One great thing about Montreal is that there is a huge variety of people and groups that offer various events for socializing, networking or good ol’ fashioned learning. One regular event that I’ve attended a couple times now is the Montreal Girl Geek Dinner. On about a monthly basis the GGD organizers offer a chance for women and men to learn about a local business, organization or startup that is supported by female entrepreneurs. As they write on their blog:

October’s Girl Geek Dinner was at Capriccio Restaurant and the guest speaker was Brana Malobabic-Giancristofaro from MonRoi.com. Brana is the founder of MonRoi which provides a device, called a Personal Chess Manager, which helps chess players keep track of their games. I know – pretty niche, eh? But that’s exactly why it’s a success. Before Brana, everyone still had to use pencil and paper to track games at tournaments and that could lead to errors, not to mention the impracticality of reviewing your game. Since these are used during tournaments, no general device like a PDA or laptop, could be used; after all they’d have to be careful no one cheats.

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