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LinuxChix NZ is a community for women who like Linux, and for women and men who want to support women in computing.

Linuxchix NZ activities will include support forums, mentoring, training courses, social meetups and linux install fests.

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Mary Gardiner, from Linuxchix Australia is visiting wellington on the 27th August.

We're meeting at the Matterhorn for Dinner with Mary and her Andrew.

Matterhorn is in Cuba Mall, near bucket fountain.

We meet from 17:30pm onwards, having dinner approx 6pm - look for us in the Den (if it's not already taken).

By agreement the Australians and New Zealanders who hang out on
LinuxChix IRC are merging into a new IRC channel, since we were often hanging out in each other's channels anyway.

Our new channel is #aunzichix on irc.linuxchix.org, for Australians, New Zealanders and Islanders.

All former regulars of #aussiechix and #nzchix are invited to join us in our new channel.

*** Note: AussieChix and LinuxChix NZ are remaining separate chapters with their own websites, mailing lists, etc. We're just hanging out in the same IRC channel now. Come say hi. ***

At Auckland's Girl Geek Dinner this month Tamara Olliver showed off her Open Source Dance Pad, and Cherie Carbines gave a demonstration of Open Media's myPVR.

Report from Cherie:

After quite a lot of interest was generated around myPVR at the last event; Cherie was asked to demonstrate myPVR at tonight's dinner.

With Steve there to answer the more technical questions, we did a
30minute demonstration. The audience were very interested in myPVR and seemed pleased to have the opportunity to see this technology in action.

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Submitted by cherie on Fri, 2008-05-30 15:10.

• auckland
• girlgeekdinners

The next Wellington GGD is on Tuesday the 5th of August 2008.

Venue = Chow in Tory street

Brenda Wallace of LinuxChix NZ has founded geekspeakr.com, a global website where women who can speak on technical topics (not limited to Linux or Free Software) can list themselves, to assist conference organisers in finding women to speak at their conferences

If you are willing to give talks on technical subjects, create a profile at geekspeakr.com.

AussieChix and NZChix are teaming up to take CeBIT (May 20-22, 2008) by storm. We will be running a stall in the Open Source section of the expo, and the kind people who run the show have even given us a terrific deal: free expo admittance for anyone who reads this!
http://au.linuxchix.org/node/139

AussieChix and NZChix are teaming up to take CeBIT by storm. We will be running a stall in the Open Source section of the expo, and the kind people who run the show have even given us a terrific deal: free expo admittance for anyone who reads this!

20-22 May
www.cebit.com.au
FREE Exhibition Entry.
Enter promotional code
linuxca08

See the full offer for more details.

Would also be nice to meet other auckland chix at our meeting. The more the merrier !!

Sunday March 23rd at 12.30ish in parnell at the chocolate shop
323 Parnell Road
Parnell, Auckland 1052
(09) 377 8550

NZ Girl Geek Dinners started in Auckland in November 2007 as an offshoot of the London Girl Geek Dinners.  We now have a group started in Wellington and coming soon, a group in Christchurch.  The aim of these get-togethers is to provide a welcoming atmosphere and a platform for learning in an informal environment, to make technology accessible and to be of interest to all age groups and all people, particularly women, whatever their background.  It is an opportunity for like-minded 'girls'
to talk about technology over food and drinks.  

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