Nominations are now open for the 11th Annual WIT Leadership Awards. The annual awards program, which is open to WIT members and non-members, honors leading female professionals working in the Greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area who have exemplified unique vision and talent in the technology industry during the previous year.This year WIT announces the debut of four new award categories: Public Sector Corporate Award (Large and Small), Health IT Award, Global Impact Award and Unsung Hero Award. Nominations will be accepted until February 19, 2010. The criteria and nomination form can be accessed online.

Following the overwhelming response its last “Where do Women Stand?” event (over 450 attendees), BISNOW is again hosting a panel of some of the most powerful women in Washington. They’ll talk candidly about the state of women in business today to take a look to the year ahead of us. What progress is being made? Is there still a glass ceiling? What challenges remain? What are the lessons of their own remarkable experiences? More information about this event.

Come join WIT and AU as we uncover the truth on how to be successful in your first five years. What do the seasoned professional in our industry know that you can learn in just a few hours? Come find out at our event!

WIT’s most popular EW SIG events have focused on networking, and provide attendees with a chance to meet new and old business contacts in informal settings. Come join WIT’s Executive Women on January 29, 2010 for a fun half-day at Spa Noa. Attendees must be in a director or higher level position (VP, GS, President, CEO, CTO, CIO, Exec., etc.). Time is growing short, register and reserve your spot NOW!.

WIT is holding a job fair to introduce our members and guests to DC–area companies who are hiring. Twenty-five to 30 companies will be in attendance at this exciting event, including some of the DC area’s largest employers. Companies are bringing their recruiters and hiring managers – so bring copies of your resume and be prepared to meet your future employer!

We would like to congratulate the following new members to their leadership positions: Mary Claire Burick as the Vice Chair for Communications and Colleen Oresky as the Vice Chair for Sponsorship.

The Women in Technology Education Foundation (WITEF) is pleased to announce the results of our efforts to update our vision and mission.

Our Vision: Empowering women to change the world by excelling in technology-related careers.

Our Mission: Use education to create awareness, excitement, and opportunities among girls and women to pursue successful technology-related careers.

We believe that WITEF’s new vision and mission statements reflect the foundation’s focus to use educational initiatives to interest girls in and pave the way for women to achieve success in technology-related careers as well as to support more senior women in achieving comparable representation in executive roles and in the boardroom. The WITEF’s vision and mission nicely support WIT’s vision and mission as both strive to solve the problem of the career life cycle that progresses from the classroom to the boardroom.

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