Anita Borg and Denice Denton Award Nominations Open
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology to Honor Technical Women Who Have Significantly Impacted Women and Technology
(firmenpresse) - PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/15/12 -- The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today it has opened the for three awards: the , and the . Nominees may be submitted by high-tech companies, universities, private industry, and the general public. One winner will be selected in each category.
The Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award recognizes a tenure-track (non-tenured) faculty member (under the age of 40) at 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 have 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 awards will be presented on October 4, 2012, at the in Baltimore, Maryland. Nominations will be accepted at until April 13, 2012.
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. Our 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, HP, Microsoft, CA Technologies, Cisco, Facebook, First Republic Bank, IBM, Intel, Intuit, Lockheed Martin, Marvell, National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, NetApp, SAP, Symantec, Thomson Reuters, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Amazon, Broadcom, Motorola Foundation, Raytheon, Salesforce.com, and Yahoo! For more information, visit .
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