2008 Conference Information: Program Schedule
Session Schedule
Download the Session Schedule (pdf version) to see the details of each session. (updated 06-09-08)
The schedule is subject to change.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Grace Hopper Celebration for Women and Computing Begins
| Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
Location |
| 5:30 pm |
9:00 pm |
Nursing Mothers Room |
TBD |
| 5:30 pm |
9:00 pm |
Childcare |
TBD |
| 5:30 pm |
9:00 pm |
Exhibits Open |
TBD |
| 5:30 pm |
7:00 pm |
For the Newcomer Meeting for First-Time GHC Attendees & Scholarship Recipients |
TBD |
| 7:00 pm |
9:00 pm |
Opening Reception and Poster Session |
TBD |
| 9:00 pm |
10:00 pm |
“Hoppers” Meeting |
TBD |
Thursday, October 2, 2008
| Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
Location |
| 7:00 am |
5:30 pm |
Registration Open |
TBD |
| 7:00 am |
6:30 pm |
CyberCafe and Wireless Access |
TBD |
| 7:30 am |
8:45 am |
Continental Breakfast |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
11:00 pm |
Nursing Mothers Room |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
11:00 pm |
Childcare |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
5:30 pm |
Exhibits Open |
TBD |
| 8:30 am |
9:45 am |
Welcome: Anne Condon, General Chair, Telle Whitney, President, Anita Borg Institute Keynote Speaker: Fran Allen, IBM Fellow Emerita and 2007 Turing Award Winner |
TBD |
| 9:45 am |
10:00 am |
Break |
TBD |
| 10:00 am |
11:00 am |
Session 1 |
TBD |
| 11:20 am |
12:20 pm |
Session 2 |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:20 pm |
Conference Lunch |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:20 pm |
Women of Color Lunch |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:20 pm |
Systers Lunch (Prior RSVP required) |
TBD |
| 1:20 pm |
2:45 pm |
Plenary Session – Leading Technology: A View From the Top Sophie Vandebroek, Xerox, Nan Mattai, Rockwell Collins, Greg Papadopoulos, Sun Microsystems, Justin Rattner, Intel. Moderated by Kate Greene, MIT Technology Review |
TBD |
| 2:45 pm |
3:45 pm |
Session 3 |
TBD |
| 3:45 pm |
4:10 pm |
Break |
TBD |
| 4:10 pm |
5:10 pm |
Session 4 |
TBD |
| 5:25 pm |
6:25 pm |
Session 5: Birds of a Feather |
TBD |
| 6:30 pm |
7:30 pm |
Banquet Reception |
TBD |
| 7:30 pm |
12:00 am |
Awards Banquet Welcome: Anne Condon, GHC General Chair, Telle Whitney, President, Anita Borg Institute. Announcement of the Anita Borg Award and Denice Denton Award recipients, music and dancing |
TBD |
Friday, October 3, 2008
| Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
Location |
| 7:00 am |
5:30 pm |
Registration Open |
TBD |
| 7:00 am |
5:30 pm |
CyberCafe and Wireless Access |
TBD |
| 7:30 am |
8:45 am |
Continental Breakfast |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
6:00 pm |
Nursing Mothers Room |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
10:00 pm |
Childcare |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
5:30 pm |
Exhibits Open |
TBD |
| 8:30 am |
9:45 am |
Welcome:Heidi Kvinge, Program Chair. Keynote Speaker: Mary Lou Jepsen, Founder and CEO, One Laptop Per Child |
TBD |
| 9:45 am |
10:00 am |
Break |
TBD |
| 10:00 am |
11:00 am |
Session 6 |
TBD |
| 11:20 am |
12:20 pm |
Session 7 |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:30 pm |
Main Lunch |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:30 pm |
GHC Scholarship Reunion Lunch |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:30 pm |
Latinas in Computing Lunch |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:30 pm |
LGBT Lunch |
TBD |
| 12:20 pm |
1:30 pm |
ResearcHers Lunch |
TBD |
| 1:30 pm |
2:30 pm |
Session 8 |
TBD |
| 2:50 pm |
3:50 pm |
Session 9 |
TBD |
| 3:50 pm |
4:00 pm |
Break |
TBD |
| 4:00 pm |
5:00 pm |
Session 10 |
TBD |
| 5:10 pm |
6:10 pm |
Session 11 |
TBD |
| 7:00 pm |
11:00 pm |
Sponsor Night |
TBD |
Saturday, October 4, 2008
| Start Time |
End Time |
Description |
Location |
| 7:00 am |
10:00 am |
Registration Open |
TBD |
| 7:00 am |
8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
10:00 am |
Nursing Mothers Room |
TBD |
| 8:00 am |
10:00 am |
Childcare |
TBD |
| 8:30 am |
9:30 am |
Town Hall Meeting |
TBD |
End of Conference
