She's Geeky made its November debut in Washington, D.C.

What happens when a diverse group of women gather in a room for two days without an agenda to explore everything under the sun that relates to science, technology, engineering, and math? Powerful and passionate moments of learning, sharing, listening, brainstorming, witnessing, networking, dreaming, troubleshooting, and community building emerge. They weave together the rich tapestry of what occurred during the first She's Geeky DC unconference held on November 13 and 14 at the National Council of La Raza in Washington, D.C.

The event was organized by Amy Senger, Andrea Baker, Allyson Kapin, Shireen Mitchell, and Kety Esquivel. Over 70 women and girls attended the two-day unconference. Click here to watch episodes of Ananda Leeke TV featuring interviews with She's Geeky DC participants including:

Faith Dow, a writer, musician, foodie, blogger, and San Francisco Social Media Examiner,
Jennifer Ehidiamen, a Nigerian journalist who is serving as an Atlas Services Youth Project 20009 Fellow for the One World Youth Project,
Kety Esquivel, the New Media Manager for the National Council of La Raza,
Daudi Gardner, a social media enthusiast who uses Twitter and Facebook,
Shana Glickfield, the founder of the D.C. Concierge,
Ananda Leeke, the D.C. Social Media Examiner,
Christine Miller, a Service Employees International Union Canada employee and soon-to-be blogger,
Heidi Nobantu Saul, a consultant, facilitator, and coach who served as one of the She's Geeky DC conference organizers,
Denise "DeeNice" Rhodes, the founder of The Digital Dynamo,
Gabriella Schneider, the Communications Director for the Sunlight Foundation,
Maxine Teller, the founder of MiXT MEDIA STRATEGIES, and
Lovisa Williams, the Senior Technology Advisor for the U.S. Department of State's Office of Innovative Engagement.

Visit the following blogs to learn more about what happened at She's Geeky DC:

She's Geeky is the "brain daughter" of Kaliya Hamlin (a/k/a as Identity Woman), an expert and community leader in the field of user-centric identity, Fellow of the Information Card Foundation, and one of the few members of the Open Web Foundation. Fast Company Magazine recently named Hamlin as one of the most influential women in tech. In 2007, Hamlin and a group of women working in the high-tech sector in the San Francisco Bay Area identified the need for She's Geeky. They recognized the importance and power of creating a haven where women who self-identify as geeky could interact in person to offer support, education, and opportunities to share experiences. The first She’s Geeky conference was held at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California in October 2007. Microsoft Corporate offices in New York City hosted the second conference in December 2008. The third conference returned to the Computer History Museum in January 2009. For more information about She's Geeky conferences, visit http://shesgeeky.org/sg.

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Author Bio: Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke is a lawyer turned author, social media strategist, creativity coach, blogger, podcaster, artist, and yoga teacher. She currently serves as the D.C. Social Media Examiner for Examiner.com. Her first Internet encounter occurred when she heard AOL's "you've got mail" in 1995. It was love at first click! A year later, she began working for The Hamilton Securities Group, Inc., an investment bank and financial software firm, where she established an intellectual property protection program for the firm's Internet products and services. Leeke served as an online content contributor for NetNoir.com's Gospel and Women's Channels from 2001 to 2002. She launched her first blog in 2005 and used social media tools to market her books, Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One (2007) and That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman's Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery (available on Amazon.com in December 2009). She is currently writing Sisterhood, the Blog: Soundbytes from the 21st Century Women's Online Revolution (Summer 2010). Leeke enjoys attending conferences such as Blogging While Brown, Fem 2.0, BlogHer, Blogalicious, She's Geeky DC, and Latinos in Social Media. She also loves teaching yoga for computer users at Blogalicious, She's Geeky DC, and Latinos in Social Media. Her blogs include Author Ananda Leeke and kg yoga life practices. Click here to follow Leeke on Twitter. Watch Ananda Leeke Live!, a UStream channel that features author chats about her books. Take her online yoga classes on Stickam.com and MomTV. For more information, contact Leeke at kiamshaleeke@yahoo.com.