Nov 28, 2017Native American Heritage Month 2018 — Celebrating My Journey Into TechDr. Elizabeth LaPensée Growing up as a gamer, I looked for characters I could identify with, and realized early on that if I ever wanted to play games with Native design, I would need to make them myself. I started off by modding video games like Super Mario Bros. and Neverwinter Nights and jumped into Bryce3D and other software. For my thirteenth birthday, I asked my parents for a book on C++. I’ve since developed out my skills more in technical art, design, and writing, but continue on in game development using engines such as Unity3D. I am amazed by the continually expanding accessibility of computing technology and hope to some day see Indigenous-centered game engines built from the code up.Videogames1 min readVideogames1 min read
Jul 20, 2017Systers Anita Borg Institute’s 2017 Pass-It-On Award WinnersSysters Pass-It-On Systers Anita Borg Institute The Pass-It-On Awards program honors Anita Borg’s desire to create a network of women technologists helping one another. Women in computing from around the world apply for this award to receive a cash prize of up to $1,000 each. …Women In Tech10 min readWomen In Tech10 min read
Published inSysters Pass-It-On·Feb 7, 2017Systers Anita Borg 2016 Pass-It-On Award WinnersSysters Pass-It-On Systers Anita Borg Institute Since 2007, Systers Pass-It-On Award winners have been making an impact world wide. This is what our impact looks like globally. Continue reading about the amazing work these women are doing in their communities around the world.Women In Tech6 min readWomen In Tech6 min read
Published inSysters Pass-It-On·Mar 9, 2016Systers Anita Borg Fall 2015 Pass-It-On Award WinnersSysters Pass-It-On Systers Anita Borg InstituteSysters9 min readSysters9 min read
Published in#GHC15 Houston, TX·Oct 13, 2015#GHC15 Community ResourcesGHC starts in 3 days and we want to make sure everyone is equipped with good information about our community activities. GHC15 Community Committee Grace Hopper Bloggers: Meet our 2015 GHC Community Committee! We have returning committee members and new members that are managing various community activities at GHC like note…ghcbloggers.blogspot.com Community Blog Stay abreast of our volunteer bloggers for the conference.Systers2 min readSysters2 min read
Published inSysters Pass-It-On·Jul 2, 2015Systers Anita Borg Spring 2015 Pass-It-On Award Winners@systers_awards @systers_org @anitaborg_org Spring 2015 PIO winners hail from Germany, India, Nigeria, Uganda and the United States. They are all passionate about technology and that passion includes helping others and breaking the stereotypes about women and diversity in tech. …Systers Pass It On14 min readSysters Pass It On14 min read
Mar 16, 2015#WomenInTech March Madness@anitaborg_org @systers_org @systers_awards International Women’s Day was 8 March 2015. At the @anitaborg_org, we celebrate #womenintech everyday. We kicked off the #IWD2015 with a week full of great conversations on Twitter Chats. To read and continue the conversation, click on the links. #GlobalSysters #MakeItHappen Recognizing we have such a global…2 min read2 min read
Published inSysters Pass-It-On·Dec 16, 2014Fall 2014 Pass-It-On Award Winners@systers_awards Announcing our Systers Anita Borg Fall 2014 Pass-It-On award winners who are from USA, Burungi, Canada, India, Rwanda, and Uganda. Read about their projects and how they intend to “pass on” the benefits of their awards to impact their communities.9 min read9 min read
Published inSysters Pass-It-On·Nov 25, 2014Spring 2014 Pass-It-On Award Winners@systers_awards Announcing our Spring 2014 Pass-It-On award winners who are from USA, Boznia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda. Read about their projects and how they intend to “pass on” the benefits of their awards to impact their communities.12 min read12 min read
Published inSysters Pass-It-On·Nov 25, 2014Spring 2013 Pass-It-On Award Winners@systers_awards — @systers_awards In this spring 2013 round, we had 254 applications from 50 countries; a new record. The projects that women were applying for were incredible! Although, we only have a specific budget for each round, the committee reviewed each application and the decision was hard. …5 min read5 min read
