[ applause ] dont get carried away. Shell get, you know. Now, obviously, i could do this privately and i have, but id like to say a public thank you to terry for her support, which has not only been tangible in support of the series but also personal in her encouragement and advice over the course of many years, including many good topic suggestions and if you are here, you know she was responsible for the beach boys, but others we have enjoyed over the years. Thanks to her suggestion. So, terry, would you please stand up . [ applause ] now, tonights speaker claire l. Evans has achieved notable success both as a musician and as a writer. In the former career, she is the lead singer and cofounder of the conception al pop group yacht and has in fact recently turned from a tour in europe with that group. But it is her second career as an expert in the area of technology that brings her to us tonight. In that regard, she is the former futures editor of mother board and a contributor to vic
Before that particular wanted ad, 8,000 people worked for the company and then nearly a quarter million, and they were capable of working collaboratively in fluid networks. We still talk about language, and keeping the females in mind serving the infrastructure of the technological age. Connections that are now patched electronically by digital assistanasi assistan assistants, bots, and ai many of which still speak by default in female voices. It started to disappear in the. She was at 40 female users that made it one of the earliest spaces online to be genuinely hospitable to women online, but thee resisted that she created it as a safe space for women. Bite me, she said, i wanted to get more in on echo to make it better. Not a refuge, not an accommodation, she understood that diversity is an asset that serves the entire community. She was building a social network. And she knew that if there was more perspectives there would be a more exciting and dynamic product. She was the only fo
National archives. My name is Rodney Slater. The National Archives board chair and i am honored again to welcome you to your archives. We have the audience this evening. Ambassador Jim Blanchard and his wife janet. Ambassador blanchard is the past chair of, the foundation board. And so were very, very to see him. The National Archives foundation is nonprofit partner of the National Archives. We work to generate for the National Archives mission to, provide Public Access to the agencys vast holdings. As part of this effort, the Archives Foundation is proud to assist the National Archives in its National Exhibition and public programs. Much like tonights program, this important conversation as well as the National Archives, national, civic interactive programs that engage educators and students and the general public to learn about our past and to illuminate the future through. Their participation in our republic. We have a wonderful planned for you this evening. Celebrating ten years of
National archives. My name is Rodney Slater. The National Archives board chair and i am honored again to welcome you to your archives. We have the audience this evening. Ambassador Jim Blanchard and his wife janet. Ambassador blanchard is the past chair of, the foundation board. And so were very, very to see him. The National Archives foundation is nonprofit partner of the National Archives. We work to generate for the National Archives mission to, provide Public Access to the agencys vast holdings. As part of this effort, the Archives Foundation is proud to assist the National Archives in its National Exhibition and public programs. Much like tonights program, this important conversation as well as the National Archives, national, civic interactive programs that engage educators and students and the general public to learn about our past and to illuminate the future through. Their participation in our republic. We have a wonderful planned for you this evening. Celebrating ten years of
National archives. My name is Rodney Slater. The National Archives board chair and i am honored again to welcome you to your archives. We have the audience this evening. Ambassador Jim Blanchard and his wife janet. Ambassador blanchard is the past chair of, the foundation board. And so were very, very to see him. The National Archives foundation is nonprofit partner of the National Archives. We work to generate for the National Archives mission to, provide Public Access to the agencys vast holdings. As part of this effort, the Archives Foundation is proud to assist the National Archives in its National Exhibition and public programs. Much like tonights program, this important conversation as well as the National Archives, national, civic interactive programs that engage educators and students and the general public to learn about our past and to illuminate the future through. Their participation in our republic. We have a wonderful planned for you this evening. Celebrating ten years of