Mel Kanarek

Mel Kanarek posted an update in the group The GIST Community: 1 year ago

Hi everyone
Just wanted to let you all know about the Thinking Digital fringe event happening at the Barnsley Digital Media Centre, May 24th-26th. If you can’t make it up to Gateshead for the main conference, or you want to get your first taste of Thinking Digital (at a fraction of the price), come and check it out. There will be live streaming…[Read more]
Mel Kanarek posted an update in the group Geek Girls Allowed: 1 year, 3 months ago

Hi everyone – just wanted to bring you the latest on the Girl Geeks South Yorkshire Dinner.

The date for your diaries is Weds 23rd Feb, 6-9pm. Venue – Barnsley Digital Media Centre (very close to Barnsley Interchange and with plenty of parking which is free after 6pm). Confirmed speaker – Karen Johnson, producer and director with Turmeric Media…[Read more]
Mel Kanarek wrote a new blog post Join me for lunch and influence research into women's careers in IT. in the group Geek Girls Allowed: 1 year, 7 months ago

Hi everyone I’m helping out a professor at Loughborough Uni who wants to do some in-depth research into women’s experiences as they pursue a career in IT/tech/digital. She wants to make sure that she designs her research with reference to actual women’s experiences, so she has asked me to arrange a lunch-time discussion session. We’re going to [...]
Mel Kanarek wrote a new blog post: GGDSoYo – interactive artwork too 1 year, 8 months ago

In my haste to post about last night’s event (I’m a bad blogger), I forgot to mention the interactive art work presented by Barnsley artist Jo Pearson. Jo based her work on the iChing – instructions at the table told us how to cast an iChing hexagram relating to a question we had in mind. We [...]
Mel Kanarek wrote a new blog post: Geek Girls Dinner Soyo 1 year, 8 months ago

Had a most marvelous evening yesterday at the Barnsley Digital Media Centre and the first ever South Yorkshire Geek Girls Dinner. To those GGals who didn’t make it, you missed an excellent evening, two impressive speakers and some epic chocolate cake. Kudos to Tracey Johnson (@cre8tvebarnsley) for organising. I didn’t get the opportunity to meet…[Read more]
Mel Kanarek posted an update in the group Geek Girls Allowed: 1 year, 11 months ago

The next Geek Girls Allowed is on Thursday 24th June, 12noon – 2pm ish, at the GISTLab (directions below).

This is a “bring your lunch and share stuff” session, plus Cassie Limb will be there to work with anyone who would like to create a design to be printed on vinyl. Some people have already worked on a “Ones and Zeros” design – I’ll make sure…[Read more]
Mel Kanarek posted an update in the group Geek Girls Allowed: 2 years ago

Following on from conversations at our last meeting, there will be a Teachmeet Sheffield meeting specifically for teachers interested in engaging young women with science and technology. Teachmeet sessions are very open and informal, with people getting up to give short presentations to share their work and ideas. It would be great if some GGAlS…[Read more]
Mel Kanarek posted a new activity comment: 2 years ago

In reply to: Sarah Profit posted an update in the group Geek Girls Allowed: Am very upset about change of time as I have a gig in Keighley and can’t make it. I look forward to hearing about all the wonderful creative things […] View

Sorry Sarah – we’ll miss seeing you. Hope the gig goes well. Are lunchtimes better for you mostly?
Mel Kanarek posted an update in the group Geek Girls Allowed: 2 years ago

This event might be of interest:
Aspire to Inspire
26th May, Leeds

The Aspire Fund was established with the objective of increasing the number of successful women led businesses in the UK. The Fund is able to make equity investments of between £100k and £1m, on a co-investment basis, in order to strengthen business growth.

Full details here:…[Read more]
Mel Kanarek posted an update in the group Geek Girls Allowed: 2 years, 1 month ago

Geek Girls Allowed do Lunch on Thurs 29th April, 12noon to 2pm, Electric Works. Bring a picnic!

There is also an open opportunity to tell the group about your pet geeky project or anything else of interest that you’d like to share. And, yes, you can have a go on the helter-skelter if you want, too.

To help us keep track of numbers, please could…[Read more]
- Sarah Profit replied 2 years ago
  
  Hi Mel
  
  I shall be attending, I’ve booked on eventbrite too. See you Thursday
  
  Sarah
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