Great idea- thank you Lisa, Becky, Bohyun, and others for working to create a tech group for women. Long overdue. Count me in!

-Lisa Kurt

On Dec 7, 2012, at 11:07 AM, "Lisa Rabey" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Good afternoon,
> 
> Myself, Becky Yoose, and feelers out to a couple other people, are currently in the very early stages of thinking we should do something (tm) that is outside of Code4Lib.  The idea is a "group" (for a lack of a better word) that is independent / inclusive that won't be segregated from the rest of library land.  This should be encompassing for anyone who identifies themselves as female, and works in technology and in libraries. 
> 
> We're thinking:
> *Activism
> *Visibility
> *Mentorships
> *Inclusive 
> *Independent of any existing organization, but should work with those organizations (ALA, LITA, ASIST, EDUCause, etc)
> 
> (And that's what we came up with this morning.)
> 
> If you're interested, please feel free to join us on #libtechwomen on IRC or email me privately or find me on twitter as @pnkrcklibrarian. 
> 
> Best,
> Lisa
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