Call out for help with research – sexual experiences of women #survey #geekgirl

Dear Geekgirl

My name is Judith Williams and I am a Masters student at the University of New England, in Armidale, NSW. As part of my Masters degree, I am carrying out a research project under the supervision of Dr Sue Watt. The project is about women’s experience of sex before, during and after menopause.

I am writing to ask you to consider particpating im my research project and ciculating the link to my research to your readers and others in your network.

 This research may be of particular interest to some of your readers as it aims to clarify the nature of changes in the sexual experiences of women during and after menopause. There is a great deal of contradiction in the current literature about whether such changes take place, exactly what kind of changes might occur, and how many women are affected by such
changes. There is also very little research to investigate the role of women’s relationships and partner characteristics, in reported changes. The study aims to better equip clinical psychologists and other health care providers to support women and their partners.

Women between the ages of 35 and 70 are invited to participate in this research. It is a very quick and easy process. Just use the following link and you will find the online survey. It should take less than 10 minutes to complete. There are some direct questions in the survey, but please be assured that participation is anonymous, and all results are kept confidential.

http://tinyurl.com/3kput42

BarCamp Geelong #barcamp #geektalk #geekgirl

SATURDAY 9th JULY, GEELONG

BarCampGeelong 2011 is happening from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9th July, 2011 at Deakin University’s Geelong Waterfront Campus in central Geelong – a short walk from Geelong’s main train station.

BarCampGeelong exists to support the grassroots technology community in and around Geelong and Victoria by providing a laid-back, informal environment for knowledge sharing, open discussion and networking. Jeans and t-shirts, lots of gadgets and geek talk will be the order of the day. More details at http://barcampgeelong.org/

WHAT IS A BARCAMP?

“They are open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants”.
Come along to learn and teach others. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp  for more details

WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

What is on the program? That will depend on the participants, who can propose and vote on presentations before the conference. The schedule is finalised on the first morning of the conference. Suggested topics include hardware and hardware hacking, networking, programming, development tools and methodologies, business issues,… you name it- if it’s technical, it’s likely to be at BarCampGeelong! …. The list will totally depend on offers from participants.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

BarCampGeelong attendance is $10 to help cover costs and there are limited places due to the size of facilities. Registrations are now open at https://register.eventarc.com/event/view/3679/tickets/barcampgeelong-2011

BarCampGeelong is made possible by very generous sponsors – so far we have Deakin University, Linux Australia and Duxtel on board.
 
AWESOME! WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO NEXT?

 1. Book the date in your diary
 2. Follow @BarCampGeelong on Twitter or Identi.ca or email info@barcampgeelong.org  for more information
 3. Think about how you will participate in the day – such as through giving a presentation, a lightning talk or leading a discussion