Mandy Moore, also known around the Internets as @therubyrep, is a podcast production expert, mother of orange tabbies, sucker for bad reality television, and boxed wine connoisseur. She adores her 7-year-old daughter, Reese’s peanut butter cups, and sitting around fire pits while listening to country music. She is a huge advocate for STEM education and women in technology.
Shoutouts:
O’Reilly Media put out a free downloadable adult coloring book of the creatures on its books!
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Reading:
How artificial intelligence software is reflecting the tech industry’s gender-diversity shortcomings
We can’t snap our fingers to turn the tide of the sea of men in technology and automatically build up women in AI, but organizations can continue to help along with support from parents starting at an early age.
Home for the Holidays? Here’s What to Do While You Can’t Call Your Elected Representatives
Suggestions to help you make your family more politically aware. Prepare yourself for family encounters, have (sometimes difficult) family conversations, and support your family’s tech by helping them install apps and extensions to keep them safe during the difficult times to come.
Game developer Brianna Wu plans to run for Congress
An outspoken advocate for women in the gaming industry, Brianna Wu wants to run for congress in 2018 to tackle and bring awareness to things like online harassment, cyberstalking, and hiring discrimination.
Conference Talk of the Week:
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When burnout rears its ugly head, it affects workplace satisfaction, the way you interact with others, and the way you treat yourself. Loving what you do is important, but taking time for yourself is important as well. Josepha Haden shares how she keeps loving what she does and the things she has done to help others love what they do as well.
Upcoming Events:
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Black Women in Computing Conference
Friday, January 6th – Sunday, January 8th: Washington D.C.
ngVikings
Saturday, February 11th – Sunday, February 12th: Copenhagen, Denmark
Sustainable UX
Thursday, February 16th, 2017: Online
PyCon Pune
Thursday, February 16th – Sunday, February 19th: Pune, India
PyCaribbean
Saturday, February 18th – Sunday, February 19th: Bayamón, Puerto Rico
DevNexus 2017 – Scholarship Opportunities Available! Apply by January 20th, 2017.
Wednesday, February 22nd – Friday, February 24th: Atlanta, Georgia
ElixirDaze
Thursday, March 2nd – Friday, March 3rd: St. Augustine, Flordia
nz.js(con);
Thursday, March 9th – Friday, March 10th: Wellington, New Zealand
RubyConf Phillipines
Thursday, March 16th – Friday, March 18th: Bohol, Phillipines
DjangoCon Europe – Financial Assistance Available! Apply by January 16th, 2017.
Monday, April 3rd – Friday, April 7th: Florence, Italy
Women Techmakers Montreal
Saturday, April 8th – Sunday, April 9th: Montreal, Canada
Codeland (a CodeNewbie Conference) – Scholarship Opportunities Available! Apply by December 25th, 2016.
Friday, April 21st — Saturday, April 22nd: New York City
DrupalCon – Scholarship Opportunities Available! Apply.
Monday, April 24th – Friday, April 28th: Baltimore, Maryland
Continuous Lifecycle London
Wednesday, May 17th – Friday, May 19th: London
PyCon
Wednesday, May 17th – Thursday, May 25th: Portland, Oregon
ChefConf
Monday, May 22nd – Wednesday, May 24th: Austin, Texas
PHP[tek]
Wednesday, May 24th – Friday, May 26th: Atlanta, Georgia
Call For Proposals:
PHP[tek] – Closes December 30th, 2016 11:59PM EST (Offers Travel Assistance!)
Barcelona NodeConf – Closes December 31st, 2016 6:59PM EST (Offers Travel Assistance!)
DjangoCon Europe – Closes December 31st, 2016 6:00PM EST (Offers Travel Assistance!)
PyCon – Closes January 3rd, 2017 11:59PM EST
Codeland (a CodeNewbie Conference) – Closes January 8th, 2017 11:59PM EST (Offers Travel Assistance!) Submit a Talk AND/OR Apply to Become a Panelist
Women Techmakers Montreal 2017 – Closes January 15th, 2017 7:00PM EST (Offers Travel Assistance!)
ChefConf – Closes January 18th, 2017 11:50 PST
CircleCityCon 4.0 – First Round Closes January 20th, 2017 11:59PM EST, Second Round Closes March 3rd, 2017 11:59PM EST
nz.js(con); – Closes January 22nd, 2017 3:00PM EST
DrupalCon – Closes February 1st, 2017 11:59PM EST
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