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Bring the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit to NYC

Help launch the Lesbians Who Tech Summit in NYC! There will be a focus on Media, Digital & Finance!

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Bring the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit to NYC

Bring the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit to NYC

Bring the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit to NYC

Bring the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit to NYC

Bring the Lesbians Who Tech & Allies Summit to NYC

Help launch the Lesbians Who Tech Summit in NYC! There will be a focus on Media, Digital & Finance!

Help launch the Lesbians Who Tech Summit in NYC! There will be a focus on Media, Digital & Finance!

Help launch the Lesbians Who Tech Summit in NYC! There will be a focus on Media, Digital & Finance!

Help launch the Lesbians Who Tech Summit in NYC! There will be a focus on Media, Digital & Finance!

Leanne Pittsford
Leanne Pittsford
Leanne Pittsford
Leanne Pittsford
3 Campaigns |
New York, United States
$26,865 USD by 106 backers
$26,265 USD by 103 backers on May 14, 2015
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Help bring the magic of the Lesbians Who Tech (and allies) Summit to New York October 1st through 4th

*this year there will be a special focus on technology, media, digital & finance 


Hi, Leanne Pittsford here, founder of Lesbians Who Tech and I'm so excited to bring the magic of the Lesbians Who Tech Summit back to New York for a tech event like you've never seen before. 


This year we're going to bringer together the most brilliant, innovated and fun people and content focused on technology in media, digital & finance. 


About the Lesbians Who Tech (and allies) Summit 

We've hosted Summits in San Francisco & New York and now we're coming back to New York. But we're doing things a little differently because it's New York and let's be honest, New York does things a little different. Our Summit in San Francisco had 1,200 Queer Women & Allies. 


If you've never been to our Summit you have to watch this video! 


Our promise to you: THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL TECH CONFERENCE 

Don't believe our check out this incredible BuzzFeed article

"If Every Tech Conference Were Like Lesbians Who Tech, Tech Would Be A Much Better Place"


Lesbians Who Tech in the Press: 



There will be incredible speakers

Megan Smith, Chief Technology Officer of the United States

Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce & Kara Swisher, Co-Executive Editor, Re/code

Check out the Lesbians Who Tech Summit photos on Facebook! (click below)



Venue // NYU Law School in Washington Square park 


Here's the potential layout of our New York Summit 

Check out our San Francisco Summit Agenda to see how we roll 

New York Content Tracks: 

Lesbians Who Code 

Lesbians Who Tech // Finance 

Lesbians Who Tech // Media & Digital 

Workshop focused professional growth 


Thursday, October 1st

  • Tech Crawl // Visiting different tech offices around the city and Brooklyn
  • Tech Dinners // Dinners at different offices, in partnership with tech groups around NY 
  • Night // Welcome Party

Friday, October 2nd

  • Morning // Brunch on topics around specific topics like entrepreneurship, media, engineering, design and more.Tech Crawl // Visiting different tech offices around the city and Brooklyn
  • Ted Style Talks 
  • Badass Speakers 
  • Networking that doesn't suck 
  • Lesbians Who Code Track 
  • Lesbians Who Tech // Media & Digital Track 
  • Lesbians Who Tech // Finance Track 
  • Friday Night PARTY 

Saturday & Sunday, October 3rd & 4th

  • Workshop // Professional Growth & Entrepreneurship 
  • Hackathon 
  • Picnic in the park 
  • Brunch 
  • Saturday Party
  • Other satellite events

Some of my favorite talks from San Francisco's Summit 

Check out our San Francisco Summit Agenda to see how we roll 

Unpacking Privacy // Rose Hayes, Engineering Director at Google & Board of Directors at Transgender Law Center

Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing and the Future of Personalized Medicine // Emily Drabant Conley PhD, Director of Business Development, 23andMe

UX Research and Design: The Human Side of Tech// Aga Bojko, Director of User Research, Indiegogo

Breaking the Bro Code//Dominique DeGuzman, Software Engineer, Twilio

Queer Women Who Media // The Future of Technology & Journalism

From Data Geek to a People-Focused Leader // How to Emerge from the Shadows // Christy Gaughan, Director of Marketing Science, Genentech



Can I speak? Absolutely! Apply here to Speak

How We're Using the Money

With funds from the campaign, we're going to secure the venue we have on hold. 

If we raise above our goal, there are tons of other Summit expenses we'll apply the funds to. The total cost of the Summit will be well above the campaign amount; this campaign is just to get us started.

Venue Costs // $15 - $25k

Food Costs // $20k - $30k 

Video & AV // $10k - $15

Livestream // $5k - $10k 

Design & Materials // $5k - $10k 

Staff & Support // 10k - $20k 

Speaker Travel // TBD 


Other Ways You Can Help

Can't make it to Lesbians Who Tech New York? You can still help!

  • Email friends and tell them about the campaign! 
  • Share the campaign on social media! Use the links above (just below the video) to share it on Facebook and Tweet it.
  • Talk to your company about sponsoring the Summit. It's a great opportunity to recruit women and diverse talent, and support the LGBT community. Please email Leanne for more information:  leanne@lesbianswhotech.org


Be a Sponsor!

Want to show your support of the women and LGBT communities, and connect with our audience at the event? Be a sponsor of Lesbians Who Tech New York.

Sponsoring is great for:

  • Branding: Build positive associations for your brand among this loyal audience
  • Community Support: Show that you're supportive of the LGBT community, to the public, your employees, shareholders and job candidates
  • Recruiting: It's a great opportunity to recruit women and diverse tech talent. The Summit is 50% engineering talent and 50% business talent (marketing, sales, product marketing, etc.)

Sponsors of the San Francisco Summit included:

And more! Check out a full list of Lesbians Who Tech Sponsors here.To learn more about connecting your company to our audience, please email Leanne Pittsford: leanne@lesbianswhotech.org.


Allies are welcome and encouraged to #showup


This Could Be You! 

Just Get Your Ticket Now! 



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High Five!

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You rock, and we appreciate your support!
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#LEZBRO Shirt

$25 USD
Your very own #LEZBRO shirt
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Lesbians Who Tech Shirt

$25 USD
Your very own Lesbians Who Tech Shirt
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Online Access

$50 USD
Can't make it to New York?! Don't fret. We'll be livestreaming the entire Summit.
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Summit Ticket

$150 USD
The best perk of all: a ticket to Lesbians Who Tech New York! Pre-purchase your all-access ticket at this reduced rate, and we'll see you there! Sorry you missed out on the lower rate, but jump on this one before it's sold out!
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Buddy Summit Tickets (2)

$200 USD
The best perk of all: a ticket to Lesbians Who Tech New York for you and a friend. Pre-purchase your all-access ticket at this reduced rate, and we'll see you there!
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VIP Ticket + Shirt

$300 USD
This is the creme de la creme: a VIP ticket to the Summit. You get all access to the Summit, PLUS a special event just for VIPs.
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Online Sponsor

$1,000 USD
Show your support and get your company logo on the Summit website. Includes 2 tickets.
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Coffee & Snack Break Sponsor

$2,500 USD
Support our coffee break! Email me at Leanne@lesbianswhotech.org for exact details on our sponsorship packages.
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Recruitment Zone Table Sponser

$5,000 USD
Hey! We're offering a discounted price to our sponsors who commit early! Email me for more info on our sponsorship levels at Leanne@lesbianswhotech.org
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Summit Ticket

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