
I’d also like to say a big Thank You to SQLPass (website | Twitter) for their support in providing us with a set of their SQLPass Summit 2011 DVDs. As someone who has the DVDs for 2011 and 2010, I can say that they offer fantastic learning by video.
We had a record number of attendees: I counted 63 attendees, with only 7 women (excluding panellists) attending. I am delighted to say that 56 men attended, and only a handful of these gentlemen said that they worked beside female technologists. I would like to thank everyone who attended for their lively and interesting commentary.

One excellent proposal was put forward by Carmen Pentek, who explained that she’d participated in a mentoring program at university in Austria. In the program, women in the senior years at University mentored the younger years in a voluntary informal maths club, where the younger women had the freedom to ask questions related to mathematics, form friendships with other STEM women, or obtain advice on a range of other topics from the senior women. Personally, I think that this is a fantastic idea since it provides role models for the younger women in addition to providing practical study support.

As a final note: a bit of fun 🙂 Gosia organised a commemoration mug for our visit, and this was a very special gift for me. I have enclosed the photo here. This always makes me smile, and it is too ‘special’ for me to use, so I keep it on my desk!
