Association for Women in Computing

Association for Women in ComputingFounded| 1978

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Focus| Women in Computing

Area served

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Method| Professional organization
Website| www.awc-hq.org/home.html

The Association for Women in Computing (AWC) is a professional organization for women in computing. It was founded in 1978 in Washington, D.C. and is a member of the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP).[1]

## Contents

* 1 Purpose
* 2 History
* 3 Chapters
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Purpose

The purpose of AWC is to provide opportunities for professional growth for women in computing through networking, continuing education and mentoring.[1][2] To accomplish this they promote awareness of issues affecting women in the computing industry, further the professional development and advancement of women in computing, and encourage women to pursue careers in computer science. The AWC is a national, nonprofit, professional organization for women and men with an interest in information technology.[3]

## History

AWC was founded in 1978 as a non-profit organization, originally under the name National Association for Women in Computing.[4] The Puget Sound Chapter was founded in the winter of 1979 by Donnafaye Carroll Finger and Diane Haelsig. These two women read an article about a new association for women in computing and were soon discussing the formation of a Puget Sound Chapter. The Twin Cities Chapter of the AWC first met in December, 1979 and became a chartered chapter on May 6, 1981.[5]

## Chapters

AWC has chapters in:

* University of Montana,
* New Jersey
* Seattle, Washington
* Twin Cities, Minnesota
* Puget Sound Washington

## See also

* ACM-W
* Ada Lovelace Award
* Anita Borg
* Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
* Women in computing

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Association for Women in Computing - Home". acw-hq.org. http://www.awc-hq.org/home.html. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
2. ↑ Gay, Martin K. (2000). Recent Advances and Issues in Computers. Oryx Press. pp. 190. ISBN 1573562270. https://books.google.com/books?id=sv7N_JKMPl8C&lpg=PA190&dq="Association for Women in Computing"&pg=PA188#v=onepage&q="Association for Women in Computing"&f=false.
3. ↑ "Association for Women in Computing - Puget Sound - Home" (in en). http://www.awcps.org/.
4. ↑ Mardesich, Jodi (17 October 1994). "Networking Groups Strive to Put Women Back in the Loop". InfoWorld. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZDgEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA84&dq="Association for Women in Computing"&pg=PA84#v=onepage&q="Association for Women in Computing"&f=false. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
5. ↑ "About AWC – AWC Twin Cities" (in en-US). http://www.awctc.org/sample-page/.

## External links

* Houston Chapter
* Association for Women in Computing - Montana State University
* Association for Women in Computing – Northern New Jersey Chapter
* Association for Women in Computing – Puget Sound Chapter
* Association for Women in Computing – Twin Cities Chapter
* Association for Women in Computing (CBI 49), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota. Correspondence, minutes, reports, proceedings, audio tapes, and artifacts that document the history and activities of the AWC.
* Association for Women in Computing, Twin Cities Chapter (CBI 7), Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota. Administrative records created by the Twin Cities Chapter of the Association for Women in Computing

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