Women In Technology Announces Publication of Technology Leadership Book Ginger Ackerman is Featured in WIT’s First Book
Atlanta – January 9, 2011--Women In Technology (WIT) is announcing the publication of its first book, CLIMB: Leading Women In Technology Share Their Journeys To Success. CLIMB features more than 60 profiles of leaders influencing Atlanta’s business, academic and technology landscapes, including Women of the Year in Technology Award recipients, WIT presidents, and key WIT supporters and volunteers. The book also features Ginger Ackerman wh0 is the Vice President of Marketing for Jigsaw Meeting.
“These powerful and poignant contributions illustrate challenging and often humorous leadership lessons that can impact readers of all ages and gender,” said Sandy Hofmann, president of WIT, Inc. and co-editor of CLIMB. “These extraordinary women have generously shared their invaluable experience, advice, and journeys that will inspire leaders in this generation and the next.”
Ginger Ackerman, originally from Commiskey, IN has been profiled as a leader in our technology community. Ginger is currently the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Jigsaw Meeting. Her contribution is titled Hold True to Your Values. Jigsaw Meeting is a lead online meeting software and web video conferencing service provider. Jigsaw Meeting also opened up a new company to service the online needs of educators and other business training needs. Follow the link to learn more about this service: Virtual Classroom Software
CLIMB also describes efforts by WIT and The WIT Foundation to support the next generation of women through pre-career programs encouraging girls to study and work in STEM-related careers (science, technology, engineering and math.) Net proceeds from book sales will provide additional funding for the WIT Foundation.
CLIMB will first be available in limited quantity at the upcoming WIT Women of the Year in Technology Awards gala November 10, 2010, then sold online through WIT’s website (www. mywit.org), as well as at WIT signature events and forums. The book will be available on www.amazon.com in 2011.
Printed locally by Graphic Solutions Group, CLIMB was produced through support from Executive Alliance, Grant Thornton and WestReed.
About Women in Technology (WIT)
WIT's mission is to serve as passionate advocates for advancing women in Georgia’s technology community. Each year, more than 1,000 thought leaders and professionals attend WIT Forums, WIT’s leadership and networking series. WIT delivers professional development programs, such as WIT Executive Coaching and WIT Careers in Action, to enable members to hone their leadership skills and achieve visibility within the business community. WIT’s philanthropic and educational programs, such as Girls Get IT, provide outreach to educate and encourage girls and young women to pursue careers in science and technology. WIT has two annual premier events, WIT Connect, WIT’s annual fundraiser event, and WIT’s Women of the Year in Technology Awards honoring the women who lead Georgia’s technology community. WIT is a founding society of the Technology Association of Georgia, an umbrella membership organization that serves the Georgia technology community. For more information on WIT and the WIT Foundation, WIT’s philanthropic arm, visit www.mywit.org.
Visit www.jigsawmeeting.com to learn more about Ginger Ackerman and her award winning company. Also visit www.gabusinessnews.com for the latest business news in Georgia.
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