WIT Connect 2007 Raises More Than $210,000
Lively auction event nets funding to support WIT's programs

June 15, 2007 – ATLANTA, GA - Women In Technology, the South's premier organization dedicated to supporting and developing women in technology roles, today announced that its 13th annual WIT Connect auction raised over $210,000 on Wednesday evening, June 13 at the Georgia Aquarium.

More than 525 local professionals were in attendance at WIT Connect '07, making new connections and bidding on meetings with senior technology executives.  During the event, the Silent Auction drew considerable excitement, providing the winning bidders with opportunities to meet with senior technology executives controlling budgets in excess of $2.5 billion.

Bidding in the Live Auction inspired heated competition for auction packages donated by companies including AT&T, AutoTrader.com, ChoicePoint, The Coca-Cola Company, CompuCredit, Delta Airlines, Equifax, The Home Depot, Intercontinental Hotels Group and Southern Company.  Not only did these companies auction off meetings with an entire team of executives, they upped the ante, offering packages incorporating concert tickets, trips and sporting events with technology team leaders.

"This event was a great success for WIT," said Judi Vitale, President of Women in Technology.  "We are so thankful for the contributions and commitment of the auction candidates, volunteers and sponsors who support WIT Connect and our programming and philanthropic initiatives."

WIT Connect was co-chaired by Patti Dismukes, Chief Operating Officer of OnSite Resource Solutions and Marsha Calfee, Director, Infor CRM Epiphany Global Sales Operations.  The emcee was Nadia Bilchik, author of "The Little Book of Big Networking Ideas," and former anchor for the CNN Airport Network and host of feature programs on CNN International.

WIT Connect '07, "Oceans of Opportunity" was made possible by the generous contributions of its sponsors, including Silver sponsors Cbeyond, Definition 6, Exact Target and Equifax; Bronze sponsors Agile, CCCi, Google, Intellinet, MDI, Oracle/Hyperion and Microsoft and media sponsor, the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

About Women in Technology

WIT, the premier society in Georgia dedicated to advancing the careers of women in technology, is a not-for-profit association.  WIT is a founding society of the Technology Association of Georgia, an umbrella membership organization that serves more than 3,000 members of the Georgia technology community.  WIT hosts monthly 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, Girls Get IT, WIT Mentoring Circles and WIT's Leadership meetings and workshops.  WIT presents premier annual events including The Women of the Year in Technology Awards and WIT Connect, which is WIT's annual fundraiser.  For more information on WIT, visit www.witinc.org.

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