The Melbourne LinuxChix will meet up before the monthly Linux Users of Victoria (LUV) meeting. Feel free to forward this message to any women you think might be interested in coming.

Date: Tuesday 7th July 2009

Time: 6.00-7.45pm

Location: Thresherman's Bakehouse, 221 Faraday St, Carlton.

MXUG is the Melbourne 'X' Users Group where people give short talks on anything tech related that interests them. It's been really popular, mainly due to the diversity of the talks. We'd like to do a similar thing for the next Girl Geek Dinner to spice things up a bit. These informal talks (15 mins max) are a chance to practice your presentation skills and explore an idea you are interested - you don't have to be an expert in a topic to give a talk!

See Facebook for more details.

The Open Source Developers Conference 2009, to be held in Brisbane from 25th to 27th November, 2009, is currently calling for submissions. A 200 word abstract is required by June 30.

More information and submission instructions are available at the call for papers page.

For our July Girl Geek Dinner we're heading to The Hutch Bistro at New Farm and we're fortunate to have Kay Lam-Beattie as our guest speaker. So gather all of your legal/IT questions to ask Kay on the night!

For more information and to register, see the Girl Geek Dinners Brisbane blog.

This event is in the early planning stages, please check closer to the date.

Brenda (from Wellington NZ) and Brianna (from Melbourne) are in Sydney in August for the linux.conf.au talk selections. The meeting is during the day on Sunday 16th August and Brianna and maybe Brenda may be available for an early-ish dinner or drinks or similar immediately afterwards before flying out.

(The evening of Saturday the 15th will be a social meetup for the selection committee, so that is very likely out.)

We'll sort out exact details closer to the day when everyone's plans are settled down, but put the date down.

Melbourne AussieChix member Jacinta Richardson is in town and we're having dinner with her tonight.

Date: Wednesday 3 June

Time: Meet at 6pm at the Lindt Chocolate Cafe, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour, or at 7:30pm at Jaipur Sweets, 188 Elizabeth Street, Sydney.

RSVP: Please email rsvp.sydneydinner@au.linuxchix.org so we know how many to expect. We can also give you a mobile number to help find us.

Feel free to bring Chix or Chix-friendly folks, just let us know in the RSVP. This event is open to both women and men.

The Melbourne LinuxChix will meet up before the monthly Linux Users of Victoria (LUV) meeting. Feel free to forward this message to any women you think might be interested in coming.

Date: Tuesday 2nd June 2009

Time: 6.15-7.00pm

Location: "under the sail" at North Court, University of Melbourne, Parkville

The Yahoo!7 Girl Geek Dinner will be held on June 17. For more information and to RSVP, visit the Girl Geek Sydney blog.

Sydney GGD events often fill quickly. RSVP ASAP.

The Canberra Linux Users Group is holding a "Beginner CLUG" at the ANU on Thursday the 28th May at 7pm. Canberra Girl Geeks will be meeting for drinks and dinner in the ANU area from about 5:30pm.

Find out more at the GGD Canberra blog.