Claudine Chionh

Location: Australia | Melbourne
Speaking Topics: digital humanities | drupal | free culture | history
Spoken Languages: English

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Claudine Chionh is a theology student, history graduate and self-taught geek. She works as a data manager and web developer in the School of Population Health at the University of Melbourne, primarily on Founders and Survivors: Australian Lifecourses in Historical Context, which will follow the lives of Australian families from the convict transportation period to the First World War.

Previous Presentations: 
AussieChix 2008 microconference
linux.conf.au 2009 Free as in Freedom and LinuxChix miniconferences
linux.conf.au 2010
DrupalSouth 2010

Jessica Smith

Location: Australia | Melbourne
Speaking Topics: What has #AmazonFAIL taught us? | Creative is the new black (fashion-wise not race-wise) | Empowering with Tech | IT for CEOs (and other 'C-level' people) | Why your CFO is your worst enemy | various other random and entertaini
Spoken Languages: English | Geek | Business | Plain English

I translate Geek ⇄ Business.

I also translate Geek ⇄ Plain English.

I am good with the humour type stuff.

CEOs, CFOs, CIO, and other TLAs don't scare me a bit.

Boring presentations are the antichrist.

If I ever put the text of my presentation in bullet-points, you are hereby authorised to kick me.

Margaret Iaquinto

Location: Melbourne
Speaking Topics: amateur radio | packet radio | Mir space station
Spoken Languages: English | Russian is poor

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VK3CFI, WICEN, WIA, cosmonauts, bushfires, VITTA, Outstanding IT Teacher 2006

Previous Presentations: 
communIT in Adelaide
Rotary17

Jacinta Richardson

Location: Australia | Melbourne | Victoria
Speaking Topics: community | Community Building | Conference organisation | online marketing | perl | Small Businesses | social networking | software engineering | technical writing | Training | Working From Home
Spoken Languages: English

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Jacinta Richardson has a Bachelor of Engineering (Software) (hons) and Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne. Jacinta is both the managing director and training coordinator of Perl Training Australia. In addition to the management parts of this job, Jacinta does technical writing. bespoke development and participates in the training courses. Having been involved in the business from the start, Jacinta has a lot to say about starting and running your own small IT business.

Previous Presentations: 
Not common enough code optimisations, linux.conf.au linuxchix miniconf 2008, OSDC 2007
Compulsive networking, linux.conf.au linuxchix miniconf 2007, OSDC 2006
Conferences for beginners, Open Source Developers' Conference, 2006
Understanding greediness (a guide to regular expressions), OSDC 2006

Michelle McLean

Location: Melbourne | Australia
Speaking Topics: Web 2.0

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I am a librarian working in a public library service. I have been working in public service for 22 years and with the internet for more than 10.

Previous Presentations: 
Computers in Libraries 2007 Conference - Washington DC
Revolutionising Library Management Masterclass - Sydney

Raena Jackson Armitage

Location: Melbourne
Speaking Topics: Web standards | content management | MySource Matrix | usability | accessibility

Donna Benjamin

Location: Australia | Melbourne
Speaking Topics: creating geekspaces | floss for education | Inkscape | ODF for digital preservation
Spoken Languages: English

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Check out my profile at LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/in/donnabenjamin

Donna Benjamin runs a small business called Creative Contingencies that specialises in customised web application services, research and facilitating meetings and events.

Previous Presentations: 
linux.conf.au 2009, Hobart - Joy of Inkscape - Tutorial
K12 Open Minds 2008, Indianapolis. The Open Road - highway to the future of technology in education - Keynote
CeBIT 2008, Sydney - lightning talk on Open Source in Small Business
linux users of victoria - May 2008 - Inkscaping for Fun and Profit
linux.conf.au 2008 - Conference Director
linux.conf.au 2006 & 2007 - Education mini-conf
ACEC 2006 - FOSS , VELS and Pencils
Xtech 2006 - on ODF for digital preservation
OSDC 2006, Melbourne - ODF: Our Document Future
CEGSA09, Adelaide - Inkscape: Drawing across the curriculum
SageAU 2009, Gold Coast - Inkscape: Vector graphics for sys-admins (August)
AusSakai 2008, Melbourne - The Open Road - highway to the future of technology in education. From Learning Management to Engaging Learning - Keynote
Open Education 2008, Sydney - The Open Road - highway to the future of technology in education