Brussels Girl Geek Dinner

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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

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

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

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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!