2008 Anita Borg Awards: Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award
About
The Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates an outstanding women technical leader. The recipient will be honored and receive a $10,000 cash award at the 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference’s Awards banquet.
Selection Criteria
Potential nominees are women who have inspired the women’s technology community through outstanding technological and social contributions. Through her leadership she has increased the impact of women on technology. Nominees should demonstrate how her work has covered new ground and her technical leadership has increased women’s impact, representation, and effectiveness in the technology arena. Each nominee’s contribution will be evaluated in the context of the timeframe of the leadership.
Nominations are now closed.
Schedule
| Nomination packages due | May 13, 2008 |
| Award recipient notified | June 15, 2008 |
| Awards ceremony in Keystone, Colorado | October 2, 2008 |
Selection Committee
Kathy Richardson is chairing this year’s Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership Selection Committee. Questions? Contact Kathy
About Anita Borg (1949-2003): Anita Borg sought to revolutionize the world and the way we think about technology and its impact on our lives. She devoted much of her life to dismantling the barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her capacity to mix technical expertise and fearless vision inspired, motivated and moved women to embrace technology instead of fearing or ignoring it. She has touched and changed the lives of countless women in the computing fields and beyond. She is responsible for including women in the technological revolution - not as bystanders, but as active participants and leaders.
This award honors those who carry on her vision.
