Rails Girls Barcelona Introduction

Short presentation to spread the word about the upcoming Rails Girls Barcelona event. Hoping to attract many great supporters, sponsors and attendees.

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1. @mediafinger Hello my name is Andreas Finger and I am happy to be here
2. Rails Girls? • To introduce women to programming for fun and profit • All women are invited, beginners preferred • Free event, organized by volunteers, supported by sponsors @mediafinger Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013
3. All over the world Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013 @mediafinger (Argentina): Buenos Aires - (Australia): Melbourne - (Austria): Vienna - (Belgium): Brussels - (Brazil): Belo Horizonte, Belém, Campina Grande, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo - (China): Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai - (Croatia): Zagreb - (Czech Republic): Prague - (Estonia): Tallinn - (Finland): Helsinki, Oulu, Turku - (France): Paris - (Georgia): Atlanta - (Germany): Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Rheinland - (India): Gurgaon - (Ireland): Dublin, Galway - (Italy): Rome - (Japan): Kyoto, Tokyo - (Latvia): Riga - (Netherlands): Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague - (New Zealand): Christchurch - (Perú): Lima - (Philippines): Manila - (Poland): Krakow, Warsaw, Wroclaw - (Portugal): Porto - (Singapore): Singapore - (Slovenia): Ljubljana, Maribor - (Spain): Barcelona, Madrid - (Sweden): Stockholm - (Switzerland): Basel, Zurich - (Ukraine): Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkov, Kyiv - (United Kingdom): Bath, London - (USA): Austin, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, San Francisco, Washington Past and planned events in 32 countries and 68 cities
4. Motivation • Typical Programmer? • Non-diverse Teams suck. • Job situation in Spain? • Enabling more people to create great things! Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013 @mediafinger
5. What to expect? • Nobody learns programming in a day • Rails Girls will be held to ignite interest and serve as a starting point • The event will connect people Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013 @mediafinger
6. Schedule • Thursday evening: install Ruby on the girls' notebooks • Friday all day: the workshop • later: a periodic meeting for the interested girls • much later: some of the girls become software developers? Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013 @mediafinger
7. Get involved! • One or two co-organizers* needed • Sponsors needed for breakfast, lunch, drinks, marketing materials ... • Coaches* needed • Ideas, contacts, support welcome @mediafinger Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013 * = spanish speaking women prefered, but every offer is welcome
8. Get in touch! • web: railsgirls.com/barcelona • mail: rails-girls-barcelona@googlegroups.com • twitter: @railsgirls_bcn Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013 @mediafinger If you want to organize, sponsor, support, coach or just attend.
9. Thanks for listening! Barcelona ! Friday 13th September 2013 @mediafinger My name is Andreas Finger and you can contact me here or over Twitter @mediafinger or over the Rails Girls channels.