Women In Technology Announces The Coca-Cola Company as Presenting Sponsor for 2018 WIT Awards

ATLANTA, Sept. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Women in Technology's (WIT) annual Women of the Year Awards celebrates female visionaries of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM), groundbreakers in business and remarkable leaders who make a difference in their workplace and community.

This year's presenting sponsor is The Coca-Cola Company - the world's largest total beverage company, offering over 500 brands to people in more than 200 countries.

"The Coca-Cola Company is proud to support the Women of the Year Awards," said Barry Simpson, SVP & Chief Information Office. "At Coca-Cola, we support diversity and inclusion initiatives such as the WIT Awards."

The Women of the Year Awards gathers top Georgia companies at the forefront of the STEAM industries to recognize and announce the Woman of the Year ? women who demonstrate leadership in Small/Emerging Organizations, Medium/Mid-Size Organizations and Educational Institutions, Large/Enterprise Organizations, and Non-Profit Organizations. Additionally, one special WIT Girl will be recognized as the Girl of the Year for her exemplary achievement and dedication to STEAM education.

The 2018 Women of the Year Awards will take place Thursday, November 8, at the Georgia Aquarium. We hope that you'll join us to celebrate these outstanding women.

Individual tickets are available for purchase online. For questions about event sponsorship, contact Pat Hurston at info(at)mywit.org or by phone at 470-823-3228.

About The Coca-Cola Company:
The Coca-Cola Company is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries. In addition to the company's Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world's most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water. We're constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We're also working to reduce our environmental impact by replenishing water and promoting recycling. With our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, bringing economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at Coca-Cola Journey at http://www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

About Women In Technology:
Women in Technology (WIT) empowers and educates women and girls about opportunities in science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math (STEAM) by educating middle and high school girls, and young women in college, and by sharing the stories of successful professional women in STEAM. Our team of more than 300 volunteers delivers professional development and networking opportunities to our more than 3,000 professionals, and programs at no cost to more than 1,500 students. From the classroom to the boardroom, WIT is committed to bringing the best STEAM content and programming to women and girls in Georgia.

SOURCE Women In Technology