News Archive: August 2009
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORSHIPS FOR GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING ANNOUNCED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY
PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 26 , 2009 — Today the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) scholarship sponsors who are providing scholarships for 200 recipients from around the world. The corporate sponsors this year include Cisco, CA, Goldman Sachs, Google, ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2009 CHANGE AGENT AWARD WINNERS
Women from Nigeria and Nairobi to Be Honored at 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 26, 2009 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced the three winners of the Anita Borg Change Agent Awards for 2009. These awards, underwritten by ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE 2009 ANITA BORG SOCIAL IMPACT, TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP, AND DENICE DENTON EMERGING LEADER AWARD WINNERS
Prominent Women in Technology to Be Honored at Awards Ceremony in Tucson, Arizona Oct 1st 2009, During Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 26, 2009 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today the winners of this year’s Anita Borg Social ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES THOMSON REUTERS BECOMES INSTITUTE STRATEGIC PARTNER
PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 24, 2009 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced that Thomson Reuters has become a Strategic Partner of ABI. Thomson Reuters will support and participate in two major ABI programs in the coming months: The Grace Hopper Celebration ... Read more
Grace Hopper Celebration 2009 -”Creating Technology for Social Good”– Tucson, Arizona
Please visit www.gracehopper.org for more information. Read more
Weizmann Institute’s Women in Science Speaker Series to honor high tech entrepreneur Judy Estrin
The Bay Area region of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS) will be honoring networking technology pioneer and Silicon Valley leader Judy Estrin on September 3, 2009. This event is the third luncheon in the Weizmann Women in Science Speaker Series. The Weizmann Women ... Read more
Ask Jo: How To Influence Without Authority
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. Influencing Without Authority: Understanding your six sources of influence. Question: I am in the difficult situation of ... Read more