News Archive: May 2008
Three Different Styles of Power and Influence at TechLeaders
This week at the two-day ABI TechLeaders “Power and Influence” workshop, hosted by Amazon, a panel of senior technical women spoke to attendees about their experiences, lessons learned, and ways they’ve dealt with challenges of their own careers. Aparna Lakshmiratan, Program Manager at Microsoft’s Live Labs; Molly Boose, Technical Fellow at ... Read more
TechLeaders: Power and Influence, Hosted by Amazon.com
The Anita Borg Institute is at Amazon.com in Seattle, hosting our second 2-day Power and Influence workshop. Inspired with a beautiful view of the Seattle skyline, 70 women from 13 companies are attending. Represented companies include: Amazon.com, Boeing, Microsoft, Intel, Adobe, Buunabet, Adobe, Broadcom, CapGemini, IBM, and Google. Jo Miller, ... Read more
Ask Jo: Building A Presence in a Global Virtual Workplace
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. Question: I read your recent column on self-promotion, however since I work remotely from most of ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE HONORS THREE PROMINENT WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AT WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS BANQUET
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE HONORS THREE PROMINENT WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AT WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS BANQUET Justine Cassell, Helen Greiner, and Susan Landau Lauded for Outstanding Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact PALO ALTO, Calif. — May 15, 2008 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) hosted its third annual ... Read more
Webinar: Negotiation Skills for Technical Leaders
Whether you are striving for your next promotion, salary increase or buy‐in for a new idea, good negotiation skills are critical to your success. Learn tips on preparing for negotiation, developing the courage to ask for what you want, knowing when to push and when to back off, building your ... Read more
From Robots to Biomolecules
The second keynote speaker of NCWIT is Lydia Kavraki professor of Computer Science and Bioengineering at Rice University, addressing the topic of computing from a multidisciplinary perspective. Kavraki is speaking about the intersection of robots and biomulecules. Her group has worked on robots and the motion planning problem. Robots that are most complex need ... Read more
Dr. Mae Jemison, Former Nasa Astronaut, NCWIT Meeting
Greetings from the bi-annual meeting of the National Center for Women in IT. We are hearing from keynote speaker Dr. Mae Jemison, Former NASA Astronaut and founder of the Jemison Group. Jemison is setting the context for the 2 day meeting, on the topic of Advancing Computing from Multiple Disciplines. Jemison talks ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE PRESENTS THREE TECHLEADERS COAST-TO-COAST WORKSHOPS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE PRESENTS THREE TECHLEADERS COAST-TO-COAST WORKSHOPS Three Premiere Workshops Aimed at Helping Technical Women Become Strong Leaders Will Be Held in Seattle, New York and Georgia PALO ALTO, Calif. — May 5, 2008 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced three upcoming two-day ... Read more
TechLeaders: Power and Influence – Seattle, WA
This two-day workshop featuring Jo Miller, CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, will focus on extending your power and influence as a technical woman through increased organizational awareness, negotiation techniques, strategies to increase your visibility, and influence techniques to increase buy in for your ideas. Learn more Read more
Women of Vision Awards
The Women of Vision (WOV) Awards honor women making significant contributions to technology in three categories: Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact. Nominees are submitted by high-tech companies, universities, private industry, and the public, with one winner selected in each category. Learn more. Read more