News Archive: Press Releases
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and the Motorola Foundation Partner to Inspire Tomorrow’s Innovators
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Awarded Innovation Generation Grant Palo Alto, CA – June 25, 2009 – The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today it has received a $30,560 Innovation Generation grant from the Motorola Foundation. This award will fund a K-12 Computer Science Teacher ... Read more
NEW RESEARCH REVEALS SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ADVANCEMENT FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN TECHNOLOGY
Study Conducted by Anita Borg Institute Explores Impact of Underrepresentation of Minorities on High Tech Companies PALO ALTO, Calif. — June 1, 2009— Leading high-technology companies need employee diversity to remain globally competitive and innovative, but new research indicates that underrepresented minorities are a very small proportion of high technology workforces, ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR 2009 GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Registration Now Open for Largest Gathering of Women in Computing PALO ALTO, Calif. — June 1, 2009 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today that registration is now open for the 9th annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference, which will be ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING KEYNOTES AND PLENARY PANEL
Speakers to include Megan Smith, Fran Berman and Werner Vogels PALO ALTO, Calif. — May 20, 2009 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today Megan Smith, Vice President, New Business Development, Google, and General Manager, Google.org and Fran Berman, Professor in the UCSD Department of Computer ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE HONORS THREE PROMINENT WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AT WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS BANQUET
Mitchell Baker, Jan Cuny and Yuqing Gao Lauded for Outstanding Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact PALO ALTO, Calif. — May 11, 2009 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) hosted its fourth annual Women of Vision Awards banquet on April 30th to honor three leaders in technology: The evening ... Read more
ACM RECOGNIZES WOMEN LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS TO DIGITAL LIBRARY OF COMPUTING RESOURCES
ACM The Association for Computing Machinery Advancing Computing as a Science & Profession Contact: Virginia Gold 212-626-0505 vgold@acm.org ACM RECOGNIZES WOMEN LEADERS IN TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONS TO DIGITAL LIBRARY OF COMPUTING RESOURCES NEW YORK, March 31, 2009 – The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) today announced the winners of three awards honoring significant contributions to ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2009 WOMEN OF VISION AWARD WINNERS
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2009 WOMEN OF VISION AWARD WINNERS Prominent Women in Technology to Be Honored for Outstanding Achievements at April 30th, 2009 Awards Dinner in San Jose PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 23, 2009 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today the winners of this year’s Women of ... Read more
Change Agent Award Nominations Open
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Honors Individuals Advancing Women’s Participation in the Creation and Use of Technology PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 23, 2009 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today it has opened the nominations for the Anita Borg Change Agent Awards. The Change ... Read more
Anita Borg and Denice Denton Award Nominations Open
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Anita Borg and Denice Denton Award Nominations Open Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Honors Individuals Who have Demonstrated Significant Impact on Women and Technology PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 23, 2009 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today it has opened the nominations for ... Read more
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Opens Call for Participation
Program Theme:” Creating Technology for Social Good” Palo Alto, CA, January 22, 2009 — The 9th Annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) has opened its Call for Participation. The annual conference, presented by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, is the world’s largest gathering ... Read more