Systers.org
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Systers: about
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History
The Anita Borg Institute (ABI) began as the non-profit Institute for Women in Technology (IWT) in 1997 with sponsorship from Xerox Corporation and Xerox PARC. In 2003, it was renamed to honor its founder, renowned computer scientist Anita Borg, Ph.D. (1949-2003). Previously, Dr. Borg had founded Systers, the online community for women in computing in 1987, and, in 1994, along with Dr. Telle Whitney, initiated the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Systers and the Grace Hopper Celebration were subsequently folded in to the IWT organization and remain important cornerstones in the work of ABI. In 2003 Dr. Telle Whitney was named President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.
About Anita Borg
Anita Borg had a unique capacity to mix technical expertise and fearless vision that inspired, motivated and moved women to embrace technology instead of fearing or ignoring it. She touched and changed the lives of countless women in the computing fields and beyond. She is responsible for including women in the technological revolution - not as bystanders, but as active participants and leaders.
Anita founded the Systers online community in 1987, well before the concept of an online community was a part of the mainstream. In 1994, Anita co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, inspired by the legacy of Navy Admiral Grace Murray Hopper. In 1997 she founded the Institute for Women and Technology which encompassed her earlier endeavors and began new programs, partnerships and initiatives to include women in all aspects of technology.
Contact
- Anita Borg Institute
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- Palo Alto CA
- United States 94304
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- +1.650857390
