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Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Seeks Submissions

released October 18, 2001

Contact
Ann Redelfs
SDSC
redelfs@sdsc.edu
858.534.5032

Submission deadline: November 1, 2001

SAN DIEGO — The Institute for Women and Technology's Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2002 is the fourth in a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. The conference will take place October 10-12, 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia, the first international location for the series. The theme for 2002, "Ubiquity," focuses on the ubiquity of the impact of computers on our daily lives and the ubiquity of the impact women are making on this technical force.

"Each year, the submitted papers, panels, workshops, and posters exhibit an increase in technical merit and scope," said Valerie Taylor, Northwestern University, Hopper 2002 general conference chair. "We expect a strong showing from students and young investigators, in addition to well-established researchers. We strongly encourage submissions that cross disciplines."

"A special focus on young investigators has been planned for the 2002 celebration," said Amy Pearl, Palm, Inc., Hopper 2002 program chair. "We're featuring scholarship opportunities to cover travel costs, a MentorMatch that will introduce young investigators to senior women in computing, and awards for young investigators' papers and panels." Awards will include membership in the organizations that are sponsoring GHC2002, a travel grant to GHC2004, and a monetary prize.

Submissions are due November 1, 2001 for technical papers, panels, workshops, technical posters, birds-of-a-feather sessions, and Technology Innovation Forums (TIFs). TIFs are highly interactive workshops in which attendees brainstorm about specific products that will take advantage of future technologies. The Website for submissions is http://www.gracehopper.org/.

A large part of the success of past Hopper celebrations has been the mix of technical presentations and sessions focusing on the role of women in today's technology fields. Past speakers have included nationally recognized scientists such as Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation; Marina Chen, Chair, Computer Science Dept., Boston University; Judith Klavans, Director, Center for Research on Information Access, Columbia University; Sheila Talton, entrepreneur, former President and CEO of Unisource Network Systems,Inc.; Moira Gunn, Public Radio Host, Tech Nation; Barbara Simons, former ACM president; and Katrina Garnett, founder of Crossroads Software.

The Institute for Women and Technology's Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2002 is sponsored in cooperation with ACM and IEEE-CS. Past Grace Hopper Celebrations (Washington, DC, 1994; San Jose, CA, 1997; Hyannis, MA, 2000) have resulted in collaborative proposals, networking and mentoring for junior women, and increased visibility for the contributions of women in computing. The Hopper conference has become increasingly well known as a resource for women in computing to network, share their ideas, and learn from their peers.

The Institute for Women and Technology (IWT, http://www.iwt.org/) was founded in 1997 by Dr. Anita Borg with a mission to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology and increase the positive impact of technology on the world's women. IWT carries out this mission through its Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, Virtual Development Center, Systers online community, and Senior Women's Summit.

The Computing Research Association (http://www.cra.org/) was the original sponsoring organization of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.

 

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