Seventh Grace Hopper Conference Opens With Record-Setting Participation.Numenta CEO and Founder, Donna Dubinsky, Addresses How We Can Build Intelligent Machines Modeled After the Neocortex neocortex /neo·cor·tex/ (-kor´teks) the newer, six-layered portion of the cerebral cortex, showing the most highly evolved stratification and organization. Cf. archicortex and paleocortex. ORLANDO, Fla. -- The 2007 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Global concerns about current and future roles of women in computing occupations gained more importance with the emerging information age. These concerns motivated public policy debates addressing gender equality as computer applications exerted increasing influence in society. Conference (GHC), underway here today, has set new records for attendance, scholarship awards, sponsorship, and underwriting. More than 1400 technical women and men from 22 countries will participate in the event, which continues at the Hilton Hotel at Walt Disney World Noun 1. Walt Disney World - a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando Orlando - a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World through Saturday, October 20, 2007. The annual Conference, the world's largest technical gathering focused on women in the field of computer science, is a program of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) and is co-hosted by ABI and the Association for Computing Machinery See ACM. Association for Computing Machinery - Association for Computing (ACM). www.gracehopper.org. GHC addresses important technical developments, examines the critical issues and impact -- social, business and cultural -- facing women and minorities in computing and technical fields and showcases the efforts and achievements of key leaders in these fields. Kick-off keynote speaker, Donna Dubinsky, has been at the forefront of the personal computing revolution over the last twenty-five years. At Numenta, Dubinsky has turned her attention to creating the next generation of computing, intelligent computing - computers modeled after the neocortex. "I've had the great fortune to participate in the computing revolution, helping create enormous change in our society," said Dubinsky, former CEO of Palm and of Handspring. "I hope to inspire next generation computer scientists to work on making computers more intelligent. I believe that such efforts will have huge impact on our world over the coming decades." A second keynote on Friday morning will be given by Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd College: see Claremont Colleges. . Prior to joining HMC, Klawe served as dean of engineering and professor of computer science at Princeton University. During her time at Princeton, Maria led the School of Engineering and Applied Science School of Engineering and Applied Science is the name of several engineering schools at universities in the United States.
Nearly 300 panelists, workshop leaders, and presenters -- all of whom are leaders in the field of computing and technology, will engage with conference attendees to explore the state-of-the-art in computing technology, examine strategies for attracting and advancing women in science and technology professions, learn career-building skills, and celebrate the accomplishments of women in computing and technology. "Growth in technology is outstripping the supply of qualified technologists, so it is particularly encouraging to see so many individuals and organizations coming together to support and nurture increased roles for women in technical professions," said Telle Whitney, ABI president and CEO, and a co-founder of GHC. "This conference is but a glimpse of what is possible if the world of computing can become more inclusive of women. It is proof-positive that together, we can change the world for women and for technology." Grace Hopper Conference 2007 Sponsors: Corporate and Government Sponsors Platinum Corporate Sponsors: Cisco, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Sun Microsystems, and Microsoft. Platinum Government Underwriter: National Science Foundation (NSF). Gold Corporate Sponsors: Amazon, CA, and Yahoo. Silver Corporate Sponsors: Argonne National laboratory Argonne National Laboratory, research center, based in Argonne, Ill., 27 mi (43 km) SW of downtown Chicago, with other facilities at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 50 mi (80 km) W of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Founded in 1946 by the U.S. , Ebay, Goldman Sachs, Intuit, Juniper Networks, SAIC, Salesforce.com, Symantec, and Thoughtworks. Bronze Corporate Sponsors: Adobe, NetApp, Oracle, and AT&T Research Labs. Supporter Corporate Sponsors: Akamai Technologies, Chubb, Harris Corporation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: see Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (body) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - (LLNL) A research organaisatin operated by the University of California under a contract with the US Department of Energy. , and State Farm Insurance. Start-Up/Non-Profit Sponsors: National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT), Invent Your Future Enterprises. Founding Sponsors: Computer Research Association (CRA) and CRA-W. Academic Underwriters: Gold Academic Underwriters: Georgia Tech College of Computing, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Early years: 1867-1880 The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding other scientific , and University of Southampton In the most recent RAE assessment (2001), it has the only engineering faculty in the country to receive the highest rating (5*) across all disciplines.[3] According to The Times Higher Education Supplement . Silver Academic Underwriters: Carnegie Mellon The Information Networking Institute, New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , Northwestern University, California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. , and UC Berkeley. Bronze Academic Underwriters: Calit2 and Jacobs School of Engineering, Penn Engineering, Indiana University, Tufts, University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. , University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas , UCSC Baskin Engineering, UCSD, and University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (also referred to as UW, UWaterloo, or Waterloo) is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957. . Affiliate Academic Underwriters: Arizona State University, Cornell University, Pace University, Purdue University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Arizona, University of Delaware, www.STARSAlliance.org, and The College of Computing and Informatics at UNC Charlotte. About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI): In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, the Anita Borg Institute provides resources and programs for industry, academia, and government to help them recruit, retain, and develop women leaders in high tech fields resulting in higher levels of technology innovation. ABI programs serve high-tech women by creating a community and providing tools to develop their careers. ABI is a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 charitable organization. ABI Partners include: Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Google, IBM, Intel, Cisco, Juniper Networks, Career Action Center, National Science Foundation, Symantec, NetApp, and Capgemini. www.anitaborg.org. Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a program of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) and is co-presented by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). www.gracehopper.org |
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