Original Cybergrrl to speak at UAA
by Kathleen McCoy |
Web pioneer Aliza Sherman Risdahl will visit UAA on March 30 to share her experiences
and insights as the first woman to start a full service Internet company in the 1990s.
Her presentation is free and open to the public and will be followed by an open floor
discussion and book signing. The event will take place at the UAA/APU Consortium Library,
room 307 at 5:30 p.m.
In 1995, Sherman founded Cybergrrl, Inc. in New York City's Silicon Alley. She also
started the first women's Internet organization, Webgrrls International, and developed
the first searchable directory of female friendly sites, Femina.com. Her efforts to
educate women around the globe about the Internet has earned awards and recognition
including being named by Newsweek magazine as one of the "Top 50 People Who Matter
Most on the Internet." Sherman is also the author of seven books including "The Everything
Blogging Book," "Cybergrrl: A Woman's Guide to the World Wide Web" and "Power Tools
for Women in Business." She relocated to Alaska from Wyoming in 2005 with her husband
Greg, a wildlife biologist.
For more information call (907) 360.1989 or e-mail ayprssa@uaa.alaska.edu