Rails Girls Porto Alegre 20-21 July 2012

Olá meninas!

Estamos felizes em anunciar que Porto Alegre irá sediar a primeira edição do Rails Girls no Brasil! É um curso gratuito de dois dias, que irá lhe abrir as portas para o excitante mundo da programação web, com Ruby on Rails. Não necessário nenhum conhecimento prévio em T.I.

Inscrições abertas até o dia 13 de julho.

Rails Girls gives tools for girls and women to build dreams and ideas.

You learn designing, prototyping and coding with the help of our coaches.

Want to help? We are looking for volunteers, sponsors and Rails coaches. Email us.


Day 1: 20th July

18.00 -

Installation party

Get know the attendees a little bit before hand. Bring your laptop if you can, so we can install Ruby on Rails for you. Hosted at Sala 516 do prédio 32 da PUC Avenida Ipiranga, 6681 - Partenon, Porto Alegre

Day 2: 21st July

Jumpstart your first web application.

9 - 10 am

Registration, coffee

Rails Girls workshop includes learning the first steps into software craftmanship in small teams.

Along with actual coding, you'll get to hear great lightning talks, learn the language of web and meet other likeminded women.

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10 - 10:15 am

Welcome

Outline of the day and word from organizers
10:20 - 10:40 am

Oportunidades e Tecnologia

By Juliana Dorneles
@julianadorneles
10:20 - 11:00 am

Introduction to Programming

Let's get coding
11:00 am - 1pm

Workshop

1 - 2 pm

Lunch

2 - 5.30 pm

Workshop

Extend your application.
5.30 - 6 pm

Lighting talks

Barbara Flores
@bsflores
Liziane Brandine
@lizi_svd
7 pm

Afterparty!

All friends and who wants to join can meet us after the workshop.

Information

Applications closed: 13th July
Acceptances informed: 16th July
Location Friday: Sala 516 do prédio 32 da PUC Avenida Ipiranga, 6681 - Partenon, Porto Alegre
Location Saturday: ThoughtWorks Brazil Avenida Ipiranga, 6681 - prédio 99a - 14 andar Porto Alegre


What they say about us?

Nothing yet - but check out the press page for further updates!


Partners

Rails Girls Porto Alegre is co-organized with our awesome partners.

Want to help? We're looking for partners and sponsors! Shoot us an e-mail at team (at) railsgirls.com.

Altos Eventos

ThoughtWorks

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FAQ

Is this going to be in english? Nope, most of the event and speeches are going to be done in Portuguese! The local coaches are native speakers. However, some of the inspirational talks as well as instructions might be in english.

O evento será todo em inglês? Não! A maioria do evento será feito em português e os treinadores serão todos brasileiros. No entanto, parte dos materiais e palestras motivacionais poderão estar em inglês.

How much does the workshop cost? Nothing, it's free! You just need to be excited!

Quanto custa o evento? Nada, é de graça! Você só precisa ser curiosa!

Who is this aimed for? Women of any age with basic knowledge of working with a computer. We’ve had people of all ages taking part. Most of the program is run in Portuguese and please bring your laptop.

Qual é o publico alvo? Mulheres de qualquer idade que tenham um conhecimentobásico em lidar com computadores. Já tivemos participantes de todas as idades. Por favor traga seu notebook.

Can men attend? Yes, but you need to be accompanied by an interested lady. Also, girls are given a priority.

Homens podem participar? Sim, mas devem vir acompanhados de uma mulher que esteja interessada. Será dada prioridade as mulheres.

I know how to program - How can I help? We’re also looking for people to be coaches. We’ll have a two-three hour workshop before the event to walk you through the curriculum. Email us

Eu sei programar! Como posso ajudar? Estamos procurando por treinadores. Nós teremos um workshop de 3 horas antes do evento para explicar como será passado o currículo.