Although I'm pretty jaded about any achievement of Amanda Murphy (hey, I just expect great things of her!) I was happy to see her on the list of paneliests for this year's Women in Technology Lunchon at TechEd. It's a big honor.

Here's more on the luncheon (pasted from the TechEd site):

Women in Technology Luncheon

Every year, the Women in Technology luncheon provides a fantastic opportunity to network with other professional women in the computer industry. This year's luncheon takes place Wednesday, June 6, from noon – 1:30 P.M. and will feature Eileen Brown who will explore the challenges of being a woman and a technical professional in today's ever-changing world.

Eileen Brown, manager for the IT Pro Evangelist team in the Developer & Platform Group, will join us from Microsoft UK to share insights from a study done by Microsoft about women in technology. She will then introduce the panel of 4-5 phenomenal women, and moderate a discussion about attracting women into the technology field and retaining those who are already a part of the field.

Panelists include:

• Amanda Murphy, Senior Technology Specialist and Director of Operations for Infotech Canada and president-elect of INETA
• Lisa Coleman, Marketing Manger for Microsoft partner Intermedia.NET
• Mary Jo Foley, Currently the "unblinking eye on Microsoft" behind the "All About Microsoft" blog, and frequent radio, TV and newspaper commentator on Microsoft products, people and strategies.
• Ani Babaian, Senior Product Manager with Microsoft and author of a book to be released in October on women in technology.
• Mythreyee Ganapathy, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Education Strategies, and the mother of "a challenging 2.5 year old, who almost behaves like a Microsoft employee already."