ANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY 2010 ANNUAL REPORT LETTER FROM TELLE WHITNEY, ANITA BORG INSTITUTE CEO & PRESIDENT 2010 was an outstanding year for the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. The organization launched several new initiatives, increased partici- pation in established programs, made a significant step in its plans to expand inter- nationally, released research highlighting the state of women in technology, and increased its revenue by 48 percent. The Anita Borg Institute concluded 2010 with a total of 27 partners and supporters, including new partners Motorola Foundation, National Security Agency, Thomson Reuters, and Yahoo! and new supporters Adobe, Goldman Sachs, JDSU, Salesforce.com, and Thought- Works. The support of corporations, universities, foundations, government and individuals underpins the Anita Borg Institute’s success. In particular, the Anita Borg Institute’s industry partners and supporters contribute valuable time, resources, expertise and financial support to the Institute. The Anita Borg Institute remains deeply grateful for the support of its entire community and extends the organization’s sincerest thanks. In 2010, the Anita Borg Institute’s programs created strong, measurable impact, including: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in The tenth Grace Hopper Celebration was held at the Hyatt Computing – North America Regency Atlanta, Georgia, from September 28 to October 2, The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is 2010. Key results included: the largest conference for women in computing in the world. • Sold-out with 2070 attendees, a 32% increase in attendance The four-day conference brings together undergraduate • 100 companies participated including 13 platinum and graduate students, academics, researchers, and industry corporate and government sponsors professionals to present new research, engage with colleagues, • 220 academic institutions represented meet inspirational women and future mentors, learn about • 946 students attended the conference job opportunities, and recruit top-tier talent. Attendees and • 321 scholarships were awarded, a 3% increase over 2009 sponsors significantly broaden their professional networks and • 75 committee members volunteered forge valuable alliances within the technical community. • 630 conference speakers presented • Ten parallel tracks, an increase from eight the previous year 22 Anita2010 Borg Anita Institute Borg Institute for Women for Women and Technology and Technology Annual AnnualReport Report LETTER FROM THE CEO (CONTINUED) • Open Source Track, which included a Codeathon for Advancement Humanity • 89% of survey respondents who have attended the Grace • Human Computer Interaction Track, which culminated in Hopper Celebration in the past report that their previous a field trip for over 400 attendees to the Graphics, Visual- attendance had a positive impact on their professional ization, and Usability Lab at Georgia Tech advancement. • Largest SRC (Student Research Competition) of any • 80% of survey respondents agree or strongly agree that they technical conference intend to stay in touch with people they met at the 2010 • One of the largest technical poster sessions with over 175 Grace Hopper Celebration posters • 67% of survey respondents agree or strongly agree that • Attendees to the Grace Hopper Celebration came from attending the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration has increased 28 countries: Australia, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Chile, their network of technical women China, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Italy, • 56% of survey respondents agree or strongly agree that they Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Qatar, obtained tools to be successful in their career as a technol- Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, ogist at the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. Mobilizing to Action • The Grace Hopper Celebration offered fully subsidized • 37% of survey respondents report that they intend to reach childcare throughout the conference. More than 32 children out to high schools and other groups to recruit more girls in joined the childcare program, allowing speakers and computing and engineering attendees to participate fully in the event. • 10% of survey respondents report that they intend to start • The Conference was evaluated by an external evaluator by a technical women’s network at their company or university, administering a survey instrument to conference participants and 37% report that they intend to participate in an existing (861 respondents, a 42% response rate). network • 18% of survey respondents report that they intend to inves- Impact measurements from the Grace Hopper Celebration tigate issues facing technical women in their organizations, included: and 13% intend to investigate issues facing technical women in their countries Recruitment and Retention • 91% of survey respondents felt inspired by the role models Awards at the Grace Hopper Celebration of they saw at the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration Women in Computing • 89% of survey respondents feel part of a community of technical women as a result of attending the 2010 Grace Anita Borg Social Impact Award Winner Hopper Celebration Ann Quiroz Gates, Associate Vice President of Research and • 85% of survey respondents feel more confident and Sponsored Projects, University of Texas at El Paso energetic about their technology career The Anita Borg Social Impact Award, an international prize, honors an individual or team who has caused technology to Students have a positive impact on the lives of women and society or • 91% of student respondents agreed that attending the 2010 who has caused women to have a significant impact on the Grace Hopper Celebration has led them to feel part of a design and use of technology. community of technical women • 87% of student respondents agree or strongly agree that attending the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration has led them to feel more confident and energetic about their technology career • 83% of student respondents agreed that attending the 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration increased their commitment to a technology career LETTER FROM THE CEO (CONTINUED) Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award Winner The 2010 Technical Executive Forum Organizing Committee Laura Haas, IBM Fellow and Director of Computer Science, was comprised of: IBM Research – Almaden • Leah Jamieson, John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering The Anita Borg Technical Leadership Award recognizes and and Ramsburg Distinguished Professor, Purdue University celebrates an outstanding woman technical leader. • Colin Bodell, Vice President, Website Platform, Amazon.com • Rebecca Parsons, Chief Technology Officer, ThoughtWorks Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award Winner • Gabby Silberman, Senior Vice President and Head, CA Beth Pruitt, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Labs, CA Technologies Engineering, Stanford University • Telle Whitney, CEO and President, Anita Borg Institute for The Denice Denton Emerging Leader Award is presented to Women and Technology a junior tenure-track (non-tenured) faculty member (under the age of 40) at an academic or research institution, who is • Caroline Simard, Vice President Research & Executive pursuing high-quality research in any field of engineering or Programs, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology physical sciences, while demonstrating a significant leadership capability and contributing significantly to promote diversity Several executive participants were speakers at the Grace in his/her environment. Hopper Celebration, including the participants in the Technical Executive Panel: Anita Borg Change Agent Awards • Rebecca Norlander, Executive in Residence, Illuminate Gayatri Buragohain, Founder, Feminist Approach to Technology, Ventures New Delhi, India • Amy Alving, Chief Technology Officer, SAIC Ana Regina Cavalcanti da Rocha, Associate Professor at the • Kelli Crane, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Graduate School of Officer, Thomson Reuters Engineering, Computer Science Department, Brazil • Kalpana Margabandhu, Director, WebSphere Development, Tayana Etienne, professor at the State University of Haiti, IBM India Software Lab Department of Science, Port-au-Prince, Haiti • Romea Smith, Senior Vice President, Support, The Anita Borg Change Agent Awards honor technical women CA Technologies who live and work outside the United States. They are change agents in their community—working to attract and support women in technology in their region. Recipients are recog- nized for their technical leadership and advocacy work. Technical Executive Forum The Technical Executive Forum convenes C-level technology executives in a discussion of the challenges their organiza- tions face in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women and the solutions to these challenges. The 2010 Technical Executive Forum brought together 73 senior technical executives from more than 45 organizations to raise awareness, actively engage discussion, and drive action on issues regarding the recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women. Ann Quiroz Gates Laura Haas Beth Pruitt Gayatri Buragohain Ana Regina Tayana Etienne Cavalcanti da Rocha Companies and institutions in attendance at the Technical careers. This workshop theme for 2010, “Overcoming Barriers, Executive Forum included: Boundaries, and Bad News,” built upon the equity issue • ACM •