The world tour continues
I have just received a confirmation email from O'Reilly that my talk (Form an orderly queue, ladies aka the gender talk) has been accepted to The Open Source Convention. OSCON. I'm speaking at OSCON! Based on this article you can see how prestigious this conference is and how much I thought there was no way I'd be accepted. "Wow" doesn't quite seem to cover it!
PS This is my presentation description:
Description
A slightly raucous but very fun look at female participation in open
source computing. This presentation includes a subversive tour of the
well known articles and statistics about women in open source and
finishes with tangible solutions that really do get more women engaged
in technology.
People
Abstract
You may have noticed that women are the unicorns of the open source
world. Statistics and studies have been compiled on our presence (and
our absence) within the community. In this presentation Emma Hogbin
will lead you through the current landscape for women in open source.
On our journey we will examine the usefulness and pitfalls of what we
have created to protect and encourage women—specific attention will be
given to the tools, communities and documents that have been developed
over time.
Drawing on personal experience, Emma will present
you with real solutions that have worked in her community. Explore
absolutely new ways of thinking about the gender gap and learn how to
take the next step towards really increasing the number of women in
open source computing.
Maybe "w00t!" would do it. SO COOL!!!!!!