Posted by: sarah on: July 13, 2011
This weekend, I was supposed to be going to the Pittsburgh, PA area to help them with their first-ever GiveCamp. Unfortunately, I have to stay back due to health issues, but while I can’t be there, I want to be able to get them the help they need. One of their organizers sent this today: [...]
Posted by: sarah on: October 22, 2010
If you’re following me on Twitter, I’m sure you’ve seen my creepy pickup line experience that I’ve had recently. Thankfully, that was my only bad experience at the world’s largest electronics fair - the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) 2010. While visiting the fair on its last day, my husband and I saw all [...]
Posted by: sarah on: October 9, 2010
I got an email this morning from my friend Matt Hester - followed by one a little later from Jennifer Marsman - about volunteer opportunities for the Imagine Cup. As I mentioned in my post “Why Microsoft + Being a Student = Awesome“, the Imagine Cup is a great chance for students to show off [...]
Posted by: sarah on: August 24, 2010
I’ve been following Microsoft on Facebook and Twitter for quite awhile, and it’s amazing to see what they have out there for students. All I can wonder is … why weren’t these programs around when I was in school?!? So check this stuff out… DreamSpark As some of you know, these programs have sparked my [...]
Posted by: sarah on: August 22, 2010
As I mentioned in my PyOhio recap, I finally met William McVey, who will be leading the Cincinnati Tech Events initiative. I also have Catherine Devlin on board, being the first community member to volunteer to take lead on one of the sites and running the Dayton Tech Events initiative. What you probably don’t know [...]