News Archive: Blog
Online Community Update
In early March I joined the Anita Borg Institute (ABI) staff as the new Communities Program Manager. Since then I've been learning all I can about the multiple ABI and Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) online communities, including Systers and its associated email listservs; social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter; ... Read more
Senior TechLeaders 2008: Life Strategies for Leadership from Duy-Loan Le
On Day 2 of ABI’s 2008 Senior TechLeaders at Georgia Institute of Technology, Duy-Loan T. Le, Senior Fellow at Texas Instruments delivered an inspirational keynote on life strategies she uses as a technical leader. Duy-Loan’s leadership is routed in what she terms as the three C’s: confidence, courage and compassion. ... Read more
Senior TechLeaders 2008: Life Strategies for Leadership from Leah Jamieson
On July 1, 2008 Dr. Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering & Ransburg Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, inspired ABI’s 2008 Senior TechLeaders participants with her keynote address on life strategies that have led her to become the successful leader she is today. ... Read more
ABI Partner Awards Full Scholarships to Computer Science Students
At the Anita Borg Institute, students are always asking us how to find scholarships, internships, mentors, and financial support to continue their studies. Of course, many students apply for Grace Hopper scholarships, which ABI sponsors underwrite. (The deadline to apply has been extended to June 22 and underwriting opportunities are ... Read more
Three Different Styles of Power and Influence at TechLeaders
This week at the two-day ABI TechLeaders “Power and Influence” workshop, hosted by Amazon, a panel of senior technical women spoke to attendees about their experiences, lessons learned, and ways they’ve dealt with challenges of their own careers. Aparna Lakshmiratan, Program Manager at Microsoft’s Live Labs; Molly Boose, Technical Fellow at ... Read more
TechLeaders: Power and Influence, Hosted by Amazon.com
The Anita Borg Institute is at Amazon.com in Seattle, hosting our second 2-day Power and Influence workshop. Inspired with a beautiful view of the Seattle skyline, 70 women from 13 companies are attending. Represented companies include: Amazon.com, Boeing, Microsoft, Intel, Adobe, Buunabet, Adobe, Broadcom, CapGemini, IBM, and Google. Jo Miller, ... Read more
Deadline Extended! - Anita Borg Social Impact Award
The nomination deadline for the Anita Borg Award for Social Impact has been extended until May 20th.The Anita Borg Social Impact Award recognizes and celebrates an outstanding women technical leader. The recipient will be honored and receive a $10,000 cash award at the 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference’s ... Read more
Mujeres en Tecnología visits ABI
Shortly after the Anita Borg Institute page on Facebook launched in February, two of the page's new fans sent me messages. Students led by graduate Alicia Chong and advisor Martha Cisneros had started a new organization at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM). Their group is called Mujeres en Tecnología ... Read more
Gendered Innovations day 2: Women in Silicon Valley’s Entrepreneurial Culture
I took so many notes at the Gendered Innovations in Science and Engineering conference that it’s taken me a while to pare them down. The Friday afternoon panel on Women’s Experience of Silicon Valley’s Entrepreneurial Culture was particularly rich. The panel included: Myra M. Hart, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard University ... Read more
Number of College Computer Science Majors up for the first time since 2000
The Computing Research Association (CRA) is working on the release of its Annual Taulbee Survey of Phd Granting educational institutions. CRA has released the current data on undergraduate enrollment. They find that for the first time since 2000, the number of computer science majors has gone up slightly. While the ... Read more