Girl Geek Scotland Explained

Girl Geek Scotland (GGS) is a Scottish volunteer group that promotes women's engagement in the information technology industry.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It was established in 2008 and is part of the Girl Geek Dinners network.^{[5] [6]} GGS held its first Girl Geek Dinner in Dundee in February 2009, with a group being established in Edinburgh shortly after.^[7]

GGS has received funding from the UKRC, Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance, and WYLLN, among other groups.

In late 2009, Girl Geek Scotland won funding from Informatic Ventures in Edinburgh, to develop three intensive residential workshops for 2010 on the subjects of 'Creativity into business', 'Developing a Funding Strategy' and 'Negotiation Strategies and Techniques'. The Workshops are for women in pre-start-up business; start-up businesses and existing businesses in the technology sector in Scotland.

In 2010, the Speaker Series was launched^[8] in Dundee Contemporary Arts by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Shanna Tellerman, who at the time was the CEO of Wildpockets, a spin-out company from Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center.^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Web site: Simpson . Morna . 24 February 2016 . Why the IT Crowd needs more women . 15 July 2024 . FutureScot . en-US. Girl Geek Scotland aims to draw attention to this issue as a cultural phenomenon and help to rebalance the ecosystem. We are seeking sponsorship to offer scholarships to women from India, to come to Scotland and study Data Engineering or a related subject, with the aim of encouraging a cultural exchange that will banish the myth that computing is a subject for men only. Let’s learn from their experiences why a career in computing is such an attractive proposition in India..

Notes and References

1. Web site: MacLeod . Michael . Girl Geeks dinner and Vimeo archive launch . . 8 February 2011 . 18 July 2024.
2. Web site: Festival of Politics: where are the women in STEM? . . 19 August 2016 . 18 July 2024.
3. Web site: McDonald . Gillian . The future is getting brighter for Scottish women working in tech . . 3 March 2017 . 15 July 2024.
4. Web site: Girl Geek network helping women break into male-dominated IT . . 15 March 2016 . 15 July 2024.
5. Web site: How are these five influential women revolutionising the UK tech sector? . . 10 March 2017 . 15 July 2024.
6. Web site: Davidson . Jenni . The appliance of science: women in STEM . . 3 October 2019 . 15 July 2024.
7. Web site: IT girls in networking revolution. 25 July 2009. . 10 April 2010. 8 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110608204141/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/IT-girls-in-networking-revolution.5494264.jp. dead.
8. News: Girls gather . . Dundee, Scotland . 10 February 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100215062009/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2010/02/10/newsstory14522841t0.asp . 15 February 2010.
9. Web site: Scotland in Focus: Girl Geek Scotland – Part 1 . 17 December 2009 . Phil . Harris . SquareGo. 23 April 2012. 20 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120720064741/http://square-go.com/scotland-in-focus-girl-geek-scotland-part-1/. dead.
10. Web site: 7 January 2010 . Phil . Harris. Scotland in Focus: Girl Geek Scotland – Part 2. SquareGo. 23 April 2012. dead. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134005/http://square-go.com/scotland-in-focus-girl-geek-scotland-part-2/ .