Girls In Tech

Join us on  on June 29th, 2012 for a free Tech Career Expo, GIT Women Panel discussion and find your next gig at Moscone Center, San Francisco

Girls in Tech Women Panel discussion: Bridging the gap and landing the perfect job in a competitive market. Join us on June 29^th at 11am on the main stage – Moscone Center Expo for a very thought provoking women panel discussion on how to find/land the perfect job, building your skillset and the importance of mentorship and networking around tech industry. Learn from women who are making it work – at work. Women panel included(but not limited to): Facebook, Microsoft, Girls in Tech leaders and more.

Quickly following the panel discussion, GIT will host an informal mixer at 12pm.  Immediately take the panel’s advice into the real world and come meet recruiters, tech leaders, and other though leading professionals in the industry. Make sure to bring confidence and business cards to really make an impression. For more info about the panel/mixer contact ivo@girlsintech.net  or laura@girlsintech.net More details to come soon.

Find Top Talent at the Bay Area’s Leading Tech Recruiting Event. Girls In Tech member companies interested in attracting top talent should consider recruiting at Tech Career Expo at Moscone Center on June 28-29. The Bay area’s leading tech recruiting event takes place across from the sold-out Google developers conference, Google I/O, as a powerful source for talent. This is your opportunity to showcase your company and recruit professionals ranging from web, mobile, game and enterprise designers and developers to marketers, sales and management personnel in a relaxed and creative environment. Tech Career Expo offers you the opportunity to engage with professionals as they network with peers and participate in a series of development workshops. You’ll also have access to developers who will be on-hand catching Google I/O keynotes and sessions in the live-stream theater onsite. Order exhibit space online at and save $100 using special Girls In Tech discount code GITECH.

Tech Career Expo and Developer Jam at Moscone Center Across from Google I/O June 28-29. The SF Bay Tech Career Expo and Developer Jam at the Moscone Center, held concurrent with and across from Google’s sold-out developers conference, Google I/O, on June 28-29, is open to all tech professionals at no charge.  The expo showcases jobs and careers at dozens of interactive companies from well-funded, early-stage start-ups to late-stage start-ups, established firms and public companies. Everyone from engineers, programmers and designers to marketers, sales and management personnel will have access to innovative tech career opportunities in a casual, creative atmosphere. Network with peers and engage with dynamic companies taking business and technology to the next level.

The first 17 Tech Career Expo participating companies include: Microsoft, Lookout Mobile Security, Saleforce.com, Activision / Beachead Studios, Ask.com, Box, Groupon, Storm8, Justin.tv / TwitchTV, StumbleUpon, Luna Data Solutions, Reddwerks Corporation, Dice.com, The Creative Group, Robert Half Technology, Indigo Solutions and Machine Zone.

The Dev Jam will include sessions, talks, roundtables and workshops for developers and tech professionals. Expect a lot of developer and tech goodness with a range of sessions presented by area meetups, user groups and other entities over the course of two days. Google I/O keynotes and key sessions will be live-streamed into the developer theater.  Interested professionals can visit the optional preregistration page, or just stop by the Moscone Center.  Interested companies may order exhibit space online.

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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

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A new player has joined the hot social voice community – QWiPS. Alongside Audioboo, Fotobabble and SoundCloud this segment within the technosphere is a big trend right now that could have a significant impact on the way both consumers and bands/marketers use social media. We’ve already embraced multimedia on platforms like Facebook and Twitter through text, images and videos. But what about voice? We know how powerful voice, and even ambient sound, is — the first thing newborns hear are the sounds of the world around them and their parents’ voices. And every day we make calls and record messages for our friends and loved ones. But ultimately, it’s easier to just send that Facebook message, tweet or text. QWiPS lets you do both.

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Astia’s Open Call for Applications: Seeking All Women-Led

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Next weekend, the tech community in Santa Cruz will be hosting TechRaising, a first-of-it’s-kind event, where entrepreneurs (big thinkers, developers, designers, business men and women, marketers, etc.) can get together to actually build and execute on the very ideas they have been stewing on for months, years or even just weeks.

This event is about collaboration, execution, accomplishment and showing what you’ve done.

Participants will gather on the evening of May 20 at Cruzio (downtown Santa Cruz) and have 90 seconds to pitch their idea for a product, service, or company to the group.  After pitches have been completed, everyone will have a chance to dialog with each other and form teams to build the the idea over the course of the weekend.

Scott McNealy, an industry icon and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, will be keynoting the event on Saturday morning.

Early bird tickets are $29.00 (if purchased by May 13th) and $49.00 after that and can be purchased at http://techraising.eventbrite.com. For more information please visit TechRaising.com.

So let’s get together and build something. How awesome would it be if this is where your startup was born?

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Come and join e-signature company DocuSign for an applications Hackathon event May 14th and 15th, 2011 celebrating the opening of their new San Francisco office!  The Hackathon will lead up to the DocuSign Summit, with two days of workshops and sessions on May 16 and 17.  Participants will compete for 35 non-stop hours; with a chance to win four cash prizes totaling $25,000 USD.

DocuSign Chief Technology Officer Grant Peterson said he’s looking forward to innovative applications due to the hackathon. “Developers can go way beyond just sending a document for a signature and enable applications to completely control the end-to-end document process,” Peterson said.

The DocuSign API provides interfaces that enable developers to create standalone applications or integrations allowing external applications to send documents for signature, generate custom forms to collect data, report on the status of transactions, and embed the DocuSign signing process directly into other applications, both cloud and software based.

DocuSign Hackathon prizes:

• Most Innovative App – $10,000 USD Grand Prize
• Best Consumer App – $5,000 USD Prize
• Best Enterprise App sponsored by Box.net – $5,000 USD Prize
• Best Mobile App – $5,000 USD Prize

More Event Info:  Register

Date/Time: 9 a.m. PDT on Saturday, May 14, until 8 p.m. PDT on Sunday, May 15, 2011
DocuSign’s Bay Area offices: 111 Sutter Street, 10th Floor in downtown San Francisco
Co-Sponsors: Twilio API and Box.net
Additional Sponsors: Other sponsors include HTC and Clearwire.  ProgrammableWeb is a media sponsor.
Additional Information: DocuSign Blog

To be part of the hackathon, register at DocuSign today!

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We are gearing up for the upcoming Girls in Tech – Facebook 24 hour hackathon this weekend. Facebook created a wiki (http://bit.ly/9pV2QQ) where people could post their ideas ahead of time and start forming mini teams based on skills and the flow of ideas. Just by looking at the wiki and the level of attendees, I know it will be a phenomenal event!

Add to that fantastic panelists like Jocelyn Goldfein (Dir. Eng at Facebook), Sandy Jen (Founder Meebo), Jennifer Pahlka (Founder Code for America), Catherine Herdlick (Game Producer at Electronic Arts), and you know its an event you don’t want to miss.

See what Tech Daily had to say about the event: http://bit.ly/bVqO23

Come join us tomorrow by registering at http://facebookdevgarage-git.eventbrite.com/

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WITI (Women In Technology International) and Girls in Tech is thrilled to share with you an opportunity to attend the 2010 Annual WITI Foundation Executive Auction and VIP Closing Reception on Tuesday, September 14th during WITI ‘s Annual Women and Technology Summit in San Jose, CA.

The Annual fundraising event is one of WITI’s most celebrated festivities, a fun setting where attendees competitively bid on auction items and one-to-one meetings with Tech’s leading executives from the industry’s most prolific corporations including GEICO, Symantec, eBay, Genentech, McKesson and Charles Schwab.

Executive Auction attendees enjoy food, drink and networking with colleagues and new contacts to propel their careers skyward. At the same time, they will be able to bid on auction packages to benefit the WITI Foundation such as an executive lunch or dinner meeting with Mr. Randy Spratt of McKesson at a Bay Area restaurant of the winner’s choice; plus an iPod Nano, American Express gift card and tickets to the September 16 San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

All proceeds from the Annual Executive Auction and VIP Reception assist the WITI Foundation in our efforts to continue to celebrate the remarkable women who innovate the world around us and to nurture young girls to seek careers in Science and Tech.

Take the opportunity to bid on meetings with:
Raji Arasu, Vice President, Technology, eBay Inc.
Janice Chaffin, Group President, Consumer Business Unit, Symantec
Laura Ipsen, SVP/GM Smart Grid, Co-Chair EcoBoard, Cisco
Todd Pierce, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Genentech, Inc.
Tama Ruiz, Vice President of Information Systems, GEICO
Randy Spratt, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer, McKesson Corporation
Hugh Westermeyer, Senior Vice President, Technology, The Charles Schwab Corporation

To learn more about our Executive Auction please visit:
http://www.witi.com/center/conferences/2010/summit/auction.php

To learn more about our 2010 Summit Growth Café – San Jose, CA from Sept. 12th – 14th 2010:
http://www.witi.com/center/conferences/2010/summit/

To register to attend our Executive Auction or the entire Summit please visit:
http://www.witi.com/regforms/conference_registration_form.php?id=2490

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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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An Invitation from Singularity University: All Girls in Tech members and Anyone interested in the advancement of Women in tech:

What: WOMEN @ FRONTIER – SU Public Panel
When: July 13, 7:00 – 9:00 pm (open to public)

It’s our pleasure to invite your organization to participate in Singularity University’s Women’s Frontier Expo -July 13th at NASA Ames, and to ask the members of your organization to join our audience for the evening.

We are hosting Women at the Frontier to celebrate women’s accomplishments in business, science, technology, politics, and humanitarianism.  Our goal is to bring together thought leaders to voice design solutions for creating grand scale positive change and to address the world’s greatest challenges.

Women at the Frontier will begin with a Frontier Expo showcasing groundbreaking women-led initiatives, companies and entrepreneurial ventures, and women’s resource associations.  Your presence would be a valuable contribution.  We would like to feature our Expo organizations with public information displays and interactive organization representatives.   In attendance will be Singularity University’s internationally acclaimed faculty and student body, as well as Silicon Valley’s leading entrepreneurs, business, and political community.

Following the Expo, a ‘Frontier Panel’ will feature keynote speakers including Venture Capitalist Consultant Liddy Karter and Moderator Sonia Arrison Senkut, and a moderated Q&A with BlogHer Founder, Lisa Stone.

For more information about the topic and participants, please see this private link, which is continually updated:

http://singularityu.org/women2010/

10^9+ is Singularity University’s Grand Challenge to students and executives that join our program.  Please see this video synopsis of our Graduate Studies Program Opening Ceremonies last week for a description of our program.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=400372872809

We get amazing insight from top thought leaders of our time but… they’re almost all men.  Our world needs insight and solutions presented by all voices, including mothers, daughters, sisters, and wives.  Women at the Frontier will feature the voices of women on issues relevant to our future. In particular, 10^9+ (ten to the ninth plus), is Singularity University’s challenge to impact 1 billion people in a positive way in ten years leveraging exponential trends, innovation and the power of entrepreneurship.

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What: WOMEN @ FRONTIER – SU Public Panel
When: July 13, 7:00 – 9:00 pm (open to public)
Where: NASA Ames Research Park, Bldg 3 Main Conference Room (Ballroom, seats 300)
Why: To showcase the “voice of women leaders”, entrepreneurs, scientists, innovators, and humanitarians in regards to 10^9+
Who: You and Girls in Tech!

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