The International Symposium on Women and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the premier international symposium developed to bring distinguished leaders from around the globe to address the under-representation of women in the field of ICT.  Highly published authors Jo Sanders, Sue Rosser, and Sophia Huyer will be joined by international corporate leaders to address the global economy and the necessity for the full participation of women in technology endeavors.   The goal of the symposium is to create an action agenda to increase significantly within 5 years, the international participation of girls and women in ICT, including leadership of women in technology businesses.  Unlike traditional conferences, participants are actively engaged in all sessions.  Your participation is requested to help develop an action agenda.  

The U.S. Ambassador to the UN Commission for Women, Ellen Sauerbrey, serves as honorary Chair.

Organized by the Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI), and the Women in Global Science and Technology (WIGSAT), held in cooperation with ACM SIGMOD.

*A laptop computer, provided by Dell, will given away as a door prize at the conclusion of the Symposium.  You must be present to win.

The conference is open to the first 300 registrants. It will be presented in English.