AWARD WINNERS

We are proud to announce the 2011 award winners:

Leadership Award:
Chieko Asakawa, Ph.D., IBM Fellow, IBM Research – Tokyo

Innovation Award:  
Mary Lou Jepsen, Ph.D., CEO, Pixel Qi

Social Impact Award:
Karen Panetta, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University

Anita Borg Top Company For Technical Women Award:
IBM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND MASTER OF CEREMONIES

We are honored to have Anousheh Ansari, First Female Private Space Explorer & First Space Ambassador, as the Keynote Speaker.  We are also thrilled to have Monica Kim, Broadcast Journalist, as the Master of Ceremonies.  Read more about these amazing women.

REGISTRATION AND LOGISTICS

The Women of Vision Awards Banquet is SOLD OUT!

Registration is closed.  If you need to make changes to your guest list, please email Rachelle Siskin.

You are invited to sponsor a table for your employees/colleagues/guests, or donate a table to students.  Table sponsors typically include companies, schools, individuals, and all types of organizations.  Tickets are also available.

If you anticipate having a few empty seats at your table, you will have the option of donating those seats to students.  The Anita Borg Institute will fill those seats on your behalf as part of our effort to “Share the Vision” with local students.

Table Pricing (seats ten people):

$3,250 ~ Early Bird Rate through February 11, 2011 – expired Feb. 25
$3,500 ~ General Rate through May 9, 2011 – SOLD OUT

Individual Ticket Pricing:

$325 ~ Early Bird Rate through February 11, 2011 – expired Feb. 25
$350 ~ General Rate through May 9, 2011 – SOLD OUT

Register by April 22 to be listed as a table sponsor in the program.

Seating will be assigned in order of registration.  Please direct questions to registration@anitaborg.org.

Directions

See directions. Parking is free! Enter at the intersection of Great America Parkway and Bunker Hill Lane, follow signs to Convention Center Parking.

Hotel

Biltmore Hotel & Suites –  BOOK ONLINE by May 17

3 miles from convention center. Includes breakfast, wifi, shuttle within 5 miles.

Hyatt Regency Santa Clara – sold out

Attire

Business Formal (suits and dresses)

EVENT SPONSORSHIPS

Gold, Silver, and Bronze event sponsorship opportunities are available.
See the complete Benefits of Sponsorship.

We encourage you to review the report from last year’s successful event: Women of Vision Evaluation and Impact Report (2010).

Please contact Jody Mahoney with questions.

DINNER HOST
GOLD
SILVER
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TABLE SPONSORS

Amazon, American Express, Applied Materials Inc., Autodesk, James Beck, Brocade Communications, Information Science & Technology – Caltech, CA Technologies, eBay Inc., Judy Estrin, First Republic Bank, Friends of May Lou Jepsen, Google, Harvey Mudd College, Hewlett Packard Laboratories – Prith Banerjee, Intel, Intuit, JDS Uniphase, Leah Jamieson, Juniper Networks, Lam Research, Mayfield Fund, Mozilla, Northrop Grumman Information Systems, Oracle, Salesforce.com, Santa Clara University, SAP, SmartForest Ventures LLC, Synopsys, ThoughtWorks, Bill Unger, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation, Xilinx, Yahoo, and more…

SHARE THE VISION (STUDENTS)

Several of our generous sponsors underwrite tables for college students to attend this event for free. This is a great opportunity to connect with other women in the technical community, and hear the stories of our incredible award winners. If you are a college student and would like to attend this event, please contact Rachelle Siskin and request to be added to the guest list.

AWARD CATEGORIES

Innovation recognizes a woman who has contributed significantly to technology innovation. The innovation might be creating unusual and important technology or approaching developing technology in a significantly new and innovative way, such as by bringing diverse people and experiences together in the technology creation process.

Social Impact recognizes a woman who developed or applied technology with a significant impact on society and/or the community. These people are creating or employing technologies that are changing our world in positive ways.

Leadership recognizes a woman who has led an important technology development or innovation, made a significant contribution to the technology industry, and someone who inspires others.

Please note that neither the members of the Board of Trustees nor any member of the staff of the Anita Borg Institute are eligible for nomination.

TOP COMPANY AWARD

The Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award will also be presented at this year’s Women of Vision Awards. This award recognizes an organization that has demonstrated measurable results in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women at all levels.  For more information, visit the Anita Borg Top Company For Technical Women Award page.

SELECTION COMMITTEE

Kelli Crane
Committee Chair

Josephine Cheng
IBM Fellow and Vice President, IBM Research – Almaden

Nancy Cooper
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CA Technologies

Dr. Ann Q. Gates
Associate Vice President of Research and Sponsored Projects, The University of Texas at El Paso

Radia Perlman
Fellow, Intel Labs