WIT Foundation Awards Scholarship to
Kennesaw State University Masters Student
Shreedevi Inamdar utilized the scholarship to present her paper at
the Software Engineering Research and Practices Conference

October 4, 2006 - ATLANTA, GA - The WIT Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Women in Technology (WIT), the leading association committed to the development of Georgia's businesswomen in the technology industry, today announced that it had awarded a scholarship to Shreedevi "Shree" Inamdar, a Kennesaw State University student in the Masters in Applied Computer Science program. Inamdar utilized the scholarship money to travel to the Software Engineering Research and Practices Conference in Las Vegas to present her paper during the conference.

Inamdar's paper, "Critical Systems and Software Risk to Public Safety" was presented at the prestigious conference.  She approached the WIT Foundation for the scholarship in order to take advantage of the opportunity to present her work. "The WIT Foundation is committed to supporting women who want to utilize their talent to make changes in the technology field," said Inamdar.  "This type of support enables us to excel into the world of technology."

"The WIT Foundation is pleased to contribute to the ongoing education and development of girls and young women in technology such as Shree," said Sue Miller, president, WIT Foundation.  "She and others like her are the future of technology and of our organization and we feel it is a critical mission to support their interest and education through our programs, scholarships and donations."

About the WIT Foundation
Founded in 2004, the WIT Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the philanthropic aims of WIT, Inc.  The WIT Foundation vision is to encourage and enable girls & young women to pursue and thrive in technology.  The WIT Foundation's main initiatives today are Girls Get IT and WIT on Track.  Each seeks to empower young women by demonstrating the variety of careers available to females in the IT industry.

About Women in Technology (WIT)
WIT is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit association promoting the advancement of women in the field of technology.  WIT is a founding society of the Technology Association of Georgia, an umbrella membership organization that serves more than 5,000 members of the Georgia technology community.  WIT hosts bimonthly meetings featuring nationally recognized speakers who address business issues relevant to members of the technology community.

WIT sponsors a number of initiatives such as WIT Executive Coaching, Executive Roundtable, WIT Mentor and WIT's Executive Speakers Bureau.  WIT presents premier annual events including The Women of the Year in Technology Award, WIT's Best Employer Award and WIT Connect, which is WIT's annual fundraiser.  Through its philanthropic arm, the WIT Foundation, WIT organizes and funds programs like Girls-Get-IT and WIT on Track.  For more information on WIT, visit www.witinc.org.

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Shree Inamdar's Paper
	Download "Critical Systems and Software Risk to Public Safety" in PDF format (72KB)