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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

Announcing #BGGD48 Women and retirement on 14 Dec in Brussels

Clo Willaerts — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:12:39 +0000

Good news! Registrations for the 48th edition of Brussels Girl Geek Dinner are open.
>>> Register through this Twikilist to get in for free<<<

The topic is Women and retirement, and our speakers are Delta Lloyd CEO Jan Van Autreve, Belgian politician Miet Smet, and Françoise Goffinet of the Institut égalité femmes et hommes.

In a nutshell:

Wednesday 14 December 2011 18:15-21:30
Location: Fonsnylaan 38
1060 Sint-Gilles

Nearby:
Brussels Midi Station, Place Victor Horta
QPark Parking Zuidstation, Frankrijkstraat 40

Course of the evening:

18h15: Doors and welcome.
18.45: Opening words by Jan Van Autreve, CEO Delta Lloyd Life
19h00: Introduction of the topic by Miet Smet & Françoise Goffinet
19h40: Panel discussion with Ms Smet, Ms Goffinet, and the bloggers involved in the “Women and retirement” project.
20h.00: Networking with food and drinks. During the networking: surprise guest (hint) with Twitter sweepstake, retirement simulation demos, and the answer to “What happens to those 2 iphones the bloggers involved in the project got to use?”
21h30: 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.

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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 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 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

Keep the dates free: #BGGD45 on 14 Sep & #BGGD46 on 22 Sep

Clo Willaerts — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:38:48 +0000

Hello ladies,

Keep these dates free:

#BGGD45 Wed 14 Sep 18:30, Brussels: GeekBattle sponsored by Sony, with Steven Lemmens
70 male/female (35 ladies + sacoche) #geekbattle
More stuff for the goodie bag very welcome; leave a note in the comments if you can help.
#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

Registrations will open op 1 September!

Announcing #BGGD44 15 August, Kinrooi: Brunch at the Milk Farm

Clo Willaerts — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:07:06 +0000

A recent study unveiled that a lot of Belgians do not know that milk products are actually made of milk. They mistakenly think this is done with milk powder.

Time to come and visit the milk farm with your kids and discover how a milk farm has changed over the years! And thanks to Danone, we can afterwards enjoy a healthy brunch and ditto goodie bag. This time we got room for 30 girl geeks and any (small) kids they wish to tag along.

The 44th edition of Brussels Girl Geek Dinner (well, a brunch actually) will be held at Mieke and Maartens’milk farm in Kinrooi (Dolenweg 1, 3640 Kinrooi). Mieke and Maarten are both active on the farm and they look after 90 milk cows. Also the children Jill, Robbe and Lien are very happy to live on the farm. Son Robbe knows all the numbers of the milk cows and keeps an eye on them.
Christiane and Mathieu, Maartens’ parents founded the milk farm and still help out.

When and where?

Mon 15 Aug 10:00-13:00
Maarten en Mieke Snijkers, Dolenweg 1, 3640 Kinrooi

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On the agenda:

10:00 Back to the milk roots, a tour of the milk farm, given by Mieke & Maarten (one for the girl geeks and one for the kids)
11:00 Enjoy a glass of fresh milk and a brunch
13:00 Grab the goodie bag and go home

Announcing #BGGD43 on Wed 3 August @samsung_be in Brussels

Clo Willaerts — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:04:09 +0000

No less than 19 girl geeks applied for the Tab 10.1 testing. Tough choice, but eventually Alia Papageorgiou (@Eurocentrique) was chosen to talk about her experiences with the tablet during #BGGD43 on 3 August in Brussels.

Where and when?

Wed 3 Aug 18:30
Samsung Electronics Benelux
Medialaan 50
1800 Vilvoorde

70 seats (for female and male geeks) available!

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Course of the evening

18:30 Welcome with drinks and finger food
19:30 Loesje De Vriese (Marketing Manager Telecom at Samsung) preview of the Tab 10.1
20:00 Testimonial by fellow girl geek Alia Papageorgiou (@Eurocentrique)
20:30 Sweepstake: win a Tab 10.1
21:00 (Walking) dinner + networking
22:30 Wrap-up and goodies