Reporting Harassment at a Convention: A First-Person How To

The last year has seen plenty of trouble with sexism at tech conventions. Here, a female geek who experienced harassment explains the process of reporting it and offers advice if you’re ever, unfortunately, in her shoes.  By Elise Matthesen (Science Fiction...

How to Plan a Diverse Conference

A programmer who is planning a tech conference in his hometown shares the steps he’s taken to ensure the event is as diverse as possible. By Nick Quaranto (Programmer, 37signals) I’m running a conference, NickelCityRuby, in my hometown of Buffalo, NY this fall. I’m no...

No Excuses Please (Conference Speaker Diversity)

The women are there. They are willing to speak. They will do a phenomenal job. By Laura Yecies (CEO, SugarSync) I had the true pleasure of speaking at the Women Entrepreneurs Festival last week in New York. It was a great conference organized by Joanne Wilson AKA...