Programs: Grace Hopper Celebration
Co-founded by Dr. Anita Borg and Dr. Telle Whitney in 1994 and inspired by the legacy of Rear 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 eight GHC Conferences more than 7400 women have attended and nearly 1300 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.
There are many ways you can get involved with GHC. Find out how you can participate.
If you want to know more about the impact of the Grace Hopper Celebration on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women please read the 2009 Grace Hopper Impact and Evaluation Report or download the executive summary in PPT form:
2009 GHC Evaluation Highlights Part 1: Attendance, Reach, and Quality
2009 GHC Evaluation Highlights Part 2: Impact – Recruit, Retain, Advance
The 2010 Grace Hopper Celebration will be held September 28 - October 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. For all the details about the largest gathering of women in computing, please visit the Grace Hopper site.
Inspired by GHC
GHC has inspired regional conferences similar in nature. In 2009, the Grace Hopper Regional Consortium was created to support existing regionals and create new conferences to broaden the participation of women in computing. Regional programs feature highly successful technical women’s work and provide opportunities for networking. Research indicates that such events provide attendees with access to role models, and solidifies their career goals.
The first regional was held in 2004:
- INWIC Celebration of Women in Computing, Indiana, United States
GHC also inspired a conference ‘over the pond’ called the Hopper Colloquia!
Please visit the Grace Hopper Regional Consortium page to find out the dates for the next regional.
