Women Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights. On May 12, 2009 we hosted the second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit which brought together over 600 women from across the US and abroad in the non-profit, political and business world for an incredible lineup of thought provoking panels featuring technology change makers such as Joan Blades of MoveOn to Charlene Li, and Lisa Stone of BlogHer to discuss getting more women involved in open source, breaking through the digital ceiling and more.  To get the latest info on the Women Who Tech please sign up for our mailing list. You can also join us on Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, LinkedIn.

Looking for seasoned women in tech and social media to speak at your conference, check out the Women Who Tech TeleSummit bios and the Speakers Wiki.

Listen to the 2009 Women Who Tech TeleSummit Podcasts!

	Launching Your Own Startup Do you have a fantastic idea for a start-up but just don't understand what it really takes to launch it and be successful? How do you fund it? How do you choose the right business partners? Check out this soup to nuts panel featuring an all-star lineup of women who have successfully launched their own startups and have lots of wisdom and advice to share. Panelists: Rashmi Sinha, SlideShare, Amy Muller, Get Satisfaction, Lisa Stone, BlogHer. Moderator: Mary Hodder Check out the podcast.
	Women And Open Source This panel explores getting women involved in creating successful Open Source communities, the foundations of openness, and Open Standards. Panelists: Michelle Murrain, NOSI, Amy De Groff, Howard County Library. Moderator: Amanda Steinberg, Soapbxx Check out the podcast.
	Breaking Through the Digital Ceiling Women who have broken through the digital ceiling identify strategies and discuss topics such as getting heard by upper management and breaking through the barriers of being too young or too old in the tech sector. Panelists: Lynne D. Johnson, Fast Company, Charlene Li, Co-Author of Groundswell and Founder of Altimeter, Susan Mernit, Consultant, Connie Reece, Every Dot Connects and Social Media Club. Moderator: Allyson Kapin, Rad Campaign and Women Who Tech. Check out the podcast. Click here to view all of the Women Who Tech TeleSummit panels.

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  WOMEN ARE UNDERREPRESENTED

  
  Some of the most gifted folks in technology are women yet they are rarely quoted as experts by the mainstream media and blogs. Furthermore women are significantly underrepresented on panels at major technology conferences.
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  TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS

  
  The TeleSummit aims to break down the barriers and showcase the brilliant talents of women who tech out.
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  TO MOBILIZE A NETWORK OF WOMEN

  
  One of our long term goals is to create a database of women technology experts to be used as a resource for the media and tech conference organizers. This database will not only provide a strong network of women in the technology sector but support the creative talents and energies of women who thrive in this arena.