Posted by ubergeeke on October 17th, 2008 in blogpost
For those of you in the UK, or those of you able to make travel plans to be there in February, consider attending the British Computer Society’s W-Tech 2009.
Here’s a little back info on the BCS: founded in 1957, according to their site, BCS is the “leading body of those working on IT” and its […]
Posted by ubergeeke on June 28th, 2008 in blogpost
June info from the Women In Engineering Society of the IEEE.
Posted by ubergeeke on June 26th, 2008 in blogpost
More in 2008 than the first 25 yrs of IEEE Female Fellows *combined*.
Posted by ubergeeke on May 20th, 2008 in sites-to-visit
Calling all women who are or want to be engineers or other technically-focused fields: you might want to take a look at the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). While it is a networking organization of sorts, it also provides scholarship and discount conference attendance information - great for those still in school or pursuing research […]
Posted by ubergeeke on May 13th, 2008 in blogpost
Many of us work in what are painfully termed “male-dominated professions”. Engineers, technicians, sysadmins, scientists and researchers — I could go on, but you know who you are. Since this site launched, I’ve had several folks mention that they’d like to connect with other women in their fields. Eventually, .51 will host forums that will […]
Posted by ubergeeke on May 7th, 2008 in blogpost
For anyone near the Silicon Valley, the Anita Borg Institute is hosting the "Women of Vision" Awards Banquet this Thursday evening, which honors women who have made "significant contributions to technology." The categories are innovation, leadership and social impact.
This year’s recipients are:
Innovation Award Winner: Helen Greiner , Co-founder and Chairman, iRobot
Social Impact Award Winner: Susan […]