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For Women

Dear Mid-Hudson members:
As we work to kick off a robust offering of new 
activities for 2004, I am pleased to announce the 
formation of a new Book Club sponsored by the 
Mid Hudson WIE affinity group.  The initial focus of 
the book club's readings will be on biographies of 
women leaders in science, engineering, government, 
and academia.  As we move ahead, we will pursue 
additional areas that are of interest to the group. 
The Mid Hudson WIE Book Club will meet on a quarterly 
basis, to give us all ample time to read the chosen selections.  The discussions on the readings will no 
doubt  be energetic and lively talks, where we can all 
learn from each others insights. 

The book for our first meeting is "Perfect Enough : 
Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of Hewlett-Packard" 
by George Anders.  This book was first published in 2003 
and was a New York Times best seller.  From a review by 
the Library Journal, " Anders tells three intertwining stories. 
The first is a contemporary account of Hewlett-Packard, 
the second deals with the ascendancy of Carly Fiorina to presidency and her leadership in that lofty position, and 
the third details the battle over the company's proposed merger with Compaq and near implosion in the process. 
Any one of these stories would be interesting by itself, but the interplay of all three is fascinating."

The first book club discussion will be hosted on June 16th.  The time and place are TBD, and will be set to best accomodate those participating.  If you are interested in participating in the WIE Book Club, please send me an 
email at rebecca.gott@ieee.org .  Non-WIE members are welcome to participate.

Best regards,
Rebecca Gott
 

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Mid-Hudson WIE meeting :
Topic : Discussion of 2004 activities
When :  April 14th, 12:30pm
Where : IBM Poughkeepsie Site
            705/CR TBD
            Call-in info to be provided Contact: rebecca.gott@ieee.org

Mid-Hudson WIE Book Club Meeting:
Topic : Discussion of "Perfect Enough" by George Anders
When : June 16th
Where : TBD
Contact : rebecca.gott@verizon.net
 

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According to the most recent Computing 
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order to reach the levels of participation 
attained by women in other scientific fields. 

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