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Location: Switzerland | Zurich
Speaking Topics: open source | documentation | non-code contributions | blogging | women in technology | women in open source | floss | organizing events
Spoken Languages: English

Noirin Shirley is a jack of all trades, and a master of several. A technical writer by day, Noirin started working on documentation for the Apache httpd project while at university, and finding she still had time on her hands, trained as an ambulance attendant with the St John Ambulance Brigade. She helps organise the Apache Software Foundation's bi-annual conference, ApacheCon, and is actively involved in Open Source efforts around the world! She is a founder member of Digital Rights Ireland, and a Director of her local branch of the System Administrators' Guild.

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Location: Michigan
Speaking Topics: Security awareness | Electronic Content Managment | Web Content Management | women in technology | Global Project Management | Curating Electronic Content through technology obsolescence | Implementing Infrastructure in Asia | Technology History
Spoken Languages: English | some French | some German

I have been working with technology for 30 years. I find women are under-represented in technology discusssions, even in the media. I have experience in international implementations of technology across cultures.

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Location: Canada | Vancouver | BC
Speaking Topics: nonprofit tech | online campaign strategy | social media | the internet and non profits | women in technology | small business | Women in business
Spoken Languages: English

Many of my presentations are co-presented with Lauren Bacon, so I'm including our joint writeup here. For more details on my professional background, please refer to my professional bio here.

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Location: San Francisco | United States
Speaking Topics: blogging | gadgets | Gaming | Internet | internet culture | microblogging | new media | online communities | social networking | tech and internet skills | Technology | Technology-General | Web 2.0 | Web Video | women in technology
Spoken Languages: English

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Veronica is the co-host of Revision3’s tech-centric show, Tekzilla, and Qore on the PLAYSTATION Network. Previous to that, she hosted several other online video shows and podcasts, including Mahalo Daily, Buzz Out Loud, MP3 Insider, and Crave. She also created tech video content for CNET TV, including the popular series Prizefight.

Veronica frequently guest hosts other technology-related podcasts, and also speaks about technology, gaming, and social networking. In her spare time, she hosts the science fiction and fantasy-themed podcast / book club The Sword and Laser.

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Location: San Francisco Bay Area | USA | CA
Speaking Topics: Bollywood | internet culture | Minority womens issues | new media | online communities | social networking | South Asian media | Web 2.0 | women in technology | Women representations in media
Spoken Languages: | English | Hindi |

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Neha Tiwari discovered her passion for tech journalism in her junior year of college as an intern at TechTv. After graduating from UC Berkeley (and living in India for a quarter of the year), she gained a dream job working for News.com at CNET San Francisco. While there, she sharpened her producing skills and made videos centered around tech products,websites and culture. After CNET, Neha moved on to Revision 3.com,where she produced a number of geek-centric segments, shows, and also appeared on camera as the network "Nerd Bird."

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Location: San Francisco Bay Area | California (USA)
Speaking Topics: blogging | blog platforms | bridgeblogging | community | Diversity | free speech | futurism | open source | programming for non-programmers | social media | wikis | Women in IT | women in technology
Spoken Languages: English

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I have organized various unconferences and helped with large (1000+) person technology conferences and can speak on that topic. I also ran a Wiki Wednesday monthly meeting which ran in multiple cities for over a year.

I've spoken at BlogHer, SXSWi, various BarCamps, wiki meetups, and various SF and literary conferences.

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Location: Switzerland | Fribourg
Speaking Topics: Free Software issues | Community Building | bug management | Amarok | women in technology
Spoken Languages: German | French | English | Italian

A trained pharmacist, I'm a technology geek since my youth, now mainly interested in issues regarding Free Software. I give a helping hand at the FSFE booth during European events since 2001 and I am part of the Ubuntu Swiss Team, the Ubuntu Women Team, the Amarok Team and promote Free Software wherever I can. Currently I use Kubuntu 8.04.1 with KDE 4.

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Location: Europe | Germany | Luebeck
Speaking Topics: blogging | corporate media | microblogging | speaker training | startup training | pitching VCs | podcasting | social media | social networking | twitter | Web 2.0 | Women in IT | women in technology
Spoken Languages: German | English

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I like to share knowledge, which is why I am not limited just to speaking, but also am interested in workshops / expert tables and moderation. Additionally I have become a frequent advisor for organizers of conferences as well as am involved in several barcamps.

One of my favourite topics is how to grow your business internationally, both from the side of for example the US coming to Europe as vice versa, but I am also happy to 'just' transport what is so special about the net and web 2.0.

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Location: USA | New England
Speaking Topics: computer security | enterprise security | phishing | insider threat | authentication | authorization | human factors | usability | iPhone development | women in technology | education
Spoken Languages: French | English

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Sara "Scout" Sinclair is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Dartmouth College. Her research interests include access control and the human factors (both business- and usability-oriented) that constrain or drive authorization systems.

More generally, her work includes a number of projects at the intersection of human systems and secure computer systems, including those involving insider threat, enterprise computer security, phishing, and iPhone application development. Her other professional interests include operating systems, discrete math, and computer science education.

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Location: NYC
Speaking Topics: WordPress | blogging | social networking | women in technology | Web 2.0 | CSS | database design | SEO | open source | online marketing | leadership | e-commerce | careers in technology | building communities | website development | php programming
Spoken Languages: Russian | English

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Nelly Yusupova - CTO, Webgrrls International/Cybergrrl Inc. and Founder of DigitalWoman.com