by, for, and about women in science, technology, engineering, & math

Hi! I just found this site from DevChix (thanks, Jeanne!).

So just wanted to say hello and what an awesome site this is! I’m a software developer – I have The Hacker Chick Blog and I just landed a totally snazzy new job as a Developer Evangelist for Startups at Microsoft.

One of the amazing things is all of the great programs that Microsoft sponsors for students. I actually got to spend my first day volunteering at a DigiGirlz Day where we brought very cool next generation technology (Surface/multi-touch, electronic art, fabric-based computers – totally neat!) to around 300 high school girls. That was _totally _my coolest 1st day on a job ever. :-)

DigiGirlz Website: http://www.microsoft.com/about/diversity/programs/digigirlz/default.aspx

We also do Imagine Cup, which is a worldwide student competition, where students compete to build technology that addresses some of our greatest challenges like hunger and environmental issues. The US Finals are being held April 26th in Washington DC and they’re open to everyone (am a little jealous I won’t be able to get down to DC for this!): https://www.microsoftusevents.com/IC10communityshowcase/Content/Home.aspx

Anyway, just thought some of you might be interested, I’ll try to post more things like this as I find them and am looking forward to meeting more of you on the site! :)