inderConNYC ( http://nyc.bindercon.com/ ) is a professional development conference scheduled for October 29-30, 2016 at Cooper Union, a higher education institution located in New York City in the Manhattan neighborhood of the East Village.  This conference seeks to help women and gender non-conforming writers gain the tools, strategies, and connections they need to advance their careers. Linda González (photo provided) This year for the first time, a Speed Coaching program will be held on October 29 th , co-curated by  aaduna  contributor Linda González and also by Minal Hajratwala . Their focus will be to empower and help level the playing field for writers who are working through dynamics of power and exclusion in the publishing industry. Read more here:  http://nyc.bindercon.com/session/speed-coaching-2/ Sign up for scholarship recipients began Sept 7th and on Sept 14th the sign- up sheet became public on the website for any ticket holder to reg...