Women in Tech Hilite Jan 4/5 Storage Visions in Vegas

Intel Sponsored Women in Technology Luncheon will be at the Luxor Hotel January 4th 2016 at 12:00

San Jose, CA—December 9, 2015—The Storage Visions Conference, January 4 & 5, 2016 at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas is proud to announce a partnership with WITI (Women in Technology International), the leading global organization for professional, tech-savvy women who deliver solid strategies and insights for business expansion, best practices and technology skills, in hosting a Women in Technology (WIT) Luncheon during the 15th annual Storage Visions Conference.  The Storage Visions Women in Technology Luncheon will take place January 4th, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas and is sponsored by Intel Corporation.  There will be a special WIT lunch, movie screening and exhibit only registration, as well as registration for the full conference at http://SV2016.eventbrite.com

Storage Visions will feature keynote presentations and panel discussions by leading women executives from Data Direct Networks, Intel, Aspera an IBM Company, HGST, Neuralytix and others. The 2-day event will also feature special networking and celebratory events such as the Storage Visions Visionary Awards, the Rising Stars panel featuring young engineers and a private screening of Director Lesley Chilcott’s new movie CodeGirl (www.codegirlmovie.com).

“Historically, every economic change brings new business opportunities for innovation and transformation. Women in Technology International is committed to highly interactive venues which showcase talented smart women providing first-hand knowledge and personal insights involving all aspects of business and technology,” said Carolyn Leighton, Founder/Chairwoman of Women in Technology International.  “We are proud to co-partner with Storage Visions for the Intel sponsored Women in Technology Luncheon and help to bring awareness to how to more effectively recruit professional technology-focused women to the executive suite.”

Tom Coughlin, chair of the 2016 Storage Visions Conference said, “We are pleased to host this Women in Technology lunch at the 2016 Storage Visions Conference. We believe that girls as well as boys need to feel that the technical fields are open to them and that their skills are valued.”  He continues, “ We hope that hosting this lunch, sponsored by Intel and WITI, and the private screening of CodeGirl will help to promote women in technology and to create a greater balance in the technical workforce.”

Sponsors and exhibitors at the 2016 Storage Visions Conference are Active Storage, Aspera, Backblaze, Coughlin Associates, DDN, Drive Trust Alliance, Drive Savers, Fujifilm, Intel, Quantum, SNIA, SNIA SSSI, Trusted Computing Group, HDDFA, RDC and WireFi. Organization and media sponsors include: Adobe Video World, Advantage Video, AVSystems, Broadcast Beat, Consultants Network of Silicon Valley, Coughlin Associates, Davis Consulting Asia, DCIA, Digital Cinema Society, Digital Production Buzz, Drive Trust Alliance, Ethernet Alliance, Flash Memory Summit, HDDFA, HomeToys, IBTA, SCV IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, IT Central Station, Media and Entertainment Tech, NexGen Cloud, Objective Analysis, Parks Associates, Postperspective.com, ProductionHUB, RDC, St. Petersburg Univ. of Film & Television, SATA-IO, SMPTE, SNIA, SNIA SSSI, storagesearch.com, TechTarget, The Shindler Perspective, The Channel Company and VegasTechShows.

There are a limited number of sponsorships and exhibit spaces still available for the 2016 Storage Visions Conference.  For information on sponsorship and exhibit opportunities fill out the appropriate forms available on the conference web site: www.StorageVisions.com  Interested parties can also call Storage Visions at 408-202-5098 or email us at info@StorageVisions.com.

About Storage Visions 2016
The 2016 Storage Visions Conference celebrates its 15th year as the premier event bringing together digital storage oriented people from diverse industries including consumer electronics, general business, health care, high performance computing and media and entertainment. Join CEO’s, industry leaders, manufacturers, and end users at Storage Visions 2016 in a relaxed and informative environment where attendees can network with world changers and industry titans.   Attendees will discover the trends and meet the trendsetters that will drive a new wave of business tied to higher resolution content, big data, security requirements, consumer electronics, digital distribution, new storage architectures and applications as well as new digital storage technologies. The conference theme is:  Storage for the Next 5,000 Years (inspired by the Egyptian motifs at the Luxor Hotel). Early full conference registration is open until December 25, 2015 using the links at:  http://storagevisions.com/2016Register.htm

About the Women in Technology International Association
Carolyn Leighton founded WITI to help women advance by providing access to – and support from – other professional women working in all sectors of technology and is the premiere global organization empowering women in business and technology to achieve unimagined possibilities.  With a global network of smart, talented women and a market reach exceeding 2 million, WITI has powerful programs and partnerships that provide connections, resources, opportunities and a supportive environment of women committed to helping each other. Along with its professional association of Networks throughout the U.S. and worldwide, WITI delivers value for individuals that work for a company, the government or academia, as well as small business owners.  Please contact www.witi.com