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GeekGirlCon 2019

by Nicole Tanner on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 at 4:45 pmComment

GeekGirlCon is an organization that works to empower women and girls to pursue their passions—whether they love science and technology, comics, literature, gaming, or anything else! Everybody is a geek… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Wrap up 2018 with board games; ring in new year with comic conventions

by Nicole Tanner on December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 at 1:30 pmComment

Happy Holidays! As the year comes to a close, it’s all about fun until everyone gets back down to business in January. Hope you have some time off to work… Read More

GeekGirlCon kicks off its ninth ‘celebration of the female geek’

by Clare McGrane on October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 at 7:08 pm1 Comment

It’s another cosplay- and comic-filled weekend for thousands of geeks attending the annual GeekGirlCon in Seattle on Saturday and Sunday. Now in its ninth year, the convention describes itself as… Read More

So you want to be a competitive gamer? Women in esports offer advice to encourage more women

by Clare McGrane on October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 at 1:17 pmComment

Esports — organized, competitive video gaming — is booming. Games like “Dota,” “League of Legends” and newcomer “Overwatch” are driving a competitive scene that is truly the Wild West of both sports… Read More

GeekGirlCon executive director quietly steps down, weeks after controversy over alleged discrimination

by Clare McGrane on September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 at 4:49 pm 3 Comments

One month after a controversy that led to the resignation of five volunteer staff members, GeekGirlCon executive director Michele Carrico Domingo has stepped down, GeekWire has learned. Former GeekGirlCon internal… Read More

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Tensions over race, gender and finances split GeekGirlCon organizers, leading to resignations

by Clare McGrane on August 8, 2017November 26, 2017 at 4:42 pm 18 Comments

The sudden resignation Sunday of five volunteer staff members from the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon sent ripples through the Seattle region’s geek community. The resigning members hijacked GeekGirlCon’s mailing list and website… Read More

GeekGirlCon organizers resign in protest as group disputes claims of mismanagement and bullying

by Clare McGrane on August 6, 2017August 6, 2017 at 8:57 pm 34 Comments

Five volunteer organizers of the inclusivity-focused GeekGirlCon convention publicly resigned on Sunday, making a series of claims against the Seattle-based non-profit’s board and executive director, including allegations of discriminatory practices and questionable… Read More

GeekGirlCon: What the rest of the tech industry can learn from women in games

by Clare McGrane on October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 at 2:37 pmComment

Diversity, and particularly gender diversity, seems to be a constant struggle for most areas of technology and science. “I always joke that being a woman in technology is ‘+2’ to… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: IMMERSE VR Summit, Dan Price at Startup Grind, and more

by Clare McGrane on October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 at 1:34 pm1 Comment

Seattle’s virtual and augmented Reality community has boomed over the past few years, with a crop of promising VR and AR startups and a vital and dedicated VR community. Some of… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s AI moonshot, behind the scenes at GeekGirlCon, and more

by Clare McGrane on September 30, 2016June 11, 2017 at 8:19 am1 Comment

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we kick things off with a look into Microsoft’s huge new move into artificial intelligence, including the tech giant’s 5,000 person AI engineering… Read More

Geek of the Week: Sharon Magliano Feliciano helps other geeks navigate parenthood

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 26, 2015August 26, 2015 at 5:23 pm1 Comment

Sharon Magliano Feliciano has been a geek since she could put on a costume. She spent her second Halloween as Spider Woman and celebrated her fifth birthday with a Pac-Man party.… Read More

GeekGirlCon: Insights from a newbie and a veteran

by Izumi Hansen & Ashley Walls on October 12, 2014October 19, 2014 at 9:32 am 2 Comments

Editor’s note: A newbie and a veteran spent the day at GeekGirlCon in Seattle this weekend, one to discover her inner geek and the other to revel in a community… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: GeekGirlCon, Startup Week and Independent Video Store Day

by Emily Shahan on October 18, 2013December 7, 2014 at 8:02 amComment

There is so much great geeky stuff happening this weekend and next week. From one of Seattle’s most awaited conventions, GeekGirlCon, to Video Store Day to Startup Day and Startup… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Zulily, Amazon, GeekGirlCon, Nest Protect, and those gigantic Fox News ‘tablets’

by Todd Bishop on October 12, 2013June 12, 2017 at 11:50 amComment

There’s lots to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, from emerging tech giants to high-tech smoke detectors, with some new revelations about Amazon and Jeff… Read More

Name that Tech Tune: GeekGirlCon and GeekWire Startup Day tix up for grabs

by Todd Bishop on October 12, 2013June 13, 2017 at 9:58 amComment

Updated below with answer and winners. It’s time for a brand new installment of our Name that Tech Tune challenge. Two great prizes up for grabs this week: One pair… Read More

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Cosplay, crafts and more great scenes from GeekGirlCon

by Emily Shahan on August 12, 2012April 10, 2017 at 6:58 am 14 Comments

[Editor’s Note: GeekWire’s Emily Shahan was among thousands of people who attended the first day of GeekGirlCon yesterday at the Conference Center in downtown Seattle. She captured a bunch of… Read More

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Podcast: Starbucks makes us squirm, the meaning of Mars, and a GeekGirlCon preview

by Todd Bishop on August 11, 2012June 11, 2017 at 4:05 pm1 Comment

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we get the inside details on GeekGirlCon, the big event happening this weekend in downtown Seattle. Our guests in the studio… Read More

Photos: Geek burlesque reveals the sexy side of video games

by Emily Shahan on July 21, 2012January 1, 2015 at 11:09 amComment

What says “Seattle” better than videogame-themed burlesque? Not much. Friday night at the Theatre Off Jackson, Seattlelites were treated to the “nerdlesque” show, JOYstick. The two-hour, sold-out show was exploding… Read More

Nearly naked geeks: The summer of ‘nerdlesque’ is here

by Molly Brown on June 29, 2012January 11, 2015 at 6:39 pmComment

Geeks can rejoice — burlesque is now embracing its inner nerd. At least four nerd-themed burlesque shows — or nerdlesque — are planned for Seattle, starting this weekend. “Behind the… Read More

What geek guys missed at GeekGirlCon

by Mónica Guzmán on October 11, 2011January 11, 2014 at 11:22 am 13 Comments

Update, 10/14: A grand total of 1,896 people attended GeekGirlCon, organizers said Friday. The figure exceeded organizers’ expectations “by a lot,” GGC’s Kiri Callaghan wrote in an email. “Our expectations… Read More

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On the scene at GeekGirlCon

by Annie Laurie Malarkey on October 9, 2011April 10, 2017 at 7:11 am1 Comment

Editor’s Note: Hundreds of people attended Day 1 of the inaugural GeekGirlCon at Seattle Center yesterday — sitting in on panels, learning crafts, showing off their best cosplay, playing games,… Read More

Geek of the Week: Erica McGillivray, GeekGirlCon

by GeekWire on April 13, 2011October 1, 2011 at 1:44 am 5 Comments

We’re kicking off a new feature today, a GeekWire “Geek of the Week” honor for the Pacific Northwest technology community. We thought it was only appropriate to start with Erica… Read More

GeekGirlCon 2019

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Wrap up 2018 with board games; ring in new year with comic conventions

GeekGirlCon kicks off its ninth ‘celebration of the female geek’

So you want to be a competitive gamer? Women in esports offer advice to encourage more women

GeekGirlCon executive director quietly steps down, weeks after controversy over alleged discrimination

Tensions over race, gender and finances split GeekGirlCon organizers, leading to resignations

GeekGirlCon organizers resign in protest as group disputes claims of mismanagement and bullying

GeekGirlCon: What the rest of the tech industry can learn from women in games

GeekWire Calendar Picks: IMMERSE VR Summit, Dan Price at Startup Grind, and more

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s AI moonshot, behind the scenes at GeekGirlCon, and more

Geek of the Week: Sharon Magliano Feliciano helps other geeks navigate parenthood

GeekGirlCon: Insights from a newbie and a veteran

GeekWire Calendar Picks: GeekGirlCon, Startup Week and Independent Video Store Day

GeekWire Radio: Zulily, Amazon, GeekGirlCon, Nest Protect, and those gigantic Fox News ‘tablets’

Name that Tech Tune: GeekGirlCon and GeekWire Startup Day tix up for grabs

Cosplay, crafts and more great scenes from GeekGirlCon

Podcast: Starbucks makes us squirm, the meaning of Mars, and a GeekGirlCon preview

Photos: Geek burlesque reveals the sexy side of video games

Nearly naked geeks: The summer of ‘nerdlesque’ is here

What geek guys missed at GeekGirlCon

On the scene at GeekGirlCon

Geek of the Week: Erica McGillivray, GeekGirlCon

CrowdSolve Seattle

NASA International Space Apps Challenge Hackathon

Minecraft Exhibition Opening Weekend Celebration