From bbair at cse.ohio-state.edu Fri Sep 14 14:56:25 2007 From: bbair at cse.ohio-state.edu (Bettina Bair) Date: Fri Sep 14 15:31:07 2007 Subject: [OCWIC] Fwd: IMPORTANT GHC INFORMATION AND DEADLINES In-Reply-To: <1101809069876.1101580556645.8622.6.4714405D@scheduler> References: <1101809069876.1101580556645.8622.6.4714405D@scheduler> Message-ID: <5d1a6f030709141156k7553078al655cea20cb62ba9@mail.gmail.com> fyi. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology Date: Sep 14, 2007 2:47 PM Subject: IMPORTANT GHC INFORMATION AND DEADLINES To: bbair@cse.ohio-state.edu [image: ABI logo] * ANNOUNCEMENTS * ONE MONTH UNTIL GHC: REGISTERNOW OR BECOME A SPONSOR If you're already signed up to attend the 2007 Grace Hopper Conference, then find out about events happening during the week and additional opportunities to participate. If you haven't yet bought your tickets, then learn how you can be part of the conference. -ABI staff *GHC IMPORTANT INFORMATION * 1. Registerand receive the regular rates, available until October 8, 2007. 2. The final programis now online and available for download. 3. Call for bloggers, notetakers, and community evangelists. Apply Now: the deadline to volunteer is September 16, 2007. 4. New Saturday Underground Tour of Disneynow available. Check out this and other fun things to do. 5. If you'd like to bring the whole family, subsidized childcareis available. Be sure to register before the conference. 6. If you're attending GHC, sign up for the October 17, 2007 TechLeaders for Social Innovation workshop featuring inspiring women and how they're using technology for social change. 7. Saturday Sessionwill feature panels by leading women in innovation, entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship. *EVENTS FOR LATINAS AT GHC 2007 * The "Latinas in Computing" community is proud to announce the three events for Latinas to be held on Friday October 19 at the conference in Orlando. 1. A Latinas lunch at 12:15 in the Gardenia Room. 2. "Successful Latinas Opening Doors to the Future: Advancing Latinas in Computing" a panel at 1:45 p.m. where six distinguished women in computing speak about their experiences. 3. A birds-of-a-feather session titled "Latinas in Computing" at 5 p.m. which will be a follow-on to the previous panel. The space for these non-sponsored events is limited, so sign up today by sending an email to the list keeper . *ABI CEO TELLE WHITNEY PARTICIPATES IN TWO WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY EVENTS* 1. Women in Science and Technology: Successes, Challenges and Changes through the Generations September 20, 2007 from 5:30 - 9:00p.m. at Google. Several panelists from different industries and with a wide range of experience from "freshmen" to "veterans" will share their stories of their careers in these male-dominated arenas and experts who have researched the topic will share their observations and insights. 2. Women in Technology Workshops September 25-27, 2007 at MIT Campus Technology Review's Emerging Technologies (EmTech) Conference at MITS brings you remarkable technological breakthroughs that will transform the way we live and do business. Telle will be moderating two sessions of this event. Focus Group Participants Needed at GHC Help women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines by participating in a focus group at the Grace Hopper Conference. Participants are needed on October18 to discuss stereotypes and bias in these fields, particularly in academic settings. Women of color are encouraged to apply. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation and conducted by the Center for Work Life Law at the University of California, Hastings College of Law. If you are interested in participating, please email Donna Norton . [image: GHC2007] *Co-Presented by ABI and ACM* [image: ABIWT Logo dark] *[image: acmlarge] * *CONTACT US * Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology GET A GHC BADGE FOR YOUR WEBSITE [image: GHC BADGE] SYSTERS PASS-IT-ON GRANTS Application Deadline is September 30, 2007 These grants honor Anita Borg's vision of a community of technical women supporting one another. Grants are open to women over 18 years of age in all countries. Grant awards range from $500 to $1000. (Read more or apply ) *COMMUNITY NEWS * Design Automation Conference 2008 in Anaheim, CA-- June 8-19 MentorNet is Hiring Visit the jobs page to find which positions are available. *ABI LINKS* Awards GHC Systers TechLeaders Women of Vision Special ABI Discount $200 off Conference Fees *WITI WOMEN AND TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT* September 26-29 at Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA. Special VIP discount registration offer for the Women and Technology Summit. You can enter SPEAKSUM07 upon registering to receive $200 off conference fees . Forward email This email was sent to bbair@cse.osu.edu, by deboraha@anitaborg.org Update Profile/Email Address| Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe? | Privacy Policy . Email Marketing by Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology | 1501 Page Mill Road | MS 1105 | Palo Alto | CA | 94304 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.cse.ohio-state.edu/pipermail/ocwic/attachments/20070914/78cbe6bf/attachment-0001.html