News Archive: July 2007
ABI’s Newsletter – August 2007
August is an exciting month for ABI as we gear up for the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), happening October 17-20 in Orlando, Florida. Our Change Agent Committee has selected three award recipients to be presented at the conference. This month, we're focusing on one of the previous winners and ... Read more
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Bottom Line
FountainBlue's When She Speaks, Women in Leadership Series EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Boulevard in Santa Clara FountainBlue community members and partners may pre-register by noon August 8 for the discounted partner rate of $20 by visiting http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=122896 by noon on August 8. Corporate packages for up to 10 people are ... Read more
Making a Change in Brazil
By Claudia Bauzer Medeiros The Change Agent Award I received in 2006, at the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) opened new doors for me, inspired me to take new actions, while fostering initiatives concerning women and IT in Brazil. The Anita Borg Change Agent Awards, which celebrate the accomplishments of technical women ... Read more
Foreword: Taking Charge of Your Career
This Foreword is from Dr. Joan's Mentoring Book: Straight Talk About "Taking Charge of Your Career". For any of you who have considered the question, ‘What do I need to know to be successful in my career?’ this book is an incredibly useful tool. I am pleased to have been asked ... Read more
Taking a Dip into Robotics
By Angelica Lim Underwater robotics on the French Riviera is pretty glamorous. I mean, here I am, treading water in a rich neighbor’s garden swimming pool, holding up the end of a bobbing aluminum tube so it can get wifi access. (Who knew 802.11g didn’t work underwater?) “Next year, we’re getting ... Read more
ABI Announces Juniper Networks and Symantec Step Forward as Full Partners
Industry leaders recognize critical need to recruit, develop and retain women leaders in technical careers PALO ALTO, CA., June 27, 2007 – The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced that Juniper Networks and Symantec have become full ABI Industry Partners. Symantec and Juniper Networks join a ... Read more
Women in Leadership: Six Ways to Get Ahead
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the Santa Clara Women at Intel Conference 2007 where I met some smart, well-educated, and successful women in all sorts of engineering, computer science, and programming fields. Speaking at one of the sessions was Jo Miller, CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, a firm that ... Read more
Finding A Place in the World of Computing, Part 2
About 9 months after I returned home from the Richard Tapia conference, I began working at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI). I was hired to do sys admin and web work. Every day was exciting because of the office buzz about the Grace Hopper ... Read more
A Mentoring Workshop in Banff
Imagine getting together with 40 interesting people on a topic of importance – Mentoring in Academia: Research and Resources – in one of the most beautiful places on earth – Banff, Alberta, Canada. That is where I am right now. Bob Gray from Stanford University was the driving force behind ... Read more
How to Inspire Girls in Technology
Get Involved. Make a Difference: By Linda Kekelis Techbridge Director Think back to when you were 12. Did you have anyone to help you consider career options in technology and plan for the future? Most girls don’t, and they don’t understand that a career like yours can be rewarding. We hear from girls ... Read more