News Archive: Press Releases
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE HONORS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE TOP COMPANY FOR TECHNICAL WOMEN AWARD AND THREE INSPIRING WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AT WOMEN OF VISION AWARDS BANQUET
PALO ALTO, Calif. — May 23, 2011 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) hosted its sixth annual Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards Banquet on May 19th to honor the inaugural Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award winner, IBM, and the three Women of ... Read more
Anita Borg Institute Celebrates International Women’s Day
Google’s International Women’s Day website offers the opportunity to donate to Institute via Google Checkout PALO ALTO, Calif. — March 8, 2011 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today that in celebration of International Women’s Day, Google is making it easy for people all over ... Read more
ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2011 WOMEN OF VISION AWARD WINNERS
Leading Technical Women Honored for Outstanding Achievements in Technology and Innovation, Leadership and Social Impact PALO ALTO, Calif. — March 7, 2011 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today the winners of this year’s Anita Borg Women of Vision Awards. Chieko Asakawa, IBM Research; Mary Lou Jepsen, ... Read more
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Recognizes IBM with the Inaugural Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award
Palo Alto, CA, March 7, 2011 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced that IBM is the recipient of the 2011 Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award, a new annual award recognizing an organization that has demonstrated measurable results in the recruitment, retention and advancement ... Read more
Anita Borg Institute Announces New Award – the A. Richard Newton Educator Award
Call for Nominations Now Open PALO ALTO, Calif. — March 1, 2011 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today the A. Richard Newton Educator Award. This new award recognizes teaching practices, techniques or innovative and new education approaches that attract girls and women to math, computing, and ... Read more
U.S. Department of State’s TechWomen Initiative Accepting Applications for American Mentors
U.S. Department of State’s TechWomen Initiative Accepting Applications for American Mentors Palo Alto, CA, March 1, 2011 — The U.S. Department of State’s TechWomen initiative is now accepting cultural and technical mentors for its cutting-edge international exchange program that will bring the power of global business, technology, and education together to ... Read more
2011 Anita Borg Change Agent Awards Nominations Open
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Honors Individuals Advancing Women’s Participation in the Creation and Use of Technology Worldwide PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 22, 2011, — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today it has opened the Call for Nominations for the Anita Borg Change Agent ... Read more
Anita Borg and Denice Denton Award Nominations Open
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Honors Technical Women Who Have Significantly Impacted Women and Technology PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 22, 2011 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today it has opened the Call for Nominations for three awards: the Anita Borg Social Impact, Anita ... Read more
United Nations Panel to Feature Anita Borg Institute’s Vice President of Programs – Deanna Kosaraju
PALO ALTO, Calif. — February 22, 2011 — The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today that Deanna Kosaraju, Vice President of Programs, will participate on an International Panel at 55th UN Commission on the Status of Women, February 22, 2011. "Women Taking the Lead: A Dialog on ... Read more
2011 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Opens Call for Participation
Program Theme:”What If…?” Palo Alto, CA, January 25, 2011 — The 11th 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 of women in computing. ... Read more