Lynn Langit
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I am a MSDN developer evangelist for Microsoft. I speak on the latest and greatest developer technologies to live audiences and via webcasts.
I also lead DigiGirlz day and camp in Southern California. DigiGirlz is a global program, hosted by Microsoft, funded by local tech communities, designed to provide information to high school girls about careers in technology.
I do non-profit volunteer work for 2 organizations:
1) MONA Foundation - global work in support of eduction of women and girls, based in Seattle, WA
Previous Presentations:
TechEd Developers Europe 2007, TechEd US 2004-6, TechReady4, .NET Architect Conference
sheesGeeky, SanDigeo Code Camp, SoCal Code Camp
Women in Technology Virtual TechEd, MSDN Channel9, MSDN Channel 8
Meredith L. Patterson
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Previous Presentations:
CodeCon 2005: "SciTools: The grand unified web-based toolkit for genetic design and analysis
Black Hat 2005: "Stopping Injection Attacks with Computational Theory"
CodeCon 2006 / O'Reilly Emerging Tech 2006: "Some of These Things are Just Like the Others"
San Francisco PostgreSQL Users' Group (2006, 2007, 2008)
SuperHappyDevHouse (2007)
USENIX Workshop on Usability, Psychology and Security 2008
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Lauren Cooney
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Lauren Cooney has ten years of experience building technical communities and strategies for enterprise software companies. Cooney joined the Information Management CTO Office in January 2007, focusing on strategy and community evangelism around Web 2.0, Info 2.0, and open source technologies and products. She is currently responsible for Info 2.0, IBM's new Web 2.0 offering. Prior to her role in Information Management, Cooney worked on Apache Geronimo in the WebSphere Group as the IBM lead for building community and programs.
Previous Presentations:
Mashery.com API event, NYC, March 2008: IBM Open API Strategy
AjaxWorld Conference, NYC, March 2008: IBM MashupHub and Info 2.0
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Dori Smith
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How many hats can one woman wear?
I'm an expert in fields from the Mac (since 1992), Web development (since 1995), programming (since 1977--yes, really), online communities (since 1994), and weblogging (since 1999). I've written and taught about all of these, and more. I've authored or co-authored:
• "Ajax Essential Training" video course (Lynda.com, 2008)
• "JavaScript Essential Training" video course (Lynda.com, 2007)
• "Dreamweaver CS3 for Windows & Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide" (Peachpit Press, 2007)
Previous Presentations:
• Macworld Expo, on topics from "Web Design and Delivery" (two-day Power Tools conference), "Webmaster 2003," "Advanced Webmaster Applications," "JavaScript Bootcamp," and "JavaScript Dynamic HTML Wizardry." Led one of the two MacBrainiac challenge teams in 2006.
• Web-related conferences including Voices that Matter, Webstock (New Zealand), SxSW (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008), Web Design World, Web Builder, CNET Builder.com Live!, Script 'Scape Geek Cruise, Perl Whirl Geek Cruise, Web Design '99, Web Design World '99, and JavaScript '98.
• Mac-related conferences including O'Reilly Mac OS X Conferences, NCMUG Mac Computer Expos, and MacMania Geek Cruises.
Akkana Peck
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Akkana Peck is a freelance software engineer and writer based in San Jose, CA, USA. She specializes in free open source software such as Linux, Mozilla Firefox and GIMP. She was a longtime Mozilla developer and has contributed to numerous other open source projects, is active in educational groups such as LinuxChix, and is the author of the book "Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional."
Previous Presentations:
Linux.Conf.Au 2008: "Gimp-fu and You: Writing GIMP Scripts and Plug-ins"
SCALE 2008: "GIMP Demystified"
Linux.Conf.Au 2007: "GIMP Uncovered"
LinuxChix MiniConf, LCA 2007: "Bug Fixing for Everyone"
GetSET 2007: "Programming in Javascript"
LAAS 2006: "Observing the Moon"
PenLUG 2003: "Mozilla Tips and Tricks"
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Angie Chang
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Gwen Chambers
Gadgets for Girls... How Marketers are Meeting and Missing the Mark!