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42-715: The institute's most prominent program is the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference , the world's largest gathering of women in computing. From 2002 to 2017, AnitaB.org was led by Telle Whitney , who co-founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing with Anita Borg. AnitaB.org is currently led by Brenda Darden Wilkerson , the former Director of Computer Science and IT Education for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and founder of

84-597: A Senior Advisor at Mozilla. In 2021, Pham was named Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the Federal Trade Commission. In 2023, Pham was named the inaugural Executive Director of the National AI Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which advises the President and National AI Initiative Office. Pham is active with outreach and activism, and has been notable for bringing her infant daughter along for

126-474: A career fair with over 70 high-tech companies, government labs, and universities. Students make up approximately half of the attendees at the Grace Hopper Celebration. The Anita Borg Institute offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students to attend the conference. The scholarship includes: In 2010, 321 scholarships were awarded. In addition to the GHC Scholarship, Anita Borg Institute offers

168-399: A codeathon, skill-building workshop, and exhibition space featuring open source projects. Participating organizations have included Google Crisis Response , Mozilla , Sahana Software Foundation, The Women's Peer-to-Peer Network, ODK , Microsoft Disaster Response, OpenHatch, Wikimedia Foundation , E-Democracy, Systers , WordPress and OpenStack . The Grace Hopper Celebration features

210-434: A dozen conferences have been held from 1994 to the present; the second was held in 1997 and the conference has been held annually since 2006. The sold-out 2010 conference attracted 2,147 attendees from 29 countries. Beginning in 2011, the conference has been held in a convention center to accommodate its growing size. The Grace Hopper Celebration consists of a combination of technical sessions and career sessions and includes

252-725: A founding product and engineering member of the United States Digital Service (USDS) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States at The White House . Pham was the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Product and Engineering at the Federal Trade Commission , and the inaugural Executive Director of the National AI Advisory Committee. Pham is a Fellow and Faculty member at

294-750: A keynote address prompting the hashtag #LittleKeynoteSpeaker. She works closely with immigrant communities to help navigate government services. Pham has served as an advisory board member of the Anita Borg Institute and the Make the Breast Pump Not Suck Initiative. To honor her late mother, Pham created the Mary Hương Thị Phạm Endowment at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Pham was the founder and executive director of

336-630: A poster session, career fair, and awards ceremony. The 2022 conference was held in a hybrid fashion - Orlando, Florida and virtual. The 2017 conference was held in Orlando, Florida. The 2018 conference was held in Houston, Texas. The Technical Executive Forum, held annually at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, brings together high-level technology executives to discuss challenges and solutions for recruiting, retaining, and advancing technical women. A two-day workshop for K–12 computer science teachers

378-1001: A poster session, career fair, awards ceremony, and more. The conference features 650 presenters. Potential presenters submit proposals for panels, workshops, presentations, Birds of a Feather sessions, New Investigators papers, PhD Forum, and Poster Session, including ACM Student Research Competition. The Grace Hopper Celebration 2022 featured content in 14 tracks: The Grace Hopper Celebration features prominent women in technology. Keynote speakers at Grace Hopper Celebration 2022 included Daphe Koller , Dr. Anita Hill , Megan Rapinoe , Anne Neuberger and Frances Haugen . Past keynote speakers included Sheryl Sandberg , Shirley Jackson , Carol Bartz , Duy-Loan Le , Kathy Pham , Megan Smith , Ginni Rometty , Nonny de la Peña , Maria Klawe , Frances E. Allen , Mary Lou Jepsen , Barbara Liskov , Susan Landau , Jennifer Mankoff , Vivienne Ming , Susan L. Graham , Melinda Gates , and Fernanda Viegas . Speaker presentations are available to watch online after

420-720: A poster session. The Grace Hopper Regional Consortium is an initiative of AnitaB.org, the ACM Council on Women in Computing, and the National Center for Women & Information Technology . Two-day regional conferences attract between 50 and 200 attendees and include keynote speakers, poster sessions, panel discussions, professional development workshops, birds of a feather (Twitter) sessions, and research presentations. There have been 17 regional conferences to date, with 12 upcoming conferences planned. The Abie Awards honor women technologists and those who support women in tech. There are

462-423: A team that made it to the league gaming finals. At Google, she held roles in product management, technical program management, and data science on Google Health , Google People Operations, and Google Search . She founded Google’s first Business Intelligence Summit, called SELECT*. Pham left Google in 2014 to join and build the United States Digital Service , where she led and contributed to public services across

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504-580: A total of eight Abie Awards: the Technical Leadership Abie Award, Student of Vision Abie Award, Emerging Technologist Abie Award, Educational Abie Award in Honor of A. Richard Newton, Social Impact Abie Award, Technology Entrepreneurship Abie Award, Emerging Leader Abie Award in Honor of Denice Denton, and Change Agent Abie Award. Previously, AnitaB.org hosted an annual Women of Vision Awards Banquet where three Abie Awards were presented. However, it

546-695: Is a professional mentorship and exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State ’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs . The program brings 38 technical women, aged 25–42, from the Middle East and North Africa to the United States for a five-week mentoring program at technology companies in Silicon Valley. The initiative is administered by the Institute of International Education , in partnership with AnitaB.org. The AnitaB.org runs several email lists and online groups that connect technical women. Systers

588-471: Is a series of conferences designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. It is the world's largest gathering of women and non-binary technologists. The celebration, named after computer scientist Grace Hopper , is organized by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology . GHC 2022 conference was held hybrid in Orlando and virtually at the end of September 2022. In 1994, Anita Borg and Telle Whitney founded

630-657: Is also held at the conference, hosted by the Computer Science Teachers Association and the AnitaB.org. The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing India is the largest conference for technical women in India. Established in 2010, the two-day conference is modeled after the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing and includes multiple tracks with keynote speakers, panels, social networking sessions, and

672-498: Is supported by corporate partners within and outside of the technology sector. Current notable partners include: In 2017, Forbes , Fortune , and other outlets notably reported that the organization severed ties with Uber over its treatment of female employees and lack of engagement. Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing ( GHC )

714-441: Is the largest celebration of women in open source. OSD is an all-day hackathon (including workshops) at Grace Hopper Celebration in which participants of all skill levels learn about Open Source while contributing to projects designed to solve real-world problems. OSD is organized in two parts: projects for contributions and hands-on workshops for upskilling. Open Source Day 2022 (OSD22) took place virtually on September 16, 2022 and

756-432: Is the largest email community of technical women in computing in the world and predates AnitaB.org, having been founded in 1987 by Anita Borg. Systers provides a private and gender exclusive space for women in computing to ask personal and technical questions. The AnitaB.org local Communities usually referred to as ABI.local is a network of locally organized communities that bring women technologists together in cities around

798-549: Is to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology, and increase the positive impact of technology on the world's women. The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference is the world's largest gathering of women in computing. Named in honor of Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper , the conference is presented by AnitaB.org and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The conference features technical sessions and career sessions, including keynote speakers,

840-604: The Georgia Institute of Technology . She also holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from both the Georgia Institute of Technology and Supélec , specializing in cryptography and human computer interaction. While in university, Pham was the chair of Georgia Tech's Women in Computing, director of technology at Phi Mu fraternity, researcher in the Bio-Medical Informatics and Bio-Imaging Lab, and founded

882-778: The Harvard Kennedy School where she created and teaches Product Management and Society. She has held positions as Fellow at Mozilla , Fellow at the Rita Allen Foundation, and Fellow at the Harvard Berkman Klein Center where she co-founded the Ethical Tech Group and was part of the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fellows in partnership with the MIT Media Lab. At Mozilla, Pham co-leads

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924-738: The Shorenstein Center and Belfer Center . From 2018 to 2021, at Mozilla, Pham was a Fellow and Co-Director of the Responsible Computer Science Challenge, where she also co-edited the Teaching Responsible Computing Playbook along with Atri Rudra. In 2020, Pham co-founded the Fix the Internet Incubator at Mozilla, supporting 50 teams and start-ups world-wide in the first year. She later served as

966-756: The ABI-Heinz College Partnership Program. This is designed for students who have successfully completed their bachelor's degree, have been named a GHC Scholar by AnitaB.org, and are interested in obtaining a master's degree from the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University . GHC Scholars who are accepted into master's programs at the Heinz college are eligible for tuition scholarships of a minimum of $ 6,000 per semester. The Grace Hopper Celebration offers free childcare to all attendees, as well as an on-site nursing mothers' room. Open Source Day (OSD)

1008-533: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. With the initial idea of creating a conference by and for women computer scientists, Borg and Whitney met over dinner, with a blank sheet of paper, having no idea how to start a conference, and started to plan out their vision. The first Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing was held in Washington, D.C., in June 1994, and brought together 500 technical women. More than

1050-593: The K-12 Computing Teachers Workshop is a two-day event for K-12 teachers, covering challenges and ways to involve more girls in computer science. The workshop began in 2009, attracting more than 650 applications its first year. Begun in 2007, the Technical Executive Forum convenes high-level technology executives to discuss challenges and share solutions for recruiting, retaining, and advancing technical women. In 2010, 65 executives attended

1092-604: The Responsible Computer Science Challenge and co-founded the Mozilla Fix the Internet Incubator. Pham founded Product and Society, which focuses on product management, ethics, and the public interest. Pham has been part of a championship StarCraft II team, and placed 1st the Imagine Cup competition, representing the United States with a sentiment analysis (EmotionAI) engine. Pham’s parents were Vietnamese boat people , who spent several years in refugee camps before immigrating to

1134-579: The Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) sponsors a series of sessions at the Grace Hopper Celebration aimed at undergraduates, graduates, and early career researchers. Sessions cover topics such as applying to graduate school, publishing papers, networking, work-life balance, and more. Hosted by the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology,

1176-615: The United States. Her brother, United States Marine Corps Major David Pham, was presented the Purple Heart medal during combat operations in Afghanistan. Pham attended Windsor Forest High School in Savannah, Georgia , where she was a member of the volleyball team and graduated as salutatorian of her graduating class. Pham earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from

1218-811: The Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Precision Medicine Initiative, and Cancer Moonshot, spanning engineering, product management, and people operations. Pham was a guest speaker to the White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM), following the State of the Union address in 2015. Since 2017, Pham has been selected as a Fellow, and now Affiliate, at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, where her research spans technology, policy, healthcare, artificial intelligence, and

1260-679: The conference. The Grace Hopper Celebration features one of the largest technical poster sessions of any conference, with over 175 posters. Presenters can choose to have their posters considered for the ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) at the Grace Hopper Celebration, the largest SRC of any technical conference. The Abie Awards honor women technologists and those who support women in tech. The 2022 Abie Award Winners were: Past Abie Award winners include Ruzena Bajcsy , BlogHer , Elaine Weyuker and Unoma Ndili Okorafor . The Computing Research Association ’s Committee on

1302-522: The event for being dominated by "pushy" cisgender men, some of whom were harassing the women present. Past Grace Hopper Celebrations include: Kathy Pham Kathy Pham is a Vietnamese American computer scientist and product management executive. She has held roles in leadership, engineering, product management, and data science at Google , IBM , the Georgia Tech Research Institute , Harris Healthcare, and served as

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1344-468: The event, from companies including Microsoft , Google , and Symantec. The Senior Women's Summit is a one-day event held at the Grace Hopper Celebration, that brings together senior-level women to discuss issues facing senior technical women and provide a learning and networking platform. Grace Hopper Open Source Day was held for the first time in 2011. One-day registration is open to the public and included for all conference attendees. The event includes

1386-527: The first Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Anita Borg served as CEO of the Institute for Women in Technology from 1997 to 2002. In 2002, Whitney became president and CEO, and in 2003, the institute was renamed the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology. In 2017, Whitney retired and Brenda Darden Wilkerson took over as president and CEO. The organization was also renamed AnitaB.org. Its mission

1428-547: The following year's event. GHC does not pay its speakers. In past years GHC required speakers to purchase their own conference ticket, but as of 2020, speakers receive complimentary registration. (In the case of two selected poster presenters, only one will receive complimentary registration.) Speakers are not paid and travel and hotel expenses are not covered. The "pay to speak" approach has been criticized by people including author and software engineer Gayle Laakmann McDowell . In 2023, female and non-binary attendees criticized

1470-458: The high cost of attendance. In 2019, the cost of registration, not including hotel, transportation, or other costs, was $ 450 for students, $ 600 for academics, and $ 1,150 for general registration. In 2015, GHC faced criticism, including from engineer Erica Baker , when two white men and zero black women were featured as "headline" speakers. The organization responded by targeting more diversity in speakers and collecting race and ethnicity data at

1512-453: The original “Computer Science for All” initiative. AnitaB.org was founded in 1997 by computer scientists Anita Borg and Telle Whitney as the Institute for Women in Technology . The institute was preceded by two of its current programs: Systers and the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference . Systers, the first online community for women in computing, was founded in 1987 by Anita Borg. In 1994, Borg and Whitney organized

1554-547: The social responsibility and ethics of the tech industry. As a member of the 2018 MIT Media Lab and Berkman Klein Center Assembly , Pham's work addressed the ethics and governance of Artificial Intelligence with a focus on community involvement and community voices, and she co-founded ai-in-the-loop. Pham teaches Product Management and Society at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she has also feld Fellowships at

1596-589: The southeast chapter of United for Sight . Pham began her career as a software engineer building flights simulation and healthcare interoperability software at the Georgia Tech Research Institute and Harris Healthcare. She then was a consultant and data scientist at IBM who focused on healthcare analytics. There, she also led IBM’s Employee Charitable Contribution Campaign and founded the After Hours Gaming League for StarCraft II with

1638-512: The world. These communities organize events and meet up, where women in tech get connected, find new opportunities and meet their career goals. ABI.local has been Featured in various cities across the globe including Chicago, London, Nairobi, Amsterdam, Seattle, Tokyo, Houston, New York, Delhi and more. AnitaB.org publishes research about the state of women in technology. Past reports have focused on mid-level technical women, ethnic minorities in computing, senior technical women, and more. AnitaB.org

1680-471: Was awarded to IBM in 2011. Subsequent recipients include: The Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Workshop provides coverage of best practices for recruiting, retaining, and advancing technical women. Representatives from different companies learn from each other and share practices. Companies participating in the 2011 workshop included CA Technologies , Cisco , Google , IBM , Intel , Intuit , Microsoft Research , SAP , and Symantec . TechWomen

1722-1054: Was decided that it was more fitting to present the Abie Awards at Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), the world's largest gathering of women technologists. The final Women of Vision Awards Banquet was held in 2016. Now, five Abie Awards are presented at every GHC (the Technical Leadership Abie Award and Student of Vision Abie Award are awarded every year, while the remaining awards alternate each year). Past Abie Award winners include: Kathy Pham , Noreen Hecmanczuk, Mary Lou Jepsen , Kristina M. Johnson , Mitchell Baker , Helen Greiner , Susan Landau , Justine Cassell , Deborah Estrin , Leah Jamieson , Duy-Loan Le , Radia Perlman , Nimmi Ramanujam , Fei Fei Li , Lisa Su , Rebecca Parsons, Margaret Burnett , and Pamela Samuelson . The 2022 Abie Award Winners were: The Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award recognizes companies for their recruitment, retention, and advancement of technical women. The first Anita Borg Top Company for Technical Women Award

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1764-401: Was open to all GHC22 ticket holders for participation. The Opening Ceremony of OSD22 featured Anne Neuberger , Nithya Ruff and Mishi Choudhary . OSD22 hosted 27 open source projects and 10 workshops. Participants contributed code to 27 open source projects. The GHC conference has been criticized for a lack of diversity, particularly racial diversity, and financial inaccessibility due to

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