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Announcing #BGGD49 Children’s Internet Safety with @Norton_BE Wed 8 Feb in Mechelen

Clo Willaerts — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:57:35 +0000

Good news! Registrations for the 49th edition of Brussels Girl Geek Dinner are open.

>> Put your name on the Twikilist to get in for free

The topic is children’s safety when online: How are children behaving on the Internet today in Belgium? What are the risks for children as well as their parents and teachers? What role do teachers and schools play in teaching children about Internet safety?

Our main speaker is Simone van Zuylen, spokesperson for Norton (@norton_be), and also a mother of two children who are currently learning how to safely navigate the exciting, and risky, world of the Internet. Simone will highlight the recent research on Belgian families’ Internet behavior, and provide practical advice on how parents and teachers can keep their children safe.

>> Do you know what your kids are doing online? Answer this quick survey and see the results at the BGGD 49.

When:
Wednesday 8 February 2012 from 18:15 to 21:30

Where:
Location: Technopolis, Technologielaan, 2800 Mechelen

What:

18:15 Doors open and welcome.
18:45 Opening words by Jennifer Jones Duffourg, Norton
18:55 What do the Belgian Mother Geeks think their kids do online?
19:05 Norton Online Family 2011 Report by Simone van Zuylen, Norton
19:30 Demonstration of the free family safety solution, Norton Online Family
20:00 Networking with food and drinks. Computers will be on hand to try Norton Online Family for yourselves
21:30 Grab the goodie bags and go home

#BGGD47 Course of the evening

Clo Willaerts — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:17:45 +0000

Tonight’s BGGD [registration page] in a nutshell:

18:00 Doors and welcome

18:30 Presentation: gaming magazine Roekie

18:35 Presentation: game tablet uDraw

18:45 Demo & tryout time! Games: Pictionary, Instant Artist and Disney Princess

22:00 Grab the goodie bags and go home

Announcing #BGGD47 “Gaming Tablets” on Wed 23 Nov in Mechelen

Clo Willaerts — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:55:06 +0000

Hello girls,

Registrations have just opened for the 47th edition of Brussels Girl Geek Dinners.

>>> Put your name on the Twikilist to get in for free <<<

In a nutshell:
GGD47 Gaming
Wed 23 Nov 18:00-22:00
Speaker: Steven Van Gaever (@pekesenertjes) on uDraw GameTablet (20 min)
Venue:
Telenet
Liersesteenweg 4
2800 Mechelen

The event is open to 50 girl geeks this time, but each girl geek can bring one guest. This guest could be a game loving friend, or even a child (as long as they’re allowed to stay up until ten).
Just make sure to register with realnames, as Telenet Security needs those for their building access list.

&About the uDraw:

uDraw on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldofudraw?sk=wall
uDraw on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/world_of_udraw
Official website: http://www.worldofudraw.com/

#BGGD46 Pink Ribbon photo shoot

Clo Willaerts — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:21:05 +0000

To support breast cancer awareness (and the 5th edition of Pink Ribbon Magazine) a few dozen of my Sanoma Media colleagues have volunteered to pose nude with the magazine. Among them virtually every magazine editor and a couple of men, too.

I’ve used mine as a profile picture on Facebook and Twitter to spread the message.

During #BGGD46, girl geeks can line up for the same photo shoot (if they want too, of course). It’s an all-female professional photo crew and they’re very pleasant to work with. By the way, do you recognise the girl geek in this gallery?

#BGGD46 course of the evening

Clo Willaerts — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:57:57 +0000

Don’t forget: Thursday 22 September is Brussels Girl Geek Dinner #46, the Charity Edition.

Can’t make it? No problem, remove your name from the attendees list to give the reserves a chance. There are about 20 of them, and we’re hoping to get them all in.

Location

Sanoma Media Belgium
Telecomlaan 5, 1831 Diegem

Grotere kaart weergeven

Course of the evening

18:30 Welcome with drinks and finger food
18:45 Start of photo shoot
19:30 Speaker 1: Rosette Van Rossem about Pink Ribbon Magazine
20:00 Speaker 2: Samia Lounis (Skype link) about One Laptop Per Child
20:30 Sweepstake Philips lamps – we’re giving away 8 of them!
21:00 Dinner and networking
22:30 Wrap-up and goodies

#BGGD45 in a few blog posts

Clo Willaerts — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:48:02 +0000

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#BGGD45 Sony Tablet Haiku contest: and the winner is… @LoreDierickx

Clo Willaerts — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 06:22:36 +0000

During #BGGD45 the battle for the Sony Tablets was fierce. Eventually we had 4 winners.

From left to right: @applefanbe @gudrun @sanaered @nathalieb84.

But there was yet another tablet to win, with a haiku contest. This is the winning tweet, by @LoreDierickx.
Lore, if you read this: email/DM your post address to Clo so Sony can take care of the handling and delivery of your Tablet./

Very curious what their experiences with the Sony Tablet are. If you find any girl geek reviews, please post them in the comments.

#BGGD45 Surprise for the ladies: 3D printed jewelry thx @imaterialise

Clo Willaerts — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:27:04 +0000

i.materialise is a creation and 3Dprinting service that enables people with a creative mind to create unique, customised and beautiful products. The girl geeks visited them in their early days, back in november 2009. Many of the girl geeks envisioned using the technology to create unique jewelry pieces.

Well, the 3D printed jewels have arrived. More and more designers worldwide are using 3Dprinting to create wonderful pieces of art. We would like to present a couple of those on the next Girl Geeks night. We look forward to your feedback. Enjoy girls!

Tonight, at the reception desk, there are 25 freshly printed 3D jewels – just for the ladies. Please pick one as you arrive and let us all know on Twitter, Facebook, your blog etc what you think of it!

#BGGD45 on 14 Sep: get ready for a Geek Battle!

Clo Willaerts — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:01:36 +0000

During the IFA fair (the world’s largest and most important trade fair for consumer electronics and household appliances) Sony threw their answer on the tablet pile: the Sony Tablet. And they want to have your thoughts on the newborn during Brussels Girl Geek Dinner #45. No boring you to death with 500 slides, but an entertaining evening. Well, let’s be honest, it’s the Sony people who will be entertained by you!

You’ll be fighting a geek battle: you and your buddy will fight a number of cross-category challenges against the other teams. Pop quiz, videogaming, the occasional app to download and use, uploading a picture…

Two top geeks will win a Sony Tablet at the end of the evening. And there’s an additional challenge for the more
creative geek who’s not in a combative mood. A part from the prizes, who has never wanted to beat another geek at their own game?

Studio Brussel’s Steven Lemmens (@stvn) will act as MC, jury and shoulder to cry on if you’re not happy with the results of the evening.

Course of the evening

18.30 welcome and explanation of the rules of the game
19.00 walking buffet – find your buddy – check out the list of challenges
19.45 battle!
+/- 22.00 finals and award presentation

Venue
The Event Lounge
Gen. Wahislaan 16F Av. Gén. Wahis
1030 Brussels

The Event Lounge hosts the Sony open days at the same time, so you’ll have a chance to see the latest products that’ll hit the AV-market in the coming months.

Registrations for #BGGD45 and #BGGD46 are now open!

Clo Willaerts — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 07:25:15 +0000

As promised:

#BGGD45 Wed 14 Sep 18:30, Brussels: GeekBattle sponsored by Sony, with Steven Lemmens
70 male/female (= 35 ladies + sacoche) #geekbattle
Put your name on the Twikilist to get in for free: http://twikilist.com/BGGD45

#BGGD46 Thu 22 Sep, Brussels (Diegem): Charity Edition by Pink Ribbon, with, among other things, a speaker from the One Laptop per Child project.
50 ladies
Put your name on the Twikilist to get in for free: http://twikilist.com/BGGD46