BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20130310T020000 RDATE:20130310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131018T055000Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131022T113000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131022T103000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131018T055000Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131018T055000Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465073 DESCRIPTION:presented by: Ashe Dryden \;\n \;\nabstract: It's been scientifically proven that more diverse communities and workplaces creat e better products and the solutions to difficult problems are more compl ete and diverse themselves. Companies are struggling to find adequate ta lent. So why do we see so few women\, people of color\, and LGBTQ people at our events and on the about pages of our websites? Even more curious ly\, why do 60% of women leave the tech industry within 10 years? Why ar e fewer women choosing to pursue computer science and related degrees th an ever before? Why have stories of active discouragement\, dismissal\, harassment\, or worse become regular news? \;\n \;\nIn this talk w e’ll examine the causes behind the lack of diversity in our communities\ , events\, and workplaces. We’ll discuss what we can do as community mem bers\, event organizers\, and co-workers to not only combat this problem \, but to encourage positive change by contributing to an atmosphere of inclusivity. \;\n \;\nbio: Ashe Dryden is an indie ruby developer living in Madison\, WI. She's been involved with the web in some form or another over the course of the past 12 years. Ashe is an outspoken educ ator for diversity\, inclusiveness\, and empathy. She's currently writin g a book on increasing diversity within companies\, as well as working o n a video series and site to serve as a resource to people who want to g et involved. When she isn't discussing technology or it’s intersection w ith culture\, she's cycling\, tweeting\, playing board games\, debating the social implications of Star Trek episodes\, being that awkward girl at the party\, and waiting for her next burrito fix.\n\nTags: galois\, c ommunity\, diversity\, inclusiveness\, women in tech\n\nImported from: h ttp://calagator.org/events/1250465073 URL:http://corp.galois.com/blog/2013/10/17/tech-talk-programming-diversit y.html SUMMARY:Galois Tech Talk: Programming Diversity LOCATION:Galois\, Inc: 421 SW 6th Ave. Suite 300\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR