ACM-W June 2008 Newsletter

By Elaine Weyuker   Welcome to the inaugural issue of the ACM-W newsletter. Our goal is to highlight opportunities for women in computing at all ages and career stages. Each issue will describe some of the exciting projects ACM-W and other organizations offer, provide interviews with some of the leading women in the field, hear […]

by Bettina Bair In February 2007, ACM announced that Frances E. Allen would be the first woman recipient of the A.M. Turing Award for contributions that fundamentally improved the performance of computer programs in solving problems and accelerated the use of high-performance computing. The Turing Award was first presented in 1966. It is widely considered […]

Three Colorado universities organized the first Colorado Celebration of Women in Computing, a regional conference designed to encourage the research and career interests of local women in computing. The event, planned by the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado School of Mines and Colorado State University, was held April 4 to 5 at the Hotel […]

 by Stacey Laugel, President We’ve had another great year with ACM-W here at The Ohio State University. In the fall, we were lucky to get sponsored by Nationwide and Cisco Systems. We also welcomed a new advisor, Hui Fang, and a new social chair, Jamie Colley. We kicked off the quarter with the annual Student […]

By Dr Suriya Mayandi Thevar This month’s report comes from India, where Dr. Suriya is part of a team from Annamalai University who are building a Virtual Science Learning Centre (VSLC) for female high school students. The aim of this project is to establish a twinning programme between the university and rural schools in a […]

The ACM-W Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences were launched in 2007 to provide support for women students in CS and related programs who wish to attend research conferences. Women involved in undergraduate or graduate study are eligible for the $500 awards.  We believe that exposure to the CS research world can help encourage a […]

Shilling Wall Tribute – Congratulations Annemieke Craig! Annemieke Craig was acknowledged for her endless support and enthusiasm in promoting Women in Computing to students of all ages with a Shilling Wall Tribute “for her tireless work to promote IT courses and careers to women in Victoria”.  Annemieke was the first Australian ACM-W Ambassador and integral […]