http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs Monthly Podcasts where we will be covering topics that are both technical & non technical in an attempt to provide inspiration & support to women working in the IT industry, female students and younger women considering a career in IT. We are going to be interviewing Female Role Models in the IT industry, highlighting some of the amazing work that they are doing, and also talk about issues that affect women working in IT. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:55:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in LA last week, I was fortunate enough to make it along on the Sunday to the Women Build event based on Lego Serious Play Program (LSP). It was a fantastic event in which we got to play with Lego Kits to create models as ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/11/03/womenbuild-inspiring-career-paths-in-technology/ Today, Sara Ford is releasing her book Visual Studio Tips - 251 Ways to improve your Productivity. What is impressive about Sara's story is not that she wrote this book in 2 months - in her spare time - but the emotional story behind the book. The result is that ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/10/27/one-person-can-change-the-world/ While at Tech Ed Australia this year, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to interview Eileen Brown who manages a Team of IT Eveangelists for Microsoft UK. During the podcast, we talk about her experiences as a Woman in IT, as well as talk about what she sees ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/09/08/podcast-40-eileen-brown/ The concept of Girl Geek Dinners was started in London in 2006 by Sarah Blow. Tonight I was lucky enough to pin down the Geek Goddess herself Damana Madden, who started the Sydney Girl Geek Dinners and is now the Asia Pacific Contact for setting up a Girl Geek Dinner ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/08/27/podcast-30-building-a-girl-geek-community/ At this years Australian Tech Ed, I am very excited that there is going to be a Women in IT Luncheon on Wednesday the 3rd of September. There are going to be some amazing speakers and some special guests, plus a chance to meet & greet with some other awesome ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/08/25/women-in-it-luncheon-at-tech-ed/ Our second Podcast is now available! I had the pleasure of interviewing Jodie Miners, Alison Young & Markus Hafner for our latest Geek Girl Blogs Podcast - each offering tips & suggestions to anyone looking for work. Jodie gives some great suggestions on what she did differently in her most recent quest ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/07/31/podcast-20-recruitment-for-women-in-it/ In an uncanny coincidence, within the last week, the companies of both women involved with the Geek Girl Blogs project received Microsoft Certified Partner Status in their respective areas of specialisation! Last week, Bronwen Zande's company Soul Solutions achieved Microsoft Certified Partner for Information Worker Solutions Competency (Data Visualisation Specialist). You ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/07/14/its-a-certified-partner-frenzy/ The amazing Bronwen Zande, creator of Geek Girl Blogs must never sleep and continues to do awesome things for the geek girl community!! :) She has now started organising the Girl Geek Dinners for Brisbane, Australia. The first dinner is going to be on Thursday 28th August at 6:30pm at the ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/07/09/girl-geek-dinners-coming-to-a-city-near-you/ Well its been 1 week since we released the first Geek Girl Blogs Podcast here on TPN and so far the feedback has been great! Thanks so much to everyone who has responded to either Bronwen or myself. We are now working on getting Podcast 02 happenning - with a focus ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/07/07/1-week-in/ This is the first of our Monthly Podcasts where we will be covering topics that are both technical & non technical in an attempt to provide inspiration & support to women working in the IT industry, female students and younger women considering a career in IT. We are going to ... http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/2008/06/30/geekgirlblogs-podcast-01-running-a-web-20-startup/