Akkana Peck: Presentations and Tutorials

Speaker Bio: Akkana Peck is a freelance software engineer and author based in San Jose, CA, specializing in free open source software such as Linux and the GIMP. She has contributed to numerous open source projects, is active in educational groups such as LinuxChix, and is the author of the book Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional.

Akkana is an active member of Toastmasters (AC-S, CL) and enjoys giving presentations on a variety of topics, from computers to math/science to outdoor recreation.

She has presented tutorials and technical talks on computer topics such as image editing and programming at numerous conferences, including LinuxConf Australia, SCALE (Los Angeles) and UbuCon (Mountain View), as well as at user group meetings around Silicon Valley.

She also designs and presents tutorials on science and computing for educational groups such as GetSET (a summer technology camp for high school girls) and the AAUW's science outreach for middle school girls, and for clubs such as the San Jose Astronomical Association and the Los Angeles Astronomical Society.

Some Sample Topics

Open Source technical presentations: Long presentations and tutorials ranging from 45 minutes to several hours on topics such as "Image processing with GIMP", "How To fix a bug (even if you're not a programmer)", "Mozilla tips and tricks", and "Programming in Javascript".

Science presentations for general audiences: Short talks on subjects like "Walking the San Andreas fault", "Moon rocks", "How do airplanes fly?" or "Cosmology and dark matter", as well as longer tutorials on subjects like "Fibonacci numbers" or "Observing the Moon".

Short talks (e.g. for Toastmasters meetings): A wide range of topics, with titles like "Drive Like a Racer!", "Bellwether", "Stone Soup for the Milennium", or "The Genesis Rock".

If you'd like to see a presentation on one of these topics (or any related subjects), please mail me and we'll talk! If you're not in the San Francisco Bay Area, though, I might need travel expenses.

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