News Archive: Blog
Interview with Kurt Beyer, author of Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age
Kurt Beyer, the author of Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information, took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about his new book. You can hear Kurt Beyer at the Computer History Museum on March 4th at 12:00 p.m. Registration for the event ... Read more
Grace Hopper 2010: Collaborating (Online) Across Boundaries
(Originally published at Grace Hopper Bloggers) The Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) 2010 conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia from September 28 - October 2. The conference leadership and staff are very excited about this year's GHC theme: Collaborating Across Boundaries. As Communities Program Manager for the Anita Borg Institute (the ... Read more
How ABI Communities Helped Technical Women Advance in 2009
2009 was an exciting year for the Anita Borg Institute’s Communities program. Participation on Facebook and postings on LinkedIn more than doubled. Engagement on Twitter and across the Grace Hopper online communities practically exploded. But what’s really exciting is the ways in which this program contributed to ABI’s strategic goals in 2009. Here’s a look back at how the Communities program helped technical women advance by connecting them with resources, opportunities, and each other.
The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology 2009, by Telle Whitney, President and CEO
I know that 2010 will be an amazing year for the ABI community. The reason that I know it, is because of the results of 2009, which for ABI, is all about being able to include more of you in our work, not only through your participation, but ... Read more
Job Hunting at the Holidays by Guest Blogger Rebecca Kieler
Job Hunting at the Holidays by Guest Blogger Rebecca Kieler, Kieler Career Consulting If you are in a job search or thinking you need to begin one please do not fall into the mindset of so many that this is not a good time to do so. I promise you ... Read more
Call for Proposals for Discipline-Specific Workshop proposals
Deadline: January 15, 2010 CRA-W and CDC are jointly soliciting proposals for discipline-specific mentoring workshops within computing sub-fields. The goal of these discipline-specific mentoring workshops is to increase participation of members of underrepresented groups within a specific research area by providing career mentoring advice and discipline-specific overviews of past accomplishments and ... Read more
The Value of Short-term or Single-issue Mentors
Vice President Business Development Over the years I’ve used mentors for many different reasons: to develop strategies that could enhance my career, or tackle short-term issues that might arise with a work colleague. Sometimes I need help developing skills to more effectively engage with executives, or I want to test ... Read more
Grace Hopper 2009: Looking Forward, and Looking Back
The weeks leading up to the annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing are generally the busiest of the year for the Anita Borg Institute staff. This year was no exception, as the conference to be held next week (Sept. 30 - Oct. 3 in Tucson, AZ) has sold ... Read more
Women high tech entrepreneurs: The state of the US
The reality is that very little is known about women tech entrepreneurs - you can see the state of scholarship on the issue in this literature review by our partner organization NCWIT. This week, researchers David Hart, Zoltan Acs, and Spencer Tracy of the Corporate Research Board released a report for the ... Read more
Hopper Applications Now Open
What could be better than free attendance to the Grace Hopper Celebration, a free T-shirt and let's not forget, helping out for an event you believe in? If any one of those things sounds appealing to you, maybe it's time for you to consider being a Hopper! It's a wonderful ... Read more