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      <h2>Speaking</h2>
      <p>I've spoken at a number of events, including:</p>
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          <li><a href="http://www.nashvillecode.org/">Click</a> (a one-day event for teachers and programmers</li>
          <li>the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/nashrb/events/14547054/">Nashville Rails Meetup</a> (nash.rb)</li>
          <li><a href="http://rubydcamp.org/">Ruby DCamp</a> (attendee talks)</li>
          <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0t1mOeAJgs">A GitHub Training webinar</a></li>
          <li><a href="http://lanyrd.com/2014/coderfaire-tennessee/">Keynoting CoderFaire 2014</a></li>
          <li><a href="http://nodevember.org/">Keynoting Nodevember 2014</a></li>
          <li><a href="http://www.meetup.com/NashvilleWomenProgrammers/events/229031655/">Nashville Women Programmers</a></li>
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      <p>I also co-organize <a href="http://www.meetup.com/NashvilleWomenProgrammers">Nashville Women Programmers</a> and <a href="http://www.devopsdays.org/events/2016-nashville/welcome/">(previously) the Nashville DevOpsDays conference</a>.</p>
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      <h2>Event Sponsorships</h2>
      <p>Through my former company, Eliza Brock Software, I sponsored a number of conferences and events, including:</p>

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          <li><a href="http://www.microconf.com/sponsors.html">MicroConf</a></li>
          <li><a href="http://co-op.nashvl.org/">Nashville Code Cooperative's Talk Day</a></li>
          <li><a href="http://www.meetup.com/nashrb/">The Nashville Ruby on Rails Meetup</a></li>
          <li><a href="http://www.meetup.com/NashvilleWomenProgrammers/">The Nashville Women Programmers Meetup</a></li>
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      <p>We were also active in teaching up and coming developers through <a href="http://nashvillesoftwareschool.com/">Nashville Software School</a>.</p>

      <p>If you're interested in learning to program, we've got a whole page for that <a href="https://elizabrock.com/students/">right here</a>.</p>
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      <h2>Open Source</h2>
      <p>I contribute to open source projects via. <a href="https://github.com/elizabrock">GitHub</a>.</p>
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      <h2>Teaching</h2>

      <p>I am currently teaching at <a href="https://www.rose-hulman.edu/">Rose-Hulman</a> as a visiting professor.</p>
      <p>You can also read a little about <a href="/students">the course I taught at Nashville Software School from 2012 to 2016</a>.</p>
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      <h2>Mentoring</h2>

      <h3>Exercism</h3>
      <p>As time permits, I am a mentor for the Ruby track on <a href="https://exercism.io/">Exercism</a></p>

      <h3>(Previously) MentorNet</h3>
      <p><a href="http://www.mentornet.net/">MentorNet</a> is an online service the connects college students in Science, Technology, Maths and Engineering with professionals working in the field.</p>

      <h3>(Previously) Class Projects</h3>
      <p>I have also been a mentor for a Junior Project at my alma mater, <a href="http://www.rose-hulman.edu/">Rose-Hulman</a>. Junior Projects are real-world client project undertaken to build project management skills.</p>

      <h3>Unstructured Mentoring</h3>
      <p>I also do unstructured mentoring outside of the above venues.  I especially enjoy it when I can work with former students- It's lovely seeing their progression over the years.</p>
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