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Accepted Panels, Workshops and Presentations

THURSDAY

10:15-11:45am

Getting Ahead in your Career: Myths and Realities
Moderator: Dr. Jeanette Harrison, Director of Knowledge and Learning, Intel
Heidi Kvinge, CAD Manager, Intel
Shelagh Callahan, Staff Architect, Intel
Carolyn Crandall, Director of Sales, Cisco
Barbara Fox, Software Architect, Microsoft
Dr. Robin Jeffries, Distinguished Engineer, Sun
Janice Zdankus, Director of Research and Development, HP
Dr. Lilian Wu, Program Executive for University Relations, IBM
Leadership and Creating Cultural Change
Moderator: Jan Cuny, University of Oregon
Jen Fitzpatrick, Director, Engineering, Google
Melanie Loots, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois
Debra Richardson, Dean of Information and Computer Science, Univ. of California, Irvine
Interdisciplinary Research and Training: Opportunities and Impacts
Moderator: Dr. Nancy Wiegand, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Victoria Interrante, University of Minnesota

Michele Ng, University of British Columbia
Dr. Paul Carter, University of British Columbia
Sylvia Spengler, National Science Foundation
Carole Palmer, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Women in Open Source: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Danese Cooper, Sun Microsystems and Open Source Initiative
Stans Kleijnen, Sun Microsystems
Mitchell Baker, Chief Lizard Wrangler, Mozilla.org
Justyna Horwat, Sr. Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Stormy Peters, Manager Open Source Programs Office, HP
Alolita Sharma, CEO, Technetra
THURSDAY

1:30-3:30
Technical Careers, Reaching the Top
Dr. Telle Whitney, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Lucy Sanders, University of Colorado at Boulder
Marcia Balestrino, Senior VP, Information & Technology and CIO, Girl Scouts of the USA
Mar Hershenson, CTO and Founder, Barcelona Design
Summer Universities for Women in Computer Science
Moderator: Veronika Oechtering, University of Bremen, Germany
Simone Alder, University of Bremen, Germany
Dr. Annika Hinze, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Friederike Jolk, University of Bremen, Germany
Dr. Renate Klempien-Hinrichs, University of Bremen, Germany
Alexandra Kreuzeder, University of Salzburg, Austria
Maria Oelinger, University Duisburg-Essen
Bettina Soehle, University of Bremen, Germany
Anna Stiftinger, neue medien & kommunikation, Salzburg, Austria
Computer Science Education Research as a Scientific Endeavor
Dr. Vicki Almstrum, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Renee McCauley, College of Charleston
Dr. Suzanne Westbrook, University of Arizona
Sally Fincher, University of Kent at Canterbury
Finding our Place in History: Six Decades of Women in Computing
Dr. Janet Abbate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute / Chemical Heritage Foundation

Digital Divide and Women in Developing Countries
Naseem Bhatti, Computer Training Centre, Informatics Complex, Pakistan
Dr. Dilma M. Da Silva, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
Dr. Vashti Galpin, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

ICT Innovations for Emerging Economies, International
Dr. Gita Gopal, Associate Director HP Labs, India
Designing Next Generation Web UI in a Declarative XML Framework
Sarah Allen, Laszlo Systems
Electronic Voting: Who or What will Elect the Next President?
Moderator:
Amy Pearl, Software Innovations
Ellen Theisen, Voters Unite
Dr. Barbara Simons, Policy Consultant
THURSDAY

4-5:30pm
Bit by Bit: Advancing Women in High Tech Companies
Amanda Gehrke, Catalyst
Kara Helander, Catalyst
Mentoring and Leadership Grooming: Technical Women in Industry
Moderator: Katy Dickinson, Sun Microsystems, SEED Program (Sun Engineering Enrichment & Development)
ChicTech, GirlTECH, and Others: Gender Equity Initiatives at the University of Illinois and Rice University
Michael Sirois, CEEE, Rice University
Susan Boone, Westside High School, Houston ISD
Karen Buras, St. Thomas Episcopal School, Houston TX
Christy Beatty, Rice University, Rice CS-ters President
Deb Israel, Siebel Center for Computer Science, UIUC
Jean Phillips, Bartlett High School, Bartlett, IL
Thessa Buscar, UIUC
Becky Latta, UIUC

Dismantling Barriers for Women in Computing Internationally
Moderator: Dr. Tracy Camp, The Colorado School of Mines
Annemieke Craig, Deakin University , Australia
Margit Pohl, University of Technology, Austria
Veronika Oechtering, Germany
M. Suriya, India
Jehan Ara, Pakistan
Vashti Galpin, South Africa
Reyyan Ayfer, Turkey
Ursula Martin, United Kingdom

Nanometer Challenges and Opportunities to Microprocessor Design
Kelin Kuhn - Portland Technology Development, Intel Corp
Linda Rankin - Performance Networking Lab, Intel Corp

Voice & Data Networking Transformation in the Service Provider Environment
Margaret Chiosi, AT&T Labs
Julia Nord, Director of Tactical Account Management, Lucent
Ana Pinczuk, Senior Director of Operations for the Public Carrier IP Group, Cisco Systems
Vickie Yohe, Sr. Vice President, Fixed Solutions Division (FSD) and Voice Networks Division (VND) for Alcatel North America

FRIDAY

1:30-3:30
Chilly Climate, Engrossing Puzzle? Research Results on the Experience of Work in Computing Workplaces
Joyce Davis, Harvard University
Dr. Sarah Kuhn, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Entry Level Mentoring
Moderator: Dr. Tessa Lau, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Dr. Evi Dube, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dr. Kathleen Fisher, AT&T Labs Research
Dr. Sung-Eun Choi, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Dr. Tina Eliassi-Rad, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Dr. Nuria Oliver, Microsoft Research
National Leadership Opportunities
Moderator:
Dr. Susan Landau, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Dr. Helen Gill, Computer and Networked Systems Program Director, National Science Foundation
Dr. Catherine McGeoch, Chair of Mathematics and Computer Science, Amherst College
Dr. Jennifer Rexford, Network Management and Performance Department, AT&T Labs
Dr. Barbara Simons, USACM
Women@IT: Graduate Education, The Next Big Thing
Moderator: Dr. Lenore Blum, Carnegie Mellon University
Carol Frieze, Carnegie Mellon University
Ariadna Font-Llitjos, Carnegie Mellon University
Tina Bennett, Carnegie Mellon University
Jing Chen, Carnegie Mellon University
Gita Sukthankar, Carnegie Mellon University
Ting Shih, Carnegie Mellon Univiersity
Dr. Anatassia Ailamaki, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Manuela Veloso, Carnegie Mellon University
M. Bernardine Dias, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Latanya Sweeney, Carnegie Mellon University
National Center for Women in Technology (Old Problem, New Solution)
Moderator: Lucy Sanders, University of Colorado at Boulder
Dr. Lecia Barker, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder
Dr. Andrew Bernat, CRA
Dr. Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Tech
Sharon Hussey, Girl Scouts of the USA
Dr. Debra J. Richardson, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Robert Schnabel, ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder
ACM-W Chapters: Communities for Students in Computer Science
Moderator: Dr. Paula Gabbert, Furman University
Dr. Vicki Allan, Utah State University
Bettina Bair, Ohio State University
Lilly Irani, Stanford University
Fatma Mili, Oakland University
Technology and Future Trends in Oil and Gas
Dr. Francine Evans, Schlumberger Information Systems

The Global Technology Challenge
Moderator: Moira Gunn, TechNation
Telle Whitney, Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Nancy Levitt, The Tech Nation Group & Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Linda Bernardi, ConnecTerra

FRIDAY
4-5:30pm

Non-Academic Researcher Track: Managing Career Change
Dr. Evelyn Duesterwald, IBM
Dr. Joan Feigenbaum, Yale University
Dr. Kathleen Fisher, AT&T
Dr. Susan Landau, Sun Microsystems Laboratories
Dr. Sharon Perl, Google

The Role of Mentoring in Recruiting and Retaining Female Undergraduate Students in Computer Science
Moderator: Dr. Nancy Amato, Texas A & M University
Michele Ng, University of British Columbia
Dr. Sheila Humphreys, University of California at Berkeley
Katrina Ligett, Carnegie Mellon University
Sarah Solter, Stanford University
Rachel Weinstein, Stanford University

Being an effective teacher
Moderator: Dr. Faith Fich, University of Toronto
Dr. Ruth Anderson, University of Virginia / University of Washington
Sheila Castañeda, Clarke College
Dr. Susan Horwitz, University of Wisconsin
Dr. Susan Rodger, Duke University
Dr. Beth Simon, University of San Diego / SDSC
Ubiquitous Computing - Infrastructures and New Applications: Understanding, Managing and Securing Ubiquitous Computing Environments
Dr. Raquel Hill, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Christine Julien, Washington University
Dr. Xiaolan Zhang, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
Ubiquitous Computing for Proactive Health
Dr. Margaret Morris, Intel Corporation
Monique Lambert, Intel Corporation/Stanford University