e27′s writer, Joanna Yeo, checks out SG Geek Girls at their first ever meetup and had the chance to meet many female geeks from various backgrounds.

When I first heard of the SG Geek Girls initiative, I was excited to know that there’s finally a women’s group for tech (besides Girls in Tech) and roped in a few of my ‘techy’ friends to attend their first event.

The first Singapore Geek Girls meetup was held on 7 January, 2012 at Group Therapy Cafe. It was a good turnout with more than 30 women and a few curious men that came over with their ladies. For once, a tech event where girls make up the majority.

What took place at the meetup

The first meetup was more of a get-to-know each other session where the attendees mingled around and chat. The attendees come from diverse backgrounds. There are those that are working in or have their own startups and also who wants to know more about the tech scene.  The group is still in the stage of planning and getting feedbacks on the kind of activities the girls would like to have. But, do expect more meetups, workshops, talks, tech bootcamps etc.

Here are some of  the pictures at SG Geek Girls’ first meetup:

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SG Geek Girls going full-swing.

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e27 writer Joanna with SG Geek Girls founder, Mingfei

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The final turnout! Check out the thorns among the roses.

About Singapore Geek Girls

SG Geek Girls is a local initiative that serves as a platform for women who are working, using or are just interested in technology to connect, share, contribute, mentor and learn from each other.

The community is founded by two ‘techy’ girls, Joyce Huang, a mobile consultant with 2359 Media and Mingfei, a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft.

To stay updated to the latest activities and happenings in the group, do visit SG Geek Girl’s Facebook page.