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Revision as of 17:43, 9 August 2011
Penguicon is a convention of Science Fiction, Open Source Software, gaming, new media, and every geek interest.
Women involved
Organizers
As can be seen on the convention organizer site, a significant percentage of Penguicon organizers are women. They include:
- Jessica Zerwas
- Anna Petrak
- Allison Anderson
- Amanda Long-Adams
- Sheryl Bradakis
- Sparrow Slovik
- Kristine Blanchett
- Amy Zrnich
- Sarah (surname not given)
- Lucy Benson
- Mara Tynan
- Angie Fox
Guests of Honor
Women Guests of Honor at Penguicon have included:
- Jane McGonigal, alternate reality game designer (2009)
- Lenore Edman, 3d-printing developer (2009)
- Tamora Pierce, author (2008)
- Christine Peterson, Foresight Nanotech Institute (2007)
- Elizabeth Bear, author (2007)
- Kristin Looney, game designer (2006)
- Allison Frane, game designer (2006)
- Sharon Lee author (2006)
- Joan D. Vinge, author (2005)
Women "Nifty Guests" have included:
2009
- Catherine Devlin, Python guru
2008
- Sarah Monette, author
- Cherie Priest, author
- Lucy Snyder, author
- Jennie Breeden, webcomics
- Dawn Kuczwara, comedian
- Katherine Kline, rocket scientist
- Elizabeth Bear, author
2007
- Sarah Monette, author
- Cathy Raymond, intellectual property lawyer
- Sarah Zettel, author
- Gini Judd, blogger
2006
- Cathy Raymond, intellectual property lawyer
2005
- Sandra Brewer, author
- Cathy Raymond, intellectual property lawyer
- Kathe Koja, author
Incidents
The Open Source Boob Project incident occurred at PenguiCon 2008. According to attendees, it was a small activity that was hardly noticable to most people there. However, there was an enormous reaction on the web, much of which is documented in the aforelinked OSBP page.