This Looks like a great celebration! Their first conference was a
great success. Check out the web site.
Frances K. Morse
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From: "H.L. Fuller" <FullerHe@HUGSE1.HARVARD.EDU>
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"my hero..."
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> Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 15:47:32 -0700
> From: Ann Redelfs <redelfs@sdsc.edu>
> Subject: Make Plans Now to Attend the 1997 Grace Hopper Celebration of
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> For more information:
>
> www.sdsc.edu/Hopper
>
> Ann Redelfs, San Diego Supercomputer Center, 619-534-5032,
> redelfs@sdsc.edu
>
> <bold>Make Plans Now to Attend the 1997 Grace Hopper Celebration of
> Women in Computing Conference </bold>
>
> On September 19-21, 1997, professionals and academics in computer
> science and computer-related fields will gather at the Fairmont Hotel
> in San Jose, California, for the second Grace Hopper Celebration of
> Women in Computing conference. Make plans now to join us as we
> celebrate the legacy of Admiral Hopper, a pioneer in the field of
> computing and an inspiration to scientists and women everywhere. The
> three-day conference features technical talks by many of the most
> successful women in the computing field as well as panels, technical
> topic sessions, workshops, and birds-of-a-feather sessions.
>
> The Grace Hopper Celebration is an opportunity for computer scientists,
> professionals in the computing industry, and students to come together
> to exchange ideas, update knowledge, share success stories, and engage
> in a natural forum for networking and mentoring.
>
> <bold>Highlights of the 1997 Grace Hopper Celebration</bold>
>
> ADDRESSES FROM LEADERS IN THE COMPUTING FIELD
>
> * Anita Borg, DEC--Keynote Speaker, Women and the Future of
> Technology--Technology
>
> and the Future of Women
>
> * Linda Alepin, President and CEO, Pebblesoft, The Future of Computing:
> Views from the
>
> Executive Suite
>
> * Sandra Baylor, IBM Research-- Performance
>
> * Marina Chen, Boston University--From Theory to Practice
>
> * Lounette Dyer, Cofounder and CTO, Cogit Corp, The Future of
> Computing: Views from the
>
> Executive Suite
>
> * Joan Feigenbaum, ATT--Privacy Issues
>
> * Jeanne Ferrante, UC San Diego--High Performance Computing
>
> * Kristina Garnett, President and CEO, CrossRoads Software, The Future
> of Computing: Views
>
> from the Executive Suite
>
> * Deborah Joseph, University of Wisconsin--Bridging the Disciplines
>
> * Anna Karlin, University of Washington--Polymorphic Pitch Recognition
>
> * Judy Klavins, Columbia University--Digital Libraries
>
> * Pamela McCorduck, Author--Host, The Future of Computing: Views from
> the Executive Suite"
>
> * Amy Pearl, SUN--Internet/JAVA
>
> * Birgit Pfitmann, University of Hildesheim--Digital Cash
>
> * Ruthann Quindlen, partner, Institutional Venture Partners
>
> * Faina Shtern, NIH--Medical Imaging
>
> * Telle Whitney, Actel--Programmable Gate Arrays
>
> TECHNICAL TRACK PARALLEL SESSIONS
>
> * Robotics/Visualization
>
> * JAVA
>
> * Programming Languages
>
> * Systems
>
> * Internet
>
> * Bridging the Disciplines
>
> * System Performance
>
> * Increased Automation
>
> WORKSHOPS AND BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS
>
> * The Glass Ceiling--Carol Gallagher
>
> * The Story of the Phoenix Quest--Rena Upitis
>
> * Professional Organizations for Women--Cheryl Deitcher
>
> * "Under What Conditions and Constraints Do Women and Girls Make Their
> Choices to Engage and
>
> Persist in Computing?"--Two Part Series--Susan McElroy
>
> * The Fine Art of Tooting Your Own Horn--Anita Borg
>
> * Peer mentoring: Case Study--Marissa Martinez
>
> * Women in the History of Computer Science--Denise Gurer
>
> * Starting a Woman's Group in Your Company--Sabina Nawaz
>
> * Career and Family--Kathleen Kaplan
>
> * CRA-W Workshop on Research for Women in Computer Science and
> Engineering--Francine
>
> Berman
>
> * Young Professionals--Chitra Dorai, Jayashree Subrahmonia
>
> * Improving the Graduate School Environment for Women In CS--Caroline
> Tice, Soheila Bana
>
> * Systers of Color--Sandra Baylor, Valerie Taylor
>
> * Lesbian and Bisexual Women--Elein Mustain
>
> * Telecommuting: How do You Make it Work?--Kari Chavez
>
> * Sponsoring a Mentoring Program--Christina Stumpf
>
> <bold>Register for the Grace Hopper Celebration </bold>
>
> To streamline the registration process, attendees can register for the
> Grace Hopper Celebration through the conference Web site at
> http://www.sdsc.edu/Hopper. If you would like to receive a registration
> form and a copy of the conference agenda electronically, please send an
> email to cheryl@sdsc.edu with "GH reg form & agenda" (without quotation
> marks) as the subject of the message and the form and agenda will be
> sent to you. In the meantime, check the Grace Hopper Web site at
> http://www.sdsc.edu/Hopper for updated information about conference
> speakers, workshops, technical topic sessions, and other features of
> this dynamic conference.
>
> The total conference fee is $425, if registration is received by
> 6/1/97. For students, the total conference fee is $175, if registration
> is received by 6/1. The total conference fee includes three days of
> intense technical content, meals, a gala reception featuring an address
> from Anita Jones, outgoing director of Defense Research and Engineering
> for the U.S. Department of Defense, and a reception at the San Jose
> Museum of Art. The fee for conference registration increases to $475
> after 6/1, and we expect limited space to be available for late
> registrations.
>
> Scholarships Available for Students and Junior Professionals
>
> In true testimony to her vision, Admiral Hopper considered her greatest
> contribution to society to be "all the young people I have trained." In
> that spirit, funding for approximately 80 scholarships/travel grants
> for students and junior professionals has been provided by the NSF,
> USENIX Association, and AAAI. The deadline for submitting a scholarship
> application is June 13, 1997, and applicants should note that the
> scholarship application process is separate from registration. If you
> plan to attend the conference regardless of whether you receive an
> award, we urge you to register early, as we expect a capacity crowd
> with few spaces available for late registrations. Conference
> registration will be reserved for all award applicants.
>
> Details on the application process are available on the Grace Hopper
> Celebration Web site at http://www.sdsc.edu/Hopper. You may also obtain
> information on scholarships electronically by sending an email to
> cheryl@sdsc with "GH scholar app" (without quotation marks) as the
> subject of the message. The deadline for scholarships is approaching
> rapidly so, in Grace's words, don't waste a nanosecond--apply today.
>
> <bold>Grace Hopper Celebration Supporters</bold>
>
> The 1997 Grace Hopper Celebration is sponsored by the Association for
> Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Computing Research Association (CRA),
> and made possible through the generous support of numerous
> organizations, including:
>
> * NSF
>
> * USENIX Association
>
> * Digital Equipment Corporation
>
> * IBM
>
> * SUN
>
> * Hewlett-Packard
>
> * Texas Instruments
>
> * Informix
>
> * Unisys
>
> * AT&T Foundation
>
> * SGI
>
> * Auspex
>
> * Lucent
>
> * Office of Naval Research (ONR)
>
> * U S West
>
> * BBN
>
> * Autodesk
>
> * Xerox
>
> * Macromedia
>
> * Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs
>
> * NEC Research Institute
>
> * Kronos
>
> * NIST
>
> * AAAI
>
> <bold>Honoring Admiral Grace Murray Hopper</bold>
>
> Admiral Hopper was an innovative scientist who faced the challenges of
> programming the first computers undaunted. Her work spanned programming
> languages, software development concepts, and compiler verification,
> and laid the groundwork for modern data processing. We hope you will be
> able to join us this September 19-21 in San Jose for the 1997 Grace
> Murray Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, and participate in
> this unparalleled opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in
> computing.
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