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Leading Technical Women to Be Honored for Outstanding Achievements at May 12, 2010 Awards Dinner in Santa Clara

PALO ALTO, Calif –  The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today the winners of this year’s Anita Borg Women of Vision Awards. Three leaders in technology – Kristina M. Johnson, Under Secretary for Energy, Department of Energy, Kathleen R. McKeown, Henry and Gertrude Rothschild Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University, and Lila Ibrahim, General Manager, Emerging Markets Platform Group, Intel Corporation will be honored for their accomplishments and contributions as women in technology at ABI’s fifth annual Women of Vision Awards Banquet at the Mission City Ballroom, Santa Clara, California on May 12, 2010. The event will feature keynote speaker Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief, the Huffington Post and Sal Pizarro, Around Town columnist for the San Jose Mercury News as Master of Ceremonies.

The Women of Vision (WOV) Awards honor women making significant contributions to technology in three categories: Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact. The three winners were selected from a field of highly qualified women all of whom are engaged in technology professions in industry, academia, non profits or government. Candidates for the awards are considered based on their records of (1) consistent, significant contributions to technology invention and application; (2) effecting positive changes in the ways in which technology impacts society; and (3) demonstrated leadership in the technology industry that extends beyond their place of work.

“The 2010 Women of Vision Award Winners have made significant contributions to important technologies including renewable energy, human machine interaction and education technology platforms,” said ABI CEO and President, Dr. Telle Whitney. “These women are role models for technical women everywhere.”

The Anita Borg Women of Vision Awards Dinner Host is Lockheed Martin. The Gold sponsor is Intel. Silver sponsors are Cisco, Google, NetApp and Symantec. Bronze Sponsors are Adobe, Career Action Center, and Thomson Reuters.

For more information:

• www.anitaborg.org

<a href="http://www.whatech.com.au/technology-releases/it-people/1092-anita-borg-institute-announces-2010-women-of-vision-award-winners">Anita Borg Institute Announces 2010 Women of Vision Award Winners</a>

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