Girls In Tech

While having lunch with Andrea Corry, a very influential, yet humble non-profit marketer, she mentioned that she didn’t know that Girls in Tech was an international community and expressed an interest in finding out more information about chapters in the US, around the globe as well as how to connect with these chapters and regional members. It soon dawned on me that we, at Girls in Tech, haven’t done a great job of promoting the chapters that we’ve launched around the world.

That is why I’m writing this blog entry today to highlight ALL of the current chapters that Girls in Tech has a presence. Some of these chapters haven’t officially launched yet, however, they all have a managing director in place and will begin the process to create buzz and noise within their femme-tech communities as soon as their advisory teams are built. If you would like to get in touch with a managing director representing a certain chapter, please email info@girlsintech.net. We are also very interested in expanding Girls in Tech to other cities around the globe, so if you or someone you know is interested in starting a chapter, please email info@girlsintech.net.

US
*Atlanta
*Austin
*Boise
*Boston
*Chicago
*Dallas
*DC
*Denver
*Des Moines
*Grand Rapids
*Greenville
*Houston
*Indianapolis
*Las Vegas
*Los Angeles
*Milwaukee
*New York City
*Omaha
*Portland
*San Francisco
*Santa Cruz
*Seattle
*Stamford
*Tampa

International
*Amsterdam
*Athens
*Berlin
*China (Beijing and Shanghai)
*London
*Kuwait
*Milan
*New Delhi
*Paris
*Sydney
*Tokyo
*Toronto

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As the holidays are fully under way with parties, sending out holiday cards, and exchanging gifts, the same spirit can be found in the world of social networks.

Hi5, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing social networks, launches it’s International Virtual Gifts Store. Initially the store will offer an assortment of 36 virtual gifts representing a variety of the world’s customs and cultures. This will give users a chance to celebrate their culture with their family and friends.

Some of the gifts that will be available are a virtual ‘Rosca’, which is a Mexican cake that is traditionally eaten on January 6th for the celebration of the ‘Three Kings Day’.  Also a dreidel, which is a very popular toy for children celebrating the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. As well as many other ornaments and symbols from a variety of cultures around the world.

This is a great way to highlight and celebrate the diversity of the Hi5 user base. Happy Holidays! Felices Fiestas! Chag Sameach!

Tags: "Lucia Giacomantonio", Adriana Gascoigne, celebrate, culture, dreidel, gifts, giving, hi5, holidays, Los Angeles, Robyn Cohen, rosca, San Francisco, season, social networks, Virtual Currency, Virtual Gifts, Virtual Goods, Virtual Worlds, world
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