Hello Ladies,
I am reporting from RailsConf 2008. The main focus of this post is logistics for the conference. I’ll be posting about the talks as soon as I get to attend one. I have been running around trying to take care of DevChix related stuff.

We were unable to get an official room for a BoF but I have decided we will just take over some area of the convention center. Lets meet outside Exhibit Hall E at 7:30 on Saturday night. We can discuss whatever we want to. We are also planning appetizers and cocktails after the BoF. Hashrocket Inc, the company I work for is sponsoring the evening. Thanks Hashrocket!

Please either come to the BoF for more information or find one of the ladies with a DevChix logo on their badges for more information. I will also have stickers to give out (until they run out).

We would love to meet ALL the women developers at the conference so please come out and get to know us.

Cheers
Desi

We are kicking off GrrlCamp 2008. There are two GrrlCamps being started from this list. This GrrlCamp starts now, runs until May 2008, and meets in-person in NYC in May of 2008.

Qualifications:
- Female (willing to voice verify. You’d be surprised that this is necessary, but at times, it is.)
- Programmer, or programmer wannabe.
- Able to meet online weekly for one hour.
- Able to dedicate a few hours a week to this project.
- Willing to read, try, do, roll up your sleeves and design and develop, even if you’ve never done this before.
- Able to travel to NYC in May for the software wrap-up and release (optional). Your expenses = your round-trip flight/ride, and minimal donations for food. Lodging is free, food will be prepared and cooked by participants.
- Willing to work in Python (If we get a Rails following, we may use both).
- Willing to learn Dojo, CSS and HTML for the user-facing interface.
- Willing to release the software to the public, free of charge.
- Willing to provide small bits of support after development is complete.

This is a large project, touching on everything from basic Linux admin, svn setup, LINUX shell, Apache configuration, threading, database schema design and access, process/content management, front end design and development, inter-language data transfer, and the list goes on. If you are willing, this is an outstanding learning opportunity.

If interested, reply to this post with a valid email address, and we will send you an invitation.

Please, no observers/reporters. This is strictly a development group, and all members must be willing to write code.