Camille E. Acey

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  • Codes of Conduct Are for Men! (even young, cisgender, straight, white, "able-bodied", upper class ones!)

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    This is Part II of my series “Codes of Conduct are For Everyone!” (read Part I here)Changing the Ratio – Changing the CultureA quick scan of most GitHub repos, project steering committees, company parties, and conferences reveals that men make up the great majority of most tech companies and communities. A strong code of conduct…

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  • Codes of Conduct Are for EVERYONE – Part I

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    Changing the Ratio – Changing the CultureAs a black woman working in technology, I am encouraged by all the challenging discussions about tech company and community culture, as well as the exciting efforts to increase inclusion and tackle problems with retention. I’ve supported such efforts (with my time and money) and enjoy watching groups evolve…

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  • If A Tree Falls in The Woods

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    I recently spoke with a friend who told me that they were interviewing a potential developer with other members of her team. After the interview, the friend sat with her teammates and discussed the candidate. Some moments later, their boss walked into the room and informed them that they needed to interview a different person…

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  • Speak Up!

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     UPDATE (24 March 2016)I am no longer interested in giving talks on any of these topics or on anything related to tech diversity. For a list of topics, I would be interested in giving presentations on or (preferably) discussing a panel/roundtable session, see here. —– I just subscribed to the Technically Speaking mailing list  thinking…

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  • Grin and Bear It?: On Staying in the Picture

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    Once upon a time I had the privilege of co-working out of the well-appointed offices of a mid-sized Manhattan tech non-profit. From the moment I walked in I was taken aback by two things: first, the breathtaking views from the penthouse level office and second, how shockingly white and male the office was. Women were…

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  • Acceptance

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    “What if not just women, but both men and women, worked smart, more flexible schedules? What if the workplace itself was more fluid than the rigid and narrow ladder to success of the ideal worker? And what if both men and women became responsible for raising children and managing the home, sharing work, love, and…

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  • Have Family, Will Travel

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    I recently got back from a week-long all-staff trip, where I had all day (8:30-5:30) meetings and company dinners nearly every night and somewhere in the middle of it I squeezed in time with my husband and son, who were gracious enough to come along. The last time we had an all-staff, my kid was…

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  • A Few Links to Stuff I’d Talk to You About If We Were Together Somewhere

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    As mentioned a few months back, I was a proud backer of Kathryn Rotondo’s Motherboard Podcast where she interviews mothers working in tech. So I’m excited to announce that she has debuted her first episode. It’s an interview with Red Hat’s ever-brilliant and you can check it out here. –  Listen, subscribe, promote, support! Fast…

  • Why Government Technology Procurement Sucks…And How It Can Stop Sucking

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    “Startups may have great ideas and great technology, but they’re not necessarily built to make it through the procurement process.”  Instead, the procurement system often favors large, entrenched vendors. As a result, government may be missing some of the most innovative solutions.  I’m in Sales here at my company and a big part of my…

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  • A Time to Code

    camilleacey

    A friend of mine recently posted a link to this article on the best and worst times to do things during your workday and on the last D&G show, Dave and Gunnar talked about Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst’s excellent productivity tips and the ways that they structure their own days. Since having a kid,…