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There have been a number of comments about how to find other women in Drupal. We're scattered around, but maybe not as much as we think. And it would be nice to know if there are other DrupalChix nearby. Maybe it could even lead to some regional DrupalChix get-togethers :-)

Anyway, a fancy Google Map with everyone's location would be cool, but I know many of us are not sure we want everyone in the world to know exactly where we are (sadly, that can be dangerous) but it would still be fun to have a general idea who is nearby. So I've started a very low-tech list on a wiki page that anyone can add their names to, and added a few locations to get it started.

Africa

Cameroon

Yaoundé

South Africa

Johannesburg

Cape Town

Mauritius

Asia

Israel

Tel Aviv

India

Hyderabad

Bangalore

Mumbai

Delhi

Chennai

Europe

Belgium

Croatia

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Ireland

Norway

Poland

Russia

Sweden

Switzerland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom of Great Britain

North America

Canada

British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Québec

USA

Alabama

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Oceania

New Zealand

Australia

South America

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Brazil

Porto Alegre

Mexico/USA

Leon, Gto

Perú

Lima

Comments

*Awesome* idea!!

webchick's picture

Thanks, Karen! :)

Now two in Maryland :)

mroswell's picture

Hi all.

I didn't precisely realize until now that we've got separate ids on groups.d.o. (vs. d.o.) So I added a link to both.

Looking forward to seeing more of us in the wiki:
http://groups.drupal.org/node/12752

This is definetly interesting

Wenya's picture

I think this is a nice idea, too :) I'm looking forward to seeing if this group is this much concentrated in North America or if it's just that people in other parts of the world are still sleeping or working.

And Africa?

diricia's picture

I cant' believe Africa was not added on the list of continents :-) To be complete I've added Australia as well. I think we can leave Antartica until we have convincing prove that there is a DrupalChix there.

I know 4 other DrupalChix in South Africa, Johannesburg. I'll get them to sign up.

I would love a Google Map of the people on the list. Is there a way to set the granularity of the map to show the city a person lives in, rather than the exact address? Or otherwise, to protect privacy, we could perhaps choose the city/suburb centre (as defined by the first person to post for that city) as our location. OR set your location as the closest coffee shop you would like to meet at :-)

I'm going to be travelling soon and would love to meet other Chix.

A nearby coffee shop as a

KarenS's picture

A nearby coffee shop as a location is an interesting idea -- could be both a place to meet and a way to tell who is where.

And I almost did add Africa,

KarenS's picture

And I almost did add Africa, but I assumed there were probably no Chix there, which was obviously very wrong. So if someone is in Antarctica, please let us know :-)

hordie's picture

The DrupalCamp 0 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, will occur on June 12th, and, just because no one did it before her, is organized by a woman, would anybody doubt about it. I shall do the best I can, except pancakes this time :-)

Cameroon? Awesome! You know

CatherineOmega's picture

Cameroon? Awesome! You know how when you're filling out a form on a website and you get to the "Country" field and type "Ca" and it autocompletes to "Canada"? Me too, only the opposite. ;)

--Hello and welcome from Canada!

i've added Oceania :-)

Shiny's picture

i've added Oceania :-) for us non-continentals.

Twin Cities Drupal event

mndonx's picture

If you are a Drupal Chick in the midwest, you might be interested in our event, July 19 & 20th at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul -- Drupal Daze. Two days of Drupal & community media presentations, workshops and panel discussions! http://www.drupaldaze.com.

Let me know if you are interested in getting involved! We are still looking for presenters and volunteers -- and you get in free if you volunteer or present....

Amanda

Drupalchix meetup in SF Bay Area

lizhenry's picture

I'll help out with hosting a drupalchix meetup in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Thanks Angie for the tips, and helping people out today, and for presenting at BlogHer! It was so nice to meet you and I would love to come to a Drupalcon someday!


Liz Henry
liz@blogher.com
http://liz-henry.blogspot.com

DrupalChix meetup in SF Bay Area

elanaleoni's picture

I'd be very interested in a meetup in SF Bay Area. Newbie developer that would love all the support I can get! :)

Elana
@elanaleoni on Twitter

great idea!

Sree's picture

Nice to meet you all!

Sree

I wanted to be bold

okwari's picture

But I'm tired, and couldn't figure out how to add myself in the Quebec slot. How embarrassing.

Another from Pennsylvania

linclark.research's picture

New to Drupal, stoked about Drupalchix

Some of us wander...

domesticat's picture

Technically, I'm super-isolated out here in Alabama, but I do travel a good bit. I pop up often in Atlanta and less regularly in Seattle. I have never met another person who actually works with drupal. It'd be refreshing to have tangible evidence that I'm not the only one...

Greetings from the UK (Leicester)

Kimster's picture

Hi all,

I found this group a couple of days ago! Have been using Drupal for a couple of months - so still quite new to it all.

Have only just heard about this group

gsquirrel's picture

I am also in the UK - dont see it on the list, surely there are a few more uk based drupal chix out there?

I think this group is a great idea. I have been involved in women only technical trainings trying to encourage women to use more technical tools for their work within the women's movement, e.g. the Feminist Tech Exchange (http://ftx.apcwomen.org) in Cape Town last November (for which we had a drupal site of course!) I have been working with drupal building sites for ngo's for a few years now, and would love to be knowledgeable and confident enough to be helping develop modules rather than just working around problems.

I'm near there!

pbz1912's picture

Hi,

I'm near Leicester. Only just found this group.

Couldn't see the UK on the list above??

Where are the other Ontario Drupalchix?

jsfwd's picture

I can't be the only one...

Here!

heatherann's picture

I'm in Toronto. :)

I'm in Kitchener-Waterloo!

megan_m's picture

I'm in Kitchener-Waterloo!

Toronto

spidersilk's picture

Just discovered the group now...

I know there are more

Rosamunda's picture

I know there are more drupalchicks in Argentina...
Come out come out wherever you are!
:)

In Philadelphia PA

einsteinsboi's picture

Just joined this group, been using Drupal for a few months and learning all I can. I'm in Philadelphia PA and excited to meet other DrupalChix and Drupal fans!

http://codingpad.maryspad.com

Boston

Linea's picture

Right outside Boston, but close enough

In Egypt

CairoDrupal's picture

Hi Everyone,

Any members in Egypt?

Thanks,
Soha

in western mass

elgeee's picture

still pretty new to drupal, would love meet others nearby !

in Berlin, Germany

chicago....

pbaker's picture

If Barack were a CMS, he'd be Drupal....

Peggy Baker
www.ease-equity.org

Chicago as well! Do you ever

cfgregory's picture

Chicago as well! Do you ever come to the meet-up for advance users?

Just added the UK

pbz1912's picture

Just added the UK to the list, some people commented above but it wasn't listed.

Come on people add yourselves!

monicadear's picture

Are you based in Hawaii? Would you like to connect so we can create a unified approach to serving our community?

Please let me know if you are a Drupalista and if you'd like to be involved in a camp, unconference, or training on Drupal.

Thanks!
Monica

Web design for green businesses, progressive organizations, and women entrepreneurs. Woman-owned, minority-owned, green certified. Committed to your success. Website Development :: Business Solutions http://www.10kwebdesign.com

Interested in the intersection of justice, social entrepreneurship, and technology.

From Brazil, but living in Finland :)

catdevrandom's picture

I just learned about the group... If I knew about it before, I would have joined a looong time ago!

Cheers!

Wisconsin, here.

Stacie_A's picture

Wisconsin, here.

Philadelphia, PA USA

5arah's picture

Philly represent \m/ ^_^ \m/

Colorado here ... Loving my

techgirlgeek's picture

Colorado here ... Loving my adventures in Drupal ....

I'm right on the border of

Kristina's picture

I'm right on the border of Quebec and Ontario. :) I live in Quebec though.

I'm Here! Perù

rosamaria's picture

Hello! :)

Im in London UK :)

CandieBandit's picture

Great to know there are some other girlys out there getting their Drupal tech on. Big ups :)

DrupalCon Copenhagen

Mar's picture

Hi Candie,

are you attending DrupalCon Copenhagen in August?
I'll be there and wanted to know if other Drupalgirls are going to be there also.

Greetings from Berlin

DrupalCon Copenhagen

Mar's picture

Hi Candie,

are you attending DrupalCon Copenhagen in August?
I'll be there and wanted to know if other Drupalgirls are going to be there also.

Greetings from Berlin

:-)

veriKami's picture

:-) Hi Mar,

I'll be there: http://cph2010.drupal.org/user/22328

...from 21 to 28. I'm alone... desperately looking for some girls around...

I'll propably stay in this hotel:
http://www.omenahotels.com/en/hotels/hotel-copenhagen/

which I found @ DCC Forum... haven't already decided...

Greetings from Warsaw
Weronika

Good to know ;)

Mar's picture

Hi Weronika,

I'll be there 22-29.08.

Staying at Norlandia Star Hotel

Greetings from Berlin

Mar

;-))

veriKami's picture

Me: 21-28.08

@ Omena Hotel Copenhagen
Colbjørnsensgade 5-11

...street name is impossible to pronounce, but it looks it's near by...

:—)) see you there
W.

I'm from Manchester, UK

jane.trimmer's picture

I've just joined the group, having heard about it from a Drupal Voices podcast. I go to the monthly North West Drupal Users Group meetings, which take place in Manchester, where I'm very often the only woman.

Jane

DrupalCon Copenhagen

Mar's picture

Hi Jane,

are you attending DrupalCon Cpoenhagen in August?
I'll be there and wanted to know if other Drupalgirls are going to be there also.

Greetings from Berlin

Mar Rodriguez

South Lake Tahoe, California

melissamwong's picture

Hello from 6,200 up in the mountains

Central N.C.

Katrina B's picture

I work for a small daily newspaper in central North Carolina.

Katrina
Site builder, writer, trainer, graphic designer

In Charlotte NC

slsonnier's picture

Hi Katrina,

I'm in Charlotte. Are you nearby?

in Boston, MA

drurian's picture

Anyone else? :)

-Natalie

Friendlydrupal.com - Drupal Video Tutorials

near Madison, WI

jengraph's picture

I'm located near the land of the cow chips! www.wiscowchip.com

I'm in Milwaukee.

ashedryden's picture

I'm in Milwaukee.

I don't think there are too many of us in Milwaukee, but would love to have a Midwest Drupalchix meetup - maybe one city/state per quarter?

Midwest Drupalchix

jengraph's picture

I would be up for that!

Me too! I'm in Minneapolis.

icelink's picture

Me too! I'm in Minneapolis.

Me too!

hey_germano's picture

Minneapolis here as well.

Minneapolis!

Allie Micka's picture

Y'all should come to one of our three monthly meetups!

  • Happy Hour: Every 1st Thursday at Blue Nile in Minneapolis
  • Drupal e-commerce: Every 3rd Wednesday at Advantage Labs HQ
  • Drupal user group: Every 4th Wednesday at Advantage Labs HQ

Details at http://groups.drupal.org/twin-cities

Hope to meet you, ladies!

Thanks Allie, I will

icelink's picture

Thanks Allie, I will definitely try to make it to one of the meetings.

Saskatoon, SK

aveldina's picture

Up in the frozen north, Saskatchewan, Canada.

I'm in red rock country of

megansanicki's picture

I'm in red rock country of Sedona, AZ

Executive Director, Drupal Association

From Paris, France :)

Liaz's picture

From Paris, France :)

:-)

veriKami's picture

nice to see somebody living not SO far away :-))

Manchester, UK

jane.trimmer's picture

I come from near Manchester and attend the monthly meetings of the Drupal North West group http://groups.drupal.org/north-west-uk

In New Hampshire

mkmagu's picture

I know there are a couple more here too! :)

Mary M.

Florida!

TaraRowell's picture

Yes! Drupalchix in the Sunshine state, too!

In Yaoundé, Cameroon

hordie's picture

(sorry, this was a duplicate)

In Yaoundé, Cameroon

hordie's picture

Interested in Drupal since the very first time I installed Acquia Drupal, I was surprised to see that seemingly no DrupalCamp had ever occurred in Cameroon, so I am presently trying to organize the first one in Yaoundé, on Sunday June 12th. I am presently just a beginner, having used Drupal "out of the box" and sometimes installed modules, but not programmed in PHP yet. This is going to change quite soon because' i just love PHP and MySQL. Cheers to all of you !

Drupalcamp in Cameroon

jane.trimmer's picture

Good luck with Drupalcamp! I hope it goes well.

I recently attended this one in Leeds, UK http://2011.drupal7camp.org/. Attendees proposed sessions beforehand and a schedule was put together on the day. Overall, a great success.

I'm also attending Drupalcon, London and hope to see some of you there.

Jane

Thank you, Jane

hordie's picture

Thank you, Jane. :-)

On this DrupalCamp 0, we shall put an emphasis on the opportunity of Libre software - including of course Drupal - for developing countries so we can be a part of the world movement too.

If there is a place on drupal.org where I can store the presentation slides, I shall be glad to do so.

I'm in Portland, Oregon! :)

heyitspython's picture

I'm in Portland, Oregon! :) I'd love to have a Drupalchix get together!

Hey ladies

Jumoke's picture

Drupalchix in New York! meow ; )

Greetings from near Barcelona (Spain)!

nveiga's picture

After three years working in silent-mode, I am eager to come to light and contribute!! :D

from Blighty..

rachel_norfolk's picture

I've only just noticed this post! Hi to everyone from Cambridge, UK!

Rachel

In Charlotte NC

slsonnier's picture

I'm a career changer, recent CS grad. Working in the web dev group at UNC Charlotte's Computing & Informatics Department. I've liked it so much, I'm looking to developing a career in "Drupal".

Greetings from a Drupal Chick in CT!

librariankate7578's picture

Hello friends!

I am pleased to see this community in existence and hope that we can encourage and support each other in being the Ada Lovelaces for Drupal for the next generation. I saw the gender disparity in Drupal yesterday at Drupal Camp CT , and while we are making strides, more can and should be done.

I'm in the lower Fairfield County, CT area (that's about an hour outside of New York City) - does anyone know of any Drupalchix groups/meetups/etc in either CT or New York City?

Also, some food for thought from my friend Andromeda Yelton on the gender disparity in the tech sector: http://andromedayelton.com/blog/2012/04/06/my-first-hackathon-or-gender-....

With kindest regards to all,

Kate :)

I added Brazil in the list. I

lfreitas's picture

I added Brazil in the list.
I joined this group after Drupal Camp POA where a guy from Peru told me about it!

I'm a librarian and a site builder and I use Drupal for about 4 years now.

Nice to meet you, girls.

Anyone coming to DrupalCon São Paulo in December?

A big sunny hello from Singapore!

nicoleolindata's picture

Hello everyone! Greetings and a big hello from the sunny, hot and humid Singapore. So glad there's a group for Women in Drupal. =) If anyone is coming by to Singapore, feel free to drop me a message. There's a DrupalCamp (http://www.drupalcamp.sg/) happening in Singapore at the end of April so I'll be there if anyone happens to go as well.

Also, I'm currently working with a tech startup and am starting a little beginner blog on Drupal as I am a total beginner myself. My first post is at http://ow.ly/jChKw. If anyone has any ideas, comments or suggestions, I am all ears. =)

IFLA in Singapore

librariankate7578's picture

Hi Nicole,

The IFLA (International Federation of Library Association) conference is in Singapore this year. I bet you can find some DrupalChix in attendance there. http://conference.ifla.org/ifla79

Best,

Kate

Hi nicoleolindata, I may be

Shyamala's picture

Hi nicoleolindata,
I may be there at the Sigapore event end of the month, will definitely connect with you! Awesome you choose Drupal, welcome to the Drupal community!

Alberta, Canada for me. :)

kimberlydb's picture

Alberta, Canada for me. :)

Bay area

GirlInTech's picture

Surely there is some group online?