Electronics Industry Professionals to Explore Organizational Diversity Challenges at 9th Annual Workshop for Women in Design Automation; Jane Margolis, Coauthor of Award Winning ``Unlocking the Clubhouse'' to Deliver Keynote Address.

BOULDER, Colo. -- More than 100 attendees of the 42nd Design Automation Conference (DAC) in Anaheim, California, will gather for the 9th Workshop for Women in Design Automation (WWINDA) on Monday, June 13, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. to discuss "Cultural Evolution: Keeping Pace with Organizational Diversity." The WWINDA keynote address, "Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women Studying Computer Science," will be given by Jane Margolis, Ed.D., Research Educationist from UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. Other electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor industry executives will share personal experiences and discuss ideas for effectively managing the rapidly changing composition of today's global workforce.

"This year's WWINDA will be particularly interesting to employees and managers who are dealing with the increasingly fast pace of cultural change in most technology companies," said Dr. Telle Whitney, WWINDA chairperson and president of the Anita Borg Institute for Women in Technology. "We have assembled an incomparable group of thought leaders who will help us all better understand cultural diversity so that we can leave the workshop with solid ideas for increasing organizational effectiveness."

Other speakers and panelists include Limor Fix, director, Intel; Kathryn Kranen, president and CEO, Jasper Design Automation; Jim Lipman, Vice President of Client Services, Cain Communications; Daya Nadamuni, principal analyst, Gartner/Dataquest; Tajana Rosing, assistant professor, UC San Diego, Jacobs School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; and Terri Timberman, senior vice president of Human Resources, AMI. A celebrated part of the WWINDA program is the annual bestowing of the Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award presented this year to Jasper Design Automation's Kathryn Kranen. The award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of women in the field of electronics. The award, named for former DAC organizer Marie R. Pistilli, is open to both males and females with technical or non-technical backgrounds in industry or academia.

The Workshop for Women in Design Automation is open to all electronics and design automation professionals, regardless of gender. WWINDA registration is $50 for members of ACM or IEEE and $75 for non-members. Lunch is included and is available from 1-2 p.m. For more information regarding registration, contact Nannette Jordan at [phone] or via email at [e-mail]. Or, visit the DAC website at http://www.dac.com.

About DAC

DAC is the annual event where the electronics design community meets for a week-long forum of information exchange on management practices, products, methodologies and processes. Attended by more than 10,500 developers, designers, researchers, managers and engineers from leading electronics companies and universities worldwide, it offers a robust technical program covering the industry's hottest trends. Its vibrant exhibit floor includes more than 225 companies, many of whom are startups just introducing their first products. The conference is sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM/SIGDA), the Circuits and Systems Society and Computer Aided Network Design Technical Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE/CASS/CANDE) and the Electronic Design Automation Consortium (EDA Consortium). More details about DAC are found at: www.dac.com.