Women of OpenStack

Welcome to the Women of OpenStack wiki page!

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Meeting Information
The Women of OpenStack meet every 2 weeks (odd weeks) at 2000 UTC - to find your local time use http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

Meeting Ping List (To get a ping in IRC for the meeting) - spotz, diablo_rojo, diablo_rojo_phon, SWDevAngel__, eeiden, annabelleB, oikiki

WOO Mission Statement
The Women of OpenStack (WOO) strive to increase the diversity of the OpenStack community by overcoming OpenStack's barrier to entry through educational sessions, professional networking, mentorship, social inclusion, and enhanced resource access. WOO recognizes that individuals in minority groups are more likely to have challenges accessing the resources it takes to learn and participate in complex technologies, which is why WOO welcomes all women and their allies who share an interest in OpenStack, open source, and adjacent technologies. These goals are achieved through leading and sponsorship of educational sessions and social events that promote inclusion in the OpenStack Community.

Identified Challenges & Suggested Solutions
(takeaways from the May 2015 Vancouver Summit)

Other Women and Diversity Groups

 * The ADA Initiative
 * The Grace Hopper Conference
 * Society of Women Engineers
 * Diversity Working Group
 * Outreachy
 * Mentoring

Women of OpenStack Directory
Feel free to add yourself to the list. Names are arranged in alphabetical order by last name. For your Contact info, use whatever you're most comfortable with— LinkedIn, Launchpad profile page, IRC handle, etc.

Women of OpenStack Podcasts
The Women of OpenStack podcasts cover career advancement, community navigation and other trending topics for women working in the OpenStack community and in broader open source. Have a topic request, drop it in IRC or email anne at openstack.org.

You, Yes, YOU, Can Give a Conference Talk
We talk with Julia Kreger and Treva Williams about how to get over the fear of submitting your first conference talk and being the expert in the room. Submit your talk to the Vancouver Summit CFP January 19, 2018 Music by bensound.com

Past & Current WOO Networking Events

 * Sydney Networking Lunch
 * Vancouver Summit May 2015: Networking events and breakfast working sessions
 * Check out the videos here and here and here
 * Paris Summit November 2014: Networking evening event and breakfast working session
 * Video
 * Atlanta Summit, May 2014: Happy Hour
 * Hong Kong Summit November 2013: Boat Outing
 * Portland Summit April, 2013: Networking Breakfast
 * Video

Past Speaking Sessions

 * PTLs and Cores: We are Not as Scary as You Think
 * Women of OpenStack Events at the Tokyo Summit
 * Tackling Diversity in the OpenStack Community
 * Standing Tall in the Room
 * Team Gender Diversity - Working with the Other 50%
 * What Everyone Ought to Know About OpenStack Internships

Open Mic Series

 * Shilla Saebi
 * Rossella Sblendido
 * Tatiana Mazur
 * Melanie Witt
 * Victoria Martínez de la Cruz
 * Nalee Jang

Read more about other Projects and Events by Women of OpenStack

 * OpenStack Blog
 * OpenSource.com: "The Women of OpenStack talk outreach, education, and mentoring" by Anne Gentle
 * OpenStack Superuser: "New to OpenStack? Why it pays to jump right in" with Megan Rosetti