What is the Amsterdam Girl Geek Dinner?
The Amsterdam Girl Geek Dinner is a social event that is intended to encourage women to explore science, technology, and other traditionally male-dominated areas. The idea behind the Girl Geek Dinner is simple — we invite women who are kicking-ass in their respective fields, and we ask them to give an informal talk, where they can describe themselves and their work. This is followed by a Q&A session.
- During the talk, a buffet dinner and drinks will be served.
- After the talk, the bar will open, allowing ample time for socializing and networking.
Men are welcome to attend the Girl Geek Dinner if a female counterpart invites them. Yep, there will be a well-balanced gender representation for once. At that point, we can concentrate on the important things: socializing with interesting people, having thought-provoking chats and lively discussions (including listening to the guest speaker), sipping some fancy drinks and having a good time with each other.
Female high-school aged students (~18 or younger) can attend the next Girl Geek Dinner for free! If you are interested, please email us at organizers@girlgeekdinner.nl.
The Amsterdam Girl Geek Dinner was started by Melanie Rieback and Donna Metzlar, and is also co-organized by Ania Chmielowiec, Marjon Wiendels, Hendrike Peetz, Rhiannon Meredith and Carolina Georgatou. Past contributors can be found here.
We are proud to be part of the wordwide Girl Geek Dinner movement, created by Sarah Blow.