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The Women Tech Awards Phenomenon

Women Tech Council just celebrated its 7th Annual Women Tech Awards. To date, 77 women have been recognized through this powerful program, thanks to our community of 2,000+ women and men who support our programs. The Women Tech Awards has brought the tech community together for 7 years now, with over 700 attending this most recent event.…

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Women Tech Council Recognizes 2014 Women Tech Awards Recipients

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Yesterday, the Women Tech Council honored 17 trailblazing women with 2014 Women Tech Awards, an annual award recognizing women who are changing the face of technology with ties to Utah. The awards luncheon took place at The Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. Five college…

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Liz Wiseman, Best Selling Author, to Keynote 2014 Women Tech Awards

Women Tech Awards to recognize 17 finalists and 5 university finalists  SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 7,  2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Women Tech Council is pleased to announce that Liz Wiseman, author of Wall Street Journal bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, and president of the Wiseman Group, will address the 7th annual Women…

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Women Tech Council Announces 2014 Finalists

Women Tech Awards to be held on Sept. 17 SALT LAKE CITY, July 2, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Women Tech Council (WTC) will host its Seventh Annual Women Tech Awards Luncheon on Sept. 17, 2014, honoring 17 women in the technology field. The Tech Awards recognize technology-focused women who are driving innovation, leading technology companies, and are key contributors to…

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Women Tech Council Introduces Sponsors

The Women Tech Council announced its 2014 Industry Sponsors. Industry Sponsors support the Women Tech Council and enable the nonprofit organization to provide networking, mentoring, and educational events to members and non-members throughout the year. “Our goal is to provide resources to women and young women who work in the technology industry,” said Kim Jones, Women Tech Council Board…

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More than 600 High School Students to Attend March 13 Conference Highlighting Careers in Technology

SALT LAKE CITY, March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 600 high school students will converge at the Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) South City Campus on March 13, 2014, to learn more about careers in technology. With the campus’ new Center for Arts and Media as a focal point, students will learn about careers…

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EXPERTS DISCUSS VALUE, FUTURE OF ONLINE EDUCATION

When it comes to higher education, does it matter to a hiring manager if someone got a degree through a traditional college or an online program? The answer is no, according to three of Utah’s online education experts. Sally Johnstone, vice president of academic advancement at Western Governors University; Jonathon Nichols, associate director for online…

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5 More Women in Tech Orgs You Should Know

Folks, a while back my team and I created a list of the Top 10 Women in Tech Orgs and I’m following up with some of the suggestions that have been sent in. I checked out all of the orgs that people commented about, and appreciate the great women in tech organizations that are really…

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Local entrepreneur says to retrain from within

PROVO — One of the most serious shortages in high-tech or innovative companies that employers face is finding technologists and programmers. By 2020, there will be 1.4 million computing jobs and only 400,000 computer science students graduating. “We need a new talent pool,” Sara Dansie Jones said and then gave solutions.  Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum…

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OpenWest event doubles its numbers

OREM — Director Victor Villa had an aha moment just a few days before the Utah Open Source Foundation’s 10th annual conference at Utah Valley University. “I have got to be honest with you, it was a Field of Dreams moment for me,” Villa said. In 2012 there were 481 who participated in the conference…

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