[Ict4women] Anita Borg Institute Social Impact Award Opportunity ends April 30! Nominate a great woman now!

[Sophia Huyer]

The fifth Anita Borg Social Impact Award, an international prize, will  
honor 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. The recipient of the 2009 Anita Borg Social Impact Award  
will receive a $10,000 award and will be honored at the 2009 Grace  
Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference Awards  
Presentation to be held in Tucson, Arizona October 1, 2009.

  Selection Criteria

Impact will be measured by 1) the degree and type of social change, 2)  
the amount of women’s increased empowerment through the technology or  
increased influence over technology and 3) its sustainability and  
scalability.

The award recipient may have developed the technology, motivated  
social change and empowerment through that technology, or increased  
women’s influence over and decision-making about technology.

The award recipient must be available to participate in the 2009 Grace  
Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference Awards  
Presentation on October 1, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona.

Your nomination may be for a colleague or you may nominate yourself.  
Only completed submissions will be considered by the jury.

Questions?
Contact Deanna Kosaraju at first name, the letter k at anitaborg dot  
org.
Schedule
Nomination packages due: April 30 2009
Award recipient notified: June 15 2009
Awards ceremony in Tucson, Arizona: October 1 2009
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