TechLeaders for Social Innovators October 16, 2007

Are you passionate about the potential of technology to make the world a better place? If so, please join us at the TechLeaders: Social Innovators workshop which will be held on Wednesday October 17.

Open to technologists at all levels, this one day workshop will be held in conjunction with the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.

It will showcase, discuss, and inspire participants on the potential for the positive influence of technology around the world. We will hear from women who have leveraged technology to make a difference on a global scale. The student rate for the entire workshop is only $50, and the industry and academic rate is $100. At the workshop you will hear from women who are changing lives through technology, and will participate in breakout sessions where you can explore your own ideas about how to bring positive social change as a technologist.

Confirmed Speakers and Panelists:

Bernadine Dias, Founder and Director, TechBridge World; Research Faculty, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Mari Kuraishi, President, Global Giving Foundation and co-Founder, Global Giving
Marnie Webb, Co-CEO, TechSoup
Jessica Flannery, Co-Founder and Owner, Kiva.org
Jensine Larsen, Founder, WorldPulse Magazine
Anuradha Vittachi, Co-Founder, OneWorld Network and Co-Director, OneWorld UK

Official Website: http://www.anitaborg.org/initiatives/techleaders/techleaders-for-social-innovators