NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 0 WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD

NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2013 WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD May 9, 2013 11:52 AM

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NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2013 WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD

MAY 9, 2013 (Exton, PA) Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Women in Technology Award, the prestigious honor that is jointly presented by Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), and CTDaily. The nominations deadline is Friday, June 21, 2013.

Sponsored by Bright House Networks, the award was created in 1995 to acknowledge the achievements of an outstanding woman in technology who has demonstrated significant personal and professional growth and has contributed to the advancement of the cable telecommunications industry. The award is designed to shine a spotlight on the achievements of women inside this traditionally male-dominated industry sector. A nominee must be in a technical position in the cable or telecommunications industry and must be a current member of WICT and SCTE, among other criteria detailed in the nomination application.

Jennifer Yohe Wagner, vice president, strategic business procurement for Comcast Cable and the 2012 WIT honoree, will be invited to present the award to the 2013 recipient during SCTE's Annual Awards Luncheon at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2013, to be held Monday through Thursday, Oct. 21-24, 2013, in Atlanta.

The other past recipients of the Women in Technology Award are Susan Adams, Leslie Ellis, Barbara Jaffe, Cyndee Everman, Carolyn Terry, Vicki Marts, Charlotte Field, Nomi Bergman, Marcie Anderson, Christy Martin, Sabrina Calhoun, Margaret Gaillard, Sally Kinsman, Sheri Sharp, Yvette Gordon-Kanouff, Pam Nobles, and Pam Arment.

More information and the online nomination application are available at www.wict.org in the Career Development section of the website. Questions should be directed to Parthavi Das at 703-234-9803 or pdas@wict.org; Debra Baker at 301-354-1795 or dbaker@accessintel.com; or Cathy Oakes at 610-594-7328 or coakes@scte.org.

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About SCTE

The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is a non-profit professional association that provides technical leadership for the telecommunications industry and serves its members through professional development, standards, certification and information. SCTE currently has nearly 14,000 members from the U.S. and 70 countries worldwide and offers a variety of programs and services for the industry's educational benefit. A prime example is SCTE's Smart Energy Management Initiative (SEMI), an unprecedented effort to help cable operators leverage financial and environmental advantages of implementing Green strategies. SCTE has 68 chapters and meeting groups and more than 3,000 employees of the cable telecommunications industry hold SCTE technical certifications. SCTE is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization. Visit SCTE online at www.scte.org. Connect with SCTE at www.scte.org/socialmedia.

About WICT

For over thirty years, Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) has partnered with cable and telecommunications leaders to provide professional development programs, research and services that help advance women in cable media. With nearly 10,000 members, WICT is the oldest and largest professional association serving women in the cable and telecommunications industry. Comcast/NBCUniversal, Time Warner Cable, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Suddenlink Communications are WICTs Strategic Touchstone Partners. Please visit www.wict.org or follow @WICT on Twitter for more information.

About CTDaily

CTDaily, part of Access Intelligence's Cable Group, is the industry's most trusted and reliable daily source of information on broadband technology trends, strategies, implementations and best practices. The CTDaily team also produces CTDaily Tech E-Letters, the NCTC Technology Edge and other custom publications. It also maintains a vibrant Web presence at www.cable360.net/ct, and it presents a full schedule of topical Web events.

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