The Computing Women Congress is supported by the following institutions and organisations:

	University of Waikato New Zealand
	The Royal Society of New Zealand
	School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
	Department of Computer Science University of Waikato
	University of Bremen Germany
	Informatica Feminale German Summer School for Women in Computer Science
	Women in Technology New Zealand

We also like to thank the following bodies for offering scholarships for student attendees:

• Research Groups at the CS Department, University of Waikato:
  • Digital Libraries
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Information Systems and Databases
  • Machine Learning
  
  
• University of Auckland, Department of Computer Science

Our particular thanks go to the special guests of the opening and closing sessions of the CWC 2005:

• Susie Kleis, Assistant Technical Director at Weta Digital
• Carol Lee Andersen, founder of Women in Technology (New Zealand)
• Peggy Koomann-Boyden, Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Waikato
• Diane Yates, Member of Partiament for Hamilton East, Labour