02.6.12 // A Willingness to Act: A Celebration of a Geek Girl Community

Greetings Fellow Geek Girls and Supporters,

On January 21st, GeekGirlCon held our first All-Hands Meeting in the countdown to GeekGirlCon 2012. It may seem like a small thing, but hearing firsthand the people’s stories from 2011 and their suggestions for 2012 hit a sweet spot. It reminded each of us in that room why we do this: for you. We love GeekGirlCon, and we need it.

GeekGirlCon 2011 was a historic event to us and the 4,000 people who attended the con over those two magical days. Together, we celebrated the female point of view. We created a safe and welcoming atmosphere for self-expression. We proved women can create a community together (and that others can participate too). We gave the world a glimpse of what women-positive messages can do. Whether you were volunteering, speaking, presenting, gaming, attending, or working, you helped create the magic. You stood up and were willing to act in support of geeky women everywhere.

Our actions did not go unnoticed. King5, Seattle’s local NBC affiliate, featured GeekGirlCon in their nightly news coverage, and we had a ton of love from news, blogs, podcasts, and you. CNN’s Geek Out! named GeekGirlCon as one of their geek heros of 2011. Sweet! We earned this. From the staff who made this event happen to you and your friends who came out to support it, GeekGirlCon is a victory for all of us and geeky or nerdy women everywhere.

This year, GeekGirlCon is back and more dedicated than ever. Our all-volunteer staff is focused on producing a bigger and better event in 2012. If you are hoping for a very important announcement about where the con will be and when it will occur, sorry to disappoint. Don’t worry. You will know soon enough. Cryptic? For sure. Worth the wait? Definitely.

I promise as soon as I can tell you, I will.

<3s

Erica McGillivray
President, GeekGirlCon