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Celebrating Women of Distinction

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BARBARA LISKOV

Barbara Liskov, the 2008 ACM A.M. Turing Award recipient,was interviewed by Stephen Ibaraki. The 38-minute segment includes her recollections on her career and her views on a number of future technologies.

BARBARA LISKOV

WENDY HALL

Dame Wendy Hall, ACM President from July 2008 to June 2010, was interviewed by Stephen Ibaraki. In the 28-minute segment, she shares her thoughts on receiving the honor of knighthood; the top IT challenges facing us today; and the increasing globalization of skilled IT workers, among other topics.

WENDY HALL

GAYATRI BURAGOHAIN

Gayatri Buragohain, ACM-W's Ambassador in India, believes in empowerment of women through technology, and has founded two organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for women in this part of the world.

GAYATRI BURAGOHAIN

VALERIE BARR

Valerie Barr, professor and chair of Computer Science at Union College, Schenectady, New York, has been instrumental in getting women students interested in computing careers. She directs ACM-W's Scholarships for Attendance at Research Conferences program.

VALERIE BARR

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Highlights

Lecture

Watch Mary Jane Irwin, 2010 ACM-W Athena Lecturer, present Shared caches in multicores: the good, the bad, and the ugly, at the 37th Annual Symposium on Computer Architecture in July 2010

WATCH THE LECTURE

International

ACM-W Ambassadors work to recognize and support women members around the world. In areas where there are ACM Regional Councils, they coordinate activities to ensure that women are integral parts of the local ACM community.