News Archive: Press Releases
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ARIANNA HUFFINGTON TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR 2010 WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS
Awards Now Open for Nomination and Registration Palo Alto, Calif. —October 19, 2009 — Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, will be the Keynote Speaker for the 2010 Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Women of Vision Awards, May 12, 2010. The annual ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE CONCLUDES 9th ANNUAL GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING
Record-breaking Attendance, Thought-provoking Keynotes, and “Creating Technology for Social Good” Theme Highlight Largest Gathering of Women in Computing in the World 2009 Change Agent Award Winners Halima Ibrahim, Anne Ikiara and Oreoluwa Somolu with Telle Whitney and Alan Eustace PALO ALTO, Calif. — October 22, 2009—The Anita Borg Institute for Women ... Read more
Call for Nominations – Women of Vision 2010
Call for Nominations - 2010 Women of Vision Awards Nomination site is now open! Nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Women of Vision Awards. These annual awards honor women making significant contributions in the areas of Innovation, Social Impact and Leadership. The winners will be honored at the Women of ... Read more
GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING ANNOUNCES RECORD BREAKING TURNOUT
New Video, I am a Technical Woman, Premieres Today PALO ALTO, Calif.— October 1, 2009 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced a record breaking turnout of 1,608 attendees for the first day of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. The world’s largest gathering of ... Read more
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
NSF Awards Anita Borg Institute $332,000 for Student Scholarship and Travel Grants for 2009-2011 Grace Hopper Celebrations
Palo Alto, CA – July 22, 2009 – The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today it has received a $332,532 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant. This grant will fund scholarships for undergraduate and graduate level students to participate in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Grace Hopper ... Read more
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