2008 Conference Information: Conference Leadership
General Chair
Anne Condon, University of British Columbia
Program Chair
Heidi Kvinge, Intel
Local/Volunteer Co-Chairs
Liz Jessup, University of Colorado
Revi Sterling, University of Colorado
Scholarship Committee
Nancy Amato, Texas A & M, Co-Chair
Gloria Townsend, DePauw University, Co-Chair
Lydia Tapia, Texas A & M
Shawna Thomas, Texas A & M
Jennifer Walter, Vassar College
A special thanks to the 150++ reviewers who review all the applications.
Publicity Chair
Erin Buxton, Halliburton
Event Producer
Ruth Stergiou, Planning Dynamics
Thank you Lilis Bumgardner who makes all the details possible.
Industry Advisory Committee
Kathleen Naughton, HP, Chair
Dawn Carter, Amazon
Ana Pinczuk, Cisco
Carole Dulong, Google
Valentina Salapura, IBM
Steve Tolopka, Intel
Linda Apsley, Microsoft
Joanna Karwowska, NetApp
Anne Hardy, SAP
Ira Pramanick, Google
Nehal Mehta, Symantec
Academic Advisory Committee
Bettina Bair, Ohio State University, Chair
Reyyan Ayfer, Bilkent University
Sheila Castenda, Clark College
Katie A Siek,University of Colorado at Boulder
Beth Simon, University of British Columbia
Gloria Townsend, DePauw University
Julita Vassileva, University of Saskatchewan
Panels and Workshops Committee
Maria Gini, University of Minnesota, Co-Chair
Wendy Rannenberg, Independent Consultant, Co-Chair
Julie Adams, Vanderbilt University
Monica Anderson, University of Alabama
Yvonne Coady, University of Victoria
Sarah Cosentino, Amazon
Judy Goldsmith, University of Kentucky
Lucy Hamnett, Analog Devices
Jhilmil Jain, HP
Jessica Mitchell , Cisco
Minglong Shao, NetApp
Rita Wouhaybi, Intel
Jill Zimmerman, Goucher College
Invited Technical Talks Committee
Lydia Kavraki, Rice University, Co-Chair
Tessa Lau, IBM, Co-Chair
New Investigators Committee
Padma Raghavan, Pennsylvania State University, Co-Chair
Linda Rankin, Independent Consultant, Co-Chair
Eve M. Schooler, Intel
Birds of a Feather Committee (BOFS)
Jill Huchital, Google, Co-Chair
Tia Newhall, Swarthmore College, Co-Chair
Andrea Danyluk, Williams College
Nancy Cam Winget, Cisco
PhD Forum Committee
Teresa Dahlberg, UNC Charlotte, Co-Chair
Eleni Stroulia, University of Alberta, Co-Chair
Posters
Gary Lewandowski, Xavier University, Co-Chair
Julie Mariga, Purdue, Co-Chair
Webmaster
Amy Rogers, Mills College
Advisory Committee
Pat Ryan, ACM
Elaine Weyuker, ACM-W
Lori Pollock, CRA-W
Revi Sterling, ABI Advisory Board Representative
Lucy Sanders, NCWIT
Valerie Taylor, TAPIA
Change Agent Awards
S. Revi Sterling, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado, Chair
Richard Anderson, University of Washington
Paula Goldman, International Museum of Women
Jody Mahoney, Anita Borg Institute
Zeinab Safar, Cairo University
Anita Borg Social Impact Award
Mari Kuraishi, GlobalGiving, Chair
Katya Andresen, Network for Good
Paula Goldman, Imagining Ourselves, International Museum of Women
Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award
Kathy Richardson, Consultant, Chair
Tracy Camp, Colorado School of Mines
Jennifer Chayes, Microsoft
Wendy Hall, University of Southampton
Robin Hunicke, EA
Eileen Kraemer, University of Georgia
Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award
Reza Ghodssi, University of Maryland, Chair
Leslie Field, Small Tech Consulting
Susan Joclyn, University of Washington
Svetlana Tatic-Lucic, Lehigh University
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Staff
Telle Whitney, President and GHC Co-Founder
Cindy Goral, VP of Operations
Jody Mahoney, VP of Business Development
Deanna Kosaraju, VP of Programs
Jerri Barrett, Director of Marketing
Kirk Ross, Director of Finance
Caroline Simard, Director of Research
Kathy Gee, IT Project Specialist
Alexandra Krasne, Development & Industry Partner Manager
Kim McLeod, Program Manager
Rachelle Siskin, Program Logistics Manager
BJ Wishinsky, Communities Program Manager
Amy Clark, Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Anusha Bagchi, Intern
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