CODE Review
March 10, 2015
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“Drive, commitment, and creativity are not gender-specific qualities, rather they spring from passion for an idea and a deep desire to make it happen. Everyone is a potential creator.”
- Theresia Gouw, Co-Founder & Engineer at Aspect Ventures
A Membership Milestone
This week our membership has exceeded 25k members. Thank you Directors, Leads, members, supporters and allies who continue to support our mission. Read more.
Seeking Mentors
Capital One has sponsored four scholarships for GA’s Opportunity Fund in the D.C. and SF. We are looking for mentors for the recipients. If interested, please email us.
Employment Opportunities
AT&T is hiring for cool IT/Engineering jobs. What does it feel like to develop life-changing ideas?Apply here.
Vzaar makes uploading videos quick and easy. Apply here for a Ruby on Rails Developer position in London England.
Hired believes recruiting should be transparent. Try Hired here.
Pro Tip
Security is often an after thought in web development, but it shouldn’t be. Learn six features that can help protect your web applications. — by Annyce Davis.
Submit a Pro-Tip: http://bit.ly/1ArfjAu
Applaud Her
WWCode Atlanta Director Erica Stanley spoke at Wearable Techcon
WWCode Merida Director Grisel Ancona was featured in an article “Geek women, becoming leading programmers in Merida” Read More
WWCode al-jaza’ir Director Fatima Djoudjou was accepted a mentor position for the 2015 NYUAD Hackathon
WWCode SF member Merline Saintil was recently appointed to Watermark’s Board of DirectorsTech Cities & WWCode
WWCode In The News
Time Magazine: “5 Ways Women in Tech Can Beat the Odds”
Sueddeutsche: “Gegen die Männerzirkel in der Tech-Industrie”
Wonderzine: “Глава Women Who Code о позиции женщин в IT-индустрии”
Mother of the Internet
Radia Perlman is a software designer and network engineer. She is most famous for her invention of the spanning tree protocol (STP), fundamental to network bridges.
Community Reflection
From amusing her friends with code to editing technical books and obtaining employment at prestigious companies — Ari Lacenski is a role model in the tech industry. Read more.
Tell us how code has influenced your life.
Cheers, Alaina Percival, CEO & Board Chair
Technical Conferences & Events
Free Ticket: Mar 16–19: Boston, MA: Software Architecture, enter to win
Free Ticket: Apr 14–15: Santa Clara, CA: Bluetooth World Event, enter to win
Free Ticket: May 12–13: SF, CA: Internet of Things World Event, enter to win
• Mar 11: NY, NY: Twitter Flock
• Mar 11–13: London: Meta AR Workshop and Cocktail Party, -10% w/code: WomenWhoCode
• Mar 12: Boston, MA: An Evening of Entrepreneurship, -100% w/code: WWCodeVIP
• Mar 12: Newark, NJ: Forum on Women in Information Technology, register
• Mar 12–13: London: RE.WORK Internet of Things -20% w/code: WWCL20
• Mar 13: Bath, UK: Bath Ruby -20% w/code “WOMENWHOCODE”
• Mar 13–15: Austin, TX: SXSW Gaming at SXSW Interactive
• Mar 16–19: Boston, MA: Software Architecture, -20% w/code: WWCODE
• Mar 18: NYC: IoT Workshop re AT&T RESTful M2X Data Service APIs (afternoon)
• Mar 18: NYC: IoT Workshop re AT&T RESTful M2X Data Service APIs (evening)
• Mar 19: London, UK: Pipeline, -10% w/code: WOMENWHOCODE here
• Mar 26–27: SF, CA: Erlang Factory, apply for scholarship
• Mar 28–29: Austin Tx: Bitcoin 2.0 Hackathon
• Mar 30-Apr 1: Seattle, WA: An Event Apart, -$100 w/code: AEAWWcode15
• Apr 7: Boston, MA: AT&T IoT Workshop (afternoon), register
• 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 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 26–28: Boston, MA: Big Data TechCon -$200 w/code BIGDATA
• May 2–3: St. Petersburg, FL: Project34 Hackathon
• May 11–13: London: Software Design & Development
• 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
• Mar 14: Berlin, Germany: DroidCon, deadline to submit proposals. Conf. date: June 3–5
• March 15: ASME Innovation, deadline to apply. Webinar 3/28. Showcases in: India, Washington DC, & Kenya
• Mar 18: Wales, Cardiff: DJangoCon, deadline to submit proposals. Conf. date: May 31 — June 5
• Mar 25: Hackensack, NJ, hackBCA hackathon, call for mentors, register
• 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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