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Inspiring Entrepreneurship Luncheon
11 April 2013
Join entrepreneurs and business people at the annual “Inspiring Entrepreneurship Luncheon” to promote and recognise the success of Western Australian women in international markets of strategic importance to the state.
ACS Women's Survey
8 March 2013
Message to HR Managers and National Policy Makers - Not all ICT Employees are Male
Edge of the Web Conference 2013
1 March 2013
Edge of the Web is a conference organised by the Australian Web Industry Association and is for web devs, digital agency execs, creatives, entrepreneurs and futurists with a focus on outsourcing, design thinking, ethics and profitable collaboration.
ACS-W International Women's Day Event
13 February 2013
The ACS-W is holding an event for International Womens Day, and have offered tickets to WITWA members.
Port80 Event: Is this Feminist?
21 December 2012
90%+ of attendees at startup and tech events are male.
If Forbes can't find powerful women, who can?
6 December 2012
By Angela Priestley - Editor Women's Agenda
ACS Women in ICT Survey
6 December 2012
Every two years the Women’s Board of the Australian Computer Society conducts a survey of women who work with ICT.
New law drives gender equality at work
23 November 2012
Press Release by EOWA
2012 Univation
9 October 2012
Univation will be held on 7 November as part of the Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia’s Innovation Week at the Burswood Convention Centre. Univation is focused on building relationships between Universities, industry and investors to partner and develop exciting new products and services.
Planning for a New Digital Age
8 October 2012
Innovation Centre of WA Thursday, 18 October 2012 from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (WST) Bentley, WA
WOZ LIVE: Steve Wozniak, Apple Co-founder Presents...
5 April 2012
The late Steve Jobs' monumental legacy as a creative innovator has been justly acclaimed and admired by corporate chiefs and cultural historians worldwide.
Agile Project Management: Information Sessions on 14 and 18 May
4 April 2012
These information sessions are FREE and open to anyone who is looking to move to Agile, or would like a better understanding of Agile.
2012 Outstanding Young Professional Woman at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA Women in Resource Awards
9 March 2012
WOODSIDE Energy environmental engineer Katrina Bukauskas has been honoured for her passion for the environment and humanitarian causes.
Lift your game with training: Collier
24 February 2012
WESTERN Australian energy and training minister Peter Collier has taken a swipe at the resources sector, saying it must do more to increase training in an effort to combat the skills shortage.
Clough focuses on women
8 February 2012
ENGINEERING and construction company Clough has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia Women in Resources Awards.
The Next Generation of Corporate Female Leaders
5 January 2012
The Next Generation of Female Corporate Leaders is a high level learning and development program for women aspiring to leadership roles.
The WAiTTA Awards submission due 5 December
29 November 2011
The WAiTTA submissions are due next Monday, 5 December 2011
WAiTTA Briefing Session for all potential applicants
18 November 2011
A Submission Briefing Session is being held next Tuesday.
Australian Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry invite you to take the Women in Business Poll.
12 October 2011
The AWCCI has now launched Australia's first national women in business research project.
Proof of Technology Event
29 September 2011
Join IBM for a one day complimentary session with examples, demonstrations and interactive hands-on product experience.
KPMG Briefing: Your Guide to the new R&D Tax Credit legislation
18 August 2011
It is anticipated that the new R&D Tax Credit legislation will be passed by Parliament in late August, the biggest reform to business innovation support in Australia for more than a decade.
GENDER BALANCE TO BEAT SKILLS CRUNCH
18 August 2011
In the ensuing Q&A session, Conroy was asked about the skills crisis confronting the sector; one answer, he said, would be to bring a larger female work-force into the industry.
ACSWA BRANCH CONFERENCE 2011
3 August 2011
The Australian Computer Society (WA) invites all ICT Professionals and Business Leaders to attend the WA Branch Conference which will focus on the theme “Securing the future of ICT in WA.”
ACS-Women's Group
14 July 2011
Date: Tuesday 9 August 2011 Time: 5.30pm to 7:30pm Venue: Duxton Hotel, 1 St Georges Terrace, Perth Speaker: Chamonix Terblanche Subject: “Becoming a Leading Lady” Cost: ACS Members Nil, Non Members $10.00
WITWA/ACS-W Cloud Computing Event
2 July 2011
It was nice to be invited along to participate in a panel discussion on cloud computing at tonight’s special interest group put on jointly by ACS and WITWA, sponsored by IBM and hosted in the room with a view Deloitte boardroom.
YOUNG WEST AUSTRALIANS URGED TO TAKE PART IN NATIONAL SURVEY
18 June 2011
Mission Australia is urging all young West Australians to have their say in the charity's 2011 National Survey of Young Australians – the nation’s largest annual report on the views, concerns and values of young people between the ages of 11-24.The survey closes on 1 July and Mission Australia's WA State Director Ross Kyrwood said it was vital that WA youth were well represented in the findings."Mission Australia's annual youth survey is a 'temperature check' on what young people are feeling, what issues concern them, what they think are the main challenges facing the nation and how optimistic they are about the future," Mr Kyrwood said."it gives young people a voice across a range of issues and the information is then used to help community groups and governments plan and develop youth services."Responses to the survey help governments, youth agencies and ourselves improve and develop programs and strategies that are shaped by the voices of young people themselves."Last year's survey tested the views of more than 4,200 young West Australians (50,000 young people nationally – its biggest group since the survey began in 2002) between the ages of 11-24 (95.4 per cent aged 11-19).When asked to rank their personal concerns from 15 issues body image was ranked most frequently in the top three by 28.9 per cent of WA respondents, followed by family conflict at 27.8 per cent and school or study problems at 26.9 per cent.Body image as a concern increased with age.
Nominations Open for 2011 WA Innovator of the Year Award
11 June 2011
Nominations close 1 July for the 2011 WA Innovator of the Year Awards.
Horizon Power joins forces with Women in Technology, WA
10 June 2011
Women in Technology, WA (WITWA) is thrilled to announce Horizon Power, a Western Australian energy company has signed on as a corporate sponsor.
Enterprise Connect innovation survey 2011
1 June 2011
The first step is to ask you to please complete the survey by following the prompts below.
ThoughtWorks offers Amazon Web Services Training Course - Melbourne & Sydney
1 June 2011
ThoughtWorks is offering a one-day Amazon Web Services (AWS) training course in both Sydney and Melbourne for developers, systems administrators and all technologists who want to embark on a hands-on deep-dive of Amazon's powerful AWS tools.
WITWA Sponsor Mentioned in CCO Magazine
13 May 2011
Thoughtworks, a WITWA sponsor, was recognised in Chief Content Officer Magazine for their innovative work attracting women into the technology sector.
Business Agility in Action by IBM
11 May 2011
This event is brought to you by IBM and will offer practical information and advice on ways to align IT andbusiness strategies, optimise business processes, integrate applicationsand improve decision making.You’ll have the opportunity to:• Benefit from a unique opportunity to see first hand our solutionsin action with over twenty live demonstrations from our team ofworldwide subject matter experts – you will also get to see howIBM® WebSphere® software compares with its competitors.• Take an exclusive look into the new IBM BPM capability revealed atthe Impact 2011 conference in Las Vegas in April – a solution thatcombines the best of IBM BPM technologies into an agile, unifiedplatform.• Hear the latest updates on Business Process Management,Business Rules, Business Events, Connectivity, ApplicationInfrastructure and IBM Cloud technologies to improve the scalability,performance and flexibility of your business processes.
ICT Innovation Series - First Event
9 May 2011
"Where are all the women in technology?" event
19 April 2011
The ACS is holding a breakfast panel discussion to discuss the shortage of women in technology.
Social Media and Privacy
7 April 2011
WITWA Committee Member Sarah Mitchell speaks at the ACS on SOCIAL MEDIA and PRIVACY
Clayko Group Joins Women in Technology, WA as Corporate Sponsor
7 April 2011
PERTH, Western Australia (7 April 2011) Formalising a long history of support, Women in Technology, WA (WITWA) is thrilled to announce Clayko Group has signed on as a corporate sponsor of the women’s technology group.
Agile Australia 2011
6 April 2011
Women on Boards: Gender Matters Conference
6 April 2011
28-29 April 2011Sydney, NSW, Australia
WITWA & ASC-W present Cloud Computing: A Panel
4 April 2011
Cloud Computing - THE topic in computing today.
100th International Women's Day: Women still marking time in the boardroom
8 March 2011
Australian boards are not becoming more gender diverse and we run the risk of sidelining this critical issue in the hype surrounding the ASX200, a leading advocate and broker for women into board roles warned today.
Join the Global Technology Marathon 2011
16 February 2011
Women in Engineering and Technology Global Marathon 2011, 7th to 11th March 2011 - The Global Marathon becomes a place for connecting girls and women in engineering and technology who “meet” via live internet chats, telephone conversations, webcasts and live events over the course of six days.
National Council of Woman of WA - Science and Technology Bursary
14 February 2011
Nominations are called for the 2011 Science & Technology Bursary available to a female student studying a science or technology course in Western Australia at University level.
Youth Tree looking for TEDxPerth volunteers
8 February 2011
If you want to be involved in the TEDxPerth event, Youth Tree is looking for volunteers in a number of very cool roles.
Scitech launches Toddlerfest
5 February 2011
It's never too early to get your kids interested in science and technology.
WIT pioneer recieves Order of Australia award
27 January 2011
Women in Technology pioneer, Sonja Bernhardt, has been inducted into the general (or non-military) division of the Order of Australia, one of only 29 awarded for work in IT and telecommunications.
Call for Participation
26 January 2011
The 2011Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing has issued an internaional Call for Participation to answer the theme question of the conference, "What if...?".
TED Event coming to Perth!
17 January 2011
Perth has a TEDx event on Friday, 18 February 2011 at UWA.
IEEE-WISE 2011 Call for Papers
14 January 2011
The IEEE-WISE 2011 Conference being held in Perth in March has issued a Call for Papers on a broad range of topics affecting women in technology, science and engineering.
The 2011 iAwards
23 December 2010
Give your team the chance to join an elite group of Australia’s best technology innovators by nominating your company or an outstanding individual in the country’s most prestigious ICT awards program: the 2011 iAwards.
ThoughtWorks Partners with WITWA
8 December 2010
Thoughtworks has partnered with WITWA as part of their campaign to support women in technology.
IEEE - WISE 2010 Conference
6 December 2010
Sustainable Innovation is the theme for the inaugural conference for the IEEE Women in Science and Engineering Conference, sure to become an annual star event on the Perth calendar.
WAITTA Awards are open for 2010
2 December 2010
Nominations are open for the 2010 WAITTA Awards.
WITWA Blazing "techtrails" to Regional Western Australia
1 December 2010
Women in Technology, WA (WITWA) launched their new techtrails initiative, a program designed to encourage youth in regional WA to consider careers in technology.
Follow Us on Twitter
29 November 2010
You can find us on Twitter: @WITWA
New Brand, New Website
26 November 2010
WITWA is thrilled to announce they have a new brand and website with many thanks to Ryan Briggs for all his help.
Facebook Fan Page
24 November 2010
WITWA have started a Facebook Fan Page.