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Follow on Google News | Rensselaer President Discusses the Importance of Communication in an Interconnected Global SocietyAdvisor to President Obama Says Science and Technology Work across Language and Culture
By: Denise Nelson, Ventana Public Relations Jackson's keynote, titled What if I Lived on the World Stage?, addressed the importance of meeting the challenges and opportunities presented today, with a global perspective: Jackson continued, "Science and technology work across language and culture in a special way. They are global disciplines that reach past nationalities and ethnicities. Thanks to new technologies, we have the opportunity to work in a coordinated way as we face challenges that affect everyone on this planet." The Grace Hopper Celebration is produced by the Anita Borg Institute, which provides resources and programs to help industry, academia, and government recruit, retain, and develop women leaders in high-tech fields, resulting in higher levels of technological innovation. Its programs serve high-tech women by creating a community and providing tools to help them develop their careers. The institute is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization. Partners include: Google, HP, Microsoft, CA Technologies, Cisco, Facebook, First Republic Bank, IBM, Intel, Intuit, Lockheed Martin, Marvell, National Science Foundation, National Security Agency, NetApp, SAP, Symantec, Thomson Reuters, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Amazon, Broadcom, Motorola Foundation, Raytheon, Salesforce, and Yahoo! For more information, visit www.anitaborg.org. Tweet this: @anitaborg_org Rensselaer President and Advisor to Obama Discusses the Importance of Communication in an Interconnected Global Society Follow on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ For parties interested in anita borg institute, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, technical women, women in technology, recruiting women, retaining women, advancing women, women's issues, women's professional development End
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