Calendar of Events
Richard Tapia Diversity in Computing Conference
| October 14, 2007 | to | October 17, 2007 |
Passion in Computing – Diversity in Innovation
In addition to co-locating with the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the fourth Tapia conference is bringing together an exciting technical program inclusive of its famed plenaries, panels, workshops, and BoFs. Technical papers in the specific areas of, but not limited to, information security, intelligent systems, human centered computing, and computational math and science are being sought. Visit http://www.richardtapia.org/ for more information.
Grace Hopper Celebration 2007
| October 17, 2007 | to | October 20, 2007 |
Co-founded by Dr. Anita Borg and Dr. Telle Whitney in 1994 and inspired by the legacy of Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) Of Women In Computing Conference is designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. The GHC Conference is the world’s largest gathering of technical women in computing. Over the last decade and five GHC Conferences more than 3000 women have attended and more than 500 scholarships have been awarded to students. Presented with Association on Computing Machinery (ACM) the GHC Conferences offer opportunities for mentoring, motivation, networking, technical and career development. For ABI sponsors it has become a premier event to recruit new talent, promote their organization and inspire their workforce.
Learn more about this year’s conference by visiting http://gracehopper.org/.
TechLeaders For Social Innovators
| October 17, 2007 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Open to women technologists at all levels, this one day workshop will be held in conjunction with the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference. It will showcase, discuss, and inspire participants on the potential for the positive influence of technology around the world.
Workshop for Women in Machine Learning
| October 17, 2007 |
This one day workshop will give female faculty, research scientists, and students in the machine learning community an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and learn from each other, while providing women in other areas of computer science an opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research in a growing field.
- Royal Plaza
1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd. Lake Buena Vista, FL.
For more information,visit http://www.wimlworkshop.org/
Awards Ceremony – Anita Borg Award for Social Impact
| October 18, 2007 |
The third Anita Borg Social Impact Award, an international prize, will honor an individual or team who has caused technology to have a positive impact on the lives of women and society or who has caused women to have a significant impact on the design and use of technology. The recipient of the 2007 Anita Borg Social Impact Award will receive a $10,000 award and will be honored at the 2007 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference Awards Banquet to be held in Orlando, Florida, October 18, 2007.
She’s Geeky: A Women’s Tech (un)Conference
| October 22, 2007 | to | October 23, 2007 |
Where?
Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA.
When?
Start Time: Noon on Monday
Ending Time: Close 6pm on Tuesday.
We will have evening ‘entertainment’ on Monday night. The event will go late until about 9 or so.
If you are on the East Coast, we welcome you to come out here for this event. You can fly Monday morning and be back on the Tuesday red-eye, only taking two days out of life and not missing ANY of the conference.
For more information
Fifth Annual Girl Summit: Volunteers Needed!
| October 30, 2007 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
San Jose Convention Center- 150 W San Carlos St. San Jose, CA 95113
Want to join 1500 girls and women as they gain the inspiration, skills, and resources it takes to change the world? Each year, the national organization Girls for a Change hosts the Girl Summit—the most powerful and respected social-change conference of its kind. The Girl Summit is only made possible by hundreds of volunteers who donate their time. Volunteer for part of the day or the entire day. Come on your own or with a group of friends or colleagues. Help inspire the next generation of leaders!
If you’re interested in volunteering, please fill out the electronic application form on the web page under Volunteers. Or email Courtney for more information
Note: Free event-day childcare available. There will be a 1.5-hour evening volunteer training session the week before the Summit. Courtney will contact you with training details a month prior to the event.
WORKSHOPS
There will be more than 40 empowering workshops presented at the Summit. Workshop Tracks include:
- Being Bodywise: Exploring Body Image and Health
- Get Your Groove On: Creating Change Through Movement and Dance
- You Go Girl! Taking Action to Change Our Communities
- Art Into Action: Using Creativity & Art For Social Change
- Equal People: Exploring Girls’, Women’s, & LGTBQQI Issues & Rights
- Connecting Cultures: Understanding Race & Culture
If you’re interested in facilitating a workshop, please fill out the RFP form found on the web page under “Workshop Facilitators — Call For Proposal.”
