http://repeatgeek.com/social/belonging-to-professional-organizations/ Helping geeks achieve success Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:10:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://repeatgeek.com/social/belonging-to-professional-organizations/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Do Something Else Besides Programming! Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:09:56 +0000 http://repeatgeek.com/?p=26#comment-77 [...] written previously about being a member of Toastmasters. By belonging to an organization that promotes professional growth, you can work on skills to make [...] [...] written previously about being a member of Toastmasters. By belonging to an organization that promotes professional growth, you can work on skills to make [...]

]]> http://repeatgeek.com/social/belonging-to-professional-organizations/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Top 5 Things that are Important to Me as a Programmer Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:43:10 +0000 http://repeatgeek.com/?p=26#comment-36 [...] meetings and network – skills which are rarely taught in academia or in the workplace. See Enhance Your Skills By Belonging to Professional Organizations for more information about what takes place during a Toastmasters [...] [...] meetings and network – skills which are rarely taught in academia or in the workplace. See Enhance Your Skills By Belonging to Professional Organizations for more information about what takes place during a Toastmasters [...]

]]> http://repeatgeek.com/social/belonging-to-professional-organizations/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Ryan Bright Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:29:09 +0000 http://repeatgeek.com/?p=26#comment-18 All of the organizations listed here are great resources for networking with other professionals, and I'd recommend all of them to those in the Computer Science and Computer Engineering fields. Additionally, I'd recommend that students and professionals take time to learn more about what activities and hotspots exist within their cities. Here in Lexington, there are a variety of events targeting young professionals such as Geeks Night Out, Social Media Club tweetups, ACM hackathons,and more. There are also several coworking environments and hackerspaces that add a collaborative ingredient to the work day. If nothing like that is available, work out of a coffee shop occasionally. It's good to get a change of scenery, and you're likely to meet some interesting people. All of the organizations listed here are great resources for networking with other professionals, and I’d recommend all of them to those in the Computer Science and Computer Engineering fields. Additionally, I’d recommend that students and professionals take time to learn more about what activities and hotspots exist within their cities. Here in Lexington, there are a variety of events targeting young professionals such as Geeks Night Out, Social Media Club tweetups, ACM hackathons,and more. There are also several coworking environments and hackerspaces that add a collaborative ingredient to the work day. If nothing like that is available, work out of a coffee shop occasionally. It’s good to get a change of scenery, and you’re likely to meet some interesting people.

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