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WIT Decade 1990

 
 
1990
An IBM Japan human resources manager in Tokyo in 1990.  

An IBM Japan human resources manager in Tokyo in 1990.

 
1992
Karin Duermeyer becomes IBM Germany's first female certified IT architect.  

Karin Duermeyer becomes IBM Germany's first female certified IT architect.

 
1994
IBM Australia and New Zealand appoints Vickie Regan as its first female chief information officer.  

IBM Australia and New Zealand appoints Vickie Regan as its first female chief information officer.

 
1995
· Yukako Uchinaga becomes the first woman to join IBM Japan's Board of Directors.
· First woman Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) Amal Shaheen.
 
1996
Women in Technology International Hall of Fame Trophy.  

IBM sponsors the first Women in Technology International Hall of Fame. The Hall's initial class of inductees includes current and former IBM employees Linda Sanford, Dr. Barbara Grant and Ruth Leach Amonette.

 
· IBM's first women's executive panel, composed of Linda Sanford, Donna VanFleet, Barbara McDuffie, Carol Kovac and Barbara McLane, and hosted by IBM Rochester, convenes as part of site Technical Vitality program. The meeting marks the beginning of Women in Technology programs at IBM.
· Distinguished Engineers distinction is formed and two IBM Women are named. First in the Americas, Katheryn Bohrer. First in EMEA, Karin Duermeyer.
 
1997
Members of IBM's copper chip team in 1997.  

Members of IBM's copper chip team in 1997.

 
· The first Women In Technology Steering Committee meeting convenes.
· The first IBM Women In Technology web site goes live.
· Karin Duermeyer, already the first woman in IBM Germany to achieve IT architect certification, achieves further honor by becoming the first female Distinguished Engineer in IBM's Europe/Middle East/Africa organization.
 
1998
The first IBM Women In Technology conference convenes.  

The first IBM Women In Technology conference convenes.

 
 
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