Recap of one of the hottest industry events - the great Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.Hi, I am Kasia, a 5th-year Computer Science student and Frontend Developer at Apptension. This is a story about my short trip to the USA and participation in a world-famous conference - Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing.I hope to convince you to take part in this amazing event next year!
Everything is bigger in Texas
As it is said on GHC’s official website: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the World's Largest Gathering of Women Technologists.It is produced by the Anita Borg Institute and presented in partnership with ACM. This year there were more than 10,000 attendees and over 140 sponsors and partners which made it the most appropriate place to meet people with common interests or research areas.How to get to the conference? Of course, the easiest answer is “by plane”, but when it comes to registration for the event and all formalities - you can learn about it here.Also, if you are a student and don’t want to spend so much money on flights, accommodation and so on - you must definitely read about scholarships which are funded every year by the biggest IT companies and Anita Borg Institute.For example, my chance to attend the GHC came from Google Travel Grant.
Science, technology and sightseeing
Although I had only four-night stay and a huge jet lag, I tried to do my best to get the most of my residence in the US.There was time for interesting lectures, there was time for meeting sponsors in the Career Path section and there even was time for sightseeing or parties at the baseball stadium!Regarding the lectures - my favourite ones were gathered into a block of presentations about Data Science. They gave me knowledge of such issues like identifying the language of tweets, visualising emotions from informal texts or giving music recommendations at Spotify.Regarding Career Path - I had the opportunity to meet people working for international companies, ask some questions, exchange impressions and grab some IT gadgets as well.All of the above made my journey an unforgettable experience and the only thing I can do is to recommend you such events!
Houston, we have a problem?
I really believe Grace Hopper Celebration is a great event to attend for getting valuable insights and networking with awesome people.If you want to find out more, visit the official GHC website. Thank you for your attention!