International women’s day celebrated at Design Factory

Aalto Design Factory hosted a celebratory evening on International Women’s Day on 8th March 2010 for the female alumni of Aalto University. The event gathered together around 130 people to listen to accounts of women’s role in technology and business life. Speakers at the event included the Finnish parliament member, D.Tech. Sanna Perkiö and professor Kalevi Ekman, the director of Design Factory. The participants also got to enjoy some Finnish improvisation theatre as well as networking over a buffet. The event was organized by the alumni association of Aalto University School of Science and Technology.

Women and Technology Award to a software company led by women

At the event, the annual Women and Technology prize was awarded for the fifth time. This year, the award was given to Qentinel Ltd, a Finnish IT company concentrated on software quality assurance and testing services. The 1000 euro prize, granted by Marja-Terttu Tanttinen’s fund, was presented at the event by Matti Pursula, the former rector of TKK. The award was given for significant contribution in promoting women’s role in technology education. The award winner, Qentinel, is a leading company in its area and an exception in the IT industry, for 2/3 of its founders and 75 % of the company management are women.

More information

• Women and Technology award: Heli Heinola, heli.heinola@tkk.fi