Write/Speak/Code, is a (soon to be) non-profit/501(c)3 dedicated to increasing the visibility and leadership of women coders by teaching the skills to become thought leaders, conference speakers, and open source contributors.
Our major annual event is a 3 day conference with each day focused on one of our core skills: writing (thought leadership), speaking (technical conference speaking), and coding (contributing to open source software). You can check out details from the 2015 conference here.
The first two annual conferences were in New York City. Half or more of our attendees have come from out of state and we’d like to show how i(nter)national we really are.
We would like to bring the 2016 Write/Speak/Code conference to Chicago!
But we need your help finding a venue.
Holding the conference at a university during a time when students are on break has worked well for us. We have some unconventional venue needs due to the workshop nature of the conference. That said, we are open to other options.
We would greatly appreciate any leads or introductions for venues in the Chicago area (especially free or low cost ones). Feel free to forward this blog post along.
Thanks!
ps – We are also looking for additional organizers (women in tech who live anywhere) as well as a retreat center/place to house speakers, organizers and scholarship attendees on the cheaper side.
Sample email
Hello there,
A friend of mine runs Write/Speak/Code and is looking to put on a conference for women coders in Chicago in June/early summer of 2016. They have some unique venue requirements (break out rooms, childcare area, pumping/nursing room) that you can see here.
It’s a great organization and good cause (increasing the visibility and leadership of women coders!) and I was hoping you’d be able to help with their venue search.
You can email rebecca@writespeakcode.com with any questions or to get more details. Feel free to pass this request along as well.
Sincerely,
YOU
Get social with it!
Help @writespeakcode find a venue in #chicago for their 2016 annual conference for #womenintech! Needs here:https://github.com/
WriteSpeakCode/wsc-resources/ blob/master/events/wsc-venue- requirements.md WriteSpeakCode.com is looking for a venue for their conference/workshop for 150 women coders. Chicago. June/early summer 2016. Needs here: https://github.com/
WriteSpeakCode/wsc-resources/ blob/master/events/wsc-venue- requirements.md
Details
Quick specs:
- Write/Speak/Code conference for women coders
- Chicago area
- June or early summer 2016
- Main room holds 150-200 people
- 5+ break-out rooms
- Pumping/nursing rooms + supervised play area for kids required
- Free or low cost
More info:
- Detailed specs
- 2015 conference
- Write/Speak/Code (in process of becoming 501(c)3 )