Information technology, like many scientific fields, have been primarily a man's world, but a sea change is imminent. Successful women in IT are grooming the next generation for careers in fields that may have seemed like a boys-only club even 15 years ago. Recently, approximately 2oo girls from high schools from five states attended the seventh Women in Science and Technology Forum, hosted by For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) and the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, according to a Union Leader article. The area's leading women in science and technology lead discussions and workshops to generate interest about their work in the fields of chemistry, biology, engineering and IT. Keynote speaker, Felicia Donovan, who serves as the IS manager at the Portsmouth Police Department for 10 years now, didn't think science and math were study options for her when she was a college student but later discovered an interest and aptitude for working with computers and now uses computer forensics to solve crimes. She was spreading the word to today's young women that these areas of study are open to all. Also this month, the March of Dimes partnered with Women in Technology to award the 2007 recipients of its Heroines in Technology Awards. Linda LaRoche, of Computer Systems Center Inc. was recognized at an annual awards dinner in early November for her technology work and also for her community service. CSCI works with SemperComm Foundation, a nonprofit that LaRoche founded in 2004 that provides communications equipment to service members at remote U.S. military bases all over the world. These are other news highlights were found on the National Center for Women and Information Technology web site, whose mission it is to ensure that women are fully represented in IT and computing. NCWIT offers research awards for women in the field, and the site includes professional profiles, job links and links to workshops and events.