Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google Host Career Event; Inviting Bay Area Women Interested in Computer Science and IT Professions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2004 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 announced today that it will co-sponsor a panel with Google Inc. to discuss education options for women entering or re-entering Computer Science and IT professions. The panel, entitled It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science, will take place on Wednesday, June 2, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., at Google's Silicon Valley's headquarters. Women's prospects for meaningful jobs in these fields are bright. Throughout the Bay Area, companies in high technology, biotechnology, law, accounting, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , construction, entertainment and small business are hiring for positions in IT and computer science. Projections by the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau indicate high-paying occupations for computer workers and IT specialists will see some of the largest gains over the next several years. One of the myths about the computer industry is that women must be young to enter the field. To the contrary, many highly successful women and men study computer science well past traditional college age. Several innovative programs exist in the Bay Area for older students, with or without a diploma, who wish to study computer science. It's Never Too Late: Careers in Computer Science panelists include a mix of successful women who have followed this path, along with educators from a number of local programs. Panelists include: Dr. Barbara Simons Barbara Simons is a prominent computer scientist and past president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). She has held various technical, administrative, and public policy positions with the ACM since the early 1990s [1]; she is founder and former Chair of , former President of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. , and co-founder of the UC Berkeley Computer Science Department's Reentry reentry n. taking back possession and going into real property which one owns, particularly when a tenant has failed to pay rent or has abandoned the property, or possession has been restored to the owner by judgment in an unlawful detainer lawsuit. Program for Women and Minorities; Ms. Constance Conner, Instructor of Computer Science at City College of San Francisco and a graduate of the Mills College re-entry RE-ENTRY, estates. The resuming or retaking possession of land which the party lately had. 2. Ground rent deeds and leases frequently contain a clause authorizing the landlord to reenter on the non-payment of rent, or the breach of some covenant, when the program; Ms. Radhika Malpani, Software Engineer at Google and graduate of the Berkeley re-entry program, and others. Author and futurist Nancy Ramsey will moderate the panel. Pre-registration is required. For more information, please visit: http://www.anitaborg.org/events/careers_in_cs.htm or phone 650-236-4756. The Anita Borg Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the world for women and for technology by providing platforms that enable women's voices, ideas, and spirits to influence technology. For more information see: www.anitaborg.org |
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