CALLING ALL NORTH EAST GIRL GEEKS

ANNOUNCEMENT:  AT LAST!  IT’S ARRIVED!  GIRL GEEK DINNERS LAUNCHES FIRST EVENT IN THE NORTH EAST – JUNE 2009

TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION & GEEKS ARE TERMS NO LONGER USED TO JUST REFERENCE OUR MALE EQUALS – WOMEN LIKE ALL THINGS TECH TOO!

Want to dine, drink, network with executive women from across the north east and discuss technology at a sumptuous north east venue?

Share your knowledge, experience and wisdom with like-minded women.

Durham Girl Geek Dinners is a north east based, fun and friendly professional community for women and girls interested in technology, innovations, entrepreneurialism, creativity and computing.  

Our aim is to bring technology innovation to the north east. 

Durham Girl Geek Dinners is a great opportunity for women (and on occasion men) to share thoughts, experiences and wisdom surrounding technology today and help revolutionise tomorrow.

We want to make technology accessible and interesting to all age groups and all people… no matter what culture or ability.

We hope you will come along and join our fun networking opportunity for like-minded women to get together, dine, drink and discuss technology.

Speakers:

·         Kim Inglis (former Tyne Tees TV presenter and reporter now working as a freelance journalist and media trainer/speaker) www.kiminglistv.com will be our host for the evening.

·         Fiona Cruickshank, Owner/Director of SCM Pharma based in Prudhoe, Northumberland and was the founder of The Specials Laboratory, the only North East company to break into The Times Fast Track 100 - a list of Britain’s fastest growing private companies.  

·         Clare Hart, Executive Vice President of Dow Jones will be a ‘virtual’ speaker for the evening.  Although Clare Hart is not in the UK around the time of our launch event she is very enthusiastic about what we are doing and will be recording a dedicated presentation that will be shown on the night. Clare worked her way up to be the current VP of Dow Jones in the States and is also a great example for women in business and tech.

·         UK technical director from Eset www.eset.co.uk leading global antivirus and security software developer and provider whose solutions prevents network penetration, malware and hackers will be speaking to you about online threats and will be on hand to answer questions.

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF GIRL GEEK DINNERS TO THE NORTH EAST – COME JOIN US AND NETWORK WITH THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN THE NORTH EAST WITH A PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY – GIRL GEEKS!

Full Details:

• Date & Time: Friday, 19^th June 2009, 7pm for 7.30pm start.
• End Time: The event can continue until around 12.00pm (due to the Beamish Park Hotel’s late licence)
• Venue: Gorgeous!  Tanfield Suite at the Beamish Park Hotel, County Durham http://www.beamish-park-hotel.co.uk/ It is fully equipped, with its own bar and cloakroom.
• Location: Beamish Park Hotel, County Durham http://www.beamish-park-hotel.co.uk/s10-Location.html
• Dress Code: Smart - first impressions last – add some glamour if you wish :0)
• Organised by: Durham Girl Geek Dinners
• Food: Extensive buffet – the hotel’s award winning team of chefs have held a 2 AA red rosette award for the past 11 years. Please inform us of any dietary requirements.
• Subject for the evening: An evening with technology. Speakers tbc.
• Format: Warm welcome, introduction to Girl Geek Dinners, buffet dinner, talks from guest speakers, conversations and networking till late if you wish. Kim Inglis (former Tyne Tees TV presenter and reporter now working as a freelance journalist and media trainer/speaker) www.kiminglistv.com to be our host for the evening.
• Capacity: 150 north east girl geeks – places are going fast already.
• Attendees: Boy geeks are welcome to attend if invited by a girl geek although on this occasion we do stress that there are limited spaces due to demand so more boy geeks = less girl geeks.
• Cost: £20.00 per person

If you’d like to attend on 19^th June, please email team@durhamgirlgeekdinners.com with details of attendees and we look forward to meeting you and celebrating the launch of Girl Geek Dinners in the north east!

Support from you:

Our aim of the Girl Geeks Dinners is to keep the networking events neutral with no single company or entity dominating, where everyone shares and benefits from the events and fellow members in addition to supporting as many companies, individuals and organisations across the north east and beyond as possible.

We encourage all Girl Geeks to bring along literature and business cards regarding their own company and/or cause as well as details and examples of new and exciting technologies, innovations and concepts to share at each event.

Spread the word and enjoy Girl Geek Dinners.

Requirements:

Please could you provide us with your full name and company/organisation details and logo (jpg or png) where appropriate for your name badges which will be given to you on arrival? 

Also please could you confirm the number of places you require and please send payment/cheques to:

Mia Chapman

Durham Girl Geek Dinners

C/O Biotecnix Limited

Innovation Centre,

Ponds Court Business Park,

Genesis Way,

County Durham

DH8 5XP

Tel: +44 (0) 1207 585 829

Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or suggestions:

team@durhamgirlgeekdinners.com

Mia Chapman

Founder of Durham Girl Geek Dinners

www.durhamgirlgeekdinners.com

www.twitter.com/durhamgirlgeeks

What is a Girl Geek Dinner?
Girl Geek: Someone who is female and has an interest in technology, particularly innovation, computing and new media.

Not necessarily technically minded.
The Girl Geek Dinners are organised all over the world. They are great fun and provide a welcoming atmosphere for women to talk about technology in an informal environment.

There will be a speaker who talks for a short while on a chosen subject and/or a demonstration of a latest innovation in technology for the event.

Girl Geek Dinners are for the girls!  But it doesn't mean that men can't attend, they just have to come as the guest of a female.

SHOW US YOUR SUPPORT:
Our eventual goal is to make the events free to attend thanks to sponsorship.
The only way to do this is to get help and support.

You can help us by:

- Joining our mailing list
- Contributing to the website and the event
- Offering to sponsor a Geek Girl Dinner event
- Sponsoring or providing the food or drink for an event
- Telling us about your ideas
- Linking to us and showing your support on your blog or website.
- Volunteering a speaker, or help fund speaker costs
- Lending us the electronic gadgetry so that speakers can be seen and heard
- Offering press advertising & publicity
- Making a donation

If you are interested in sponsoring us or contributing in some other way, then please contact Mia Chapman

Come along and socialise with some like-minded women in the north east.

Everyone is welcome to join us for our launch event next month – Durham Girl Geek Dinners’ Summer Party. Details to be confirmed.

Tickets priced at £20 and includes a luxury venue, industry speaker, dinner, luxury pamper goodie bag, networking opportunities, previews of new technologies and gadgets and sharing of technical knowledge.

Please contact us at team@durhamgirlgeekdinners.com to register your interest and if you would like to attend the launch of our programme of events for 2009/2010 at beyond.  

We look forward to hearing you and meeting you at our events.

Best wishes,

Durham Girl Geek Dinners Team