Girl Geek Dinners Brisbane – Dinner 3

This month we're going to mix it up a bit and have a "Coffee and Chic Flick" night.  We'll meet at the Cafe next to the Southbank Cinemas for a coffee and chat and follow it up with a movie.

Thanks to Lisa for suggesting Australia - AUSTRALIA is an epic and romantic action adventure, set in that country on the explosive brink of World War II. In it, an English aristocrat (NICOLE KIDMAN) travels to the faraway continent where she meets a rough-hewn local (HUGH JACKMAN) and reluctantly agrees to join forces with him to save the land she inherited.

Register for the event here: http://girlgeekdinnersbrisbane03.eventbrite.com/

Dinner #2 a success

23rd of October marked our 2nd Brisbane Girl Geek Dinner. The dinner was a huge success with us once again selling out out spots in a couple of weeks.

We were fortunate to have Susannah Raub (on the right in the picture) from Google in Sydney join us and share her work journey with all of us. The group huddled down the back corner of the restaurant where the live bands usually play to listen to her story, told with the aide of a printouts of Google Maps.

Thanks to Tim for taking a few snaps of the night and Kitty for her great write up of the event.

We’re in the process of organising our next dinner. So anyone interested in speaking, sponsorship or location/event suggestions please let us know.

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Susannah Raub to speak at Dinner 2

This month we’re fortunate  to have Susannah Raub speaking at our 2nd Dinner. Google have been kind enough to send her up to Brisbane and has offered to put $20/head towards the dinner.

Susannah Raub joined Google in September 2004 as a software engineer in Mountain View, California.  She worked on many features of Google Desktop until February 2006 when she moved to New York and joined the Google Maps - Search Quality team.  Overcome by wanderlust, she moved to Sydney in September 2007 and began working on the Google Maps API.

At Google, she has been involved with the global engineering mentoring program, the development of APAC offices, and the AU/NZ Anita Borg Scholarship program.  Susannah graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island with an Sc.B. in Mathematics-Computer Science and a broad base in urban studies, European languages, and economics.

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Girl Geek Dinner 1

28th of August we had our first Brisbane Girl Geek Dinner. We had 25 people attend our first dinner with about 10 people pulling out at the last minute due to illness. We had some great feedback and will start planning the next event very soon so watch this space.

Photos are courtesy of Tim: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alborath/sets/72157606993717214/

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2 Weeks till Dinner 1

With Just 2 weeks until our first dinner, we’ve sent out a survey to those with tickets.  We’re also making it available for anyone else who’d like to send us feedback.  You can download it here.

Dinner 1 is SOLD OUT!

We've SOLD OUT spots for dinner 1, which is awesome! Look forward to meeting you all there.

If there's anyone who missed out that wants to be on the mailing list for future events, send us a message!

Girl Geek Dinners Brisbane - Dinner 1

Who is invited?
If you are a geek and a girl or know of one who is willing to escort you then you are welcome and encouraged to come along. There is a technical focus with the intention of having fun and connecting with other women in IT.

The plan
The first dinner will be an informal dinner where we can all meet and discuss what we want to see and get ideas for future dinners.

Who pays for dinner?
This is our first gathering and we don't have sponsorship yet so you'll pay this time.

Where + When
Date: Thursday 28th August
Time: 6:30pm
Where: Caravanserai Turkish Restaurant, West End

Registration: http://girlgeekdinnersbrisbane01.eventbrite.com/

Coming Soon

We're in the process of organising our first dinner....stay tuned for more details or feel free to add some suggestions of what you want and where you want to go.