Open Source Bridge

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Description

Code-n-Splode (CnS) is a women-focused group, and our goals include:

- allowing women in the Portland, OR tech community to meet each other
- supporting the participation of women in the Portland tech community
- discussing and addressing issues in F/LOSS that are hindering women’s participation and enjoyment
- Code-n-Splode welcomes both women and men who are interested in furthering our goals above.

Speakers

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  Addie Beseda

  Code N Splode
  • Website: http://www.trimentation.com/
  • Blog: http://www.trimentation.com/wp
  • Twitter: demew
  • Favorites: View Addie's favorites

  Biography

  Addie is a web applications developer based in Portland, Oregon. She once worked with Python and Php, she currently works with Perl, and she’s learning Ruby. Once she has all four languages (and, by extension, their most popular web app platforms) down with some degree of confidence, she intends to let the techs loose in a battle royale for her heart.

  Outside of the tech sphere, Addie is a balance-seeking, karaoke-singing, vegetable-eating cat lady.

  Sessions

  • * Code 'n' Splode
    • Title: Code 'n' Splode
    • Track: BoF
    • Room: St. Johns
    • Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
    • Excerpt:

      Supporting the participation of women in the Portland tech community

    • Speakers: Christie Koehler, gabrielle roth, Addie Beseda
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  Christie Koehler

  CK Web Development
  • Website: http://www.christiekoehler.com/
  • Blog: http://www.subfictional.com/
  • Twitter: christiekoehler
  • Favorites: View Christie's favorites

  Biography

  Christie Koehler is owner of CK Web Development, a web development and design company based in Portland, Oregon. She has developed a number of custom applications for businesses, including: learning and content management systems, human resources database applications, and company intranet portals. Christie has also worked with clients to implement and extend Open Source software such as Wordpress, ExpressionEngine and vBulletin.

  When not pursuing many topics in Open Source programming, Christie enjoys cycling, studies Hatha yoga, practices Zen Buddhism and hikes among the many wonderful trails available in the Pacific Northwest.

  Sessions

  • * Organizing user groups, a panel discussion
    • Title: Organizing user groups, a panel discussion
    • Track: Culture
    • Room: Morrison
    • Time: 10:00 – 11:45am
    • Excerpt:

      User groups are a vital part of the open source community. Learn more about how to start a group, keep it going, and make an existing group better from a panel of experienced user group organizers.

    • Speakers: Igal Koshevoy, Jesse Hallett, Eric Wilhelm, Christie Koehler, gabrielle roth, Audrey Eschright, Sam Keen
  • * Civic Engagement Meetup
    • Title: Civic Engagement Meetup
    • Track: BoF
    • Room: Morrison
    • Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
    • Excerpt:

      Come talk to other Portland software developers about how to engage with each other, the city of Portland, the Portland Development Commission.

    • Speakers: Christie Koehler, Audrey Eschright
  • * Code 'n' Splode
    • Title: Code 'n' Splode
    • Track: BoF
    • Room: St. Johns
    • Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
    • Excerpt:

      Supporting the participation of women in the Portland tech community

    • Speakers: Christie Koehler, gabrielle roth, Addie Beseda
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  gabrielle roth

  Code-n-Splode/PDXPUG
  • Twitter: gorthx
  • Favorites: View gabrielle's favorites

  Biography

  Gabrielle Roth is a Network Engineer, but is still a biology geek at heart. She lives in Portland, OR with a small but ambitious Monstera deliciosa, Mia. After OSCON 2007, she started Code-n-Splode as an effort to get more women involved in open source projects. When she’s not tinkering with networks or databases, she enjoys crashing her mountain bike & practicing parade formations with the PostgreSQL Army of Smurfs.

  Sessions

  • * Organizing user groups, a panel discussion
    • Title: Organizing user groups, a panel discussion
    • Track: Culture
    • Room: Morrison
    • Time: 10:00 – 11:45am
    • Excerpt:

      User groups are a vital part of the open source community. Learn more about how to start a group, keep it going, and make an existing group better from a panel of experienced user group organizers.

    • Speakers: Igal Koshevoy, Jesse Hallett, Eric Wilhelm, Christie Koehler, gabrielle roth, Audrey Eschright, Sam Keen
  • * PostgreSQL
    • Title: PostgreSQL
    • Track: BoF
    • Room: St. Johns
    • Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
    • Excerpt:

      Meet up with local & not-so-local Pg users & developers.

    • Speakers: gabrielle roth
  • * Code 'n' Splode
    • Title: Code 'n' Splode
    • Track: BoF
    • Room: St. Johns
    • Time: 7:00 – 8:30pm
    • Excerpt:

      Supporting the participation of women in the Portland tech community

    • Speakers: Christie Koehler, gabrielle roth, Addie Beseda