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May 2008
CT Digital Media Networking Evening
5/14/2008, 6 P.M.
Stamford-Norwalk area (suggestiosn are welcome)
ASM TRUSTEE NIGHT/AWARDS NIGHT
5/15/2008, 5 P.M.
Café Taste, Ansonia, CT
Breaking Through - The Younger Companies: IT-Enabled Business Opportunities Series
5/16/2008, 8:00 AM
Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), MA
EASTEC 2008 Exposition
5/20/2008, 9 A.M.
Eastern States Exposition Grounds
PowerMatch - May: A Technology Executive Networking Event
5/20/2008, 5:00 PM
Hardware City Tavern, New Britain

Connecticut Technology Council Announces
Winners of the Fourth Annual
Women of Innovation Awards Program
Academic Innovation and Leadership Erin Lavik, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Yale University, New Haven |
Large Business Innovation and Leadership Suzan DeGarmo, lead survivability engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft-UTC, Stratford |
Collegian Innovation and Leadership DeCarol Davis, cadet and student, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London |
Research Innovation and Leadership Diane Jorkasky, vice president of Global Clinical Research Operations, Pfizer, Inc., New London |
Community Innovation and Leadership Sheenah Mische, director of Translational Sciences, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (BIPI), Ridgefield |
Small Business Innovation and Leadership Kristin Muschett, president and CEO, HABCO, Inc., Glastonbury |
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership Deborah Moss, chairman and founder, Avālence, LLC, Milford |
Youth Innovation and Leadership Anshika Kaushik, student, Fairfield Ludlowe High School, Fairfield |

The Connecticut Technology Council has created an online networking community at:
www.womenofinnovation.org
and one for the
Connecticut Technology Community
We hope our readers will use these to connect, learn and network with other Technology professionals and STEM students.
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The Archive:
1/30/08 Press Release:
Connecticut Technology Council announces winners for fourth annual Women of Innovation awards program.
Click here to read our press release
12/5/07 Press Release:
Connecticut Technology Council announces finalists for fourth annual Women of Innovation awards program.
Click here to read our press release including the list of finalists.
Research Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A woman who has developed new knowledge or products or improvements to products in a corporate or academic setting. She has exhibited original approaches to research and has achieved peer recognition in the technology, science or engineering disciplines. She has exhibited leadership ability by leading research teams, motivating staff and securing outside grants or funding.
Academic Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A woman in an academic setting (high school, college, university, medical school) who has created and fostered programs (in technology, science, and engineering) in curriculum development, student research, and teacher-student collaborations. A woman who has secured outside funding and/or has received peer recognition. A woman who has worked to inspire and encourage other women to pursue careers in technology, science or engineering.
Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A woman who has founded her own company or helped found a company. Has taken great professional and financial risk to make her idea a reality.
Large Company Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A woman with at least three years of managerial or technical experience in technology, science or engineering. Has managed a program, project or business unit in an exemplary way in a large corporation or professional services firm.
Small Business Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A woman with at least three years of managerial or technical experience in technology, science or engineering. Has managed a program, project or business unit in an exemplary way in a small company or professional services firm.
Youth Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A young female high school student who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement in the technology or science areas of study or who has displayed inventiveness or creativity in those fields.
Collegian Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A woman undergraduate or graduate student who has demonstrated exceptional academic achievement in the technology, science, or engineering areas of study or who has displayed inventiveness or creativity in those fields.
Community Innovation and Leadership
Definition: A woman employed in technology, science or engineering who has devoted her own time and resources or marshaled those of her company to supporting community organizations or non-profits. Has created or encouraged a culture of giving at her company or place of employment.
Feel free to contact us for more information!