Association for Women in Computing
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- Jill Sweeney, President
- Bonnie Sherwood, Treasurer
- Crista Deniz, Secretary
- Gabriela Levit, Web Communications VP
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| area_served = National
| focus = Women in Computing
| method = Professional organization
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The Association for Women in Computing (AWC) is a professional organization for women in computing. It was founded in 1978 in Washington, D.C., and is a member of the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP).{{cite web|title=Association for Women in Computing – Home|url= http://www.awc-hq.org/home.html|publisher=acw-hq.org|access-date=2016-03-20}}
Purpose
The purpose of AWC is to provide opportunities for professional growth for women in computing through networking, continuing education and mentoring.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/recentadvancesis00gaym|url-access=registration|quote=Association for Women in Computing.|title=Recent Advances and Issues in Computers|last=Gay|first=Martin K.|publisher=Oryx Press|year=2000|isbn=1573562270|pages=[https://archive.org/details/recentadvancesis00gaym/page/190 190]}} To accomplish this they promote awareness of issues affecting women in the computing industry, further the professional development and advancement of women in computing, and encourage women to pursue careers in computer science. The AWC is a national, nonprofit, professional organization for women and men with an interest in information technology.{{Cite web|url=http://www.awcps.org/|title=Association for Women in Computing – Puget Sound – Home|website=awcps.org|language=en|access-date=2017-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319140733/http://www.awcps.org/|archive-date=19 March 2016|url-status=dead}} It grants the Ada Lovelace Award to individuals who have excelled in either of two areas: outstanding scientific technical achievement and/or extraordinary service to the computing community through accomplishments and contributions on behalf of women in computing.
History
AWC was founded in 1978 as a non-profit organization, originally under the name National Association for Women in Computing.{{Cite journal|last=Mardesich|first=Jodi|date=17 October 1994|title=Networking Groups Strive to Put Women Back in the Loop|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDgEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Association+for+Women+in+Computing%22&pg=PA84|journal=InfoWorld|access-date=18 April 2016}} The Puget Sound Chapter was founded in the winter of 1979 by Donnafaye Carroll Finger and Diane Haelsig. These two women read an article about a new association for women in computing and were soon discussing the formation of a Puget Sound Chapter. The Twin Cities Chapter of the AWC first met in December 1979, and became a chartered chapter on 6 May 1981.{{Cite web|url=http://www.awctc.org/sample-page/|title=About AWC – AWC Twin Cities|website=awctc.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214211258/http://www.awctc.org/sample-page/|archive-date=14 February 2017|url-status=dead}}
Chapters
AWC has chapters in:
- Montana State University
- New Jersey
- Seattle, Washington
- Twin Cities, Minnesota
- Puget Sound Washington
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.cs.montana.edu/users/awc/ Association for Women in Computing - Montana State University]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100831061828/http://www.awcnnj.org/ Association for Women in Computing – Northern New Jersey Chapter]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160319140733/http://www.awcps.org/ Association for Women in Computing – Puget Sound Chapter]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160323134439/http://www.awctc.org/ Association for Women in Computing – Twin Cities Chapter]
- [http://purl.umn.edu/41385 Association for Women in Computing (CBI 49)], Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota. Correspondence, minutes, reports, proceedings, audio tapes, and artifacts that document the history and activities of the AWC.
- [http://purl.umn.edu/40629 Association for Women in Computing, Twin Cities Chapter (CBI 7)], Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota. Administrative records created by the Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Women in Computing
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