PreSEED Mentoring Participants Selected

On 6 May, 58 PreSEED Sun Engineering mentoring program participants
were selected for the 15 June – 15 December 2009 term out of an
applicant pool of 76. The GSS SEED
term applicants are being considered now by the executive selection committee,
who will give their ratings at our meeting next week. Here is more
information on the new PreSEED participants:

About the 58 New PreSEED Participants:
Location of Participants
9 China, 16%
2 Czech Republic, 3%
1 Germany, 2%
5 India, 9%
1 Ireland, 2%
5 Italy, 9%
1 Japan, 2%
1 Russia, 2%
2 Spain, 3%
1 United Arab Emirates (Dubai), 2%
2 United Kingdom, 3%
28 USA, 48%
5 Eastern USA
3 Central USA
21 Western USA
Sun Division of Participants
16 Global Sales & Service (GSS), 28%
7 Microelectronics, 12%
7 Software Group, 12%
3 Storage Group, 5%
20 Systems, 34%
5 Worldwide Operations, 9%
Gender of Participants
9 Female, 16%
49 Male, 84%
20 Prior applicants to a SEED or PreSEED mentoring term, 34%