Posts tagged ‘international women’s day’
2011.03.18 Always check behind you for linkspams when out after dark (March 19th, 2011) (5)
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, and IBM are pleased to announce a new annual event, the BCS Karen Spärck Jones Lecture honouring women in computing research. Fran Allen will give the first lecture on ...
Full Story »2011.03.09 Linkspam: International (Geek) Women’s Day (5)
The first International Women’s Day was observed on 19 March, 1911: 36,515 days ago. In honor of 101 such observances, and in the spirit of celebrating the achievements of women, here are a few of ...
Full Story »2010.03.08 Thoughts on International Women’s Day (9)
It’s 11:18pm in my timezone as I write this and I’m reflecting on International Women’s Day. I feel kind of anxious and twitchy and unhappy, and I’m trying to unpick why. This morning one of ...
Full Story »2010.03.06 Bonus Open Thread: International Women’s Day (3)
International Women’s Day is March 8th. If your geek group is doing anything for IWD, let us know in this thread, particularly if it’s online and open to participants around the world. (If it’s a ...
Full Story »2010.02.08 Quick Hit: Events for March – IWD2010 and Ada Lovelace (3)
A few relevant things are going on in March which our readers might find interesting. The first off the rank is International Women’s Day (IWD) which will be on March 8th. From the website: International ...
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