2009 06/04/2009 03/30/2009 115 The idea for Code-n-Splode grew out of the Women in Open Source BOF at OSCON 2007. Leading a women-friendly tech group continues to be an exciting ride, and I'm going to share it with you! The talk will be a "case study"-type format, featuring the following: - why I felt a woman-focused group was necessary - how the name came about, if it's not completely obvious - what belonging to the group has done (or in some cases, not done) for its members - touchy subjects, such as issues we encountered with having men in the group - how my reasons for continuing the group have changed over time There will be a BOF-type get-together to go with this talk for an even less-formal discussion period/recruiting session. (Free toaster!*) *joke 03/30/2009