Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen to keynote the Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards Banquet
ABI Trustee and Veritas Chief Product Officer Ana Pinczuk Will Emcee the Gala Dinner
Anita Borg Institute Opens Submissions for 2016 Top Companies for Women Technologists
Industry-Wide Program Identifies Leading Companies Where Women Technologists Thrive
Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Technology Opens Call for Participation and Scholarship Applications
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 02/17/16 — The (ABI), a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing announces the (CFP) and are open for the 2016 (GHC), which will take place in Houston, Texas on Oct. 19-21, 2016."GHC is, at its core, a reflection of the work and passions of our global women technologists, and participation from this community is essential to the success of the conference," said Mona Sabet, Vice President and General Manager of GHC.
Grace Hopper Celebration Included in Developer Conferences Report by Independent Research Firm
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 02/11/16 — The Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing (GHC) has been included in the February 2016 report: "Developer Conferences Speed Your Transition To Modern Application Development" by Forrester Research."I–m proud to see GHC cited by Forrester Research," said Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute. "We–ve worked incredibly hard to make GHC the leading conference for a diverse audience of women tec
The Anita Borg Institute Welcomes Seven New Board Members
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 11/10/15 — The Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announces the addition of seven new members to its Board of Trustees. The new board members bring a variety of diverse perspectives to ABI–s mission, from technology icons to prestigious academic institutions.The new board members are: Aditya Agarwal, Vijay Anand, Diana Bersohn, Ashley Conard, Dorothy Nicholls, Pankaj Patel and Kevin Scott.&q
The Anita Borg Institute Launches ABI.Local to Connect Women Technologists Around the World With Support From Google
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/14/15 — The Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announces the launch of ABI.Local, a network of locally organized communities that brings together women technologists in cities around the world.Developed under the guidance of ABI and with seed funding from Google and an anonymous donor, ABI.Local helps technical women get connected, find new opportunities and meet their career goals. In a s
Janet George, Isis Anchalee and Miral Kotb Headline Session on Diversity for Technical Innovation at Grace Hopper Celebration 2015
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/06/15 — The Anita Borg Institute, a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announces that Janet George, fellow and chief data scientist at SanDisk, and Isis Anchalee, engineer at OneLogin and the driving force behind the trending hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer, will discuss the importance of diversity in technology during a plenary session at this year–s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC). The plenary sess
Leading Men From Industry, Technology and Academia Join Women Technologists at 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 09/22/15 — The Anita Borg Institute (ABI), a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announces the participation of leading men from business, technology and academia in the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC).Blake Irving, CEO and Board Director of GoDaddy, will speak at this year–s GHC. Also participating is Brian Nosek, Executive Director of the Center for Open Science, as well as Grady Booch, Chief Scientist for Software
Industry Luminaries, Sheryl Sandberg and Megan Smith Join Distinguished Lineup of Speakers at 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 09/16/15 — The Anita Borg Institute, a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announces that industry luminaries Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook and founder of LeanIn.Org and Megan Smith, United States chief technology officer, will be plenary speakers at this year–s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC.)"We are delighted to welcome back to Grace Hopper both Sheryl and Megan," sa
Announcing the 2015 GHC ABIE Award Winners
PALO ALTO, CA — (Marketwired) — 09/01/15 — The Anita Borg Institute, a non-profit organization focused on the advancement of women in computing, announces the winners of the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) ABIE Awards. Each year, the GHC ABIE Awards recognize female leaders in the categories of technical leadership, social impact, innovative teaching practices, emerging leadership and international change agent.ABI will celebrate the ABIE Award winners at the 2015 Grace Hopper Celebratio