Brussels Girl Geek Dinner

Next Brussels Girl Geek Dinner:
BGGD #34 Wed 15 Sep 18:30-21:00 in Vilvoorde.
Topic: E-government

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PS. RSVP to the event on Facebook: 14 August 2010, Ostend for helping to break the record for simultaneous hula hooping.

Source: Saravdv Flickr set BGGD33. CC licence: www.saravdv.be.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

The results of the Photography Workshop during Brussels Girl Geek Dinner #33 by Monica Monté (@sart68).

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Time to move, ladies! For the fashion and photography edition I got two things you can take home:

• Fresh samples of the new Activia Drink
• Activia Houp hula hoops

I trust you all know what Activia Drink is but these Hula hoops might need some explanation. From the wikipedia entry on Hula Hoop:

The record for simultaneous hula hooping (minimum time: 2 minutes) is for 2,290 participants at Chung Cheng Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 28 October 2000.

The idea is to break that record on Saturday 14 August 2010 at the beach of Oostende. For this we need at least 2300 people hooping at the same time for at least two minutes.

Want to know more? Here’s an introduction from no less than Evy Gruyaert and Julie Taton :


See you on the 14th of August, in Oostende. Let’s break that world record!

Hello ladies,

Next Brussels Girl Geek Dinner is on Mon 12 July 18:30 in the heart of Brussels. This time it’s a female only edition, with up to 40 girl geeks this time.

Thanks to http://www.dujardinstore.com we’ll be able to indulge in:

1) For 10 of you: learn how to walk like a catwalk model, with tips from a professional fashion stylist.

2) Fashion photography workshop by fellow girl geek Monica Monté (@sart68).

There will be healthy/girly food and of course we’ll try out everything we can get our hands on from the upcoming Dujardinstore.com winter collection.

Put your name on the wiki to get in for free:
http://brusselsgirlgeekdinner33.pbworks.com/

Dujardinstore.com is the rebirth of a very famous traditional Belgian brand back in the 20th century, now relaunched through a complete new business model focusing on e-commerce.
The collections are 100% made in top-quality cashmere, targeted at male and female who like tradition with a touch of glam, and who are rapidly becoming addicted to the softness of the cashmere….
Top-quality cashmere, partially hand-made in best Italian factory at affordable prices are made possible through this new economic model, without any distributor.
Still, Dujardinstore.com has a few ambassadors boutiques in Brussels, Knokke, Spa, La Hulpe, Paris,…(and more to come) where customers can try the clothes on before ordering online via iPads made available for them in the boutiques.
At Dujardinstore.com, we strongly believe the new technologies are changing our ways of consuming and buying products and we would be very pleased to show you how it works for us while let you discover in an exclusive avant-première our fall/winter 2010 collection !

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

The 32nd edition of Brussels Girl Geek Dinner (co-orgnised with CaféNumerique) is centered around the topic “Infobesitas“. Thanks to Microsoft we were able to get speaker Tom Palmaerts to talk to us about information overload, and how we try to handle it.

Tom Palmaerts (@palmaerts on Twitter) is a trendwatcher, coolhunter, speaker, photographer and blogger. He works for Trendwolves and specialises in youth culture, trends and online communities.

Venue:

Claridge
Chaussée de Louvain / Leuvensesteenweg 24B
Brussel

If you come by car, best park your car here (Claridge is just around the block)

Parking Scailquin‎
Rue Scailquin 35, 1210 Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, België‎ - 02 217 57 07

Grotere kaart weergeven
The programme on Tue 22 June 2010:

• 18.30 Welcome, opening walking dinner & drinks
• 19.15 Introduction by Clo Willaerts
• 19.30 Infobesitas - Tom Palmaerts
• 20.05 Discover the new Windows Live Hotmail & Messenger
• 20.20 Q&A, mingle&mix

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For the curious: the results from the poll for primary e-mail address are 46% Gmail, 18% Hotmail, 12% work address, 11% Telenet, 8% other, 5% Yahoo and 1% Skynet.

Remember the contest during Brussels Girl Geek Dinner #27 where you could win a SonyEricsson Android phone?

Well, the winner is not a girl geek but a male guest (or sacoche as we like to call them): Gerrit Vromant (@vromant) with his idea for a Walkie-Talkie data-call application:

What the jury liked:

• Nice app that combines various functions of the phone (maybe combined with GPS)
• We are going to the vacation time  here you can Talk to your whole family at the same time a great new way to communicating
• the app is social but e.g. in your family and it combines voice with a twitter like function.

Congrats, @vromant !

The 32nd edition of Brussels Girl Geek Dinners is planned for Tuesday 22 June 18:30-21:00 in Brussels. Wiki will open up shortly. But first: please fill out this survey on Information Overload, or as we prefer to call it: infobesitas.

Remember the contest launched during Brussels Girl Geek Dinner #29? Where you could win a Nokia E72 Symbian smartphone + 1 year free TelenetConnect?

The winner is young mother Endimi with her blog post
BGGD29: de Nokia E72 en Telenet Connect.

Congrats!

[update]

Some people think that Brussels Girl Geek Dinner is an organisation. I think it’s really a network, and depending on the channel some of the nodes are more active than others. This twitter list explorer tool is not perfect, but it provides a nice snapshop of the Brussels girl geeks who are active on Twitter, and who’s talking to whom.

If you want to know what they’re talking about, do follow the Brussels Girl Geek Dinner Twitter list.

Meisjes spelen jongens naar huis from Gazet van Antwerpen on Vimeo.

News article: Meisjes spelen jongens naar huis op Girl Geek Dinner (video) @ gva.be
[Update]: Girl Geeks staan hun mannetje in Red Dead Redemption @ chief.be

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

lamazone: Daar sie, @sart68, @ms_powder, @rrradiogirrrl in GVA http://bit.ly/9zdZ8E (expand) in de rubriek: Girls Kick Ass! #BGGD31
Sjerre: Just terug van #BGGD31, weer een ervaring rijker :)
StefaanLesage: Langs deze weg toch even @bnox bedanken. #bggd31 was fantastisch. En ja, na het te hebben geproefd kan ik zeggen : @ilovefundu
Gudrun: Ongelofelijk fijne #bggd31 gehad :-) Veel te veel gegeten, enorm gelachen, smerig gegamed en doodgegaan. Een van de beste! You rock, @bnox!
ms_Powder: Awesome goodiebag !! Thanx @bnox @RockstarGames @SitecomEuropeBv #bggd31
sart68: Vanavond veel doodgegaan. Maar #BGGD31 was the best ever! En wat een BBQ! Tnx @bnox!
zomermaantje: thuis van een heel plezante #bbgd. Mijn kaken doen zeer van het vele lachen #bggd31
gammet: Terug thuis van een fijne #BGGD31 met fijn gezelschap. Thx @bnox!
ntone: Thuis van een plezante en lekkere #bggd! #bggd31
ms_Powder: This was THE best ggd EVER !! And not cause i won :p thanx @bnox ! :D #bggd31 #rockstar #reddeadredemption
karen18: @bnox was een indrukwekkende #bggd31 I died a lot but only to let the boys win :) and eat all the chocolate
rrradiogirrrl: try two: going home with worst stomach ache ever but my @ms_Powder is ecstatic ;) I ate too much candy :( #bggd31
evyraes: Buik overvol van de aardbeien en #fundu op de fiets naar huis #bggd31
rrradiogirrrl: my @ms_Powder won!!! :D no idea what she won but she won!!! #BGGD31 she’s the gamer of the night!
ntone: #bggd31 (@ PR’ins) http://4sq.com/9iHtSO
Gudrun: Veels te lekker en te leuk om te tweeten hier #bggd31
evyraes: Wachten op de regen om naar huis te gaan… De knalrode hoed zal me niet droog houden… #bggd31
leadsunited: Aha, @iloveFundu wordt getest op #BGGD31 -> smakelijk allemaal !
arnaud404: I wish I was a girl :-)… RT @bnox: I count 16 (sixteen) xbox 360 consoles #bggd31 All ready to be played.
adgenius: @Endimi games, chocolade, … Is dit het stimuleren van couch potatoes?! ;-) #bggd31
TimmersThomas: #BGGD31 ziet er precies zeer goed/lekker en tof uit !! ^^
rrradiogirrrl: Oh and did I mention I have a red cowboy head?! :D yeeeha ;) #BGGD31
StefaanLesage: We just played a tournament of Red Dead Redemption at #bggd31 now BBQ time !
zandwacht: Beetje Söldner X2 spelen op de PS3 en me toch half op #BGGD31 voelen.
iloveFundu: Als je Fundu wil testen het is nu tijd #bggd31
doryblue: @Endimi Wow, inderdaad #nomnomnom #BGGD31 Geniet ervan! ;)
katia_a: The red dead redemption spelen op #bggd31. Advies van het spel: die as little as possible.
karen18: Game Red dead redemption voor vingervlugge reflexen. The Boys are winning #bggd31
Endimi: Kill! Kill! Kill those men! #BGGD31 http://twitpic.com/1v2ob3
zomermaantje: Just made @ridingwolf jealous by telling him about the #reddeadredemption dynamyte candles #bggd31
Endimi: Allemaal xbox-en op #BGGD31
Gudrun: Aan de “kassa” van de #bggd31, heerlijk gewoon om iedereen weer eens te zien
karen18: Ola let the game begin. We Zijn er klaar voor girls will beat boys ( maybe)#bggd31
rrradiogirrrl: very nice goodie bags :D dynamite candles and usb hub! :D #bggd31 #rockstar #reddeadredemption I think @ms_Powder is in heaven :D
StefaanLesage: Aangekomen en de sfeer zit er al goed in #bggd31 — at PR Inns http://gowal.la/r/Wrf
karen18: We worden hier in de Watten gelegd. De hoedjes staan geweldig. #BGGD31 http://yfrog.com/eu5pjj
bnox: It has stopped raining in Antwerp. Let’s get our game on :-) #bggd31 http://myloc.me/7Y9se
ntone: For all the lovely ladies tonite i will bring a surprise! Consider yourself lovely? Come talk to me ;-) #bggd31
StefaanLesage: Nice, ik zie deze avond wat oude bekenden terug op #BGGD31 Ik zie toch een aantal Barcampers op het lijstje staan !
aardling: Hm. Dat ziet er toch maar kakweer uit. Zal de BBQ van #BGGD31 bij PR’ins in het water vallen? cc @karmeen @nuria_gc @saravdv #doubtful

Tonight Tuesday8 June, 25 Belgian Girl Geeks will challenge the attendant men to a gaming tournament, organized by Rock Star Games. They will take a stand against each other playing Red Dead Redemption, the long expected successor of the Grand Theft Auto games.
During the battle, there will be a delicious Western style BBQ at the inner court of the PR’ins showroom.

There are 2 places left!

Put your name on the wiki to get in for free!

We still have 2 awesome contests running:

Contest 1:
SonyEricsson Xperia X10 touchscreen Android mobile phone - ends on Thursday 10 June

More: http://www.brusselsgirlgeekdinner.be/?p=591

Contest 2:
Nokia E72 Symbian smartphone + 1 year free TelenetConnect - ends on Friday 11 June

More: http://www.brusselsgirlgeekdinner.be/?p=601

Symbian  + wordwide connectivity, or Android + touchscreen: up to you!

The world of games is still considered as a man’s bastion by some.
However: the past few years lots of women started gaming.

This is why on Tuesday the 8th of June, PR’ins and Brussels Girl Geek Dinner organize an heroic ‘battle of the sexes‘ in the heart of Antwerp. 25 Girl Geeks will challenge the attendant men to a gaming tournament, organized by Rock Star Games. They will take a stand against each other playing Red Dead Redemption, the long expected successor of the Grand Theft Auto games.
During the battle, there will be a delicious Western style BBQ at the inner court of the PR’ins showroom.

Put your name on the wiki to get in for free!

Red Dead Redemption is a sandbox-style action-adventure western video game with role-playing elements developed by Rockstar and released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in May 2010.

The game takes place in the year 1911 in the American Old West territory and follows John Marston, a former outlaw, while he tries to save his wife and son, taken by government agents, by capturing and killing his former gang members.

To get you in the right mood, here’s a Red Dead Redemption Trailer - The Women of Red Dead Redemption: