Anita Borg Institute Announces Arianna Huffington to Be Keynote Speaker for 2010 Women of Vision Awards

Awards Now Open for Nomination and Registration
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post,
will be the Keynote Speaker for the 2010 Anita Borg Institute for Women and
Technology Women of Vision Awards, May 12, 2010. The annual Women of Vision
Awards honor women making significant contributions to technology in three
categories: Innovation, Leadership, and Social Impact.

Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post,
a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of twelve books. She is also
co-host of "Left, Right & Center," public radio's popular political roundtable
program, and is a frequent guest on television shows such as Charlie Rose, Real
Time with Bill Maher, Larry King Live, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The
Rachel Maddow Show. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and
blog site that has quickly become one of the most widely-read, linked to, and
frequently-cited media brands on the Internet. In 2006, she was named to the
Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people. In
2008, she was named Media Person of the Year by I Want Media, and wrote the
introduction to The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging. Originally from
Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge
University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed
debating society, the Cambridge Union.

Nominations are now being accepted for the fifth annual Women of Vision Awards.
Nominations may be submitted by high-tech companies, universities, private
industry, and the general public. Nominations will be accepted until December
10, 2009.

The Innovation award recognizes a woman who has contributed significantly to
technology innovation. The innovation might be creating unusual and important
technology or approaching developing technology in a significantly new and
innovative way, such as by bringing diverse people and experiences together in
the technology creation process.

The Social Impact award recognizes a woman who developed or applied technology
with a significant impact on society and/or the community. These people are
creating or employing technologies that are changing our world in positive ways.

The Leadership award recognizes a woman who has led an important technology
development or innovation, made a significant contribution to the technology
industry, and someone who inspires others.

"The Women of Vision Awards celebrate the lives and accomplishments of senior
technical women," said Deanna Kosaraju, vice president of programs, Anita Borg
Institute. "They not only create innovative new technology, they are strong role
models for women of all generations and earn this recognition because they have
a unique vision of using technology to improve our world."

The Women of Vision Awards will be presented on May 12, 2010 at a banquet
celebration in Santa Clara, California. Registration is now open and
sponsorships are available.

About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI)

The Anita Borg Institute provides resources and programs to help industry,
academia, and government recruit, retain, and develop women leaders in high-tech
fields, resulting in higher levels of technological innovation. ABI programs
serve high-tech women by creating a community and providing tools to help them
develop their careers. ABI is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization.
ABI Partners include: Google, Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Intel, National Science
Foundation, NetApp, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, IBM, Lockheed Martin, First
Republic Bank, Thomson Reuters, CA, Intuit, Amazon, Facebook, Raytheon, and
Genentech. For more information, visit www.anitaborg.org.

Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Jerri Barrett, 650-857-6095
jerrib@anitaborg.org

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