IN PICTURES: WIICTA 2015 - Arrivals and networking (+50 photos)

The winners of the 2015 Women in ICT Awards (WIICTA) have been announced at a glittering luncheon at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney in front of a 350-strong crowd. The award winners and highly commended were revealed at these, the fourth annual WIICTA awards, in seven hotly-contested categories: Achievement, Rising Star, Shining Star, Entrepreneur, Innovation, Technical, and Community. A Lifetime Achievement award - not open to nomination, but chosen by ARN president and Publisher, Susan Searle, ARN Associate Editor, Jennifer O'Brien, and IT veteran and ARN Hall of Fame Ross Cochrane - was also revealed. This year, there was a 143 per cent increase in applicants from last year’s awards (200 nominations compared to 82 in 2014). This first slideshow captures the arrivals and networking pre formalities. Photos by ARN Editorial Director, MIKE GEE