Lead or attend a BoF! Meet with your peers! Present new work! Don't miss these special activities designed to maximize the value of your time at the conference. The always popular evening Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are very informal gatherings of persons interested in a particular topic.
Vendor BoFs
Want to demonstrate a new product or discuss your company's latest technologies with FedWeek attendees? Host a Vendor BoF! These sponsored one-hour sessions give companies a chance to talk about products and proprietary technology—and they include promotional benefits. Email sponsorship@usenix.org if you're interested in sponsoring a Vendor BoF. Click here for more information about sponsorship opportunities.
Scheduling a BoF
BoFs may be scheduled during the conference at the registration desk or in advance by contacting bofs@usenix.org with "FedWeek '13 BoF" in the subject line and the following information in the body of the email:
BoF title
Organizer name and affiliation
Date and time preference
Brief description of BoF (optional)
BoF Schedule (A/V provided in all rooms, unless otherwise noted).
Who’s There? Home Automation with Arduino & RaspberryPi
Rupa Dachere, CodeChix.org Wednesday, June 26, 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., Garden
The Story of CodeChix—How I Built CodeChix and How YOU Can Build Your Dream, Too
Rupa Dachere, CodeChix.org Wednesday, June 26, 9:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., Garden
Creating a Women's Community in Your Workplace
Sangeetha Visweswaran, Microsoft Wednesday, June 26, 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., Empire
Whether you are in an organization with handful of women, or a corporation with a large workforce of women, it is great to have a community within. This session will address some ways to champion, grow, and foster the women community in your organization.
Getting Executive Buy-In on Building a Woman-Friendly Environment
Emily Gladstone Cole, Kabam Wednesday, June 26, 9:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m., Empire
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