Global Tech Women Voices Conference Opens Registration

Feb. 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Global Tech Women announced today registration is now open for the inaugural Voices conference to be held International Women’s Day, March 8, 2013.   The Voices Conference will convene technical women from around the globe virtually and in-person, following the sun, across every continent. Technical men and women will present individually and collectively to discuss, collaborate and celebrate the contributions of technical women.  Registration is open at www.globaltechwomen.com

The Voices conference will begin in New Zealand the morning of March 8 2013 and end in Silicon Valley USA the evening of March 8th, 30 hours later. This year’s theme “Creating Global Connections” recognizes this landmark event as an opportunity, for the first time, to hear what women around the world are passionate about, how each speaker and attendee belong to the bigger picture and provide support and connection locally through access to information, resources and collaboration. The Voices Conference was created to enable women in tech in every corner of the globe to participate, no matter where they are located. Sessions will be recorded and available to conference attendees for one month after the conclusion of the event.

Countries currently represented in the Voices Conference include the United States, New Zealand, India, Switzerland, Poland, United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Portugal, Brazil, Canada, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and Japan.  More countries will be added as the program is finalized.  Current conference topics include sessions on cloud computing, data centers, software testing, leadership, internet activism and the status of technical women on an regional, national and international level.

Voices’ sponsors include Google and its conference partners include Feminist Approach to Technology, Girls in Tech, Global Women’s Leadership Network, Women’s Leadership Coaching, and the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu.  

Registration is now open.  Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For more information, visit www.globaltechwomen.com.

About Global Tech Women

Global Tech Women believes the solution to the persistent problem of the declining representation of women in computer science and engineering is to focus on the needs of individual technical women on a personal and professional level.  We work to provide technical women with consistent support from their freshman year to their entry in the workforce, their first and subsequent promotions, and their successful retirement. Global Tech Women’s mission is to create a global network of inspired, connected and self-actualized technical women.  Learn more at www.globaltechwomen.com.