The concept of Rails Girls is “to give tools and a community for women to understand technology and to build their ideas, by providing a great experience on building things and by making technology more approachable”. This is translated into free non-profit 2-days workshops run all over the world ever since 2010, following a reknown and successful format.

Our Galway chapter would not exist without the amazing help and generosity of the Galway Team volunteer members, the INSIGHT (and previously DERI) Outreach Officer Brendan Smith, our awesome sponsors and partners. Each individual supporter is listed below.

	INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics creates a healthier, safer, more productive world by empowering a data-driven society to enable better decisions by individuals, communities, business and governments. Insight brings together leading Irish academics from 5 of Ireland's leading research centres (DERI, CLARITY, CLIQUE, 4C, TRIL), previously established by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish Industrial Development Authority (IDA), in key areas of priority research. The INSIGHT Outreach Office brings the wonders of the Internet into the everyday life of schools and communities. It is led by Brendan Smith whose tireless work and help with media, schools promotion and funding have been fundamental for the Rails Girls Galway to happen.
	GitHub is the best way to build software together. Whether it's your company's app, your favorite open source library, or a weekend side project, GitHub helps everyone work together better by providing tools for easier collaboration and code sharing. Catch up on what happened while you were out or ask for help on a tricky chunk of code. Manage and contribute to projects from all your devices. The best part is you can keep using all of your favorite tools. Start collaborating on code today—open source project hosting is free!
	At Ericsson we use innovation to empower people, business and society. We envisage a Networked Society that is sustainable, and where everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. Our mobile and fixed networks, multimedia solutions and telecom services make a real difference to people's lives, and the world we live in.

	INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics creates a healthier, safer, more productive world by empowering a data-driven society to enable better decisions by individuals, communities, business and governments. Insight brings together leading Irish academics from 5 of Ireland's leading research centres (DERI, CLARITY, CLIQUE, 4C, TRIL), previously established by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Irish Industrial Development Authority (IDA), in key areas of priority research. The INSIGHT Outreach Office brings the wonders of the Internet into the everyday life of schools and communities. It is led by Brendan Smith whose tireless work and help with media, schools promotion and funding have been fundamental for the Rails Girls Galway to happen.
	RedHat is the world's leading provider of open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable and high-performing cloud, virtualization, storage, Linux, and middleware technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connection point between a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat enables the creation of relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT.
	GitHub is the best way to build software together. Whether it's your company's app, your favorite open source library, or a weekend side project, GitHub helps everyone work together better by providing tools for easier collaboration and code sharing. Catch up on what happened while you were out or ask for help on a tricky chunk of code. Manage and contribute to projects from all your devices. The best part is you can keep using all of your favorite tools. Start collaborating on code today—open source project hosting is free!
	Microsoft is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports and sells computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web browser. Its flagship hardware products are Xbox game console and the Microsoft Surface series of tablets. It is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies.
	CISCO shapes the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for customers, employees, investors and ecosystem partners. It has become the worldwide leader in networking - transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate.
	At Ericsson we use innovation to empower people, business and society. We envisage a Networked Society that is sustainable, and where everything that can benefit from a connection will have one. Our mobile and fixed networks, multimedia solutions and telecom services make a real difference to people's lives, and the world we live in.
	Content Kingdom: play, gather and remix with others. Turn your website into a live stream of fresh and relevant content. .

	Deri Education & Community Outreach Office: bringing the wonders of the Internet into the everyday life of schools and communities, from one of the world's leading web research science centres. Special thanks to Brendan Smith for his tireless work and help with the media, schools promotion and funding.
	The Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) is one of the largest semantic research organisations in the world; offering a stimulating, dynamic, multi-cultural research environment with excellent ties to international research organisations worldwide.
	CISCO shapes the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for customers, employees, investors and ecosystem partners. It has become the worldwide leader in networking - transforming how people connect, communicate and collaborate.
	Intercom is a customer relationship management and messaging tool for web businesses. It is the best way to get users actually using your product.
	Technology Voice deciphering new technologies and making them relevant.
	GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
	Plivo eliminates the complexity from telephony by providing the most scalable and feature-rich voice and messaging platform wrapped with flexible APIs and backed by 24/7 support.

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