Intro to Blockchain and Cryptocurrency - LGBTQ Tech Meetup at Google Boulder

You're invited to join us for a conversation about Blockchain, crypto and more preceded by professional networking and refreshments.

**IMPORTANT** Please bring an up-to-date photo ID; this is required for signing in at Google.

Address: Google; 2930 Pearl St
Building: 2B (main lobby entrance = directly across footbridge)
Room: 2B: Georgetown Loop
Instructions: Upon arrival, guests should form a line for sign-in. Your Google host, Jami, will meet you in the lobby and can log you in as soon as you arrive. Prompt arrival is suggested to expedite the process. The event is in a room called Georgetown Loop, which is visible at the top of the stairs (upon entering the main lobby). There will be signs in the main lobby.

*Please do not attempt to use the Google parking garage as access is restricted.

SPEAKERS:

Raine Revere

Co-Founder, Maiden
Lead Architect of Prism, ShapeShift
@metaraine | [masked]

Raine Revere is an engineer and educator in the Ethereum community who has spoken at blockchain events across the world. Raine is the Lead Architect of ShapeShift Prism and is the co-founder of Maiden, a company that delivers socially-aware blockchain education, cultural & leadership development, and diversity-powered blockchain consulting. As a therapist, teacher, and cryptocurrency engineer, Raine has the unique capacity to engage deeply with both the technical and social aspects of technology.

Shira Frank

Co-Founder, Maiden
@shirabfrank | [masked]

Shira brings over 15 years of work in politics, social change, women’s philanthropy, and fundraising with her role as Co-Founder of Maiden, a company devoted to building a more intelligent economy by diversifying the leaders, makers, and culture of Blockchain Technology. Shira spent seven years as a Deputy Director for J Street—the single-largest pro-Israel PAC in the US—working to transform the way Congress and the Executive branch engage in the Middle East and to promote the creation of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

During Shira's tenure, J Street partnered with the Obama Administration to successfully push the Iran-Nuclear deal through Congress and prevent a war with Iran. Shira holds a degree in Government and Political Theory from Smith College. She hails from the Redwood Coast of Arcata, CA and after spending eight years in our nation’s capital, she recently found her heart back in the wild west where she is currently living in Boulder, CO.