Women may be catching up with men in terms of internet use, but they still make up less than 20 percent of panelists at major tech conferences. This is partly why Allyson Kapin, founding partner of Rad Campaign–a web communications firm specializing in design, development and marketing for non-profits and political campaigns–came up with Women Who Tech, a network of women who are breaking new ground in technology.
Next Tuesday, May 12, 2009, will mark the second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit (a conference held via phone and web), and will bring together hundreds of women from all over the US and abroad, across an array of disciplines, for a unique lineup of panels. From a look at the Feminine Mystique v2.0 and breaking through the digital ceiling, to diversity barriers in social networks and web marketing during a recession.
Details
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Time: 8:00am
Location:
Online
Registration:
$10 to register for a panel–the rest are free!
Register for any of the panels here! Simply select and pay for one; after you are done, you will be given the option to select any other panels you wish to attend.
Panel highlights:
Tuesday, May 12th
8:00am PDT
In The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan pointed the pointed spotlight on the unfulfilled housewife, a woman longing get out of her kitchen and into the board room. Almost 50 years later, we may have traded one mystique for another. Now we’re asked to give everything to our jobs AND to our families, yet we often don’t get the same rewards and reverence that our male counterparts do.
Panelists: Leslie Hawthorn, Google; Joan Blades, Moveon.org and Moms Rising; Tracy Viselli, Reno Fabulous Media.
Tuesday, May 12th
12:00pm PDT
Innovation and Tech Career Reinvention
This panel will cover seven career reinvention actions you must take now: sniffing out the projects that play to your strengths (and move your career forward), career migration and cutover (what to bring along and what to leave behind), succession planning as part of your reinvention strategy (when does it make sense?), and more!
Panelists: Christine Adzich, Big Picture Productions; Sheryl Chamberlain, EMC; Megan Fitzgerald, Career By Choice; Nancy Wheeler, Intel.
Tuesday, May 12th
12:00pm PDT
Launching Your Own Startup
Do you have a fantastic idea for a start-up but just don’t understand what it really takes to launch it and be successful? How do you fund it? How do you choose the right business partners? Check out this soup to nuts panel featuring an all-star lineup of women who have successfully launched their own startups and have lots of wisdom and advice to share.
Panelists: Rashmi Sinha, SlideShare; Amy Muller, Get Satisfaction; Lisa Stone, BlogHer.
Full agenda here.
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