Girl Geek Dinners Ottawa

Girl Geek Dinner Ottawa is excited to partner with Paola St-Georges, Marketing Manager and Guide for C’est Bon Cooking, for a one-of-a-kind food tour in the Nation’s Capital. Attendees will be treated to a special mini-tour that will concentrate on the heart of the Market area and cover several producers and fine food shops.

Topics during the tour will include Savour Ottawa, 101 Must-try-before-you-die tastes and a little dose of history just for good measure. And we have to go out in Girl Geek Dinner Style, so prepare yourself for Girl Geek Dinner trivia for a chance to win prizes!

About C’est Bon Cooking:

C’est Bon Cooking’s EDIBLE OTTAWA tours are a foodie’s romp through the Capital’s most vibrant epicurean neighbourhoods. Participants are treated to mouth-watering conversations, enticing aromas, scrumptious flavours and a riot of colours in meticulously arranged food displays.

EDIBLE OTTAWA tours are based on the belief that the best way to get to know a people and its culture is to explore local markets, experience local specialties and meet local Chefs and food artisans. They are an opportunity to experience Ottawa “as locals do,” a chance to connect with colourful neighbourhoods such as the ByWard Market, Wellington West and Beechwood Avenue.

Culinary tourism is a thriving industry all over the world and C’est Bon Cooking is proud to have brought it to Canada’s Capital. Our clients relish their opportunity to become food industry insiders for a while and to familiarize themselves with Ottawa’s latest “must try tastes.”

Event details:

Date: July 7, 2011

Time: 6pm to 8pm *please arrive 10 minutes early*

Meeting spot: Murray’s Market, 261 Dalhousie Street

Contact: Paola St-Georges, Marketing Manager and Guide, 613-722-8687 (ext. 204)

Cost: $25/person (special rate on behalf of C’est Bon Cooking and Girl Geek Dinner Ottawa)

To register, please click here

*Tour will go ahead rain or shine so please dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes*

From mobile apps to social media technology and from open data to public policy, women are continually influencing the way information is being shared across the world.

On March 30, three women taught us that technology isn’t just an objective, it changes society and infrastructure as a whole.

Mary Beth Baker, Emily Daniels and Tracey Lauriault, were part of a technological revolution known as Open Data Ottawa. A few months back, they organized Hackfest, an opportunity for technology lovers to come together to create unique and innovative mobile apps with the purpose of helping Ottawa citizens to enjoy and easily access recreation and services the city has to offer.

Thanks to our wonderful speakers and guests, the event generated huge awareness on Twitter.  We highly encourage participation from everyone, male or female, and if you know someone that’s passionate about technology or has an idea for an event, please don’t hesitate to talk to us, we love questions and feedback!

What can we take away from this event? From creative ideas for new apps to learning resources you can take home with you,  Mary Beth, Tracey and Emily enlightened us with their passion for the pursuit of open data :

• If you’re not reading this, make sure to pick up The Real World of Technology by Ursula Franklin and also check out Datalibre.ca.
• Remember Erin Brockovich? Well, she’s back in the spotlight and working on passing an open data bill about disease clusters being mapped and made public. Does this mean a sequel?!
• Another great quote is from the lovely Jane Jacobs, “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”
• If you loved the past Hackfest and want to take part again, Mary Beth is hoping to start a Mother’s Day Hackfest in May. Feel free to contact her for more information, maribethbaker <at> gmail.com. You can also check out photos from the last Hackfest on behalf of Edward  Ocampo-Gooding.
• And last, but not least, open data is not about sharing personal information with the public.  In order to share public information we have the right to know and to answer public policy issues that affect us and our communities.

Thanks again to our sponsors for their continued support.  We hope all the door prize winners enjoy their prizes!

CIRA .CA

Thornley Fallis

Open Data Ottawa

The Lemon Kitchen

Media Miser

The National Arts Centre

Swing Dynamite

Join us Tuesday, May 25 as our guest speaker Ellen Grove, an experienced Agile coach and software tester, discusses how to apply Agile principles and practices to all kinds of endeavours, from software development to social change.

Ellen will present OpenAgile, a non-software-focused approach to Agile work that emphasizes truthfulness, consultative decision-making and constant learning. OpenAgile enhances the ability of individuals, teams, and organizations to deliver value to their stakeholders by developing human capacity, improving processes, and, most importantly, encouraging rapid and deep learning.

Event Details

• When: Tuesday, May 25 at 6 p.m.
• Where: Johnny Farina – 216 Elgin Street, between Lisgar and Cooper

To join us, please register here.

Hey students!

Thanks again to generous sponsorship from Joe Thornley of Thornley Fallis, we can offer six student spots to this event. If you are a student wishing to attend, please leave a comment below indicating why or what you want to learn about Agile. The first six students to respond will receive complimentary registration and dinner (up to $25).

A little bit about Ellen

Ellen Grove helps teams make better software through coaching them to create the circumstances in which they can work most productively and effectively. Her Agile coaching practice is founded in over 10 years experience leading software testing, development and implementation teams in global enterprises, a passion for exploratory software testing and user-centered design, and a background in community organization.

She uses team-building and facilitation approaches to support the transition to collaborative Agile work practices at the team, managerial and corporate level, and has conquered the challenges of extending Scrum roll-outs to off-shore development partners and multi-site project teams.

Outside the office, Ellen applies her coaching talents and creativity to keeping her household menagerie of husband, children, dogs, cats, goats, snakes, spiders and birds happy and healthy. Ellen blogs at Mastering the Obvious.

So we’ve been trying to launch Girl Geek Dinner in Ottawa for a few months now (actually Mel Gallant and Veronica Giggey have been thinking about it even longer!) and it’s been decided it’s *officially* launching in September. If you haven’t heard, Girl Geek Dinners was started in London, England by Sarah Blow as an event for geeky girls everywhere to get together, mix and mingle, learn something new and eat some great food.

However, before we kick things off, we want your help–we want to make sure that Girl Geek Dinner Ottawa is a) well attended, b) adding value to your life and c) tons of fun! So we’re inviting all geeky girls in Ottawa to our pre-launch kick-off party on Monday, July 6. It’s free to attend, but we ask you to please register in advance so we can give the venue accurate numbers.

Come, meet and greet, have some food and drinks and most importantly tell us what YOU want to see at Girl Geek Dinners. We’d love your feedback on everything from venues, speakers, time, day of the week–just let us know whatever you want and we’ll do our best to accommodate and make it the best geeky girl event in Ottawa!

Hope to see you there! Remember, Monday, July 6, 7 p.m. at the Fox and the Feather pub on Elgin Street. Don’t forget to register!