IT Woman of the Year Awards Breakfast - 2009!

This event was a great success - check out photos from the breakfast!

The AWC IT Woman of the Year Awards Breakfast will be held on April 30th, 2009 at 7:30 am at the Hyatt in downtown Rochester.

This is the AWC's annual event to showcase the talents of local women in IT. Breakfast, a speech by HP's principle scientist Nina Bhatti, and the award presentation will run from 7:30 am to 9:30 am.

The 2009 IT Woman of the Year Nominees have been announced!
Check out the impressive nominee list for this year's award.

It's easy to be a corporate sponsor too - with many different levels to help support the AWC's efforts.

2009 Keynote Speaker Announced!

The Keynote Speaker for the 2009 IT Woman of the Year Awards breakfast will be Nina Bhatti, Principal Scientist for Hewlett-Packard Labs.

Nina Bhatti is a technologist by training, an innovator by practice leading first-of-a-kind innovation projects for some of HP’s largest customers. She has a track record of discovering and driving breakthrough business opportunities for new products, new markets, new consumer experiences. She also leads the transformation of these technologies into commercial offerings. She was recently named as one of the top 50 women in technology by Corporate Board Magazine.

A thought leader, Bhatti has worked as in 'Intrepreneur' within HP since 1996, delivering the design and creation of consumer and lifestyle mobile technologies for some of HP’s largest customers. She has also done extensive research in consumer connection technologies, web, and networking performance. Bhatti holds a Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Arizona and a BA. from the University of California, Berkeley. She has published 30 papers and has 25 patents filed.

2008 IT Woman of the Year Annual Awards Breakfast

Thanks to all who made this year's IT Woman of the Year event a great success! Here are some photos from the breakfast coutesy of our photographer, Tony Leone.

The 2008 IT Woman of the Year winner, Sharon Martinez, and Award Sponsor Andre Godfrey, president and CEO of Entre Computer Services.

Renee Davias (AWC President), Sharon and Andre.

Renee, Sharon, Andre and Crista Deniz (AWC Past President).

Renee Davias welcoming everyone.

Speaker Mary Mack adresses the crowd.

A view of the audience during Mary Mack's speech.

Andre Godfrey, head of the IT Woman of the Year selection committee, congratulates this year's winner, Sharon Martinez.

The 2008 nominees for IT Woman of the Year.