High Tea with IT: A Conference for Women in Information Technology

Mays Business School’s Center for the Management of Information Systems invites all Texas A&M University students interested in a career in IT and current IT professionals to attend its 15^th annual Women in IT Conference. The event will be held on Friday, March 21, 2014 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m in room 2400 of Texas A&M’s Memorial Student Center.

This year’s theme is “High Tea with IT.” Tea and coffee will be served at check-in, and lunch will be provided. Along with games and door prizes, the event will host faculty and industry speakers, including Renee Schroeder, Assistant Vice President — Application Development at USAA, and Melissa Moloney Walk, senior manager at Accenture.

The event will also offer roundtable discussions to allow students to have opportunities to speak with other women in the IT industry. These discussions will cover tips and techniques related to networking, maintaining a work-life balance and becoming a successful leader.

The event is $10 for current students, $25 for former students and industry and free for CMIS board members.

For more information, visit cmis.tamu.edu or contact Heidi Matthews at CMIS@mays.tamu.edu.

About Mays Business School

Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School educates more than 5,000 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students in accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing and supply chain management. Mays consistently ranks among the top public business schools in the country for its undergraduate and MBA programs, and for faculty research. The mission of Mays Business School is creating knowledge and developing ethical leaders for a global society.