Women Tech Talk

Bougie Black Brother

Technical issues discussed with Alicia Carr and her world travels to conferences around the world

  • BCS Tech Conference (London UK) 2018

    Alicia gets a chance to speak at the UK BCS conference in London and we get to tour the city With our new best Friends.  Charolette, her father Paul and Gen Ashley. We discuss her experience as a keynote speaker and how her talks have evolved in order to get people motivated and involved with women, minorities and young people with technology. Alicia lets us know her thoughts and feelings about the experience.

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    BCS brings together practitioners, academics, students and businesses in the UK and internationally. With our network of 100+ specialist and regional groups it’s easy to make new contacts and share discussion and ideas with like-minded people, whatever your area of interest.

     

    17 July 2018, 10:48 am
  • Anita Borg Institute Grace Hopper Christmas Party 2017

    Alicia attended the Anita Borg institute Grace Hopper Christmas party and decided to ask the women there about 2017.  The two questions were.  What was your thoughts about what happen to women and what women did this year?  Also as women what was accomplishments or what was this year like for you personally?  Alicia had plenty of diverse views as well as very personal stories. 

    19 December 2017, 12:20 pm
  • GDG Women Techmakers Atlanta
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    On this episode, Alicia as a quest speaker at the Dev Fest Summit in Atlanta Georgia takes time to speak to a few women about black women and women of color in tech.  Alicia talks to these women about their challenges and experiences with women in tech.  

    21 November 2017, 12:42 pm
  • All things Open Conference (Raleigh Durham)
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    Alicia is chosen to speak at the "All things Open" conference in Raleigh Durham NC. Speaks on Home Automation and the future of homes.   Which is a conference exploring open source, open tech and the open webbing the enterprise.  She speaks to a few ladies that attended this huge event.  

    "All things Open":
    We will once again feature some of the most well known experts in the world, as well as introduce you to some new faces you’ll be hearing about for years into the future. The lineup at All Things Open is second-to-none 

    14 November 2017, 10:13 am
  • MIMEC (Monterrey Interactive Media & Entertainment Cluster)
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    Alicia heads out to Monterrey Mexico  for the MIMEC conference where she speaks to the group about "Home Automation" and talks to a few women she was on a women panel with.  MIMEC (Monterrey Interactive Media & Entertainment Cluster) is an initiative designed by and for companies that provide services related to the creative and interactive media industry.

    7 November 2017, 12:07 pm
  • GitHub Universe 2017
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    This episode, I sit down with Alicia as she explains her relationship with GitHub and her experience with the GitHub staff.  We talk about Alicia's growth and the direction where she is going with her app and how GitHub helps her to see that it can be done. 
     

    GitHub Universe is the three-day event for people making the future of software. Immerse yourself in creativity and curiosity with the largest software community in the world. The event is packed with advanced training, deep dives on open source projects, keynotes from industry experts, and a look into successful software teams

    24 October 2017, 10:44 am
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    Jeremy Likness at Connect Tech Conference 2017

    On this Episode Alicia talks to Jeremy Likness about his time in tech and how he speaks at conferences.  Alicia Invited Jeremy to the Women who Code event but did not get to talk to one of the few men that spoke at their conference.  Here is her chance to give him some time.

    Jeremy Likness is an experienced entrepreneur and technology executive who has successfully helped ship commercial enterprise software for 20 years. He specializes in catalyzing growth, developing ideas and creating value through delivering software in technical enterprises. His roles as business owner, technology executive and hands-on developer provided unique opportunities to directly impact the bottom line of multiple businesses by helping them grow and increase their organizational capacity while improving operational efficiency. 

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    10 October 2017, 11:55 am
  • First Uber now Google (diversity and sexism in Tech) Part II
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    Alicia and I continue with our discuss with how tech companies are failing to recognized the cultural challenges that they need to address in order to have a productive diverse staff.   Google started the conversation off from the previous podcast but we speak to the general observation that is not being addressed. 

    3 October 2017, 10:04 am
  • First Uber now Google (diversity and sexism in Tech) Part I
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    Alicia and I sit down finally to go over the massive amount of attention Google has been getting from their internal issues with diversity to the women who are calling out Google. Their unequal treatment  with women as well as allowing a less friendly and borderline hostile environments in the workplace.

    26 September 2017, 6:06 pm
  • Apple's 2017 fall Keynote

    Today as usual, Apples Fall keynote in September usually ushers in the new iPhone, maybe a watch or two, the Apple TV and any other throw ins Apple may have up their sleeves during this time.  Alicia and I watched the keynote and made our assessment of what what presented today.  Not bad of a keynote but not overly exciting as either.  Here's our opinion of the presentations and products.

    20 September 2017, 2:31 am
  • CODE: Debugging the gender gap

    CODE documentary exposes the dearth of female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap and digital divide. The film highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing more diverse programmers and shows how this critical gap can be closed. CODE asks: what would society gain from having more women and people of color code, and how do we get there?

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    5 September 2017, 9:25 pm
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