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MSUWIC is bringing 25 women to Grace Hopper 2018

Rebecca Skladd, 2018-2019 WIC Webmaster

September 8, 2018

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists, and it is produced by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and presented in partnership with the Association for Computing Machinery. GHC is a series of conferences designed to bring research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. It consists of a combination of technical sessions and career sessions and includes a poster session, career fair, awards ceremony, and more. The celebration is named after Grace Hopper, who was an American computer scientist and a pioneer in computer programming. GHC 2018 will be September 26-28 in Houston, Texas.

Grace Hopper 2017 Wednesday Keynote

Michigan State University Women in Computing is very proud to be bringing 25 students to the Grace Hopper Celebration this year. Our members will have the opportunity to network with women technologists from around the world, learn more about different technologies, and speak with recruiters from various high-tech companies.

Sponsorship applications for Grace Hopper 2019 will be sent out during the end of spring semester, so please stay tuned for more details! To learn more about the Grace Hopper Celebration and information about applying for sponsorship to attend GHC 2019, please contact us.