Women in Technology is currently seeking a Project Manager for the Bunyan Book Project

Project Background:

Women in Technology (WIT) has identified the "Bunyan Book" as an initiative for this year. The Bunyan Book is a project that started to take shape the night of the WIT Leadership Awards Banquet in May 2008. As she shared the stories of our Leadership Award Winners, Maureen Bunyan, the event's MC, became increasingly inspired and interested in the women being honored. She made a comment, "There are so many wonderful stories here — you should write a book. And I'll write the forward." Well, the organization took her comment seriously and decided to explore this possibility.

This coming May marks WIT's 10^th Leadership Awards ceremony and the 15^th anniversary of WIT — so the timing couldn't be better. The idea is to interview and profile every winner of the past WIT Leadership Awards, from 1999 to 2009. We believe such a book would offer tremendous benefits to WIT:

• Raise awareness for WIT and elevate the WIT brand

• Inspire other women and girls with these stories of leadership

• Continue to honor the women WIT has recognized over the years with the WIT Leadership Awards

• Potentially, generate some revenue

Based on preliminary research, we don't believe a similar book exists. Many leadership books offer a "how to" or prescribed way to become a leader. This book would present a variety of approaches as told by the women for whom these methods have worked and should appeal to a broad audience.

The upside of this book is tremendous, but we cannot underestimate the challenge ahead of us in bringing this book to market.

Project Manager Position Description:

The 'WIT / Bunyan Book' Project Manager will oversee all aspects of the Leadership Book project with respect to schedules and goals. The PM will develop and manage the project plan and work closely with the project steering committee and the sub-team leads to ensure deadlines, critical path milestones, and financial objectives, are achieved. The PM also provides pertinent information and communications to all parties to ensure timely execution of all phases of the integrated project.

Specifically, the PM will implement best practice project management processes to:

• Define detailed project plans and timelines

• Track and report the status, progress, and changes on all project tasks and deliverables

• Coordinate information flow between all sub-teams

• Identify project risks and develop mitigation plans

This is a volunteer opportunity to support an exciting initiative with the premier organization contributing to the success of professional women in the technology community.

If you are interested in learning more, please contact Charlotte Pelliccia, Immediate Past President of WIT at: charlotte@pelliccia.biz.

About Women in Technology

WIT's mission is to provide women in the technology community a networking and professional growth environment to develop relationships and create new opportunities.

WIT Offers:

• Monthly programs (WIT.Connect) on a variety of topics with a diverse array of speakers. Each program has a networking and educational component.

• Five Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to address audience-specific issues—Diversity Outreach, Executive Women, Women Business Owners, Technology, and Sales & Marketing.

• Member networking luncheons at a variety of locations around the DC Metro Region.

• Girls in Technology (GIT), which provides support for and encourages young women's interest in technology and related careers.

• Eleven committees with many opportunities for you to get involved, share your experience, and develop new skills.

• "Women Mentoring Women." This formally structured Mentor/Protégé Program provides for a member protégé to obtain advice from a senior member of WIT. The program also provides professional presentations from key speakers on protégé-selected topics and networking among all participants.

• Annual Leadership Awards Banquet, recognizing women in technology organizations or affiliated organizations for their outstanding leadership and accomplishments in the areas of mentoring, entrepreneurship, and technology.

• Special events, such as the annual golf tournament and Heroines in Technology (in partnership with the March of Dimes), facilitate networking and draw attention to WIT and/or the technology industry.

• WIT.Wire twice monthly keeps our members informed on the latest news and events via an electronic newsletter.

• Access to the WIT Transition Network listserv and to receive job listings and post openings in our member's only job bank.

How to Join WIT

Anyone interested in supporting WIT's mission may join WIT through the WIT website.

WIT has three types of memberships available. 

• Standard Membership - $95 for one year, starting the date that you join.

• Student Membership - $35 for one year, starting the date that you join.  Validation of student membership is required.  Please fax your proof of student status to 703-683-4035. 

• Non-Member Guest Membership - $0 this allows you access to our calendar for event registration at the non-member rates.