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Borg Appointed by Clinton
| Date: | September 1999 |
| Section: | Expanding the Pipeline |
Over the summer, the President named CRA Board of Directors Member Anita Borg to serve as a Member of the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology (CAWMSET). The Commission was established by Congress in October 1998. Elaine M. Mendoza, President & CEO, Conceptual Mindworks, Inc. is chairing the commission.
Dr. Borg's appointment to CAWMSET is a recognition of her long-standing commitment to minority representation in the field of computing. Starting in 1987, she founded Systers, an Internet-based community for technical women. Since 1996, Dr. Borg has worked with the multiracial steering committee for the Access by Design Project of the Center for Children and Technology to encourage the high tech industry to be more receptive to the needs of our entire diverse population. In 1998, she was inducted into the Women in Technology Hall of Fame. She is the Founder and President of the Institute for Women and Technology, which works internationally to increase the impact of women on technology and to increase the positive impact of technology on the world's women.
CAWMSET's mission statement is to "advance the full and equitable participation of all Americans in SET education; to increase the number of qualified American scientists, engineers, and technicians by expanding the human resources pool of women, members of racial and ethnic minority groups, and persons with disabilities; and to thereby enhance the Nation's economic capacity and technological growth in this era of global competitiveness."
The Commission held its first meeting April 14, 1999 at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, VA. The first meeting combined introductions of both individuals and their perspectives on the issue of the underrepresentation of minorities in SET. Those who spoke were representative of academia, industry, and government agencies whose missions encompass human resources issues. Those who spoke included Rita Colwell, Director of NSF who opened the meeting, followed by Arthur Bienenstock of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
