[WSIS CS-Plenary] Karen Banks wins Anita Borg Award for Social Impact

[Elizabeth Carll, PhD]

Congratulations Karen.  I was not aware that the APC WNSP also focused on
bringing technology to underserved women and communities.  Good to see the
recognition for your efforts.

Dr. Elizabeth Carll
Focal Point
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies;
Chair Media/ICT Working Group,
NGO Committee on Mental Health, New York
Tel: 1-631-754-2424
Fax: 1-631-754-5032
ecarll at optonline.net

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Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Karen Banks wins Anita Borg Award for Social
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Congratulations Karen!

regards

Robert

>To: xxxx
>Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 09:28:44 +0200
>From: Karen Higgs <khiggs at apc.org>
>Subject: Karen Banks wins Anita Borg Award for Social Impact
>
>Karen should really be telling you herself, but as she is on her way to
>Chicago to collect the award on behalf of the WNSP, here's the great
>news!!
>
>[If you would like to help us by circulating the press release, please
>contact myself or Erika at apcwomen.org. Thanks!]
>
>
>APC WNSP's Karen Banks Wins Anita Borg Award for Social Impact
>
>MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay ó "Our strategy is to get women central, active and
>visible in all walks of technology. We don't want it to be a surprise to
>see a woman running a wireless shop, fixing a pc, or leading a campaign to
>break with the telecom monopoly in her country." -- For nearly 15 years
>Karen Banks and the APC Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP)
>have worked to bring technology to underserved women and communities.
>Their work will be recognised at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in
>Computing conference on October 7 in Chicago, USA. - APCNews
>http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=26581
>

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Robert Guerra <rguerra at privaterra.org>
Privaterra - <http://www.privaterra.org>
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