2006 Turing Award to Fran Allen.

The ACM announced yesterday that Fran Allen is the recipient of the 2006 A.M. Turing Award. The current subtitle "IBM Fellow Emerita Frances Allen Responsible for Innovations to High Speed Computing; Work Inspired Generations of Computer Scientists" should be switched with the title "First Woman to Receive the Turing Award".

Do You Want to Change the World? Opportunity for Sophomores and First-Years

Claremont University in Pasedena, CA is hosting the 2nd International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology in May. The Workshop for Women in IT - Emerging Leaders is a one-day workshop held in conjunction with the conference.

First-years and Sophomores can apply for a scholarship to attend the workshop/conference. For more information about the workshop and the scholarship, see the website or the flyer.

Grace Hopper Celebration Deadlines

Calls for participation for various forums at the Grace Hopper Celebration have been posted. The deadlines for submission for the forums (Ph.D. forum, Technical Posters, New Investigator, Birds of a Feather, Panels/Workshops/Presentations) are March 22 or March 31. See the site for details about each.