[UbuntuWomen] Introduction

[Elizabeth Bevilacqua]

On 9/16/07, Mary Crowley <mmcrowley at gmail.com> wrote:
> My name is Molly Crowley, and I am primarily a website designer in
> Philadelphia PA, although I also work as an associate with a project called
> Rubia, as a professional and artistic photographer, and on projects related
> to Visual Anthropology.

It's very nice to see another woman from Philadelphia on the list!

There are a few Linux groups in the area that I'm involved with and
are very much worth checking out if you're interested:

Ubuntu Pennsylvania Local/Community Team: http://www.meetlinux.com
Philadelphia Area LinuxChix Chapter: http://www.phillychix.org
Philadelphia Area Linux Users Group: http://www.phillylinux.org

The first two are probably of most interest, the Ubuntu team is very
active with non-profits and such in the area (and we're very very
welcoming to women!). The PhillyChix chapter should be getting
together for a meeting soon, and on the agenda is discussing projects
like Ubuntu Women.

> My formal education is in Visual Anthropology and
> fine art, so I come from an unusual background to be working with computers.
>  Some of my knowledge was learned by necessity and after the first glimpse
> into the potential of computer programming, I was hooked.
>
> I recently presented at the University of Manchester, "Rediscovering
> Afghanistan through the crossroads of new and old media" I am intrigued by
> the potential for accessible computers to create informal learning
> environments. One of my interest in computers relates to the interactions
> with users (the "social life"of a computer) and the potential for
> information distribution.
>
> I started working with open source software, earlier this year and I am
> thrilled with the results. Philosophically open source licensing agreements
> are a good match to my personal thoughts on the matters of distribution and
> accessibility. I work with a lot of small business operations and non-profit
> organizations, for whom low cost technology solutions are imperative to
> sustainability.

What a fascinating background :) We're very happy to have you!

> I currently have Ubuntu running on my laptop, a Toshiba portege 3490ct.  The
> program I most frequently use in website cms systems is Joomla! also a open
> source project.
>
> I am glad to have found ubuntu-women, and look forward to the future
> discussions.

Welcome!

-- 
Elizabeth Bevilacqua
http://www.princessleia.com