News Archive: June 2007
Women’s representation in high tech startups
The Stanford Project on Emerging Companies (SPEC), led by James Baron and Michael Hannan at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, conducted a multi-year study of high-technology startups. Their statistics on women's representation in high-tech startups: 94% of clerical posts were held by women 54% of administrative roles ... Read more
IEEE Computer Society Award Deadline
IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY EDUCATIONAL AWARDS Nominations are solicited for the Computer Science & Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award and the Taylor L. Booth Education Award For More Information Read more
Who’s got your back?
HP and the America Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) are once again hosting a diversity booth at the Annual ASEE conference and exposition June 24-27 at the Hawaii Convention Center. The Anita Borg Institute is pleased to be representing on the floor of the exposition hall along side leading organizations ... Read more
Summer Internship Program For Undergraduate/Graduate
Each year, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) invites 1 highly qualified undergraduate or graduate students from all schools join our community for the summer. Students with high academic and technical achievement, a passion for women’s issues, and an interest in an internship in a non-profit are encouraged ... Read more
Grant Applications Deadline for SC07 Conference Broader Engagement Initiative
Don’t miss this opportunity to attend the SC07 Conference this November in Reno, Nevada! Applications are currently being accepted for the Broader Engagement Initiative, which seeks to broaden the engagement of individuals from groups that have traditionally been under-represented in high performance computing. In addition to the complementary conference registration, ... Read more
Workshop: When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series
You are cordially invited to FountainBlue's When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series on the topic of Women at the Top of Their Game, scheduled for Thursday, July 12 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara. FountainBlue community members and partners may ... Read more
A Tribute to Denice Denton
A year ago, on June 24th, 2006, the Engineering world lost one of its great leaders – Denice Denton. The first time I met Denice was at a Senior Women’s Summit at the Grace Hopper Conference in 2000. Denice had a magnetic and forceful personality, ... Read more
Denice Denton Remembered
On the one year anniversary of Denice Denton's passing, the Anita Borg Institute honors her memory with this rememberance. Denice Denton 1959 – 2006 Today we remember and celebrate the achievements of Denice Denton. The first female Dean of Engineering at a major research university in the United States, Denice was a ... Read more
The Role of Supportive Communities
Last April I attended a multidisciplinary conference convened by the Center for Women and Work at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and funded by the National Science Foundation. The conference theme was Intergenerational Voices on Women in Science and Engineering. Researchers and practitioners from disciplines such as sociology, history, economics, science, ... Read more
SYSTERS PASS-IT-ON GRANT ANNOUNCED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYSTERS PASS-IT-ON GRANTS ANNOUNCED Palo Alto, CA - June 18, 2007 - The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)today announced the Systers Pass-it-on grants. The grants are named “Pass-it-on” because each recipient is requested to pass on the benefits of the grant to other girls or women, ... Read more