News Archive: Press Releases

2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Opens Call for Participation

January 16, 2012 by Jerri Barrett

Program Theme:”Are We There Yet?” Palo Alto, CA, January 16, 2012 — The 12th Annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) has opened its Call for Participation.  The annual conference, a program of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, is the world’s largest gathering of women in ... Read more

ANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY SECOND GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING INDIA OPENS IN BANGALORE

December 16, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

ANITA BORG INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY SECOND GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING INDIA OPENS IN BANGALORE PALO ALTO, Calif. — December 16, 2011 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology today announced a turnout of almost 1000 attendees for the second Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in ... Read more

ANITA BORG INSTITUTE CONCLUDES 11th GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING WITH CODEATHON FOR HUMANITY

November 14, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

Technologists Write Code for Open Source Software (OSS) Projects that Support Humanitarian Initiatives Such as Crisis Response, Disaster Preparedness, Computers for Disadvantaged Children and More PALO ALTO, CA. — November 14, 2011—The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology concluded this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing with ... Read more

GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING OPENS WITH KEYNOTE SHERYL SANDBERG OF FACEBOOK AND RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE

November 11, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

Largest Gathering of Technical Women in the World Continues to Showcase Innovation and Outstanding Achievements of Top Computing Talent in Industry, Government and Academia PORTLAND, OR. — November 11, 2011 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology today announced a record-breaking turnout of 2,908 attendees representing 34 countries at ... Read more

SIX TECHWOMEN AWARDED CHANGE AGENT SCHOLARSHIPS, WILL PARTICIPATE IN GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION

November 10, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

Anita Borg Institute Partners with Google, Huawei and NetApp to Host Six “TechWomen” from Middle East PORTLAND, OR. — November 10, 2011 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology announced today that Google, Huawei and NetApp are sponsoring scholarships for six TechWomen alumnae for the 11th Grace Hopper Celebration of ... Read more

GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING HOSTS PACKED CAREER FAIR WITH NEARLY 2,600 ATTENDEES AT THE LARGEST GATHERING OF TECHNICAL WOMEN IN THE WORLD

November 10, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

Job Opportunities Abundant in Technology, with 98 Organizations Aggressively Recruiting Technical Women at Computing Conference PORTLAND, OR. — November 10, 2011 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology today announced a successful turnout for its second annual Career Fair at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. The Grace ... Read more

SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORSHIPS FOR GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING ANNOUNCED BY THE ANITA BORG INSTITUTE

November 9, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

PALO ALTO, Calif. — November 9, 2011 — Today the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) scholarship sponsors who are providing scholarships for 202 recipients from around the world to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration, November 9-12, 2011 at the ... Read more

ANITA BORG INSTITUTE PARTNERS WITH INDIA SEMICONDUCTOR ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE NEW TRACK AT GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING INDIA

October 25, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

PALO ALTO, Calif. — October 25, 2011 —The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology has partnered with the India Semiconductor Association (ISA) to provide a new track at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India, December 14-16, 2011 at the KTPO Trade Centre, Bangalore, India.   ISA is ... Read more

ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR CONTEST AT THE GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING INDIA

October 25, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

PALO ALTO, Calif. — October 25, 2011 —The 2011 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India, December 14-16, 2011, will present the first Women Entrepreneur Quest. The contest is designed to promote and showcase early-stage technology ventures founded or led by women entrepreneurs in all technologies and have applied ... Read more

ANITA BORG INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR  GRACE HOPPER CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN COMPUTING INDIA

October 25, 2011 by Jerri Barrett

PALO ALTO, Calif. — October 25, 2011 —Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India (GHCI).  The annual conference, presented by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology, is the world’s largest gathering of women in computing.   The Grace Hopper Celebration ... Read more