Girls In Tech

Social Media week is right around the corner, and the Los Angeles Moms have a great panel  for you. Moms Online: Harnessing Social Media to Empower Families.  Jessica Gottlieb GITLA fangirl and Mommy Blogger will be moderating a fabulous group of dynamic women. Lolita Carrico founder of Modern Mom, Jennifer Taggart of The Smart Mama, and Arpana Vashisht of Parentella will discuss how the internet empowers families.

In addition to the standard subjects (how do we reach the moms) Jennifer will explain how she unleashed a nationwide recall of Shrek branded drinking glasses that were offered with McDonald’s Happy Meals. Lolita promises to talk about the very important difference between being first and being agile, and Arpana will share her mission to connect families and school.

KCET Studios Auditorium
4401 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (PT)

http://empowerfamilies.eventbrite.com/

Space is limited, get your free tickets now!

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All the tech stars were aligned for the rock star themed Fashion’s Night Out, which was graciously produced by Hillary Gadsby of A Gadsby Affair, and hosted by Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills.  In case you didn’t hear the pre-event buzz, Fashion’s Night Out is a global initiative created by Anna Wintour of Vogue to celebrate the world of fashion.  And, let’s face it, it’s a good excuse to buy that coveted pair of shoes or the must have bag of the fall season.

The Girls in Tech enjoyed our signature GITini’s and snacked on hors d’ oeuvres and cupcakes by Frosted Cupcakery in our private VIP lounge.  Mingle Media TV covered the event and we will be posting interviews with shortly of some of our tech divas.  Other highlights of the evening included hair done by Blow LA, rock star makeovers, and let’s not forget a generous 15% off throughout the store, with 5% of proceeds going to our featured charity, Dress for Success.

Ladies shopped, mingled, and danced to a live DJ on every floor.  I even bought a fabulous new pair of Elizabeth & James heels, hey it was for charity!  This was one of our best events to date and we hope you will come next year to celebrate a night of fashion, technology and community.

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Women in Technology are taking over the Silicon Valley for their Biggest Event of the Year

Join Girls In Tech as we help celebrate the world’s leading professional organization for executive women in technology.  We are in for a conference that will truly inspire “Collaboration, Strategy and Growth” through hands on speaking engagements and panel discussions.

Top technology leaders from Clean Tech, Mobile, Search, Cloud, Social Media, and Business teach WITI Summit attendees how to capture and target more customers, build stronger relationships with existing customers and take advantage of the applications and tools to build a stronger web presence, increase revenue and streamline costs for their companies.

WITI represents the ideal market for business Networking – CIO’s, executive women and men as well as leaders in technology from around the world converge at WITI’s Annual Women and Technology Summit to discuss and collaborate on innovative solutions to common business challenges, and explore new business opportunities.

Join us September 12-14 for this incredible event.

REGISTER NOW and use the code GITsum10 to receive a free annual membership and 20% off tickets!

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WITI (Women In Technology International), the world’s leading professional organization for executive women in technology, will truly inspire “Collaboration, Strategy and Growth” through hands on speaking engagements and panel discussions at the Annual WITI Women and Technology Summit in San Jose, CA September 12-14, 2010.

Top technology leaders from Clean Tech, Mobile, Search, Cloud, Social Media, and Business teach WITI Summit attendees how to capture and target more customers, build stronger relationships with existing customers and take advantage of the applications and tools to build a stronger web presence, increase revenue and streamline costs for their companies.

Girls in Tech Members receive a 20% discount!

Speakers and Panelists will Include:

Sandy Carter Vice President, Software Business Partners, IBM	Nilofer Merchant Entrepreneur, CEO & Chief Strategist, Rubicon Consulting	Kathy Chou VP, PSG Americas Sales Strategy & Operations, Hewlett Packard
Bernadette Nixon Senior Vice President, Global Field Marketing, CA	Bernard Golden CEO, HyperStratus	Sally Jenkins Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Symantec
Vanessa Alvarez Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan	Ghennipher Weeks Co-Founder, Applied Connectioneering, Inc

Click Here for a Complete Schedule of Events!

Including The 15th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards

Join WITI as we honor key women innovators from science and technology on Monday, September 13th in the Silicon Valley. Katie Boehret, reporter for The Wall Street Journal, will serve as MC. This year’s honorees will be:

Sandy Carter Vice President, IBM Software Group Business Partners	Dr. Ruth David President and CEO, Analytic Services Inc.	Dr. Adele Goldberg Founding Chairman, ParcPlace Systems, Inc.
Dr. Susie Wee CTO, Client Cloud Services, Hewlett-Packard	Dr. Ruth Westheimer Fellow, New York Academy of Medicine, Yale and Princeton Universities

Click Here for Details |  Download the Press Release |  Videos of Past Recipients | 

Register Now! use discount code: GITsum10 for 20% off!

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Girls in Tech is pleased to announce our newest strategic partner A Gadsby Affair. A Gadsby Affair, LLC is a full-service boutique marketing firm that helps businesses achieve maximum impact in their target market, gain and retain customers and build brand awareness through unique and customized events & experiences.

Founder and CEO Hillary Gadsby has provided service for renowned brands in the US and European luxury industry.  Hillary has collaborated with Ralph Lauren, Gucci and Vera Wang and has created successful advertising campaigns, event planning and strategic marketing for Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations and foreign dignitaries.

This year, a Gadsby Affair has serviced The Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club, Kellogg & Andelson Accountancy Corporation, Convergence Capital Partners LLC Woodcraft Rangers, Friends of Ballona Wetlands and Los Angeles Consulting Group. Hillary holds title as the Director of Strategic Events for CSQ Magazine and serves on the executive board for Business Forums International’s West Los Angeles Chapter.

Her current projects include California United Bank, Hemancipation, Young President’s Organization, Roozt.com and of course Girls in Tech’s upcoming fashion event at Saks Fifth Avenue Beverly Hills.

Hillary Gadsby can be contacted at:

(805) 758-1524
hillary@agadsbyaffair.com

http://www.agadsbyaffair.com/

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Thursday, August 19, 2010
6PM – 9PM

This is an annual favorite, with a big turnout. So register early!

Use member discount code: GITLA

http://www.witi.com/regforms/chapter_meeting_registration_form.php?id=2370

Join us for a fun evening of networking and socializing with the tech savvy community of Los Angeles! Come one, come all, bring your business cards, and schmooze with us as we enjoy the summer weather and good company!

Men are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Complimentary Hors d’ Oeuvres. Cash bar. Bring a light sweater/jacket as the event is outside.

ADP to raffle off an Apple iPAD 16GB Wi-Fi with 3G
iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G offers superfast data speeds up to 7.2 Mbps over 3G cellular networks around the world. It’s perfect when you’re out and about with no access to a Wi-Fi network, because you can still get a fast connection for surfing the web, sending and receiving email, or getting directions. Since iPad seamlessly switches between 3G and even faster Wi-Fi, you always get the best connection available. And with AT&T data plans, you’ll have access to over 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots.

Cornerstone OnDemand will raffle off a dinner for 2 people at the Penthouse, the Huntley Hotel’s Rooftop Restaurant, in Santa Monica. Enjoy The Penthouse, LA dining and nightlife soars to breathtaking new heights. Venture into the Santa Monica restaurant and ultra lounge that pulses with excitement 18 stories above the California shore.

Event Date and Venue

This event will be held from 6PM – 9PM on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at:

Shanghai Red’s
13813 Fiji Way
Marina Del Rey, California 90292
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Girls in Tech Los Angeles has been kicking butt and taking names.  Our most recent event at the Hotel Erwin’s High Lounge was a mix of some of LA’s premier social media circle and our first sold out event.  Attendees sipped our signature GITinis while overlooking the gorgeous pacific ocean views.  

Girls in Tech LA has been partnering with local and national social media companies such as Digiday, Women in Technology International (WITI) and New Media Vault just to name a few.

Our core team has been working diligently to bring you the best in content and events here in the LA area.  A huge thank you must be given to our Media Director Mollie Vandor as well as our core LA team; Heather Meeker, Dimple Thakkar, Christine Kirk, Meredith Williams, Lauren Berger, Stacey Soleil and Rachel Blum.  We could not have built such an incredible community without your support.

Stay tuned for our Social Fashion Beauty Summit September 10th sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue .  It promises to be our best event yet.

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If you don’t already know the fabulous Girl in Tech @CathyBrooks this is a powerful workshop and opportunity to work one-on-one with her.

Thanks to popular demand, Other Than That is proud to be bringing another installment of Story Navigation to Southern California.  Even more fabulous, because of her sponsors, limited scholarships are available.

What is Story Navigation?

I’ll answer that question with another question … What’s your story?

It’s a common enough query, and when presented in a business setting it generally results in a common enough response – a recitation of the C.V.

Think about the most compelling professional stories you’ve heard. The stories that captured your attention and motivated you to act. Whether explicit or not, those tales share at least one thing in common – a deep connection to the teller’s personal motivation. Making that critical connection between “who” and “what” is hard to do. Take this workshop and you’ll learn how, and if you’re someone who already has a pretty strong grasp, you’ll get tips to help make your solid foundation even more powerful.

In this workshop you will learn:

• How to deconstruct your existing professional story
• To identify and/or better explain your personal “motivation” for your work
• Tips for crafting a more compelling story
• New questions to ask of other people (getting to *their* story)

You will walk out with:

• A well-defined personal “elevator pitch” that serves in business and can be modified for myriad uses/audiences.

For more information on Story Navigation, please visit the workshop web site.

For more information on your navigator, Cathy Brooks, you can check out this link.

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This year’s E3 highlight for me came during the Xbox introduction of it’s newest geek’s wet dream, Kinect.  Xbox unveiled its newest gaming console with the help of  Cirque du Soleil.  As guest entered the stadium, they were asked to don white jerseys with futuristic shoulder pads.  I thought, “uh oh, don’t drink the kool aid”.  The show utilized these jerseys which had LED lights placed in the shoulder pads to light the crowd in strategic patterns and colors.  It was an interactive, visually stimulating masterpiece.  The Cirque show itself was pseudo-jungle themed with animatronic elephants and people roasting giant marshmallows over faux flames.  And the center of it all, a large TV screen hovering above the stadium with the quintessential Xbox family.  Floating from ceiling to floor, the family demonstrated the new game offerings live with surround sound and visuals.  After the show, we headed to the VIP lounge where we were invited to try Kinect.  We remotelessly drove cars, danced our *sses off and downward dogged it.  As a techie but non-gamer, I have to say that the Kinect offerings are so comprehensive that it appeals to everyone, so much so that I pre-ordered a Kinect which doesn’t arrive on the shelved until November 3, 2010.  If you haven’t checked it out make sure you do at http://www.xbox.com/en-US/kinect/default.htm Xbox really has something for every gender, age and interest.

Laurel Kaufman, Esq.
Managing Director Girls in Tech, LA
www.losangelesconsultinggroup.com

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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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