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EDA industry encourages female students
Student sponsorship programme enables graduate students to attend the Workshop for Women in Design Automation at DAC.
The Workshop for Women in Design Automation (WWINDA) has organised a student sponsorship programme to enable graduate students to attend the workshop at DAC thanks to the generous support of key members of the EDA community These sponsorships cover travel and workshop registration, and have been awarded to six graduate students in electrical engineering, computer science, and computer engineering from UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, University of Pittsburgh and Stanford
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The WWINDA student sponsorship supporters include Cadence Design Systems, EDA Confidential, Magma Design Automation and Mentor Graphics.
The annual Workshop for Women in Design Automation, held during DAC, is a professional development event for women in the EDA field.
Addressing the particular needs of these women, it serves as a forum to exchange ideas for building a successful career within the profession and offers an opportunity for peer-to-peer networking.
An address by the yearly recipient of the Marie R Pistilli Women in EDA Award is part of the program, as is a keynote by a highly visible woman from within the industry.
A panel made up of successful role models to discuss a relevant and timely topic rounds out the agenda.
"This year's WWINDA programme will focus on 'managing your career', and we are grateful that due to the generous support Cadence, EDA Confidential, Magma and Mentor have provided, our graduate students will gain valuable insights into a broad range of career issues", says Sabina Burns, WWINDA, Chairperson.
The Workshop for Women in Design Automation (WWINDA) is open to all electronics and design automation professionals.
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