2ae8 Press Releases - Grace Hopper Celebration of Women and Computing (GHC 2006)
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October 11, 2006 - Anita Borg Institute Sets Plans for 2007 Grace Hopper Celebration
Conference on Women in Computing to become annual event; Will co-locate with Richard Tapia Diversity in Computing Conference in Orlando. Record-breaking 2006 GHC event wraps up in San Diego.

October 2, 2006 - Two Distinguished Technical Women Receive Anita Borg Awards
Wendy Hall and Carol Muller honored for Technology Leadership and Social Impact at 2006 Grace Hopper Conference.

September 25, 2006 – Media Advisory
Registration and sponsorship have reached all time highs for the upcoming Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC). ABI said that pre-registration for the 4-day event has far surpassed that of the previous conference in 2004–­when 899 women and men attended–­and will likely exceed this year’s projected enrollment of 1,200.

September 25, 2006 - PhD Forums and New Investigators
Eight unique sessions and more than 30 individual presentations at the upcoming Grace Hopper Celebration dedicated to PhD Students and New Investigators and their research.

September 13, 2006 - Making Waves - Joining Together
Grace Hopper Celebration celebrates diversity with sessions focusing on the specific issues and challenges faced by African-American, Latina, Asian, lesbian and bisexual women, and women in developing countries.

September 7, 2006 - Get Connected - GHC Online
GHC conference participants - Feel the excitement and build community before the conference gets underway.

September 1, 2006 - Gold Gala - Grace Hopper Celebration Gold Sponsors throw Women in Technology bash
Gold Sponsor Parties feature unique themes and are open to all conference participants. Parties will be held on Friday evening from 7:00-10:00 in venues throughout the Town and Country Conference Center.

August 23, 2006 - Anita Borg Institute Announces First “Change Agent” Award Recipients
Technical leaders from Brazil, India and Nigeria recognized with full scholarships to 2006 Grace Hopper Celebration conference

August 15, 2006 - Anita Borg Institute Announces Sponsorship for Grace Hopper Celebration
Host of leading tech companies and universities provide funding for World’s largest technical conference for women

August 7, 2006 - Anita Borg Institute Announces Speakers for Grace Hopper Celebration
Helen Greiner, Sally Ride and Shirley Tilghman to provide keynotes at world’s largest technical conference for women in computing


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