Hello, The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) is hosting an event in May and wants to reach out to local women in open source. Could anyone help spread the word?
See below. Michael I really need help driving applications for the Portland area award since we have such a short turn around time. Could you please send out a blast to your networks w/ the info below? Also, please let me know if your organization would like to include something in the girls' bag of goodies. :-) Thanks, Ruthe Farmer, MBA Director of Strategic Initiatives The National Center for Women & IT www.ncwit.org <http://www.ncwit.org> V 303-735-5578 M 303-720-1913 F 303-735-6606 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *SAVE THE DATE!* NCWIT Practices Summit on Women and Computing May 18-20, 2010 | Intel | Portland, OR http://www.ncwit.org/meetings ################# *Attention Tech Savvy Young Women! Are you the future of technology?* As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) seeks to recognize high school women with outstanding achievements and aspirations in computing and technology through the /NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing./ NCWIT will hold its annual Summit on Women and IT <http://www.ncwit.org/work.meetings.upcoming.html> May 18-20, 2010, in Portland, Oregon. NCWIT will honor approximately 10 young women from the Portland Metro area with the the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing on May 18, 2010, in conjunction with the Summit reception. Each qualified award recipient receives: * An engraved award for the student and her school. * $100 cash award from NCWIT. * Recognition at the NCWIT Summit on Women in Computing Community Reception May 19, 2010 at the Ecotrust National Capital Center in Portland. * Recognition as an award recipient on the NCWIT award website. * Access to the Winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing online community. * Various prizes from NCWIT partners and sponsors. For more info and to apply, visit http://www.ncwit.org/awardportland ################### Text for a tweet: Award for Portland area tech savvy girls. Win $100 and more. www.ncwit.org/awardportland <http://www.ncwit.org/awardportland> @ncwit _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
