HackerNest Toronto April Tech Social feat. Girls in Tech w/ Chris Ye & Judy Sims
Details
Kinda looks like this'll be our biggest event yet. PSYCHED? :D
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HackerNest is all about uniting local tech communities. Girls in Tech (http://girlsintechtoronto.com/) focuses on empowering women and girls in tech. We're combining forces to make this month's Tech Social pretty damn special: we aim to kung-fu-kick gender stereotypes in the face by pushing hard for a 50:50 dudette-to-dude ratio at our event.
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The tech penocracy is a setting sun. The old boys' club is, well, old. It's time to buck the trend. In the spirit of equal representation, we have short talks and "Ask Me Anything" Q&A from two very badass captains of industry.
Chris Ye (http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/chris-ye/15/169/982) is the co-founder and CEO of Uken Games (http://uken.com), a red-hot mobile gaming powerhouse that boasts over 25 million customers worldwide. Judy Sims (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/judy-sims/1/b61/b61) is the co-founder and CEO of Shopcaster (http://shopcaster.com), North America's largest marketplace for independent retailers.
Prepare your questions. On April 29th, you'll have the incredibly rare opportunity to pick the brains of two heavyweight entrepreneurial rocksuperstars. Don't squander it.
If you can only make it out to one tech event this year, make it this one.
Rough lineup:
19:00 - folks flood in, grab drinks, and start socializing
20:00 - welcome and sponsor intros
20:10 - short talk and Q&A: Chris Ye
20:40 - short talk and Q&A: Judy Sims
21:10 - back to chilling and socializing
23:00 - clean up and head out
Sponsors
Kaboom Technologies (http://kaboomtech.com/): web and mobile software development experts - always hiring talented talent!
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Kendo UI (http://kendoui.com): everything you need to build high-performance cross-platform HTML5 apps - fast
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/a/b/6/event_211303702.jpeg (http://kendoui.com)
OANDA (http://oanda.com/): providing Forex trading and currency information to everyone
http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/8/f/6/event_202835062.jpeg (http://oanda.com)
CodeProject (http://www.codeproject.com): 10 million++ members can't be wrong - one of the largest, most vibrant, active, and supportive developer communities in the world
http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/0/8/2/event_228889282.jpeg (http://www.codeproject.com)
car2go (http://car2go.com): the easy way to get from A to B in a snazzy ride while saving money AND the environment
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GuruLink (http://gurulink.ca): devastatingly effective recruiters that will do absolute wonders for your tech team
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/d/a/6/event_202836262.jpeg (http://gurulink.ca)
Venue:
Achievers (http://www.achievers.com/): employee rewards and recognition done right - with $38.1m in funding... ZOMG
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Community Partners:
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/0/9/2/event_228904242.jpeg (http://htmltoronto.ca)
http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/0/3/c/event_228908252.jpeg (http://girlgeekstoronto.com)
http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/9/6/event_228903222.jpeg (http://venusventures.org)
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http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/4/8/2/event_228913442.jpeg (http://thenext36.ca)
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http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/6/c/e/event_229722702.jpeg (http://experivis.com)
http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/2/8/4/event_229953412.jpeg (http://ladieslearningcode.com)
Beer:
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/8/6/0/event_228914432.jpeg (http://millstreetbrewery.com)
Wine:
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/9/5/0/event_228914672.jpeg (http://liffordwine.com)
Cupcakes:
http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/b/6/4/event_229947492.jpeg (http://vitamintalent.com)