[Announce] Fwd: Anita Borg Awards Call for Nominations; $10,000 Awards to Be Granted in 2006

[Val Henson]

Do you know a pioneering woman in computer science who could use a
prestigious award - and $10,000?  Please consider nominating her for
the Anita Borg Awards.

-VAL

Anita Borg Awards Call for Nominations; $10,000 Awards to  Be Granted in 2006

 PALO ALTO, Calif. March 29, 2006--The Anita Borg Institute for Women
and  Technology(ABI) announces the second call for nomination for two 
$10,000 Anita Borg Awards; one for Social Impact and the other for 
Technical Leadership. The 2006 Anita Borg Award recipients will be
honored  at the 6th Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Conference  Awards Banquet in San Diego, California, October 5, 2006,
the world's  largest gathering of women in computing.

 The deadline for nominations is  April 15, 2006.

 These unique awards recognize  outstanding leaders who embrace Dr.
Anita Borg's lasting vision to change  the world for women and for
technology. Dr. Anita Borg, (1949-2003) was a  noted computer
scientist who mixed technical expertise with fearless  vision. Her
work inspired, motivated and moved women to embrace technology 
instead of fearing or ignoring it. She is responsible for including
women  in the technological revolution -- not as bystanders, but as
active  creators, participants and leaders.

 Karen Banks, Global  Coordinator, APC Women's Networking Program, and
Dr. Fran Allen, IBM  Fellow Emerita, were recipients of the inaugural
Anita Borg Awards in  2004.

 Anita Borg Social Impact Award
 The Anita Borg  Social Impact Award is an international award that
honors 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.

 Anita Borg Technical  Leadership Award
 The Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award  recognizes and celebrates
an outstanding woman technical leader. Her  technical work has been
ground breaking and her leadership has increased  women's impact,
representation, and effectiveness in the technology arena.

 For more information and to nominate: http://www.anitaborg.org/awards

 About The Anita Borg Institute for Women and  Technology
Founded in 1997, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and  Technology is
a nationally recognized organization dedicated to changing  the world
for women and technology. ABI's mission is two-fold: to increase  the
impact of women on all aspects of technology and to increase the 
positive impact of technology on the world's women. The Institute 
accomplishes its goals through collaboration with industry, academic
and  government organizations. A growing list of leading corporations,
 including partners HP, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Google and
sponsors,  IBM, Cisco and Intel recognize that by investing in its
programs to engage  and develop technical women, they can achieve a
more diverse, globally  competitive workforce capable of producing
higher levels of technology  innovation and better financial
performance. Partnering with these  visionaries, as well as leading
universities, government organization  programs that are changing the
world for women and for technology. s and  influential individual
business and political leaders, ABI is delivering