Anita Borg Awards Call for Nominations; $10,000 Awards to Be Granted in 2006.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- The Anita Borg Anita Borg (January 17, 1949 – April 6, 2003) was born Anita Borg Naffz in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Palatine, Illinois, Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Mukilteo, Washington. Career Borg was one of a relatively small group of female computer scientists at the Ph. Institute for Women and Technology (ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. ) announces the second call for nomination for two $10,000 Anita Borg Awards; one for Social Impact and the other for Technical Leadership. The 2006 Anita Borg Award recipients will be honored at the 6th Grace Hopper (person) Grace Hopper - US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. Celebration of Women in Computing Global concerns about current and future roles of women in computing occupations gained more importance with the emerging information age. These concerns motivated public policy debates addressing gender equality as computer applications exerted increasing influence in society. Conference Awards Banquet in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. , October 5, 2006, the world's largest gathering of women in computing. The deadline for nominations is April 15, 2006. These unique awards recognize outstanding leaders who embrace Dr. Anita Borg's lasting vision to change the world for women and for technology. Dr. Anita Borg, (1949-2003) was a noted computer scientist who mixed technical expertise with fearless vision. Her work inspired, motivated and moved women to embrace technology instead of fearing or ignoring it. She is responsible for including women in the technological revolution -- not as bystanders, but as active creators, participants and leaders. Karen Banks, Global Coordinator, APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. Women's Networking Program, and Dr. Fran Allen, IBM Fellow Emerita e·mer·i·ta adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement. Used of a woman: a professor emerita. n. pl. , were recipients of the inaugural Anita Borg Awards in 2004. Anita Borg Social Impact Award The Anita Borg Social Impact Award is an international award that 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. Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award The Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates an outstanding woman technical leader. Her technical work has been ground breaking and her leadership has increased women's impact, representation, and effectiveness in the technology arena. For more information and to nominate: http://anitaborg.org/awards/ About The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Founded in 1997, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to changing the world for women and technology. ABI's mission is two-fold: to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology and to increase the positive impact of technology on the world's women. The Institute accomplishes its goals through collaboration with industry, academic and government organizations. A growing list of leading corporations, including partners HP, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Google and sponsors, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Cisco and Intel recognize that by investing in its programs to engage and develop technical women, they can achieve a more diverse, globally competitive workforce capable of producing higher levels of technology innovation and better financial performance. Partnering with these visionaries, as well as leading universities, government organizations and influential individual business and political leaders, ABI is delivering programs that are changing the world for women and for technology. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) -- www.anitaborg.org |
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