Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) 2007 Global Alumni Conference Kicks Off With the First Ever Women Alumni Event

Google's Marissa Mayer and Mayfield Fund's Janice Roberts on Opening Keynote Panel

WHAT:

The Indian Institute of Technology hosts its first ever IIT Women Alumni Event at the Santa Clara Hyatt, which will focus on the increasing number of IIT female alumni and their successes in a predominantly male environment. Speakers will discuss how they have translated their unique experience into academic, business, government and non-profit environments. Interactive workshops will encourage women to be more vocal on issues concerning women, and lead to the formation of a formal network for IIT women. The IIT Women Alumni Day will initiate a new professional network of women alumni, through compelling keynotes, presentations, panels on career management, and workshop activities.

Additional information, complete conference agenda and list of confirmed panelists can be found at: http://www.iit2007.org/prog_women.html.

WHERE / WHEN

Thursday, July 5, 2007
IIT Women Alumni Day
Santa Clara Hyatt
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, California, 95054
Event Begins at 9:00 a.m. PT
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Leadership Lessons from the Trenches Panel with
Marissa Mayer, VP, Search Products & User Experience, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)
and Janice Roberts, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund

WHO:

The conference is designed to appeal to a wide variety of audiences, including:

--  IIT Women Alumni
--  Female Technology Professionals
--  Press
    

REGISTRATION:

To register for the Women in IT event, please send an email to wad@iit2007.org

To register as an attending member of the US press, please send an email to: usmedia@iit2007.org

To register as an attending member of the India press, please send an email to: indianmedia@iit2007.org

About Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

The Indian Institutes of Technology, or IITs, are a group of seven autonomous engineering and technology oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Government of India. Collectively, the IITs are widely regarded as amongst the leading educational institutes in the world. In order of establishment, the seven IITs are located at Kharagpur, Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Kanpur, Delhi, Guwahati, and Roorkee.

About PanIIT

PanIIT is a global association of IIT alumni whose mission is for the IITs to be acknowledged among the world's leading institutions in academics, research excellence and innovation, and for its alumni to be recognized as leaders and innovators in their chosen fields. PanIIT-USA is the organization of alumni associations and alumni organizations that represent the alumni of the "IIT System" in the United States of America. It includes all students -- undergraduate, post-graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral, and former faculty members -- from all seven IIT campuses, and any IITs that are established in future.

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