Houston Women in Technology Forum Forms and Storms Operations; Citywide Program Seeks to Build Girls' and Women's Interest in Technology.Business Editors & High Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 Houston Women in Technology Forum, a newly sponsored project of the Center for Community Initiatives of the Greater Houston Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas. Community Foundation, announced today its formation and mission to promote technology research, leadership and education of the city's women and girls. The organization also stated within its charter that the group will adopt and expand an existing all-day girls technology event as its first project -- to be held April 7, 2001 at the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Johnson Space Center. "This organization will offer important benefits that could have long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. impact on the economic and civic landscape," says says Dr. Clarisse Molad, the organization's founder and chair. "By cultivating a largely untapped human resource, HWTF HWTF Health and Wellness Trust Fund (North Carolina) is helping business and the community. Overall, the nation under performs in the area of developing and supporting technology skills in women. HWTF aims to change those statistics in Houston." HWTF has assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. a variety of leaders from the business community and educational institutions to serve on its advisory board, including professionals from the Houston Technology Center, Greater Houston Partnership, University of Houston and Rice University. The organization has also undertaken the planning of Girls in Technology 2001, an expansion of the first event of its kind held last year called GIT2K. About Houston Women in Technology Forum The Forum is a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. devoted to uniting women executives from Houston's technology sector to provide research, leadership, advocacy, support and education that address issues and challenges unique to women and girls as applied to technology. For more information on the organization, visit www.houstontechwomen.org. About Greater Houston Community Foundation In the spirit of Houston's historic commitment to pioneering enterprise and civic involvement, the Greater Houston Community Foundation seeks to generate the timely, efficient and cooperative investment of private philanthropic phil·an·throp·ic also phil·an·throp·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian. 2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: resources in innovative projects of high community value, lasting importance and impact on the quality of life of citizens in this region. To learn more about GHCF, visit the organization's Web site at www.ghcf.org. |
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