Penguicon is a convention of Science Fiction, Open Source Software, gaming, new media, and every geek interest.
As can be seen on the convention organizer site http:penguicon.info, a significant percentage of Penguicon organizers are women.
The Open Source Boob Project was a tiny and almost unnoticed incident that took place at Penguicon 2008. There was an enormous reaction on the web. This was a reaction to the blog post of one of the participants, theferrett, his depiction of it, and his attitudes toward it, more than to anything that happened in physical reality. OSBP was not a function created by Penguicon, and the organizers did not know about it until after the convention. Penguicon has clear policies in the program book against touching without express permission, and taking "no" to mean "no".
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