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| 2-11-09 | Government Speaker Series: Women and Small Business |
| 2-19-09 | February WIT.Connect: Unified Communications — Does It Deliver on Its Promise? |
| 3-4-09 | Diversity Outreach SIG and Executive Women SIG: Globalization is Reality — Are You Ready? |
| 3-11-09 | Women Business Owners SIG: Goal Setting and Achievement |
| 3-19-09 | March WIT.Connect: RFID — After the Hype: RFID at Work |
| 4-17-09 | Women Business Owners SIG — Save the Date! |
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| Government Speaker Series: Women and Small Business
It's a new year, new economic climate, and a new administration. A panel of experts in government and industry will share their procurement and information technology experiences on how a business can successfully work with the government. These recognized experts are highly regarded in these communities and will provide tips on what worked for them in their careers and successes as women. We will also have several small business specialists onsite to answer any questions you may have regarding a small business start up and how to work with the government. Moderator: Deborah Kent, Director, Enterprise Business Architecture, Transportation Security Administration Panel:
Pre-registration for this event will close at noon the day before the event. Onsite registration will be accepted at the event on a space-available basis. Notice of cancellation must be received by the WIT office no later than 48 hours in advance of the event.
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February WIT.Connect: Unified Communications — Does It Deliver on Its Promise?
Enterprises face continuous change as we move toward a more virtual world. You don't just use communication tools at the office or at home. Today we're connecting in the office, at home, in the car, while travelling on vacation, while having lunch in a restaurant, or even in bed. And businesses are becoming more and more virtual. We aren't necessarily confined to one physical office or address; the business might be running with many decentralized locations, some of which may exist only online. As we become more virtual, our communication tools struggle to keep pace. We have different hardware and software for phones, fax, email, voicemail, instant messaging, videoconferencing, and web conferencing. It makes us all crazy. Enter Unified Communications (UC), with big promises to bridge the gap between voice over IP (VoIP) and other computer related technologies, and integrate all these disparate tools into one entity. But is it delivering on its promise? Are we moving towards the age of virtual communications integration? Or is this just another technology that over promises and under delivers? Join us at February's WIT.Connect to learn more about what the future holds for Unified Communications and hear some real-life examples from our panelists of what works and doesn't work when implementing an enterprise Unified Communications solution. Andrew W. Davis, managing partner and senior analyst at Wainhouse Research, will lead our panel in a lively and informative discussion. Wainhouse Research is a leading independent market research firm that focuses on critical issues in the Unified Communications and rich media conferencing fields. Andrew and his team of analysts have been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Economist, Fortune, Business Week, PC Magazine, and other leading publications. Pre-registration for this event will close at noon the day before the event. Onsite registration will be accepted at the event on a space-available basis. Notice of cancellation must be received by the WIT office no later than 24 hours in advance of the event.
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Diversity Outreach SIG and Executive Women SIG: Globalization is Reality — Are You Ready?
According to the Organization for International Investment, there are more than 300,000 people employed by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies in the Washington, D.C. area. Employees must learn how to succeed in widely different cultures with varying customs. The WIT Diversity Outreach and Executive Women SIGs are presenting a panel that will discuss the challenges and rewards of working in a globally diverse environment. Panelists include:
Pre-registration for this event will close at noon the day before the event. Onsite registration will be accepted at the event on a space-available basis. Notice of cancellation must be received by the WIT office no later than 24 hours in advance of the event. AT&T employees please contact Elizabeth B. McHugh — email: emchugh@att.com, office: 703-251-9836, cell: 703-626-8518 — to register for this event.
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Women Business Owners SIG: Goal Setting and Achievement
Due to the overwhelming response to the January meeting on goal setting, we have elected to continue this discussion and to conduct an "Accountability Check" to track progress and offer support for the achievement of goals expressed by the members. The WBO group has proven to be a terrific source of support and resources for its members. Please join us! You may register online at www.womenintechnology.org. All WBO meetings are members only. See the WBO section of the WIT Web site for details on how to apply for membership. For more information, contact Kathy Albarado at kalbarado@heliosHR.com or Michele Shallenberg at mshallenberg@envoyIT.com. Pre-registration for this event will close at noon the day before the event. Onsite registration will be accepted at the event on a space-available basis. Notice of cancellation for refund must be received by the WIT office no later than 24 hours in advance of the event.
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March WIT.Connect: RFID — After the Hype: RFID at Work
In 2003 and 2004, RFID appeared on nearly every headline as the technology of the day. Soon after, there was a hype of excitement about RFID that seemed to outpace the scope of implementations. Fast forward six years to today and learn from government and industry leaders about how RFID is really at work and at play. Understand the realities of using technology to improve business processes and the keys to this success. Panelists:
Pre-registration for this event will close at noon the day before the event. Onsite registration will be accepted at the event on a space-available basis. Notice of cancellation must be received by the WIT office no later than 24 hours in advance of the event.
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Women Business Owners SIG — Save the Date!
Save the date! Announcing the WBO event of the year! This members-only conference will deliver information targeted to the interests of successful women entrepreneurs.
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Call for Nominations for the 10th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards Women in Technology (WIT) has announced the call for nominations for the 10th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards. The awards program honors leading female professionals working in the greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan area who have exemplified superior work in the technology industry over the previous year. Nominations are now open and will be accepted until March 13, 2009. This year's theme is "Changing the Face of Technology" and individuals will be awarded in the following five award categories:
Additionally, the 2009 Awards will include the Company Leadership Champion Award, which recognizes member companies who have engaged in a 15 month evaluation process focused on the development and advancement of women into leadership positions. Members and non-members are eligible for nomination and the winners will be announced on May 21, 2009, at the Hilton McLean in McLean, VA. For more information on the awards, including submission guidelines and sponsor details, visit www.womenintechnology.org. Sponsorship and underwiting opportunities are available. For information on becoming an underwriter contact Marcie Cheney at (703) 667-9420 Ext. 140 or email mcheney@citizant.com.
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2009 WIT Member Survey Coming Soon — This Is Your Chance to Voice Your Opinion In March, all current WIT members will receive an email providing a link for this year's member survey. This is your chance to provide valuable input and feedback to the organization, while making an impact on the future of WIT. To show our appreciation for your time and feedback, you will be automatically entered into a raffle for a $100 gift-certificate to the Natural Body Salon & Shoppe in Arlington. To ensure you receive your survey link, please adjust your SPAM filter to allow emails from witsurvey@marketconnectionsinc.com. Market Connections will be conducting the survey again this year, and will only use your email address to invite you to participate in the survey. Your responses will be anonymous, reported in aggregate. If you have any questions, please contact us at staff@womenintechnology.org.
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Linda Cureton Quoted Extensively in Federal Computer Week WIT Board Member, Linda Cureton, the chief information officer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, was prominently featured in three recent stories in Federal Computer Week: CIOs Like Web 2.0 Tools for Sharing Information, Long-Distance Runaround, and Recommended Reading. In the first two stories, Cureton is quoted about how federal agencies—and their leadership—need to get on board and embrace social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter. According to Cureton, “This technology will run you over if you don’t get out in front of it.” In the article on recommended reading, Cureton’s NASA Goddard CIO Blog is referenced for its ability to clearly explain IT governance. Clearly, Cureton is practicing what she preaches when it comes to social media and blogging!
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Rose Wang Honored as Part of the Future 50 by SmartCEO Click here for the full story.
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Join LinkedIn and Take Your Networking Online Social networking is all the rage, with tools such as Facebook, wikis, mash-ups, and Twitter gaining new members each and every day. WIT has jumped in the fray, joining the business-oriented social networking site, LinkedIn. With more than 30 million registered users spanning 150 countries, LinkedIn is the most well-known and respected social networking site for business users. The site receives more than 3.2 million unique visitors per month. LinkedIn's mission is to "help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have." From LinkedIn, you can quickly and easily connect with colleagues, partners, and customers, to name a few. WIT is now an official group on LinkedIn, and is looking for you! Join the WIT group, and take your networking online! Here's how: when you're logged into LinkedIn, go to "Groups" on the left side of your screen. Then search for "Women in Technology" (use the quotation marks) in the search field on the right side of the screen. It should appear on the second search page with Brianna Carroll Boyle as the owner. If you have any questions, please contact Brianna Carroll Boyle at brianna.boyle@verizon.com.
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Strategic Alliances Committee Seeking Members The Strategic Alliances committee needs your help! We support the WIT strategic goals by forming and maintaining strong relationships with top organizations that map to our strategy. We offer members the opportunity to:
If you would like to meet interesting people and make good connections while helping with this important work, join our committee! To join, or for more info, please contact Marguerete Luter MLuter@bellatlantic.net, Mary Tabb Howard MHoward@silosmashers.com, or the WIT office at staff@womenintechnology.org.
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Be Part of an Exciting WIT Project: The WIT "Bunyan Book" Team Needs Volunteers WIT has identified the "Bunyan Book" as an initiative for this year. The Bunyan Book is a project that started to take shape at the WIT Leadership Awards Banquet in May 2008. As she shared the stories of our Leadership Award Winners, Maureen Bunyan, the event's emcee, became increasingly inspired and interested in the women being honored. She commented, "There are so many wonderful stories here; you should write a book. And I'll write the foreword." Well, the organization took her comment seriously and decided to explore this possibility. May 2009 marks WIT's 10th Leadership Awards ceremony and the 15th anniversary of WIT — so the timing couldn't be better. Our goal is to interview and profile every winner of the past WIT Leadership Awards, from 1999 to 2009, in order:
We are currently recruiting volunteers to help with this exciting project. We need volunteers who can help with:
Contact Charlotte Pelliccia charlotte@pelliccia.biz or Marguerete Luter mluter@bellatlantic.net to learn more.
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