Make Connections

Share conference news, find rides or roommates, build your professional network, or discuss how to get the most out of the conference.

• BADGES: Put a Grace Hopper 2010 badge on your blog, web site or Facebook page!
• FACEBOOK: Check out the Grace Hopper Celebration page on Facebook and become a fan! Then connect with other participants through the Grace Hopper 2010 event on Facebook.
• LINKEDIN: Join the Anita Borg Institute group on LinkedIn to make professional connections with more than 3,000 technical women and diversity advocates. Then join the Grace Hopper Celebration subgroup to connect with the GHC community on LinkedIn.
• POKENS: Don’t have a business card? Don’t worry! Pokens are electronic business cards you can link to your social networks. Learn how to get a Poken at GHC10.
• TWITTER: Follow GHC updates on Twitter. Then join the conference Twitter stream by using the #ghc10 and track hashtags. New this year: When you register, you’ll have the option to join Twitter lists of GHC 2010 attendees and speakers. And we’ve posted a list of suggested hashtags for each track so it’s easier to differentiate between tweets from different sessions. Learn more on the GHC on Twitter page.

Share the Experience

Conference attendees share their perspectives through blogging, photos, and videos. Share your own perspective through comments or by contributing your own content.

• BLOGGING: Follow our GHC Bloggers (or be one of them!). Tag your own conference-related blog posts with ghc10 to make them easy for others to find. Presenters are particularly encouraged to blog about their topics. And consider volunteering to blog about specific assigned sessions as one of our Community Volunteers.
• PHOTOS: Share your GHC 2010 photos with the Grace Hopper Celebration 2010 group on Flickr. Tag your photos ghc10 to make them easy for others to find.
• VIDEOS: Share your GHC 2010 videos with the Grace Hopper Celebration 2010 group on YouTube. Tag your videos ghc10 to make them easy for others to find.

Share Your Knowledge. Promote Your Work.

• WIKI: GHC speakers, presenters and attendees are encouraged to share their conference slides and notes on the Anita Borg Institute’s GHC wiki pages. Consider volunteering to take notes on specific assigned sessions as one of our Community Volunteers.
• COMMUNITY EVANGELISTS: If you’re active in more than one of our online communities, help us spread the word and assist other attendees in their use. See the Community Volunteers page for more information or to apply.

Get Started Today!

If you’re new to social networking and Web 2.0, check out our Getting Started page.