I have a much more extensive post on this topic at BlogHer today: Gender diversity at web conferences | BlogHer. Read it there.
Category: events
Events: Don’t Make Me Think
Steve Krug, who wrote the excellent and readable Don’t Make Me Think is providing workshops in Portland and Atlanta in May and June. Workshops are described on his site.
No, I don’t mean to be funny by posting an event with a white male at the head immediately after yesterday’s post. But I do see the irony.
Who’s counting? Kottke, that’s who
Those of you who are long-time readers of this blog know that I love to end a post that announces an event with a list of the number of male speakers versus female speakers and a smart a**ed, “But who’s counting?” Well, Kottke is counting and he’s got the goods, the facts, the data, the real stuff: Gender diversity at web conferences (kottke.org).
Addendum Feb. 23, 2007: Not surprisingly, Dori Smith has some things to say on this topic and provides some interesting links to more information.
Addendum Feb 24, 2007: Even more fun. Shelly Powers, at Just Shelly has some things to say, too. And so did Eric Meyer. You might want to read Eric’s Thoughts before you read Shelly’s so you can form your own opinion first. (Well, well, well. Eric thought again and braves admitting it in public.) There’s something that feels very like the voice of wisdom from John Allsop. And one final addendum, then I’ll stop. Be sure to read Anil Dash: The Old Boys Club is for Losers.
Let’s not forget the beginning of this post, where I pointed to Jason Kottke’s real facts and figures. These speak loudly even without commentary.
O’Reilly Media invite
I suspect it is because I’m on the PR mailing list for new O’Reilly publications because I review so many O’Reilly books. Or maybe they think I know something about Ruby on Rails (I don’t). But I received my first ever invitation to participate as a presenter from them today. OMG, could it be that they are trying to increase the percentage of female presenters? Now that would be truly noteworthy. Most of the time I have to find places I might want to present and then figure out how to submit a proposal. So this invitation is new for me. Here’s part of the email:
To meet the increasing demand for skill building, and to spread the joy of Rails, Ruby Central and O’Reilly Media are teaming up to produce RailsConf Europe 2007, an entire conference
dedicated to Ruby on Rails. Happening September 17-19 in Berlin, Germany, RailsConf Europe will offer keynotes, sessions, and tutorials from the most innovative and successful Rails experts and organizations.
I won’t be going, but for the rest of you who may know something about Ruby on Rails or want to learn, take note of the event in Berlin in September.
Event: National Educational Computing Conference
At NECC 2007, the 28th annual National Educational Computing Conference, you can join more than 18,000 teachers, technology coordinators, library media specialists, teacher educators, administrators, policy makers, industry representatives, and students from all over the world who’ll gather June 24–27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Crestock Photoshop Contest 2006
This contest has great prizes: “You can win amazing prizes including a MacBook, a MacBook PRO and the grand prize – A MacPro with Dual 30′ Cinema HD LCDs — every designers wet dream!” Crestock Photoshop Contest 2006 may assume that every Photoshop designer is male, but don’t let that stop those of you out there who aren’t subject to wet dreams from entering this great contest.
Crestock is a stock photo company. More on the contest from Crestock: “This contest is FREE to enter, and each week for four weeks, the judges will pick five photos from our image library. Your entry must be based on one or more of these photos, but you are free to do with them whatever you like. You may also use any other elements in your design, be it a space rocket, a yodeling cow, or a truckload of cheese. The Judges and the public will cast their votes, and the entry with the highest score will win.”
Roger Johansson from 456 Berea Street is one of the judges.
Event: Best in the SW Flash Animation and Motion Graphics Festival
The New Mexico Adobe Users Group is sponsoring the Best in the SW Animation Festival. It takes place on December 2, 2006 in Albuquerque and is open to anyone in the southwest. Southwest is defined as NM, AZ, parts of CA, NV, UT, CO, TX, and OK. Deadline to enter is November 27, 2006. The Best of Show grand prize is Adobe Studio 8, with prizes also going for Best Cartoon, Best Motion Graphic, and Best Student Work. For more information email info AT bestinthesw.com.