[ACM-W] ACMW's CIS Newsletter v01.02 - Celebrate, Inform & Support

[Bettina Bair]

 ACMW:CIS, vol 1, issue 2.

 This second issue of the ACMW newsletter features an interview with the new
ACM president, Wendy Hall.  There are also several articles on projects and
activities of particular interest to women in computing, including an update
on the Computing Educators Oral History Project (CEOHP) and a new feature,
'Tales from the Career Front'. There are also exciting reports from the UK
and Brazil, celebrations, awards, and a calendar of upcoming events.

Download the complete newsletter now:
http://women.acm.org/newsletter_v01.02.pdf

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 Introduction, by Gloria Childress Townsend, ACMW Co-Chair
 ACM-W proudly presents its second issue of the CIS Newsletter.  This issue
recognizes Wendy Hall, the new ACM President, and the Computing Educators
Oral History Project (CEOHP), chaired in part by ACM-W's own, Barbara
Boucher Owens.  I'm particularly pleased with ACM-W's link to the "female
pioneers in computing" concept that Barbara represents.  ...
 ... to read more, download the complete newsletter now:
http://women.acm.org/newsletter_v01.02.pdf
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Inside this Issue

   - Spotlight on Wendy Hall. ACM's new President talks about hypermedia,
   the future of the ACM, her vision of ACMW, and gives advice to women in
   computing.
   - ACM-W Awards & Recognitions
      - Pat Ryan, Barb Ryder, Shafi Goldwasser are all officially amazing
   - ACM-W Ambassadors
      - Welcome to new ambassadors, Claudia Bauzer Medeiros (Brazil), Maria
      Knobelsdorf (Germany), Cecille Marsh (South Africa), Nahid Shahmehri
      (Sweden).  Farewell to Vashti Galpin (South Africa, 2000-2008)
and M. Suriya
      (India, 2000–2008)
   - ACM-W Ambassador Blog
      - "Returners a Solution for the Skills Gap?"  by Jan Peters, UK ACMW
      Ambassador
   - ACM-W Project Spotlight
      - "Computing Educators Oral History Project" by Vicki Almstrum
   - "Second WIT conference in Brazil" by Claudia Bauzer Medeiros and Karin
   Breitman
   - "BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium" by Hannah Dee
   - "History | Gender | Computing" by Vicki Almstrum

   - Special to ACMW:CIS - "Tales from the Career Front" by Dennis Frailey
   - Final Words, Dates & Deadlines and More!

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http://women.acm.org/newsletter_v01.02.pdf
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story ideas for future issues via email.
Please email acmw-cis-editor at acm.org
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