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 three awards: the Anita Borg Social Impact, Anita Borg Technical Leadership and the Denise Denton Emerging Leader Awards. Nominees may be submitted by high-tech companies, universities, private industry, and the general public. One winner will be selected in each category. Information can be found at http://anitaborg.org/initiatives/awards/ .
The Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award recognizes a junior (under 40), non-tenured faculty individual in an academic or research institution who is pursuing high quality research in engineering or physical sciences, while contributing significantly to promote diversity in his/her environment. The award winner will receive a $5,000 prize.
The Anita Borg Social Impact Award honors an individual or team who has caused technology to have a positive impact on the lives of women and society, or who has caused women to have a significant impact on the design and use of technology. The award recipient will receive a $10,000 prize.
The Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates an outstanding woman technical leader. Nominees are women who have inspired the women’s technology community through outstanding technological and social contributions and, through their leadership, have increased the impact of women on technology. The award recipient will receive a $10,000 prize.
“The winners of the Anita Borg and Denice Denton awards have demonstrated strong leadership in technology, said Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute. “They are role models who inspire women in technology and are dedicated to developing technology for social good.”
The awards will be presented on October 1, 2009 at the Grace Hopper Celebration at the Tucson Arizona. Nominations will be accepted at http://anitaborg.org/initiatives/awards/ until April 30, 2009.
About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)
The Anita Borg Institute provides resources and programs to help industry, academia, and government recruit, retain, and develop women leaders in high-tech fields, resulting in higher levels of technological innovation. ABI programs serve high-tech women by creating a community and providing tools to help them develop their careers. ABI is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization. ABI Partners include: Google, Microsoft Corporation, HP, Sun, Cisco, Intel, SAP, Juniper Networks, NSF, NCWIT, IBM, Symantec, CA, NetApp, and Capgemini. For more information, visit www.anitaborg.org.
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