2008 Conference Information: Program Schedule
Session Schedule
Download the Session Schedule (pdf version) to see the details of each session. (updated 09-07-08)
The complete program can be downloaded here: 2008 Grace Hopper Program (pdf version) .
The schedule is subject to change.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Pre-Conference Events Open To All GHC Attendees
| Start Time | End Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Free Wireless Internet Available in All Conference Areas - Sponsored by Juniper Networks | All GHC Meeting Spaces | |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | Registration Open | Main Lobby |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | ABI Information Table | Main Lobby |
| 8:00 am | 9:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 9:00 am | 5:00 pm | Childcare - Check in at Main Lobby | Lakeside Suite |
| 7:30 am | 5:30 pm | CyberCafé - Sponsored by HP | Torreys Peak Foyer |
| 8:30 am | 9:30 am | “Hoppers Meeting” Volunteer Orientation | Crestone Peak II - IV |
| 9:00 am | 5:30 pm | Nursing Mothers Room | Gold Camp |
| 9:30 am | 10:00 am | Welcome - PhD Forum and New Investigators Sessions | Crestone Peak II - IV |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | PhD Forum 1-3/New Investigators 1&2 | Various |
| 11:15 am | 12:15 pm | PhD Forum 4-6/New Investigators 3&4 | Various |
| 12:15 pm | 1:00 pm | PhD Forum and New Investigators Lunch | Grays Peak I - II |
| 1:00 pm | 2:30 pm | Recession-proof your career by enhancing your networking savvy with Jo Miller | Keystone Lodge Ballroom |
| 2:30 pm | 5:30 pm | Resume Clinic - Sponsored by Cisco | Silvers |
| 2:30 pm | 4:00 pm | Structured Networking Event with Jo Miller - Sponsored by Cisco | Keystone Lodge Ballroom |
| 4:15 pm | 5:15 pm | Unstructured Networking Event with the Connect Project. Affinity Groups Meeting - Sponsored by ACM and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology | Keystone Lodge Ballroom |
Grace Hopper Celebration for Women and Computing Begins
| Start Time | End Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30 pm | 9:00 pm | Nursing Mothers Room | Gold Camp |
| 5:30 pm | 9:00 pm | Childcare - Check in at Main Lobby | Lakeside Suite |
| 5:30 pm | 9:00 pm | Exhibits Open | Shavano & Longs Peak Foyers |
| 5:30 pm | 7:00 pm | For the Newcomer Meeting for First-Time GHC Attendees & Scholarship Recipients | Quandary Peak I - III |
| 5:30 pm | 7:00 pm | LGBT Meetup | Tenderfoot Lounge |
| 7:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Opening Reception and Technical Poster Session | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 9:00 pm | 10:00 pm | “Hoppers” Meeting -Volunteer Orientation | Crestone Peak II - IV |
Thursday, October 2, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Free Wireless Internet Available in All Conference Areas - Sponsored by Juniper Networks | All GHC Meeting Spaces | |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | Registration Open | Main Lobby |
| 7:00 am | 8:15 am | Keynote Breakfast - (By Invitation Only) | Castle Peak I - IV |
| 7:30 am | 8:30 am | ABI Ambassadors Breakfast | Divide Room & Ten Mile Room |
| 7:30 am | 7:00 pm | ABI Information Table | Main Lobby |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | CyberCafé - Sponsored by HP | Torreys Peak Foyer |
| 7:30 am | 8:45 am | Continental Breakfast | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 pm | Nursing Mothers Room | Gold Camp |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 pm | Childcare - Check in at Main Lobby | Lakeside Suite |
| 8:00 am | 5:30 pm | Exhibits Open | Shavano & Longs Peak Foyers |
| 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 2006 Turing Award Winner | Longs Peak & Grays Peak I - III |
| 9:45 am | 10:00 am | Break | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | Session 1 | Various |
| 11:10 am | 12:20 pm | CTO Forum - Meet with Students (By Invitation Only) - Sponsored by Intel | Castle Peak I - IV |
| 11:20 am | 12:20 pm | Session 2 | Various |
| 12:20 pm | 1:20 pm | Main Conference Lunch | Longs Peak & Grays Peak I - III |
| 12:20 pm | 1:20 pm | Women of Color Lunch (Prior RSVP required) - Hosted by the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing. Sponsored by HP. | Divide Room & Ten Mile Room |
| 12:20 pm | 1:20 pm | Systers Lunch (Prior RSVP required) | Arapahoe |
| 12:20 pm | 1:20 pm | CTO and Student Lunch (By Invitation Only) - sponsored by Intel | Castle Peak I - IV |
| 1:20 pm | 2:35 pm | CTO 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 | Longs Peak & Grays Peak I - III |
| 2:45 pm | 3:45 pm | Session 3 | Various |
| 2:45 pm | 4:00 pm | CTO Forum - Roundtable (By Invitation Only) - sponsored by Intel | Castle Peak I - II |
| 3:45 pm | 4:10 pm | Break | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 4:10 pm | 5:10 pm | Session 4 | Various |
| 5:25 pm | 6:25 pm | Birds of a Feather & SRC Competition | Various |
| 6:30 pm | 7:30 pm | Awards Presentation Reception | Shavano & Longs Terrace; Shavano & Longs Peak Foyers |
| 7:30 pm | 12:00 am | Awards Presentation 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, and a performance art show by David Garibaldi. | Longs Peak & Grays Peak I - III |
Friday, October 3, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Free Wireless Internet Available in All Conference Areas - Sponsored by Juniper Networks | All GHC Meeting Spaces | |
| 7:00 am | 7:00 pm | Registration Open | Main Lobby |
| 7:30 am | 7:00 pm | ABI Information Table | Main Lobby |
| 7:00 am | 5:30 pm | CyberCafé - Sponsored by HP | Torreys Peak Foyer |
| 7:30 am | 8:45 am | Continental Breakfast | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 8:00 am | 6:00 pm | Nursing Mothers Room | Gold Camp |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 pm | Childcare - Check in at Main Lobby | Lakeside Suite |
| 8:00 am | 5:30 pm | Exhibits Open | Shavano & Longs Peak Foyers |
| 8:30 am | 9:45 am | Welcome:Heidi Kvinge, Program Chair. Keynote Speaker: Mary Lou Jepsen, CEO Pixel Qi | Longs Peak & Grays Peak I - III |
| 9:45 am | 10:00 am | Break | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 10:00 am | 11:00 am | Session 5 | Various |
| 11:20 am | 12:20 pm | Session 6 | Various |
| 12:20 pm | 1:30 pm | Main Conference Lunch | Longs Peak & Grays Peak I - III |
| 12:20 pm | 1:30 pm | Latinas in Computing Lunch (Prior RSVP required) - Sponsored by Lockheed Martin | Castle Peak I |
| 12:20 pm | 1:30 pm | Junior Faculty Lunch (Prior RSVP required) - sponsored by NCWIT | Castle Peak III |
| 12:20 pm | 1:30 pm | GHC Scholarship Reunion Lunch - Sponsored by Lockheed Martin | Torreys Peak I - II |
| 12:20 pm | 1:30 pm | LGBT Lunch (Prior RSVP required) - Sponsored by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology | Windwood Room |
| 12:20 pm | 1:30 pm | ResearcHers Lunch (Prior RSVP required) - Sponsored by AT&T Research Labs | Arapahoe |
| 12:20 pm | 1:30 pm | Fran Allen Career Mentoring Award Lunch (By Invitation Only) - Sponsored by IBM | Foxfire Room |
| 1:30 pm | 2:30 pm | Session 7 | Various |
| 2:50 pm | 3:50 pm | Session 8 | Various |
| 3:50 pm | 4:00 pm | Break | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 4:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Session 9 | Various |
| 5:10 pm | 6:10 pm | Birds of a Feather/Web 2.0 Session | Various |
| 7:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Sponsor Night - co-hosted by Google and Microsoft. This is a social event to celebrate the conclusion of the 2008 Grace Hopper Celebration. Dinner will be served, and a DJ will provide the entertainment. | Lakeside Village |
Saturday, October 4, 2008
| Start Time | End Time | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Free Wireless Internet Available in All Conference Areas - Sponsored by Juniper Networks | All GHC Meeting Spaces | |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 am | Registration Open | Main Lobby |
| 7:00 am | 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Red Cloud Peak & Shavano Peak |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 am | Nursing Mothers Room | Gold Camp |
| 8:00 am | 10:00 am | Childcare - Check in at Main Lobby | Lakeside Suite |
| 8:30 am | 9:30 am | Town Hall Meeting - Sponsored by NCWIT | Longs Peak & Grays Peak I - III |
End of Conference