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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Advancing the Careers of Women in Tech</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2014-04-17T16:30:00" datetime="2014-04-17T16:30:00">Thursday, April 17, 2014 from 4:30</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2014-04-17T20:30:00" datetime="2014-04-17T20:30:00">8:30pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202393539'><span class='fn org p-name'>Puppet</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">308 SW 2nd Ave Fifth Floor</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">OR</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97204</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=308%20SW%202nd%20Ave%20Fifth%20Floor,%20Portland%20OR%2097204%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>Now in its second year, several Portland-based organizations passionate about increasing the numbers of women in tech are organizing an evening of career-building interactive booths and breakout sessions, networking, and refreshments. Women of all levels of interest and involvement in tech are invited to attend. Whether you have a lot to learn or a bit to teach, we hope you join us!</p> <h2>Lightning Talks:</h2> <p>We are currently accepting Lighting Talk submissions - due by March 31st. Talks must be 5 minutes in length and be useful for women in tech (or related to tech), such as:</p> <ul> <li>Technology</li> <li>Women in the workforce/tech</li> <li>Career growth</li> <li>Issues underrepresented groups face in tech</li> </ul> <p><strong>Submit your talk <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFJUenFmTDFfTTd4SU9iUUJtVTV0U1E6MA">here</a>.</strong></p> <h2>Career Booths:</h2> <ul> <li>Improve your elevator pitch through effective body language</li> <li>Practice your interview skills with mock interviews with local tech recruiters</li> <li>Improve your resume with 1:1 resume review with local tech recruiters and hiring managers</li> <li>Enhance your professional presentation with style experts</li> <li>Get a professional headshot taken to use in all sorts of professional scenarios</li> </ul> <h2>Breakout Sessions:</h2> <ul> <li>Negotiation</li> <li>Imposter Syndrome</li> <li>Sexual Harassment</li> <li>Python</li> <li>Reading HTML and CSS for non-technical people</li> <li>Getting involved in Github and open source</li> </ul> <p>When: Thursday, April 17th Time: 4:15 - 8:30 PM Where: Puppet Labs, 926, NW 13th Ave., Portland, OR 97209 Price: FREE! Free to attend however registration is required</p> <h2>Schedule:</h2> <p>4:15 PM - 8:30 PM 4:15 PM - Doors Open/Check-in 4:30 PM - Pre-Conference Networking Session (Speed Networking) 5:00 PM - Opening Remarks | Opening Talk | Lightning Talks 6:00 PM - Breakout Sessions, Booths, Networking 8:15 PM - Closing Remarks 8:30 PM - Event ends/Career booths close</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://www.techoregon.org/event?eventid=10679914913">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>