Nominations for Ninth Annual Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation...

Nominations for Ninth Annual Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation Achievement Award Accepted Until March 7

BOULDER, Colo.--(Business Wire)--The Design Automation Conference (DAC) announced today that
nominations are being accepted until March 7 for the Marie R. Pistilli
Women in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Achievement Award. Named
for Marie R. Pistilli, the former organizer of the Design Automation
Conference (DAC), the award recognizes individuals who have
contributed significantly to the advancement of women in the EDA
industry. This year's award will be presented to the 2008 recipient at
the Workshop for Women in Design Automation (WWINDA) on Monday, June
9, 2008 during the 45th DAC in Anaheim, Calif. Registration for WWINDA
and DAC will open March 23.

"This annual award is an important way of acknowledging the
significant contributions of women to this industry," said Peggy
Aycinena, this year's WWINDA Chair: "We look forward to reviewing this
year's nominations and learning more about the individuals who are
advancing women in EDA."

To be considered, an individual should have been responsible for
the launch or management of a successful product that included
contributions from women or a program that has created opportunities
for women. Nominees may also be leaders within a company or
organization that has helped raise the awareness of women or they may
have served as a mentor or role model for successful women in EDA.

The award is open to both men and women with technical or
non-technical backgrounds in industry or academia. For more
information on the award, including previous recipients and nomination
forms, visit the DAC Web site http://www.dac.com/45th/mrpaward.html.

About DAC

The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is recognized as the
premier event for the design of electronic circuits and systems, and
for Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and silicon solutions. A
diverse worldwide community representing more than 1,500 organizations
attends each year, from system designers and architects, logic and
circuit designers, validation engineers, CAD managers, senior managers
and executives to researchers and academicians from leading
universities. Close to 60 technical sessions selected by a committee
of electronic design experts offer information on recent developments
and trends, management practices and new products, methodologies and
technologies. A highlight is its Exhibition and Suite area with
approximately 250 of the leading and emerging EDA, silicon and IP
providers. The conference is sponsored by the Association for
Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Design Automation
(ACM/SIGDA), the Circuits and Systems Society and Council on
Electronic Design Automation of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE/CASS/CEDA) and the Electronic Design
Automation Consortium (EDA Consortium). More details are available at:
www.dac.com.

Weber Shandwick
Emily Taylor, 503-552-3733
etaylor@webershandwick.com

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