The 2006 Anita Borg Award for Social Impact was awarded to Carol Muller. Wendy Hall received the Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership. Both women were honored at the 2006 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.

Original Call for Nominations

For Social Impact

The second Anita Borg Social Impact Award will honor an individual or team who has caused technology to have a positive impact on the lives of women and society or who has caused women to have a significant impact on the design and use of technology. The recipient will be honored and receive a $10,000 cash award at the 2006 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference’s Awards Banquet on Thursday, October 5, 2006.

The inaugural Social Impact Award was presented to Karen Banks, Global Coordinator, APC Women’s Networking Support Programme, located in London, England. Working globablly for 15 years, she brought information and communication technologies (ICTs -eg. internet, radio, video, cell phones) to underserved women and communities as a vital tool for empowerment and positive social change.

Selection Criteria

• Impact will be measured by the degree and type of social change, amount of women’s increased empowerment through the technology or increased influence over technology.
• The award recipient may have developed the technology, motivated social change and empowerment through that technology, or increased women’s influence over and decision-making about technology.
• The recipient must be available to participate in the 2006 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference’s Awards Banquet on October 5, 2006 in San Diego, California.

Ellen Lapham chaired the Anita Borg Social Impact Award Committee in 2006.

For Technical Leadership

The second Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates an outstanding woman technical leader. The recipient will be honored and receive a $10,000 cash award at the 2006 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference’s Awards Banquet on Thursday, October 5, 2006.

The inaugural Award was presented in 2004 to Dr. Fran Allen, IBM Fellow Emerita.

Selection Criteria

• A potential nominee is woman who has 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.
• The recipient must be available to participate in the 2006 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference’s Awards Banquet on October 5, 2006 in San Diego, California.

Required Nomination Materials (online submissions only)

• Introductory statement
• A curriculum vitae or resume
• Statement of merit
• Letters of reference (2-3)

The curriculum vitae or resume, statement of merit, and letters of reference must be in separate Microsoft Word or text documents available for upload. You will submit an introductory statement and contact information via a web form.

Kathy Richardson chaired the Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award Committee in 2006.