Apr 09, 2009 6:12pm GMT
The National Science Foundation awarded a $552,000 grant to the Florida A&M University Computer Information Science Program to help increase enrollment. Specifically, the African-American Women in Computer Science (AAWCS) program grant is intended to provide scholarships to help recruit minority women into the computer science program. According to the US Black Engineer and Information... more »
Linux Foundation Announces Video Contest FinalistsApr 07, 2009 3:46pm GMT
Read Amanda McPherson's blog for links to the five videos chosen as finalists for the "We're Linux" contest. I watched all the videos this morning – it's going to be hard to pick a winner because each video is pretty cool. Congrats to all the finalists! Winners will be announced Wednesday (tomorrow) evening, Pacific time. You can follow Linux Foundation on Twitter: http://www.twitt... more »
Women Who Tech: 2nd Annual TelesummitApr 01, 2009 2:30pm GMT
Mark your calendars for May 12, the date of the 2nd Annual Women Who Tech Telesummit, which will be held via phone and web. Registration opens in April. The 2009 Women Who Tech Panels are: Launching Your Own Start-Up: Rashmi Sinha, SlideShare and Amy Muller, Get Satisfaction Women and Open Source: Michelle Murrain, NOSI and Amy De Groff, Howard County Library Breaking Through the Digi... more »
She's Geeky #4: April 18th (Northern Virginia)Mar 29, 2009 9:19pm GMT
Registration is open for She's Geeky #4, which will be held at the LMI facilities in Northern Virginia. Proposed topics will be added to the site as more people register. Visit the She's Geeky site for more information and to watch a video montage from the first She's Geeky conference, which was held in October 2007. more »
June 12-14 – Writing Open Source: The ConferenceMar 26, 2009 3:22pm GMT
Registration is now open for a documentation-focused event, Write Open Source: The Conference, which will be held June 12-14 in Owen Sound, Canada. A cool $250(CAN) will get you into the event, covers airport shuttle, and includes delicious meals made from locally grown food. (That Emma Jane Hogbin knows how to throw a party... I mean, conference.) "Well what is Writing Open Source, and... more »
2009 WITI Hall of Fame Award-Winners AnnouncedMar 25, 2009 4:58pm GMT
WITI just announced the four women who will be inducted into the the WITI (Women in Technology International) Hall of Fame this June: Patricia S. Cowings, Research Psychologist, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center Maxine Fassberg, Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Fab 28 Plant Manager, General Manager, Intel Israel Dr. Sharon Nunes, Vice Presi... more »
In Honor of AdaMar 24, 2009 4:48pm GMT
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. I can't narrow it down to one heroine. Instead, I present a list of just a few of my many tech heroines. First, I'd pick my mentor Amber Ankerholz, former editor in chief of Sys Admin magazine. Approaching technology from a journalist's perspective, Amber did an outstanding job of edit... more »
