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Rails Girls LA
<small style="letter-spacing: .5px;">March 15 & 16th, 2014</small>
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<p><b>The Largest Rails Girls ever!</b><br />250 students, Wow. <br /> It was an amazing success thanks to <br />our great students, coaches, organizers <br />and generous sponsors.</p>
<small style="letter-spacing: .5px;">2015 Get Ready.. Get Set...</small>
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<p>Contact us at railsgirlsla@gmail.com</p>
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<p><strong>You learn</strong> designing, prototyping and coding with
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<strong>Want to help?</strong>
We are looking for coaches.
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Volunteer to coach.
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<p><strong>How much does it cost?</strong> <b>Nothing, it's free!</b><br />
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<p><strong>Who is this aimed towards?</strong> <br />Women of any age with
basic knowledge of working with a computer. We’ve had people of all
ages take part. Please bring your laptop.</p>
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<p><strong>Can men attend?</strong><br />Women are given priority, but men
are welcome as long as they are accompanied by an interested woman.</p>
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<p><strong>How can I help?</strong><br />Do you know Ruby on Rails? We’re
also looking for friendly coaches. We will walk you through the
curriculum at the coaches meeting on Friday after the Installation
Party.
<a href="https://railsgirls.wufoo.eu/forms/coach-rails-girls-la-march-1516th-2014/">
Volunteer to coach.
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<h3 style="color:#000">Schedule: Saturday, March 15, 2014 10am - 4pm</h3>
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<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>10am - 12 pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Installation Party</h3>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><b>Bring your laptop</b> so we can help you install
Ruby on Rails and everything else you'll need
using the <a href="https://guides.railsgirls.com/install">
INSTALL GUIDE.</a></li>
<li><b>Get a Sticker</b> proving you are ready to roll.</li>
<li>Even if you already have everything installed please
come and show a coach. We will be keeping track
of who has gotten a completion sticker.</li>
<li>If there is no way you can make it on Saturday
and need help with installation make arrangements
to come at 9am on Sunday. We want to keep exceptions
to the bare minimum Please be respectful of our
volunteer coaches' time.</li>
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<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>12pm - 1pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Lunch</h3>
<p>We will provide some snacks but because this day is
a bit looser format, starts late and ends early,
we will NOT be providing lunch. Feel free to BYOL
(bring your own lunch) or patronize a nearby restaurant
with one of your new friends. Or just keep working.</p>
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<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>1pm - 4pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Presentations</h3>
<p>Short, simple presentations about the basics.<br />
If you are already familiar with programming rest up
for tomorrow or stay and help someone.You learn a lot by teaching.
<ul>
<li><b>Ruby vs. Rails</b> by Hannah Howard</li>
<li><b> The Commandline</b> by Jen Diamond</li>
<li><b> Git vs Github</b> by Vyki Englert</li>
<li><b> HTML & CSS</b> by Machiko Yasuda</li>
<li><b> What's a Gem?</b> by JZ aka Joanna Zeta</li>
<li><b> Bentobox™ Exercise</b> led by Machiko Yasuda</li>
<li><b> Sponsors</b> </li>
</ul>
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<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>2pm - 4 pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Intro to Everything </h3>
<p>If you have never done it or you feel like you could
use a refresher before tomorrow go through all or some
of these tutorials. Coaches will be available to help you.<br/><br />
<b>Ruby</b><br />
If you are brandy new to Ruby you should go through
this tutorial: <a href="http://tryruby.org/levels/1/challenges/0">
Try Ruby</a><br/><br />
<b>GitHub</b><br />
If you haven't used Github you should go through this
tutorial: <a href="http://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1">
Try Github</a><br/><br />
<b>HTML & CSS</b><br />
If you've never done html or css do these tutorials.<br />
<a href="https://dash.generalassemb.ly/"</a>
HTML Tutorial & CSS Tutorial</a><br /><br />
<b>Commandline</b><br />
If you've never worked in the terminal go through these slides and follow along.<br />
<a href="https://speakerdeck.com/jendiamond/the-terminal-know-your-command-line-an-introduction"</a>
Commandline Tutorial</a></p>
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<h3 style="color:#000">Schedule: Sunday, March 16, 2014 9am - 6pm</h2>
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<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>9 am - 10 am</strong></h4>
<h3>Registration</h3>
<p>Register, find your seat, get your name tag, have
some breakfast and meet some people. </p>
<h3>Late Installations</h3>
<p>If you are absolutely not able to attend the Installation
Party on Saturday we will get your computer ready to roll.
<br />Please be here by 9am.</p>
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<br />
<div style="padding:5px 5px 5px 5px; background-color: #fff; border:1px solid; border-radius:10px;">
<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>10 - 11am</strong></h4>
<h3>Presentations</h3>
<ul>
<li>Welcome to Rails Girls LA!</li>
<li>Sponsors</li>
<li>Rails Girls from last year- Where are they now?</li>
</ul>
</div>
<br />
<div style="padding:5px 5px 5px 5px; background-color: #fff; border:1px solid; border-radius:10px;">
<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>11am - 1 pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Workshop</h3>
<p>After we break up into small groups, your coach will help you
get started on your first web application using the <a
href="https://guides.railsgirls.com/app">app guide</a>
</p>
</div>
<br />
<div style="padding:5px 5px 5px 5px; background-color: #fff; border:1px solid; border-radius:10px;">
<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>1 pm - 2 pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Lunch</h3>
<p>Reward yourself for a successful morning with some grub. Talk
with your coaches and peers about how awesome your first web
applications are. Vegan lunch catered by <a href="http://mlvegankitchen.com/">Margeaux & Linda's Vegan Kitchen.</a></p>
</div>
<br />
<div style="padding:5px 5px 5px 5px; background-color: #fff; border:1px solid; border-radius:10px;">
<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>2 pm - 5 pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Workshop</h3>
<p>Reconvene in small groups and extend your applications.
<a href="https://guides.railsgirls.com/commenting">Add commments</a>,
<a href="https://guides.railsgirls.com/heroku">put it online with Heroku</a>,
or <a href="https://guides.railsgirls.com/design">add design</a>.
</p>
</div>
<br />
<div style="padding:5px 5px 5px 5px; background-color: #fff; border:1px solid; border-radius:10px;">
<h4 style="color:#000;"><strong>5 pm - 6 pm</strong></h4>
<h3>Afterparty!</h3>
<p>Reward yourself for a successful day with a tasty beverage and
treats. Network and chat with coaches and peers.<br />
<b>Sponsored by:</b>
<a href="http://www.goldstar.com/" style="border:0px"><img src="images/losangeles/goldstarsm_logo.png" alt="Goldstar Logo"/></a>
</p>
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<h3>Pasadena Towers</h3>
<p>800 East Colorado Blvd. Suite 250<br/>Pasadena, CA 90401<br /><b>Free Parking in their garage.</b></p>
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<h1 style="color:#f90; padding-left:10px;"><b>Gold Sponsors!</b> ❤</h1>
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<a href="http://www.goldstar.com/" style="border:0px"><img width="100%" src="images/losangeles/goldstar_logo_gold.png" alt="Goldstar Logo"/></a><br />Half Off Live Events from Goldstar Theater, Comedy & More. Join Now! <br />We help people get out more to live entertainment, like theater, comedy, sports, music, performing arts and even things like wine tastings, sushi making classes and rodeos. Get everything from a venue map to tips on how to dress, where to eat and where to park. We're one of the world's largest online sources of live entertainment user reviews.
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<a href="http://www.reachlocal.com/" style="border:0px"><img width="100%" src="images/losangeles/reach_local_logo_gold.png" alt="Reach Local Logo"/></a><br />At ReachLocal, our mission is to help small-to-medium sized businesses across the globe reach more local customers online and build a healthy, thriving business. We provide end-to-end online services, leveraging BDD software development combined with a modern SOA-based platform built around the most recent version of Ruby on Rails, Cassandra, responsive design mobile technologies, and a robust set of APIs.
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<a href="http://www.edgecast.com/" style="border:0px"><img width="100%" src="images/losangeles/edgecast_logo.png" alt="Edgecast Logo"/></a>Verizon EdgeCast is the world's fastest and most reliable content delivery network. On the Verizon EdgeCast network, every online asset – web sites, apps, dynamic or static content – is just milliseconds away from almost every broadband user in the world. More than 6,000 of the world's busiest web sites – including WordPress, Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest – rely on Verizon EdgeCast.</p>
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<a href="http://newrelic.com/" style="border:0px"><img width="100%" src="images/losangeles/new-relic_logo.png" alt="New Relic Logo"/></a>Get immediate code-level visibility and build faster, more reliable web and mobile applications.<br />New Relic is a Software Analytics company that makes sense of billions of metrics across millions of apps. We help the people who build modern software understand the stories their data is trying to tell them.</p>
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<a href="https://github.com/" style="border:0px"><img width="100%" src="images/losangeles/github_logo.png" alt="Github Logo"/></a>Powerful collaboration, code review, and code management for open source and private projects. Review changes, comment on lines of code, report issues, and plan the future of your project with discussion tools. Work with project collaborators or teams of people in organization accounts to communicate with ease. Share your projects with the world, get feedback, and contribute to millions of repositories hosted on GitHub.</p>
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<a href="http://www.rovio.com/" style="border:0px"><img width="100%" src="images/losangeles/rovio_logo.png" alt="Rovio Logo"/></a>Angry Birds has expanded rapidly in entertainment, publishing, and licensing to become a beloved international brand. Rovio has grown alongside Angry Birds, and the multifaceted entertainment house currently employs about 800 professionals across it's office around the world.</p>
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<h1 style="color:#a8a8a8; padding-left:10px;"><b>Silver Sponsors!</b> ❤</h1>
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<p style="text-align:left; padding-left:10px;"> <a href="http://hybridgroup.com/" style="border:0px"><img src="images/losangeles/hybrid_group_logo_gold.png" alt="Hybrid Group Logo"/></a><br/>
The Hybrid Group is passionate about making useful things with technology.
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<h1 style="color:#960; padding-left:10px;"><b>Bronze Sponsors!</b> ❤</h1>
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<a href="http://railstutorial.org/"><img src="images/losangeles/rails_tutorial_logo.png" alt= "Rails Tutorial Logo" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.still-water.com/"><img src="images/losangeles/stillwater-interactive_logo.png" alt= "Stillwater Interactive Logo" /></a>
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<a href="http://www.originate.com/"><img src="images/losangeles/originate_logo.png" alt= "Originate Logo" /></a>
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<a href="http://melanie-burns.com/"><img src="images/losangeles/melanie-burns_logo.png" alt= "Melanie Burns Logo" /></a>
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<h3 style="color:#c00; padding-left:10px;"><b>Location Sponsors</b> ❤</h3>
<a href="http://www.oconnorwealthmgt.com/index.php"><img width=80% src="images/losangeles/oconnor_logo.jpg" alt= "O'Connor Wealth Management" /></a>
<a href="http://beaconcapital.com/bcsp.php?bcsp=6" style="border:0px"><img width="80%" src="images/losangeles/beacon_capital.png" alt="Beacon Capital Logo"/></a>
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<br /><br />
<a href="http://www.us.jll.com/united-states/en-us" style="border:0px"><img width="80%" src="images/losangeles/jones_lang_lasalle.png" alt="Jones Lang LaSalle Logo"/></a><br />
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<h3 style="color:#c00; padding-left:10px;"><b>Caterer</b> ❤</h3><br />
<a href="http://mlvegankitchen.com/"><img width=80% src="images/losangeles/vegankitchen_logo.png" alt="Vegan Kitchen Logo"/></a><br /><br />
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<h3 style="color:#c00; padding-left:10px;"><b>Breakfast Sponsor</b> ❤</h3>
<a href="http://www.spokeo.com/about" style="border:0px"><img src="images/losangeles/spokeo_logo.png" alt="Spokeo Logo"/><br /></a>
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<h3 style="color:#c00; padding-left:10px;"><b>After Party Sponsor</b> ❤</h3>
<a href="http://www.goldstar.com/" style="border:0px"><img src="images/losangeles/goldstar_logo.png" alt="Goldstar Logo"/></a>
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<h3 style="color:#c00; padding-left:10px;"><b>Donor - Hannah Howard</b> ❤</h3>
<a href="http://modelviewculture.com/pieces/why-do-we-only-care-about-programmers" style="border:0px"><img src="images/losangeles/hannah_howard_mvc_logo.png" alt="MVC Logo"/></a>
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<h3 style="color:#c00; padding-left:10px;"><b>Donor - Nell Scovell</b> ❤</h3>
<a href="http://leanin.org/stories/nell-scovell/" style="border:0px"><img src="images/losangeles/lean-in_logo.png" alt="Lean-In Logo"/></a>
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<h3 style="color:#c00; padding-left:10px;"><b>Donor</b> ❤</h3>
<br /><a href="https://railsgirls.com/la#sponsors" style="border:0px"><img src="images/losangeles/david-claudine-wong_logo.png" alt="Spokeo Logo"/><br /></a>
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<h2>Rails Girls LA Coaches</h2>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/jendiamond" class="grid_3">
<b>Jen Diamond</b>
<small><b>Rails Girls Organizer</b></small>
<small>Jr Developer, WeBRAND</small>
<small>@jendiamond</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/austin" class="grid_3">
<b>Austin Fonacier</b>
<small><b>Rails Girls Organizer</b></small>
<small>Developer, Spokeo</small>
<small>@austinrfnd</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/machikoyasuda" class="grid_3">
Machiko Yasuda
<small>Jr Developer,</small>
<small>@machikoyasuda</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/cnk" class="grid_3">
Cynthia Kiser
<small>Caltech</small>
<small>@cnk</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/cyphactor" class="grid_3">
Hannah Howard
<small>Logical Reality Design</small>
<small>@techgirlwonder</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/jzeta" class="grid_3">
Joanna Zeta
<small>Software Developer, The Honest Company & Disney Studios </small>
<small>@jzeta</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com" class="grid_3">
Laura Popa
<small>Web Developer, Revolution Prep</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMeono1022" class="grid_3">
Chris Meono
<small>Software Engineer, Science Inc</small>
<small>@ChrisMeono1022</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/vyki_e" class="grid_3">
Vyki Englert
<small>Developer, NationBuilder</small>
<small>@vyki_e</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/marianalenetis" class="grid_3">
Mariana Lenetis
<small>@marianalenetis</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/stephanieblack" class="grid_3">
Stephanie Betancourt
<small>IT Directory, California Assoc of Independent Schools</small>
<small>@stephanieblack</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/jendiamond" class="grid_3">
Stephania Gambaroff Thomas
<small>Public Void</small>
<small>@gambaroff</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="" class="grid_3">
Donna Rusche
<small>Creative Director</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/whatsupjess" class="grid_3">
Jessica Rhee
<small>Partner, Reverso Labs</small>
<small>@whatsupjess</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/joyicecloud" class="grid_3">
Joyce Hsu
<small>@joyicecloud</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/acalba_" class="grid_3">
Aileen Alba
<small>@acalba_</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/OriginateLabs" class="grid_3">
Kate Lyness
<small>Office Manager, Originate</small>
<small>@OriginateLabs</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rosienava1" class="grid_3">
Rosie Nava
<small>Teacher, LAUSD</small>
<small>@rosienava1</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ashleywysocki" class="grid_3">
Ashley Wysocki
<small>@ashleywysocki</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/jellydonut23" class="grid_3">
Lynette Yung
<small>Front End Developer, UberMedia</small>
<small>@jellydonut23</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/kit_pearson" class="grid_3">
Kit Pearson
<small>@kit_pearson</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/lindsay_hong_" class="grid_3">
Lindsay Hong
<small>Student</small>
<small>@lindsay_hong_</small>
</a>
<a href="" class="grid_3">
Celeste Cefalu
<small>UX Lead, Freelance</small>
</a>
<a href="#" class="grid_3">
Sue Yeh
<small>Junior Software Engineer, StackSocial</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/jenniferann41" class="grid_3">
Jenni Tyliszczak
<small>Software Quality Automation/Jr Engineer, The Honest Company</small>
<small>@jenniferann41</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/bangbay" class="grid_3">
Bangbay Siboliban
<small>@bangbay</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rwarbelow" class="grid_3">
Rachel Warbelow
<small>Middle School Teacher, The Scholars Working OverTime</small>
<small>@rwarbelow</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ekubokirs" class="grid_3">
Emilia Kubo Kirschenbaum
<small>Associate Product Manager, Spark Networks</small>
<small>@ekubokirs</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/MatterOfFact" class="grid_3">
Matthew Chan
<small>Software Developer, Spokeo</small>
<small>@MatterOfFact</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/dbanksdesign" class="grid_3">
Daniel Banks
<small>Project Manager and Lead UI Developer, Spokeo</small>
<small>@dbanksdesign</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/judsonlester" class="grid_3">
Judson Lester
<small>Logical Reality Design</small>
<small>@judsonlester</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twiitter.com/dipolesource" class="grid_3">
Michael McCormick
<small>Engineer, Pivotal Labs</small>
<small>@dipolesource</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="" class="grid_3">
Zachary Gershman
<small>Software Engineer, Pivotal Labs</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ConradSteenberg" class="grid_3">
Conrad Steenberg
<small>Software Engineer, Expense Cloud</small>
<small>@ConradSteenberg</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ricaurte" class="grid_3">
Justin Ricaurte
<small>Lead Engineer, The Honest Company</small>
<small>@ricaurte</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rubious_dan" class="grid_3">
Dan Kozlowski
<small>Software Engineer, Invoca</small>
<small>@rubious_dan</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rafiamafia" class="grid_3">
Rafia Qutab
<small>Developer, NationBuilder</small>
<small>@rafiamafia</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/bpark0" class="grid_3">
Bruce Park
<small>Freelance Web Developer, BinaryWebPark</small>
<small>@bpark0</small>
</a>
<a href="" class="grid_3">
Aureliano Nava
<small>High School Teacher</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/kubaf" class="grid_3">
Kuba Fietkiewicz
<small>Director Engineering, YP</small>
<small>@kubaf</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/stephen_corwin" class="grid_3">
Stephen Corwin
<small>Developer, NationBuilder</small>
<small>@stephen_corwin</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/davidhuie" class="grid_3">
David Huie
<small>Lead services developer, NationBuilder</small>
<small>@davidhuie</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/genechuang" class="grid_3">
Gene Chuang
<small>CTO, Oversee.net</small>
<small>@genechuang</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/danwalmsley" class="grid_3">
Daniel Walmsley
<small>CTO, NationBuilder</small>
<small>@danwalmsley</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/royglee" class="grid_3">
Roy Lee
<small>Software Engineer</small>
<small>@royglee</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/shicholas" class="grid_3">
Nicholas Shook
<small>Software Engineer, Pololu</small>
<small>@shicholas</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/hdiwan" class="grid_3">
Hasan Diwan
<small>@hdiwan</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/marcdel" class="grid_3">
Marc Delagrammatikas
<small>C# .Net Developer</small>
<small>@marcdel</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="#" class="grid_3">
Daniel Kolath
<small>Software Developer, Spokeo</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/kevingoslar" class="grid_3">
Kevin Goslar
<small>Director of Engineering, Originate</small>
<small>@kevingoslar</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/robert_graff" class="grid_3">
Robert Graff
<small>CTO, Goldstar</small>
<small>@robert_graff</small>
</a>
<a href="#" class="grid_3">
Roberto Rivas
<small>Developer, Goldstar</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/jtigger" class="grid_3">
John Ryan
<small>Senior Software Engineer, Pivotal Labs</small>
<small>@jtigger</small>
</a>
<a href="#" class="grid_3">
Homan Chou
<small>CTO, Sellbrite.com</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/whatcodecraves" class="grid_3">
Jerry Cheung
<small>Engineer, GitHub Inc.</small>
<small>@whatcodecraves</small>
</a>
<a href="#" class="grid_3">
Greg Buckner
<small>Cofounder, Let's At thebucknerlife</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="#" class="grid_3">
Zahir Wahid
<small>IT/CEO ETOY_foundation</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ikawe" class="grid_3">
Michael Kirk
<small>Software Engineer/Product Mgr.</small>
<small>@ikawe</small>
</a>
<a href="" class="grid_3">
Vance Heron
<small>Director of Engineering, HitRecord</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/jjeffus" class="grid_3">
Jonathan Jeffus
<small>CTO, Net Versa, LLC</small>
<small>@jjeffus</small>
</a>
</div>
<hr />
<div>
<a href="https://twitter.com/jperezish" class="grid_3">
Jason Perez
<small>Business Analyst, Avery Products Corp</small>
<small>@jperezish</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter/superscott3000" class="grid_3">
Scott Green
<small>Software Engineer, Epoch.com</small>
<small>@superscott3000</small>
</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/EdwardCourt" class="grid_3">
Edward Courtemanche
<small>Senior Security Engineer, East West Bank</small>
<small>@EdwardCourt</small>
</a>
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