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		<title>Ada Lovelace Day</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ada Lovelace Day is a day of recognition, for all the amazing women who do remarkable things in IT. I could easily write hundreds of words about the women who have introduced, supported, inspired, challenged and have a great time being involved in IT and who I will pay due recognition to but instead I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://findingada.com/">Ada Lovelace Day</a> is a day of recognition, for all the amazing women who do remarkable things in IT. I could easily write hundreds of words about the women who have introduced, supported, inspired, challenged and have a great time being involved in IT and who I will pay due recognition to but instead I&#8217;m going to humbly recognise myself as a woman who&#8217;s making her way further into IT.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a relative newcomer but have been involved with spreading the good word since my university days and have now managed to forge my way ahead into this brave new landscape which I never imagined I&#8217;d get to so soon. Leaving academia and struggling to find my feet in a career that was both rewarding and sustaining I was offered an unexpected chance to move into a position I hadn&#8217;t envisaged for myself so soon. Working as a contractor for a remarkable company who took a chance in me and I can only hope has paid off. While I&#8217;m still learning the world of self-employment and contracting it would be a pleasure to inspire and assist others to reach for their wildest dreams also.</p>
<p>All this would never have been possible if not for the following women who rock my world: <a href="http://www.suenielsen.com/">Sue</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/2/735/a19">Angela</a>, <a href="http://members.iinet.net.au/~beek/">Jenine</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/b/68/788">Leigh Ellen</a>, <a href="http://pipka.org/">Pia</a>, <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ceibner/">Catherine</a>, <a href="http://katecarruthers.com/blog">Kate</a>, <a href="http://www.jodiem.com.au/">Jodie</a>, <a href="http://zuzuland.com/blog/">Susan</a>, <a href="http://damana.blogspot.com/">Damana</a>, <a href="http://theyearofthecat.com/">Cathie</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/misswired/">MissWired</a>.</p>
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