MySociety.org seeking female coders!

Janet (@J4) has flagged up to us today that Tom Steinberg posted on MySociety.org a call to ladies who would like to dedicate their coding skills to this organisation. It looks like the job applications are still open!

“As you might know, we’ve currently got an open-call for new developers, we’re hiring quite a bit in the next six months.

Thus far our list of people interested in the job contains no women’s names at all –zip, zero, zilch – despite us having taken soundings on how to get a more diverse sample of applicants.

I’m really, really not OK with this. I understand the gender imbalance in tech as well as anyone, but I interpret this as ‘mySociety hasn’t reached out well enough’, not ‘blame the women for not applying’.”

So ladies, do read the original post on how to apply and send over your cv to Tom! Let us know how it goes!

Invitation to InvesTechMK

We have an invitation to InvesTechMK in Milton Keynes tomorrow, so please check the details below and more info on the event page.

We are very excited to announce our guest presenter at the next InvesTechMK on the 10th February will be Gavin Anderson.

Gavin has a wealth of experience in the technology, branding and creative industries… ranging from FutureBrand through to BabyTV. Drawing on his diverse background from large corporates, agencies and startups Gavin will be sharing his real-world experiences, including his charity work, and how to turn an idea into a successful business.

Topics he will cover include:

• Taking BabyTV from an idea through to a revenue generating company, investment Angels and VC’s planned exit
• Technology leverage how to make a charity work smarter with real time information
• Developing a business plan and pitching
• When is a good idea a business – don’t get caught with ideas that cannot be monetised.

Be ready for an in-depth Q&A session….. he likes to be challenged!

 

 

Setting up the date for the main launch

We have now agreed on the date, two dates actually, for the main launch and we will work towards it. If you have any tips for venue and speakers, do let us know!:)