BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20170418T171710Z UID:8fe637a1-d9aa-4709-bf6b-2ff57522dd47 DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T105000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T113000 DESCRIPTION:Just because you don't have lead / senior / manager / owner in your title\, doesn't mean there isn't plenty of opportunity to lead. No ma tter where you are in your career\, come discover how to communicate more effectively\, embrace self-awareness\, and influence those leading you. Do n't wait for a title to tell you to lead. Take responsibility where you ar e\, and let the titles come to you.\n\n \n Sco tt has been developing professionally for 10+ years. Currently he is the s enior developer on the Open Network team at Life.Church. When he's not bui lding software for churches\, he's begging for laughs as an amateur stand- up comedian and dadding so hard he sees Legos in his sleep.\n\nScott Lesse r\n \n \n Scott has been de veloping professionally for 10+ years. Currently he is the senior develope r on the Open Network team at Life.Church. When he's not building software for churches\, he's begging for laughs as an amateur stand-up comedian an d dadding so hard he sees Legos in his sleep. LOCATION:164 SUMMARY:Leading When You're Not in Charge (Leading at all Levels) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20170418T171710Z UID:18d7d6b6-6dc6-4123-a06b-929097651269 DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T114000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T122000 DESCRIPTION:The ideal workplace\, with motivated employees\, supportive man agers and a clear vision in the "C-suite"\, is where we'd all like to work \, isn't it? The question then\, is\, how do we create it? How do managers walk the fine line of "micromanaging" and "anarchy"? How can we\, as empl oyees\, maximize our contribution to our company and love what we do at th e same time?\n\nThe secret is in the big band.\n\nInspired by Max Dupree's Leadership Jazz\, this talk will show you how to apply the principles of improvisation to your company/team and make your workplace more efficient\ , effective and fun!\n\n \n Minnesota-raised\, Philadephia-made.\n\nMichael is a creative guy who likes to make things\, especially music and apps. He's spent the last 15 years performing as a p rofessional musician\, from the Minnesota Opera to clubs of all kinds up a nd down the East coast. Prior to joining the Ruby community in 2014\, Mich ael taught an assortment of music courses for Camden County College and th e University of Phoenix at Center City.\n\nMichael Cain\n \ n \n Minnesota-raised\, Philadephia-made.\ n\nMichael is a creative guy who likes to make things\, especially music a nd apps. He's spent the last 15 years performing as a professional musicia n\, from the Minnesota Opera to clubs of all kinds up and down the East co ast. Prior to joining the Ruby community in 2014\, Michael taught an assor tment of music courses for Camden County College and the University of Pho enix at Center City. LOCATION:164 SUMMARY:Bebop to the Top - The Jazz Band As A Guide To Leadership (Leading at all Levels) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20170418T171710Z UID:04f956b2-7c5e-4320-8224-a99da5f51b56 DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T135000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T143000 DESCRIPTION:As the stigma of speaking out about mental health conditions de clines\, leaders in the programming community are are being given many new opportunities to support their teams. In this session you will learn abo ut the issues some of your team may face both in dealing with their own po tential mental health difficulties and that of other team members. We wil l go over ways to support both the individual and team\, how to advocate f or team members with mental health conditions\, and resources for further information and outreach for you and your team.\n\n \n A Ruby on Rails lover\, Elixir dabbler\, and all around beginner at much of life. Born and raised in rural Missouri but now firmly entrenc hed on the West Coast. Lover of corgis and cats alike. Currently working as a Developer Advocate for SparkPost\, formerly at Raygun\, TripGrid\, a nd Marketo. I also lift things up and put them back down. Email: jrjames .pdx@gmail.com Twitter: @jjamespdx\n\nJesse James\n \n \n A Ruby on Rails lover\, Elixir dabbler\, a nd all around beginner at much of life. Born and raised in rural Missouri but now firmly entrenched on the West Coast. Lover of corgis and cats al ike. Currently working as a Developer Advocate for SparkPost\, formerly a t Raygun\, TripGrid\, and Marketo. I also lift things up and put them bac k down. Email: jrjames.pdx@gmail.com Twitter: @jjamespdx LOCATION:164 SUMMARY:Supporting Mental Health as an Effective Leader (Leading at all Lev els) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20170418T171710Z UID:c847c8f2-9b02-431f-936d-d8bae1c497ce DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T144000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T152000 DESCRIPTION:Leading an open source or community project means dealing with people challenges in addition to technical challenges -- how do we take a scattering of interested people and build a team with them? Turns out\, we can adapt a bunch of practices we already use! Using a collaboration betw een a nonprofit and a civic group as a case study\, we'll talk about ways to apply best practices from community organizers to our work. In particul ar\, we'll talk about similarities between contemporary organizing and agi le models\, ways to build relationships with other team members\, and maki ng our work more sustainable.\n\n \n Colin is a community organizer (and now\, a Rails and SQL developer) from southwest Michigan currently living in DC. For the past year\, he's led an open sou rce overhaul of the DC Abortion Fund's intake system. During the days he w orks for BlueLabs\, an analytics company working on health care and progre ssive causes. He serves on the board of the DC Abortion Fund\, hangs out a t his local Code for America brigade\, and loves cats.\n\nColin Fleming\n \n \n Colin is a community organizer (and now\, a Rails and SQL developer) from southwest Michigan cu rrently living in DC. For the past year\, he's led an open source overhaul of the DC Abortion Fund's intake system. During the days he works for Blu eLabs\, an analytics company working on health care and progressive causes . He serves on the board of the DC Abortion Fund\, hangs out at his local Code for America brigade\, and loves cats. LOCATION:164 SUMMARY:It's dangerous to go alone: Building teams like an organizer (Leadi ng at all Levels) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20170418T171710Z UID:f63a9ebb-4dd9-40ba-8517-011bf5ae8bf2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20170426T161000 DESCRIPTION:Are you a new manager? Have you been asked to lead a project? D o you want to see change in your company but don't feel you have the posit ion to enact it? Are you terrified or nervous or unsure where to start? Ha s a recent situation left you questioning what you did wrong and how to be a better leader? \n\nSoftware development doesn't prepare us for taking o n everyday or official leadership and yet\, leadership is what every team and company desperately need.\n\nLet talk with a group of folks at various stages of the leadership hierarchy about what they have and want to learn .\n\n \n Rebecca Miller-Webster is a software engineer\, conference organizer\, and educator. She is the founder of Writ e/Speak/Code and Practice Lead at\nDevMynd. Rebecca has been developing so ftware professionally for over a dozen years & previously organized GORUC O. Rebecca's hobbies include drinking Diet Coke\, wearing trousers\, telli ng computers what to do\, pugs\, & swearing.\n\n \n Pivotal\n\n \n VP of Product\, Y ello\n\n \n Lead Software Engineer\, Optor o\n\nRebecca Miller-Webster\n \n \n Rebecca Miller-Webster is a software engineer\, conference organi zer\, and educator. She is the founder of Write/Speak/Code and Practice Le ad at\nDevMynd. Rebecca has been developing software professionally for ov er a dozen years & previously organized GORUCO. Rebecca's hobbies include drinking Diet Coke\, wearing trousers\, telling computers what to do\, pu gs\, & swearing.\n\n \n \n \n Neha Batra\n \n \n Pivotal\n\n \n \n \n Shay Howe\n \n \n VP of Product\, Yello\n\n \n \n \n Abel Martin\n \n \n Lead Software Engineer\, Optoro LOCATION:164 SUMMARY:Panel: Becoming an engineering leader (Leading at all Levels) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR