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The second Geek Girl Dinner for Brisbane has been scheduled for Thursday night on the 23rd of October 2008.

The dinner will be held at Verve Cafe, Brisbane City.
Starting at 6:30pm and going till around 10:30pm or whenever.

Tickets to the dinner are free. You can claim a ticket at This Geek Link, ticket sale ends on the 20th of October. This dinner is unsponsored so you’ll have to pay for your own dinner.

You can check out the menu at http://vervecafe.com.au/.
(Note there’s an express banquet for 8 or more people).

I’m sure the night will be as enjoyable as the last.

aManda

Hey there readers of GGB. I am sorry there hasn’t been any new surveys since the 5th of this month, and it is now the 25th. Ah, that’s 20 days! But there were other things like the dinner. Anyway, I enjoyed doing the job of creating the GGB article again, and Cathy McCaughan’s survey in particular was very enjoyable! Make sure you read her response to what her motivation for blogging is. Her blog is also really enjoyable to read. Don’t lose interest in this survey because of her occupation as a mom (mum) when you may have expected some fancy tech title. She is indeed a tech girl and her occupation as a mom is one of the most important jobs out there, so much respect for that.    Toodles!

Name: Cathy McCaughan
Screen Name: I use my real name for all posts and comments.  "I yam what I yam."  Although technically I am a transparent blogger, I think I can accurately be called a naked blogger. ;-)
Personal Blog/s: My blog is: http://domesticpsychology.com/blog/ 
but all of the family blogs can be found at: http://domesticpsychology.com/
Social Networks:
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Current Employment:
Just an old hippie mom.
Location: USA, Tennessee, Knoxville, at a table in the corner of the kitchen

On the 28th of August 2008, about two weeks ago, Tim and I attended the Girl Geek Dinner in Brisbane which was held at a Turkish restaurant.

The food was amazing!! It was worth going that night just for the food, seriously. But, besides the food, it was really interesting to spend that time with other women who are also involved in computer related work. Some people showed up already knowing other people there, others showed up not knowing anyone… it was interesting to observe the different ways everyone interacted with one another. We’re all so different! I was pretty quiet, but I wasn’t afraid to make conversation with other people, I actually enjoyed talking to some of the other girls during the night. However different from me, some ladies were quite loud and outgoing. Some ladies moved around and talked to most of the girls who showed up, whereas others stayed in their own seat the whole night and just talked with the girls sitting near them. But either way, everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves and I’m certain everyone loved the food.

Name: Catherine Eibner
Screen Name: ceibner
Personal Blog’s: http://www.cybner.com.au/, http://wpmu.thepodcastnetwork.com/geekgirlblogs/
Social Networks:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ceibner
Facebook: http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=564304866
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ceibner
FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/ceibner
Current Employment:  Director of Cybner : Cybner is a Microsoft Certified Partner for Microsoft Dynamics. We specialise in CRM implementation & customisation, with a unique focus on Integrating CRM with underlying Line of Business applications. The Cybner team works with our clients to gain efficiencies through reviewing current business processes & systems, addressing issues & bottlenecks and developing long term internal training & skills development plans for their teams.
Location/country: Sydney Australia

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