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Social Media and Privacy for Women, Cloud Computing, and Why Women Make Better Innovators...
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NEWSLETTER
June 2011
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Welcome!
- our Social Media and Privacy Breakfast Event for women was a sold-out event,
- we secured new sponsorship from Horizon Power for techtrails, our education program aimed at bringing regional kids into careers in technology,
- and our committee member Sarah Mitchell was featured on high-profile blogging site Social Media Today
June promises to be even more eventful, with WITWA's involvement with industry panel discussions and forums, and WITWA chair Marjolein Towler participating in SIFE Curtin University's Women In Leadership Breakfast.
We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events, and you can find us on FaceBook, LinkedIn and Twitter.Katherine Burnett - Editor
Social Media &
Privacy Breakfast
Social Media and Privacy is a hot topic. Our women-only event on 27 May 2011 discussed the paradigm shift in how we communicate and the impact it has on our personal privacy. Women, in particular, need to be aware of how the information flows and is distributed in social networks. After speaking at our sold-out event, WITWA committee member Sarah Mitchell shared her presentation on the WITWA site.
Upcoming EventsCloud Computing: A Panel DiscussionJune 30th, 2011, 5.30 - 7.30pm Cloud Computing has taken more column space, commanded more blogger attention, and consumed more development budget than any single technology topic since Y2K.
Despite so much buzz, many of us still have questions about the cloud. Brought to you by WITWA and ACS-Women as a joint event, we invite you to join our panel of Cloud experts for a healthy debate and an excellent networking opportunity. Find out more at the WITWA site.ICT Innovation Series: Professor Lyn BeazleyAugust 18th, 2011, 5.30 - 7.30pm
Held at Scitech Discovery Centre, and as part of the WITWA|e-Group|AIIA|ACS|IEEE ICT Innovations events series, WITWA presents Professor Lyn Beazley, Chief Scientist of WA, and our patron to talk about Women in Innovation.
Bookings are not yet open, but please register your interest by emailing mt@witwa.org.au
What's New?
WA Innovator of the Year 2011 - Nominations now open
The Awards Program, sponsored by KPMG, Woodside, iinet and Mitsubishi, is one of the most prestigious competitions for Western Australian innovators offering a total prize pool of $220,000 cash and in kind support. Find out more at the WITWA site.
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Recent Blogs
Dear WA Miners: Let's grow our own IT professionals
Senator Chris Evans, the Federal Minister working with an education, skills and workplace relations portfolio, made it very clear the country faced a technology “skills challenge”... Read moreA Call to Action for the Australian ICT Industry
Last week I attended a panel discussion organised by the ACS-Women titled, Where are all the women in technology? There’s no disputing the number of women in technology is diminishing... Read moreWhy Women Make Better InnovatorsI do not know if there is a difference between men and women in the way they come to innovation, but I do know the collaborative model comes easier to women than to men... Read more
Our Major Sponsors
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Horizon Power Sponsors techtrails
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