogging, website and graphic design and partnerships/biz dev. Please RSVP to sanfrancisco [at] girlsintech.net and bring a friend!

The meeting will begin at 7 and last until abut 8 – please feel free to drop by for part if you can’t stay for the whole thing. And if you’re unavailable to attend but would still like to be involved in our chapter, drop us a line at sanfrancisco [at] girlsintech.net.

Special Thanks to Sandbox suites for hosting our meeting!

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Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation challenged American citizens to develop software applications (apps) that deliver personalized, actionable information to people that are least likely to be online. Using hyper-local government and other public data, people developed apps that will enable Americans to benefit from broadband communications — regardless of geography, race, economic status, disability, residence on Tribal land, or degree of digital or English literacy — by providing easy access to relevant content.

This week, we’re excited to unveil the winners at a ceremony at 10 AM PST Thursday December 15 in Silicon Valley and online at http://appsforcommunities.challenge.gov/

The Apps for Communities winner celebration details are:

Date: December 15, 2011 from 10 am to 11 am
Location: Andreessen Horowitz Offices in Silicon Valley
RSVP: appchallenge@fcc.gov

At the celebration, you’ll find out our Grand Prize winner ($30,000), Second and Third Prize winners ($20k and $10k respectively), the five Runners Up prizes ($1k each), and the bonus prize winners!

Checkout all the eligible apps: http://appsforcommunities.challenge.gov/submissions

Remember to follow @communityapps on Twitter, or the Apps for Communities Facebook page for updates and news.  Hope to see you there!

Re-post source: http://appsforcommunities.challenge.gov/updates/116

Tags: Adriana Gascoigne, Andreessen Horowitz, apps, Apps for Communities Challenge, girls in tech, women in tech
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Applications for Facebook graduate fellowships for academic year 2012-2013 is now open. The deadline for fellowship applications is December 16th, 2011.

Facebook is also excited to announce that they’ll be doubling the number of awards they give out this year. These fellowships support exceptional Ph.D. students in a wide range of academic topics.

This year, they are also increasing focus in “systems” areas (Compilers, Databases, Distributed Computing, Fault Tolerance, and Networking). These areas represent a substantial portion of challenges they face, and they want the Fellowship Program to reflect this. At the same time, Facebook wants to continue to award fellowships in the other disciplines like Internet Economics, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Social Computing. Doubling the program allows them to do both.

They have simplified the application process as well. For the recommendation letters, they only require a 2-3 short paragraphs summarizing the quality of research contributions as well as comparing the applicant with his/her peers. A detailed description of the research is unnecessary.

Details: https://www.facebook.com/fellowships

Tags: Adriana Gascoigne, facebook, Facebook Fellowship Program, girls in tech, internships, Silicon Valley, women in tech
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Silicon Valley-based Venture Capital firm, KPCB and Girls in Tech cordially invite you to attend “Net Effect: The Impact of Women on the Web – Start-up Edition”. KPCB partner Aileen Lee talks with four distinguished female execs who recognize women as not only influencing the overall tech landscape, but increasingly leading it. Join Aileen and her industry-shaping guests on Nov. 9th as they discuss how women are breaking the glass ceiling. The panelists will share their distinct insights on leadership and how businesses across the social web, e-commerce and advertising are achieving success with the female demographic.

Please click on the following infographic to purchase a ticket to the event:

Tags: Adriana Gascoigne, eCommerce, girls in tech, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, KPCB, Startup Founders, women in tech, Women in Venture Capital
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Date/Time:  Wednesday November 2, 5:30-8:00pm

Location:  Andreessen Horowitz, 2865 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park CA

Panelists

Angela Benton, Founder/CEO at Cued Labs / CEO Black Web Media

Freada Kapor Klein, Founder Level Playing Field Institute

Marissa Mayer, VP Local / Geo at Google

Padmasree Warrior, CTO Cisco

Sandy Jen, CTO Meebo

Vivek Wadhwa, Columnist Washington Post

Tags: Adriana Gascoigne, Andreesen Horowitz, girls in tech, iridescent, mentorship, venture capital, women in tech
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Good news:  Several of our very own Bay Area executives and women-owned businesses have been named as finalists for the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.  The nominees come from all categories, such as:

Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees – Business Services
Betts Recruiting, San Francisco, CA USA: Carolyn Betts, founder and CEO
DRT Strategies, Inc., Arlington, VA USA: Susan M. Kidd, Founder and CEO
Dynamic Office & Accounting Solutions, Danville, CA USA: Tiffany Stuart, President
Gagen MacDonald, Chicago, IL USA: Maril MacDonald, thought leader and industry pioneer
Going Global, Mobile, AL USA: Mary Anne Thompson, Founder & President
Human Resource Essential, LLC, Tempe, AZ USA: Stephanie Angelo, Founder and CEO
Staging Diva/Six Elements Inc., Toronto, Canada: Debra Gould, The Staging Diva, President, Six Elements Inc.
Suzanne Evans Coaching, LLC, Murrells Inlet, SC USA: Suzanne Evans, Owner & Founder
Vaco Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA: France Moreno, Partner
VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA USA: Janine Popick, CEO and Founder

Best Entrepreneur – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees – Financial Services & Insurance 
iFinance Canada Inc., Toronto, Canada: Ann Kaplan, President & CEO
Mercury West Associates, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom: Katie Small, Owner & Managing Director
Your Equity Source, LLC, Cour DAlenem ID USA: Sandra J. Wach, Vice President

VerticalResponse, San Francisco, CA USA

Best Overall Company of the Year – Service Businesses – Up to 100 Employees – Business Services 
DRT Strategies, Inc., Arlington, VA USA
MyCorporation, Calabasas, CA USA
Sage Consulting Associates, San Francisco, CA USA
The Omnia Group, Tampa, FL USA
Integrated Archive Systems, Palo Alto, CA USA

Best Overall Company of the Year – Non-Profit or Government 
Athena International, Chicago, IL USA
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA USA
Women Presidents’ Organization, New York, NY USA

Winners will be announced at an awards dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on November 11.  The complete list is available at the link below.  We wish all the local nominees good luck; and congratulate all those who are nominated!

http://www.stevieawards.com/pubs/women/awards/414_2252_21305.cfm

Tags: entrepreneurs, Stevie Awards, Women-Owned Business
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Girls in Tech are giving away 3 tickets to the World’s Largest Crowdsourcing Conference, CrowdConf2011. How would you apply the crowdsourcing principles in a unique way?

Jeff Howe of Wired Magazine first coined the term crowdsourcing. Howe explains that because technological advances have allowed for cheap consumer electronics, the gap between professionals and amateurs has been diminished. Companies are then able to take advantage of the talent of the public, and Howe states that “It’s not outsourcing; it’s crowdsourcing.” A less commercial approach was introduced by Henk van Ess in September 2010: “Crowdsourcing is channelling the experts’ desire to solve a problem and then freely sharing the answer with everyone”. More >>>

Girls in Tech would like to offer 3 tickets to our members. To be considered, simply post how you would use crowdsourcing (crowdfunding, crowdwisdom, crowdvoting, or crowdcreation) for your business or any other business out there. It doesn’t have to be a a large submission, simply comment to this post with a few lines of how you would apply the crowdsourcing principles in a unique way. Get creative, think of how the fashion world and television has utilized its concepts, non profits (like Kiva) and how crowdsourcing could possibly grow an organization like Girls in Tech… you can post as many ideas as you’d like. If you do, please post each idea in a separate comment. Post away!

More about CrowdConf2011 >>>

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Silicon Valley-based Venture Capital firm, KPCB and Girls in Tech cordially invite you to attend “Net Effect: The Impact of Women on the Web – Start-up Edition”. KPCB partner Aileen Lee talks with four distinguished female execs who recognize women as not only influencing the overall tech landscape, but increasingly leading it. Join Aileen and her industry-shaping guests on Nov. 9th as they discuss how women are breaking the glass ceiling. The panelists will share their distinct insights on leadership and how businesses across the social web, e-commerce and advertising are achieving success with the female demographic.

Please click on the following infographic to purchase a ticket to the event:

Tags: entrepreneurs, Female, girls in tech, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, KPCB, technology, VC, venture capital, women, women in business
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Girls in Tech is excited and honored to announce that Neiman Marcus & Guerlain are joining forces to celebrate women in technology at the upcoming Fashion’s Night Out this Thursday!

Join Girls in Tech, Neiman Marcus and Guerlain  for a night of pampering and high fashion which includes  a complimentary makeup consultation with Guerlain’s Celebrity Makeup Artist  Marcus Monson, accompanied by champagne and sweets! Marcus regularly appears on morning TV shows across the country and meets with all of the Beauty Directors of the top women’s magazines. Marcus has worked with celebs like Hilary Swank, Liv Tyler, Ivanka Trump and Cheryl Hines.

The tribute to Girls in Tech does not stop there. Guerlain will be giving all Girls in Tech members a complimentary Guerlain Rouge G lipstick that will come engraved (!) with Girls in Tech on it. All you need to do is reserve a makeover spot or a spot for Marcus’ mini consultations (again all complimentary for GIT members) this Thursday. To  book a Guerlain consultation please call 650.329.3300 ext. 2103 or email lorinda_menchavez@neimanmarcusstores.com. To reserve a seat at the Fall Beauty Presentation call 650.329.3303 or email RsvpPaloAlto@neimanmarcus.com

Event Details

http://bit.ly/pBi7e7
September 8, 6pm-8pm

NM salutes Girls In Tech

Fall Beauty Presentation with Guerlain, demonstrations of NM beauty tools and more!!!

Champagne & Sweets
7 pm at the NM Private Lounge, Level Three

Complimentary makeup consultations with Marcus Monson, Guerlain’s Celebrity Makeup Artist from 4 to 8 pm

FNO SPECIAL GIFT!
Receive a GIT monogrammed Le Rouge G lipstick with mirror when you schedule a consultation with Marcus or reserve a seat at Marcus’ Fall Beauty Presentation

Please reply 650.329.3303 or RSVP: RsvpPaloAlto@neimanmarcus.com

Tags: fashion, guerlain, neiman marcus, night out, tech
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Girls in Tech is proud to be part of the Women@TheFrontier  2nd annual conference tonight: Tuesday August 16, 2011 6-10pm at The Tech Museum of Innovation San Jose, CA. This event is open to public. RSVP here

Women@TheFrontier launched in summer 2009- to inspire, to empower and to link female change-agents currently impacting the world through innovation, entrepreneurship, humanitarianism, policy, science and technology.

At its core, W@F celebrates the accomplishments of leading women that are creating positive and innovative change, global in reach and exponential in impact.

W@F also recognizes top organizations empowering and actively changing the lives of women and girls around the world.

 W@F is also collaborating with Women Go Global

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Tags: entrepreneurship, innovation, Ivo Lukas, Science, tech, Women at the Frontier, women go global, women in tech, women's conference
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