News Archive: January 2008
Techleaders: Strategic Persuasion and Change Leadership
POSTPONED This two-day workshop is designed to provide technical women with skills to succeed in accomplishing their goals in negotiations and meetings as well with the capacity to use these skills to effect organizational change. The June 2008 workshop has been postponed and will be rescheduled for Spring 2009. Read more
Senior TechLeaders: Leadership, the Final Frontier
The goals of this two-day workshop for senior level women were to expand participants network of senior technical women colleagues across industry, academia, and government, and to increase participants collective impact as a group of powerful women better connected with each other. This workshop increased participants awareness and capacity of their leadership strengths, challenges and create a ... Read more
Ask Jo: Learning the Fine Art of Self Promotion
Every month on our site, Jo Miller — CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. — will answer your career and leadership questions. Please send your question to advice@anitaborg.org and it may be answered in an upcoming column. (All questions will remain anonymous.) Question: What are ways to make my accomplishments visible ... Read more
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Announces Keynote Speaker and Emcee for Women of Vision Awards Banquet
Palo Alto, CA, January 22, 2007 — Diane Greene, President, CEO, and co-founder of VMware will be the keynote speaker at the Women of Vision Awards Banquet on May 8, 2008 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA. The annual Women of Vision Awards, sponsored by the Anita ... Read more
ABI’s Newsletter - January 2008
IN THIS ISSUE WOMEN OF VISION REGISTRATION OPEN ASK JO: FOUR WAYS TO ENSURE YOU'RE PROMOTED WEBINAR SERIES FOR TECHNICAL WOMEN LEADERS GOOGLE ANITA BORG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS TECHLEADERS: POWER AND INFLUENCE SYSTERS PASS-IT-ON GRANTS Dear Jerri, The staff of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology would like to usher in 2008 by personally thanking ... Read more
Time’s “Best inventions of 2007″
In 2007, the Anita Borg Institute touched the lives of nearly 6,000 women and men through its programs. Although 2008 is well under way and we are working on broadening our reach even more this year, here's a last look at 2007. On the plane in December, I flipped through Time ... Read more
Women of Vision Early-Bird Rate Extended to March 7
“To hold up three great role models, with balanced lives in which science and engineering is an integral part, has a very positive impact. It is important for women technologists to be able to feel that they can be in technology and be themselves as a whole person, and this ... Read more
Anita Borg’s Birthday
Dr. Anita Borg is responsible for including women in the technological revolution - not as bystanders, but as active participants and leaders. ABI is commited to making her vision a reality. Read more