ITAA Unites Tech, Education and Workforce Leaders for New Blue Ribbon Diversity Panel.Business Editors ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2002 The Information Technology Association of America See ITAA. (ITAA (Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, VA, www.itaa.org) Formerly the Association of Data Processing Service Organizations (ADAPSO). A membership organization founded in 1960 that defines performance standards, improves management methods and monitors government ) today announced the formation of a new Blue Ribbon blue ribbon denotes highest honor. [Western Folklore: Brewer Dictionary, 127] See : Prize Diversity Panel to establish best practices to advance underrepresented un·der·rep·re·sent·ed adj. Insufficiently or inadequately represented: the underrepresented minority groups, ignored by the government. groups in the IT industry. The distinguished panel will also identify key barriers and challenges to IT workplace diversity, make industry recommendations, and consolidate existing research on racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and older workers in the IT workforce. Panel findings will be issued in a report in the spring of 2003 at an ITAA gathering of technology and education leaders. The ITAA Diversity Panel is comprised of top industry, education and community leaders on diversity in the information technology (IT) industry. "ITAA has been a leader in promoting a diverse IT workforce. Since our first report on underrepresented groups was published in 1998, we have partnered with groups on training, funded research on minorities in the workforce, and promoted a more representative workforce to our members," said ITAA President Harris N. Miller. "This panel is the next logical step to achieve a continued diverse high tech workforce." "Women, racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals with disabilities have an enormous amount of knowledge and resources to contribute to tech employers. As more underrepresented groups get the proper IT training, industry will continue to expand its workforce," said Robert Knowling, Chairman of the ITAA Diversity Panel and Chairman of SimDesk Technologies. "We look forward to presenting our findings so that more employers can capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. opportunities to diversify diversify To acquire a variety of assets that do not tend to change in value at the same time. To diversify a securities portfolio is to purchase different types of securities in different companies in unrelated industries. ."
ITAA Diversity Panel members are:
Robert Knowling, Chairman, SimDesk Technologies (Chairman)
Andrew Bernat, Executive Director, Computing Research Association
Andy Carvin, Senior Associate, Communications Policy, Benton
Foundation
Rene Champagne, Chairman & CEO, ITT Educational Services, Inc.
George Cruser, Jr., Partner, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
Elizabeth Echols, CEO, OpNet Community Ventures, Inc.
Magda Escobar, Executive Director, Plugged In
B. Keith Fulton, Vice President, Corporate Relations, AOL/Time Warner
Vivian Guilfoy, Vice President, Education Development Center, Inc.
Shelley Hymes, Director, Office of the 21st Century Workforce, U.S.
Department of Labor
Jim Jacobs, Associate Director, Community College Research Center,
Columbia University
Colleen Lee, Director, Diversity, WorldCom
Milton Little, Executive Vice President, National Urban League
Marguerete Luter, Vice President, Global Bid Management, Unisys
Corporation
Joyce Malyn-Smith, Senior Project Director, Education Development
Center, Inc.
Jill Miller, Executive Director, Women Work!
Michael Morris, Director, Rehabilitation Research & Training Center,
University of Iowa
Lorilyn Owens, Senior Director, Human Resources, Oracle Corporation
Adam Clayton Powell III, General Manager, Howard University Television
Jeff Shuman, Vice President, Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Tom Silver, Vice President of Marketing, Dice, Inc.
Tyrone Taborn, Editor-in-Chief, Career Communications Group, Inc.
Dr. Ernst Volgenau, President & CEO, SRA International
The Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) provides global public policy, business networking This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , and national leadership to promote the continued rapid growth of the IT industry. ITAA consists of over 500 corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network of 46 countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in issues of IT industry concern including information security, taxes and finance policy, digital intellectual property protection, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. competition, workforce and education, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. , online privacy and consumer protection, government IT procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , 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. and e-commerce policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start-ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields. For more information visit www.itaa.org |
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