Techy Girls Come Together
So, I think I’ve held out long enough! I didn’t want to self-promote Girls in Tech, the organization that I created, however, I’m really excited about an upcoming event and wanted to find as many online venues to talk about it.
This engaging presentation lauded by U.S. Congressional leaders across the country and seen on the Google campus draws into focus how advances in technology and new media, along with dramatic shifts in the demographics and generational make up of the country, are rapidly reshaping our politics.
It also offers ideas and strategies for how progressives can replicate our 20th century success in this new and dynamic century.
Peter Leyden is the Director of the New Politics Institute, responsible for developing a diverse network of strategists from many different fields to help progressives take advantage of today’s massive changes in technology, media and demographics. Leyden comes from Global Business Network, a futures research and strategic consulting firm that pioneered the use of diverse networks of high capacity individuals.
Leyden previously worked as the managing editor at the original *Wired* magazine that helped drive the digital revolution and pioneered the early online new media. He has worked as a journalist at several newspapers and is the coauthor of two books, *The Long Boom* and *What’s Next?* He’s written for many publications, including *The New York Times*, the *Chicago Tribune*, and the *San Francisco Chronicle*.
If you’d like to RSVP for the event tomorrow, 11/8 at Adaptive Path at 6:00pm PST, click on the following link:
http://gitandgogpresentleyden.eventbrite.com/?invite=Mzk3MjQvYWZnYXNjb2lnbmVAeWFob28uY29tLzE%3D%0A
For more information on the presentation, Peter Leyden, or the New Politics Institute, please visit www.newpolitics.net
Here is some background information on Girls in Tech:
Created in February of 2007, Girls in Tech was founded by technology marketing and PR maven Adriana Gascoigne. GIT was born to further support girls in an industry that, traditionally, has been primarily, well, mostly full of guys. GIT believes that we’d all be better off by developing better resources, cultivating stronger relationships and celebrating our achievements more often.
Girls in Tech is an organization which caters to intelligent, professional, and influential young women working in the technology industry. The organization is a membership driven group, which aims to provide tools and information to empower, encourage innovation,inspiration and involvement among its members, while seeking to collaborate with like-minded men in the industry.
Girls in Tech offers a variety of resources to women to supplement and further enhance their professional careers in technology. Some of these resources include networking functions, round table discussions, conferences, dinner engagements, and recruitment events.
