Snaps from Chicago where women from Microsoft and the Women in Cable Telecom both held events to promote women in the industry and the good work they are doing for others.

Sarah Thomas, Director, Women in Comms

May 7, 2015

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Chicago was home to two big events for women in both the technology and the cable industries this week.

As part of Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT)'s Ignite tech conference, the software giant held its first Women in Tech lunch, bringing together hundreds of its employees, partners and customers to discuss how changing technology is bringing about new opportunities for women. (See Women in Tech: People Skills Trump Tech Skills .)

The day before, at the nearby INTX show, the Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) held their signature luncheon to honor cable companies with standout community service initiatives benefiting women.

Light Reading is hosting its fourth -- and biggest -- Women in Tech breakfast at the Big Telecom Event on June 10 in Chicago. If you are a woman in the industry, you're invited to attend free of charge! Find out more and register here.

Needless to say, Light Reading doesn't miss an opportunity to promote women in the industry -- or enjoy a free lunch. Click below to launch a short slide show of both Microsoft's Women in Tech lunch and the WICT luncheon.

Figure 1: Packed House Women from Microsoft and its partners across the globe attended to discuss how exploding demands for data, the expansion of the mobile workforce and the emergence of cloud computing are creating new opportunities for women. Women from Microsoft and its partners across the globe attended to discuss how exploding demands for data, the expansion of the mobile workforce and the emergence of cloud computing are creating new opportunities for women.

— Sarah Thomas, Circle me on Google+ Follow me on TwitterVisit my LinkedIn profile, Editorial Operations Director, Light Reading

About the Author(s)

Sarah Thomas

Director, Women in Comms

Sarah Thomas's love affair with communications began in 2003 when she bought her first cellphone, a pink RAZR, which she duly "bedazzled" with the help of superglue and her dad.

She joined the editorial staff at Light Reading in 2010 and has been covering mobile technologies ever since. Sarah got her start covering telecom in 2007 at Telephony, later Connected Planet, may it rest in peace. Her non-telecom work experience includes a brief foray into public relations at Fleishman-Hillard (her cussin' upset the clients) and a hodge-podge of internships, including spells at Ingram's (Kansas City's business magazine), American Spa magazine (where she was Chief Hot-Tub Correspondent), and the tweens' quiz bible, QuizFest, in NYC.

As Editorial Operations Director, a role she took on in January 2015, Sarah is responsible for the day-to-day management of the non-news content elements on Light Reading.

Sarah received her Bachelor's in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She lives in Chicago with her 3DTV, her iPad and a drawer full of smartphone cords.

Away from the world of telecom journalism, Sarah likes to dabble in monster truck racing, becoming part of Team Bigfoot in 2009.

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