Girl Geek Dinners now in Cebu!
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A couple of months ago, a lady in Germany sent me an e-mail and introduced me to the Girl Geek Dinner movement. She was coming to Cebu and needed help in setting up the first Girl Geek Dinner in Asia (in Asia!). She was scouting for girls in Cebu who were into technology and who could form the core of the group, and she chanced upon my ailing blog.
I must have been hibernating that much, because I hadn’t heard of it before. A quick search on the web told me that it is an international movement (or organization) of international fame where girl geeks meet and discuss developments in technology and new media. It was started in London and sprang from the umbrella group Geek Dinners, which included males. Geek groups are usually dominated by males, so a smart girl decided to form a group exclusive to girls. Now, there is usually a group in major cities, such as the Frankfurt Girl Geek Dinners, London Girl Geek Dinners, and the Seattle Girl Geek Dinners.
Cebu has come up with one, too! They had their first Cebu Girl Geek Dinner last night at Asiatown IT Park. It was proudly sponsored by Exist Global. I don’t really know who were there and I don’t have pictures to show, because… I wasn’t there. 
I was already set to watch Twilight with friends, and it was already on my calendar since last month. I committed to helping promote Cebu Girl Geek Dinners, though. I see that no one has written about it yet, so I’m hoping that this will be my share.
Hopefully, that was just a start. I’ll surely be there on the second Cebu Girl Geek Dinner.
Comments
hmmm… diba dapat “Hot Chicks’ Dinner” ang tawag?
smokin’.
pwede rin!
WOW! Nice article. Thanks for the mention. I’m looking forward to hearing about how the Cebu Girl Geek Dinners progress!
and i hope it will be soon!
It was fun and very informative. This shouldn’t be the last! I will surely attend in the next meetups
yep, it shouldn’t be! i am looking forward to the next one!
we should plan for the next dinner… I guess girls you should plan this out
wow. nice. makasali nga sa susunod. hindi ako techie eh.
@paul
but you should help!
@atticus
i think they’re planning a manila girl geek dinner soon. i’ll let you know if i hear anything.
pwede bang mag join ang feeling girls ha ha ha
you can if you come with a girl geek.
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Hey, that’s sexist! (^_–)
Actually I hesitantly admit my surprise there’s enough people for something like this. At least around here, girl geeks are rare to the point of being near-mythical.
aren’t there women engineers where you work?
I would suppose so, but I’ve never met a female engineer personally. Of course I’ve never worked in engineering. Google tells me that statistically engineers are 8-17% women depending on field, for what it’s worth.
karon pa ko lagi kadungog ani nga group…sounds interesting…
@nakajoe
i would say those figures are correct. it’s obvious in the workplace. some fields have more percentage of women. for example, there are more women computer engineers than women mechanical engineers. also, i think being in that profession doesn’t really necessarily make someone a geek. some of them are just there to pay the bills. they don’t even love technology.
@empress
pareha ra ta. don’t worry dai, i-invite ta ka on the second dinner.
@stox
Funny isn’t it… the kinds of activities I get involved with are so overwhelmingly male or solitary that I tend to forget that half the population is supposedly women. That’s why I was surprised when I heard there were enough participants to make up such a thing as Girl Geek Dinners. Pleasantly surprised though, don’t get me wrong, I think it’s really great.
You’re right on target about being in a profession not necessarily indicating interest. I’d even wager that the *majority* of people have no interest in their profession past a paycheck.
well, mister, now you know that there are girl geeks in the world.
Neat, huh? (^_^)
Hi
Will you sell mi a link from your site?
arnoldsantos2008@gmail.com
i don’t sell links…yet. i’m still building my PR for now. maybe someday. sorry.
Exist Global also hosts Java Users Group Cebu a.k.a cebu-jug
when is that?
it happens every month
would you mind giving more details?