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Wednesday May 20, 2009
Women in IT: Think Globally, Act Locally
Last week I attended a fascinating National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) workshop called "Women in IT: Think Globally, Act Locally". In addition to meeting many interesting and impressively accomplished technical women, I heard presentations on research and programs to bring technology to women worldwide.
I found the talks about specific programs of most interest. For example:
- Dr. Vivian Lagesen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) spoke about perceptions of gender and computer science In Malaysia. CS is seen as a woman's profession there because it private, indoor work.
- Dr. M. Bernardine Dias ( TechBridgeWorld at Carnegie Mellon University) spoke about Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD), such as: designing multiple mice for computers in education in developing countries, literacy games, and user interfaces for illiterate and semi-literate users.
After the workshop, there was a party to celebrate the Computing Awards recently given to 32 young women in high school.
Workshop Program
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Dr. Vivian Lagesen
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Small Group Session Leaders
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Dr. M. Bernardine Dias
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Dr. Lucy Sanders
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NCWIT Awards to High School Girls
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Posted at 06:19PM May 20, 2009 by katysblog in News & Reviews |
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