CODE Review
April 1, 2015
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“Women who code are pioneers and trendsetters in their field. They are embracing technology and providing model for the next generation of global leaders.”
- Musimbi Kanyoro President and
CEO Global Fund for Women
Full-Scholarship
Apply for the WWCode full-scholarship to Draper University by May 1st. A 7-week entrepreneur-ship program in Silicon Valley. Alumni have raised over 17M.
Employment Opportunities
Instacart is building the best way for people to shop for groceries. View our open engineering positions.
Minted seeks Senior Software Engineers to build the world’s best marketplace for indie artists.View jobs or email: stacy.krens@minted.com
GiveCampus, a crowdfunding platform for higher ed, is looking for Engineers: Front-End, Full-Stack, & Production. Equity included. Apply here.
Pro Tip
Regardless of your title, the best developers are the ones that care about the complete user experience. Read more from WWCode Silicon Valley member Kristina Thai.
Applaud Her
WWCode Delhi Director Heena Mahour spoke at FOSSASIA 2015 in Singapore.
WWCode Tokyo Director Himi Sato is spoke at Google Women Techmakers’ Summit in Tokyo.
WWCode DC Lead Sarah Kleinman accepted her first developer position with Brave UX.
WWCode SF member Julie Kang has been promoted to Senior Software Engineer and is leading the New Product Development team at Minted.
Scholarship Opportunity NYC
CapitalOne is sponsoring two full-scholarships for WWCode members to attend GA’s Web Dev course. Apply by 4/8. View referral details.
WWCode In The News
The World premiere screening of CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap takes place this month. WWCode CEO joins Founding Sponsor Capital One for their post premiere reception and panel discussion at The Tribeca Film Festival.
Community Reflection
While maintaining her day job, Sandy Jacobs attended night classes to become a software engineer. Today, Sandy works for Nike and loves her career. View article.
Cheers,
Alaina Percival, CEO & Board Chair
Technical Conferences & Events
Free Ticket: Apr 26: NYC, NY: CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap & Capital One reception w. Alaina
Free Ticket: Apr 25–26: London, Eng: Battlehack, hackathon
Free Ticket: May 11–15: LA, CA: DrupalCon
• Mar 30-Apr 1: Seattle, WA: An Event Apart, -$100 w/code: AEAWWcode15
• Apr 4–5: Dallas, TX: Hackster Hardware Weekend, -50% w/ WOMENWHOCODE
• Apr 7: Boston, MA: AT&T IoT Workshop (afternoon), register
• Apr 9: SF, CA: Disruptors. The Future of TV -$5 w/code TV
• Apr 7: Boston, MA: AT&T IoT Workshop (evening), register
• Apr 14–15: Santa Clara, CA: Bluetooth World Event, -20% w/code: I8PBJ/WWC
• Apr 18: SF,CA: IoT + Mobile Hackathon -100% w/code wwcode-rocks
• Apr 18–19: Raleigh, NC: Battlehack, hackathon
• Apr 20–22: SF, CA: Fluent -20% w/code: WWCODE
• Apr 20–22: Portland, OR: clojurewest.org -$50 w/code wwcode50
• Apr 21–23, 25: NY, NY: Games for Change, register
• Apr 24: SF, CA: HustleCon, -25% w/code wwc
• Apr 24: SF, CA: Code-A-Palooza
• Apr 25–26: London, Eng: Battlehack, hackathon
• Apr 26–28: Boston, MA: Big Data TechCon -$200 w/code BIGDATA
• Apr 28–29: SF, CA: ROWE™ Certification Workshop, -$250 w. WWCODE
• May 2–3: St. Petersburg, FL: Project34 Hackathon
• May 11–13: London: Software Design & Development
• May 11–15: LA, CA: DrupalCon
• May 12–13: SF, CA: Internet of Things World Event, -15% w/vip code I8K3FWHC
• May 11–12: Chicago, IL: GOTO: Chicago, -$50 w/code: WomenCode
• May 19–20, SF, CA: Signal by Twilio
• May 31-June 2: San Jose, CA: Women In Tech International, -$200 w/code: WWCODE
• Twitter Flock, Series of Global Events apply
• Twitter Hatch, Startup Competition details
Call for Speakers & Volunteers
• Apr 6: SF, CA: AltConf, deadline to submit proposals. Conf date: early June
• May 1: Barcelona, Spain: Full Stack Fest, deadline to submit proposals. Conf. date: Sept 1–5
Women Who Code, Inc.
Email: contact@womenwhococode.com
44 Tehama Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
501(C)3–46–4218859
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