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

[Atanu Garai]

Congrats, Karen.
Atanu

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Dear Karen,

congratulations. I am so glad that your work has been recognized.

Angelamaria Loreto
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> >From: plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org [mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]On
> >Behalf Of Robert Guerra
> >Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:05 AM
> >To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> >Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Karen Banks wins Anita Borg Award for Social
> >Impact
> >
> >
> >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 С "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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