I have organized various unconferences and helped with large (1000+) person technology conferences and can speak on that topic. I also ran a Wiki Wednesday monthly meeting which ran in multiple cities for over a year.
I've spoken at BlogHer, SXSWi, various BarCamps, wiki meetups, and various SF and literary conferences.
By training Alison has been in the computer field since 1976, including major FTSE250 and Fortune 500 multi-national companies up to Head of Department and IT Director levels as well as self-employment and a board member (CTO) of start-up companies.
Leslie Hawthorn held various roles at Google before joining the Open Source Programs Office in March 2006. She manages the Google Summer of Code program and the Google Highly Open Participation Contest. Leslie also facilitates open source community hackathons, both at Google's Corporate HQ and beyond. She holds a B.A. in English Language and Literature from U.C. Berkeley, and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her fiance Ben.
Nelly Yusupova - CTO, Webgrrls International/Cybergrrl Inc. and Founder of DigitalWoman.com
**********Not available until 2009. Due to production of the weekly g33k show, I am not available to speak until next year. ***********
I have been speaking about technology & the internet for over 10 years, in the UK and New Zealand. I'm Managing Directrix of Mohawk Media, Geek Girl for Radio NZ, I write the MsBehaviour Files for The Big Idea, with a slot on Radio Wammo for Kiwi FM. I'm also Web Mistress for Alt TV, and producer/host of the weekly g33k show online and SKY 65 in New Zealand.
I am the Digital Futures Manager for the San José Public Library in the heart of the Silicon Valley. I also work as a consultant instructor for the Infopeople Project, serve on LITA's Top Technology Trends Committee, and speak internationally at live and online events for libraries and other institutions. I am perhaps best known for my blog, LibrarianInBlack.net, about the intersection of libraries and technology.
