by Shelley Wood | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Featured
In April I launched WITops.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to developing knowledge and practical techniques to help technology companies engage and retain women and other diverse persons. We build actionable tested processes, techniques,...
by Shelley Wood | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Those of you who have followed Karen’s work over the years have watched her work focus change to shifting the paradigm for how companies address retaining women and diverse professionals in technology. Over the last four years, with the help of many volunteers,...
by Shelley Wood | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Featured
The International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/IEEE ITMC) is one of the premier conferences from the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (IEEE TEMS). A paper co-written by Karen Holtzblatt and Nicola Marsden of Heilbronn...
by Shelley Wood | May 29, 2018 | Blog, calendar entry, Featured
At CHI 2017, Karen was honored to be a speaker at CHI Stories, a new venue where thought leaders shared personal stories of how they became involved in HCI and the experiences that shaped them. In this 10-minute video, Karen’s shares her story—One Woman’s Journey in...
by Shelley Wood | May 10, 2018 | calendar entry, Featured
Earlier this year, Karen was the keynote speaker at Cloud Foundry Summit’s Diversity Luncheon. Karen introduced the Women in Tech project and Action Framework, and then facilitated a panel discussion where women working to support diversity shared their own...