[WSIS CS-Plenary] Karen Banks wins Anita Borg Award for Social Impact

[Joseph Sarr]

Très vives félicitations à Karen pour cette honorable distinction.
Cordialement.
Joseph SARR
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Selon Robert Guerra <rguerra at lists.privaterra.org>:

> Congratulations Karen!
> 
> regards
> 
> Robert
> 
> >To: xxxx
> >Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 09:28:44 +0200
> >From: Karen Higgs <khiggs at apc.org>
> >Subject: Karen Banks wins Anita Borg Award for Social Impact
> >
> >Karen should really be telling you herself, but as she is on her way to
> >Chicago to collect the award on behalf of the WNSP, here's the great
> >news!!
> >
> >[If you would like to help us by circulating the press release, please
> >contact myself or Erika at apcwomen.org. Thanks!]
> >
> >
> >APC WNSP's Karen Banks Wins Anita Borg Award for Social Impact
> >
> >MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay ó "Our strategy is to get women central, active and
> >visible in all walks of technology. We don't want it to be a surprise to
> >see a woman running a wireless shop, fixing a pc, or leading a campaign to
> >break with the telecom monopoly in her country." -- For nearly 15 years
> >Karen Banks and the APC Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP)
> >have worked to bring technology to underserved women and communities.
> >Their work will be recognised at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in
> >Computing conference on October 7 in Chicago, USA. - APCNews
> >http://www.apc.org/english/news/index.shtml?x=26581
> >
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