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Passion Projects with Jen Myers

Join us on Tuesday, October 29th, for the next event in our Passion Projects talk series with designer Jen Myers. Jen is a web designer and developer and part of…

Julie Ann Horvath·@nrrrdcore

October 22, 2013 | Updated May 13, 2021

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Join us on Tuesday, October 29th, for the next event in our Passion Projects talk series with designer Jen Myers.

Jen Myers

Jen is a web designer and developer and part of the instructor team at Dev Bootcamp in Chicago. In 2011, she founded the Columbus, Ohio chapter of Girl Develop It, an organization that provides intro coding classes aimed at women, and currently co-leads the Girl Develop It Chicago chapter. She speaks regularly about design, development and diversity, and focuses on finding new ways to make both technology and technology education accessible to everyone. You can find Jen Myers on GitHub, Twitter, and on her personal site.

About the event:

When? Tuesday, October 29th from 6:30-8:00pm
Where? GitHub HQ, 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior St., San Francisco, CA
Space is limited — you must register to attend this event.

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