Girl Geek Games Night

We're back! After last year's crazy busy-ness, we are back with a bang in 2011.

Our first Girl Geek Dinner event is a Girl Geek Games night held at Southern Cross University on 29th March. We will have projectors hooked up to XBoxes, the new Kinect and also a Wii. If we have enough people we will organise more as well.

Place:   A1.09/11 Southern Cross University, Hogbin Drive, Coffs Harbour
Date:   Tuesday 29th March 2011
Time:   6.30 pm - 9.30pm

If you are female, come along and invite your friends.
If you are male, get a female to invite you!
Each female is allowed to invite a maximum of one male - that way we will have more females than males at the games night.

Cost is very reasonable at $6.00 per person (if buying at student services), and covers drinks and nibbles and games. Tickets are available at M Block Student Services or via Sticky Tickets at http://www.stickytickets.com.au/5316. Note: If you buy through Sticky Tickets there is a 50c booking fee per ticket unless you buy a "Group of 4" ticket.

Any questions - please ask in the comments :)

Tickets

You will need to purchase your ticket for the first Girl Geek Dinner in Coffs before the dinner - there are no tickets available on the night. Get tickets  in the following ways:

• in person
  at Student Services at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus (M Block, behind the water feature)
• online
  at http://www.stickytickets.com.au/3525 (note: there is a processing fee for credit cards this way)
• mail
  email us for direct deposit details and we will mail out/hold your tickets for you when we receive your payment (include your name and mailing address in the email).

Tickets are $15.00 per person, and are limited, so please get in fast as we don't want anyone to miss out! 

Accommodation

For those who wish to travel and stay overnight, here as promised are the details about accommodation available at the Sanctuary Resort for (very) reasonable rates:

• Single $65.00 a night *
• Double $75.00 a night * (two people, queen bed)
• Twin share (per person) $40.00 (contact us to book this option)
• Triple share (per person) $35.00 (may be available - contact us if interested)
• Spa room $95.00 a night *

* Book directly with resort (Ph 02 6655 0111).  If you are booking directly with the resort, please tell them that you are with the Girl Geek Dinners to make sure you get this rate.

There are also many other accommodation options in the Coffs Harbour area, so check www.wotif.com or www.lastminute.com.au for other options.

First Girl Geek Dinner in Coffs

I am so excited to be writing about the details for the first ever "Girl Geek Dinner" in Coffs Harbour!

It's a great opportunity to get together and network, learn something and talk to others that are interested in technology, in a relaxed atmosphere. The dinner is going to be informal, with finger food and a speaker or three that will speak on technical subjects, business areas and tech issues. There may even be demos of interesting technology! (Speakers will be announced soon - keep an eye on this blog for more details).

Who can come?
Even though this is called a Girl Geek Dinner, and is particularly aimed at encouraging women who are interested in technology, men are allowed to attend. HOWEVER they must be invited by and accompanying a woman ... and a woman is allowed to invite at most one man. This means the numbers of women will always be higher than the numbers of men attending, in direct contrast to most tech events!

When and Where?
Date/Time:   5th June 2010, 6.30 - 10 pm
Where:         the Sanctuary Resort Rainforest Restaurant, Pacific Hwy, Coffs Harbour

Tickets
Tickets must be purchased prior to the evening as we need firm numbers for catering. Tickets are $15.00 per person and include finger food and one drink from the bar. Further drinks will be available for purchase, including non-alcoholic options. Important note: as this is a non-profit event, we can't give refunds for tickets after 48 hours before the event, because at that stage, we have to pay the caterers whether you come or not!

Accommodation:
For those who wish to travel to Coffs Harbour and stay overnight, the Sanctuary Resort has given us some good rates on accommodation. Details in the next post!

How to get tickets:
Either in person at the Coffs Harbour Education Campus or from Raina or Carolyn (make arrangements by emailing girlgeekdinnerscoffs@gmail.com), or
Online at http://www.stickytickets.com.au/3525 (note: there is a $1.50 credit-card processing fee charged by Sticky Tickets).

Enquiries:
Contact either Raina or Carolyn at girlgeekdinnerscoffs@gmail.com for any enquiries.