“GHC has allowed me to build and maintain meaningful, lasting relationships with people I wouldn't otherwise have met.” “Mentorship-both being a mentor and mentee-has been instrumental to me as a woman in tech, and conferences like GHC have been wonderful places for it to flourish,” said Lee. It’s amazing to be able to connect meaningfully with people who share similar experiences, whether that’s dealing with imposter syndrome and discrimination, or trying to balance recruiting, academics, and extracurriculars.Īllison Lee, a senior studying computer science, explained that for her, Grace Hopper is a place that fosters and celebrates mentorship, something crucial to her own experiences in computer science.
Some I met at sessions, some while waiting in line (after all, if you’re going to be stuck next to someone for the next two hours, you might as well get a conversation out of it), some on the shuttle bus, others at random points throughout the conference. Given the number of attendees, it was so easy to make new friends and meet new people. Even with everyone scattered throughout the convention center, nearly every session I attended was at capacity. The sheer scale of Grace Hopper is mind-boggling: nothing prepares you for the size, even when you know there are going to be over 25,000 attendees. At a time when only 18 percent undergraduate computer and information science degrees go to women, it’s simply unbelievable to be surrounded by thousands of women who are like you - passionate about technology, computing, and what it means to be a woman in computer science. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Computer Science Diversity Committee, I was lucky enough to be one of 30 undergraduates attending the 2019 conference.Īttending Grace Hopper is an experience unlike any other.
to attend the annual Grace Hopper Celebration, a three-day conference celebrating and bringing together women in computing. Earlier this month, over 25,000 students, academics, and professionals gathered in Orlando, Fla.
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