Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Names Britnie Allen Technology Student of the Year 2011
MIAMI, April 17, 2011 – MIAMI Britnie Allen, Miami Dade College student and ITWomen Scholarship Recipient was honored by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce along with Jairo Pavo, FIU, as the Technology Students of the Year, 2011. The Honor was bestowed at the annual Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Technology Leaders of the…
Read MoreMiami-Dade Recognizes Sherry Giordano, ITWomen Exec. Dir.
MIAMI, March 7, 2011 – Sherry Thompson Giordano, Executive Director of IT Women, will be honored for her contributions to Miami-Dade residents at the 23rd Annual In the Company of Women Awards Celebration on Thursday, March 31, from 6-9 p.m., at the Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. The Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department…
Read More2010 Scholarship Fundraiser $35,420 Raised
$35,420 Raised for Scholarships! Thank You to All Who Made It Happen! ITWomen’s 5th Annual CIO Celebrity Invitational Tournament & Casino Night and (7th) Scholarship fundraiser held on November 18, 2010, at the Sheraton Airport Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, was an overwhelming success, with scholarship funds exceeding our goals!. Thanks to all of our IT community who…
Read MoreITWomen Joins the Girls Coalition of Miami-Dade
Miami, FL April 9, 2010 —Girls Coalition of Miami-Dade welcomes newest member ITWomen as part of a collaborative partnership to help girls realize their full potential. The Girls Coalition aims at becoming the premier vehicle in Miami-Dade for girl-serving organizations to network and collaborate, providing professional development opportunities, increased awareness of services available for girls,…
Read MoreITWomen Recognizes 9 High School Women for Computing Achievements
Miami, FL, (February 22 , 2010) – As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, ITWomen and the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) will recognize 9 high school women for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology. The award event will be held at…
Read MoreITWomen Raises More Than $44,000 in Scholarships 2009
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Nov. 25, 2009 – ITWomen raised more than $44,000 for scholarships at its 2009 CIO Celebrity Invitational Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournament & Casino Night held Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel. It is the second highest amount raised in the six years of ITWomen’s annual fundraisers. “In spite…
Read MoreThank You 2009 ITWomen Scholarship Donors
ITWomen thanks all of our generous donors for supporting the ITWomen Charitable Foundation scholarship program. Each year the ITWomen Foundation awards college scholarships to female graduating seniors from South Florida high schools who are pursuing degrees in technology and engineering. The scholarship program is part of the ITWomen mission to narrow the gender gap in…
Read More2009 Scholarship Fundraiser – over $44,000 raised!
2009 Scholarship Fundraiser – over $44,000 raised! ITWomen, South Florida and nationally acclaimed CIOs and the business community joined for an evening of fun and excitement at ITWomen’s Annual CIO Celebrity Invitational Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament & Casino Night on November 19, 2009 at the Sheraton Airport Hotel, Fort Lauderdale. The CIO Executive Council sponsored the pre-tournament…
Read MoreEngineering Students: Master the Art of Change for Career Survival
If you’re studying to be an engineer, the only way you’ll survive over the next 30 years is to know how to switch technologies quickly, and constantly re-purpose your knowledge for new products and jobs, according to working experts in emerging technologies. In other words, “learn how to learn,” says Research in Motion software architect…
Read More2009 ITWomen Scholarship Winners
ITWomen 2009 Scholarship Winners ITWomen officers with 5 of the 8 Scholarship Recipients The ITWomen Charitable Foundation has awarded each of the following graduating seniors a $1000 four-year renewable scholarship: • Lorena Rodriguez of Miami; (G. Homes Braddock High School), who will major in Biomedical Engineering at Florida State University. • Marlena Ivory of Miami (Miami Central High School),…
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