Wake UP! Partners with Developer Camp to Teach Women and Girls to Code
Reno, NV (PRWEB) September 23, 2016 -- Hundreds of girls and women gather next month for a maker event, full of coding and tinkering, to explore the future of diversity in the technology industry. The goal is to inspire attendees of Girlfriends Getaway Weekend, the annual viewer appreciation event for the nationally broadcast tv talk show Wake Up!, to pursue careers along the path of engineering and science. A showcase of ideas follows 48 hours of collaboration and cooperation using free tools and hardware. Partners like lululemon athletica will provide prizes and opportunities to outstanding participants.
Wake UP!, producers of Girlfriends Getaway Weekend, has partnered with Developer Camp to bring Silicon Valley’s oldest and most successful “hackathons” to a new level of diversity and inclusion. Activities are modeled after the popular event iPhoneDevCamp, which contributed founding moments to companies and products like Square, Temple Run, OAuth, and TestFlight. Award-winners have gone on to sell their ideas to Apple, Google, Facebook, Oracle, and other major tech companies.
“Girlfriends Getaway Weekend this year is all about being healthy, wealthy, and wise,” says conference organizer Adryenn Ashley. “I believe a friendly competition of ideas will inspire all the ladies to consider themselves a little smarter and more daring. Some of the apps and products that have come from Developer Camp are astounding. I cannot wait to see what ideas and frontiers people discover. In the end, we will all be much wiser to the possibilities of women in technology and leadership.”
“Our organization’s goal is to represent and support the broadest possible range of participants and award-winners,” explains Developer Camp co-founder and director Dom Sagolla. “We are excited to bring mentors and skilled coders from a decade’s worth of events to help a new group of entrepreneurs over a fun weekend of collaboration. Camp co-founder whurley recently announced the Equals campaign in partnership with the UN and the ITU. Next month’s event will be the first implementation of their vision, which we share: equal opportunity and compensation for all who pursue the path of engineering.”
Girlfriend Getaway Weekend is being held at Harrah's in South Lake Tahoe, Oct 7-9, 2016 with a lineup of inspiring speakers and state of the art technical sessions. Tickets range from $179-$999 for the three day event with special rates for Non-Profits and kids. Information can be found at http://ggw2016.com
About Wake Up!
From original television series to engaging new media content, CrowdedTV delivers inspiring and motivating programming that leaves audiences feeling enlightened and empowered. Wake Up! was the first successfully produced program from her new lineup of “good for you TV” pioneered by CrowdedTV. Subscribers can watch Wake Up! online at http://wakeupTV.com and through a variety of digital video networks around the world. Girlfriends Getaway Weekend embraces womanhood and celebrates womankind as a supportive community to instill confidence and inspire personal and professional development.
About DeveloperCamp
Founded in 2007 as a group of Open Source programmers in San Francisco, Developer Camp has grown to a thousands-strong network of engineers and designers in pursuit of their dreams. Praised by Steve Jobs for their work in 2008 and recognized as International Geniuses by the City of Amsterdam in 2012, the founders of Developer Camp recruit top talent from around the world to become mentors to a new generation of innovators. Sponsored by the companies who have hired or acquired the brightest minds from its annual showcase, Developer Camp now offers a year-round community of support and acceleration for men and women, boys and girls of all ages.
Adryenn Ashley, Wow! is Me., +1 4154205627, [email protected]
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