New AWC Board Elected for 2008-2009

The AWC Board for 2008-2009 has been selected and preparations have already begun for a great year of activities.

The Board members and their contact details are:
   »  President: Karen Benjamin
   »  Past President/National Rep: Renee Davias
   »  VP of Programming: Nancy Middleton
   »  VP of Finance: Barbara Kasnoff
   »  VP of Communications: Cindy Mandrycky
   »  VP of Outreach: Amy Carey
   »  VP of Web Development: Emily Ryan
   »  VP of Membership: Susan Ippoliti
   »  VP of Public Relations: Nancy Poisson
   »  VP of Operations: Pat Rice

2008 Annual Event in Review

The 2008 AWC Annual Awards breakfast was a great success!
See more photos from the event here...

The 2008 IT Woman of the Year Nominees

AWC Supports a Bright Idea!

On February 5th, 2008, members of the AWC board attended Digital Rochester's A Bright Idea! Contest to award one lucky student with a $750 scholarship. Their student winner was Sunwoo Lee - an RIT sophmore who did his presentation on Piezoelectricity.

AWC President, Renee Davias, summed up the decision -

"[We] were impressed with Sunwoo’s passion and genuine desire to use this technology to help the world reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. As you read in his description, this technology is used today in watches. Why not use it to harness the energy created by people walking on sidewalks? Could NYC capture enough electricity to power its streetlights by replacing one section of sidewalk on each block with a piezoelectric platform? The simplicity of his idea and the fact that it is realistic made the decision easy for us."

More details can be found at Digital Rochester's site ...

AWC Team Makes Strides Against Breast Cancer

The 2007 Walk for the Cure was a great success!

More info ...

Winners of the AWC Logo Contest!

The winning AWC logos have been selected. Congratulations to the winners, who received gift certificates to Amazon.com, year memberships to the AWC, and were entered in the national logo competition. Thanks to all who participated!

First Place Entry: Michael Rodriguez
Second Place Entry: Beth Turof	Third Place Entry: Brian Daggett

Women in IT Round Table

Pictures from this great event...