ThoughtWorks Continues Support of Corporate Diversity at Grace Hopper Conference.CHICAGO -- ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy, announced today that it will be attending and participating in the 2007 Grace Hopper (person) Grace Hopper - US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. 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. , October 17-20, in Orlando, Florida The city of Orlando is a major city in central Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. According to the 2000 census, the city population was 185,951. A 2006 U.S. . The Grace Hopper Celebration provides a forum to inspire, educate, encourage and create awareness of opportunities for women in the field of computing. ThoughtWorks is a Silver Sponsor of the event, which it has supported since 2004. This year's theme, I Invent the Future, focuses on the impact women have on the computing and technology fields. ThoughtWorks' chief technology officer, Dr. Rebecca Parsons, will be featured on a panel discussing topics such as what makes for great technical leadership, how to prepare for becoming a CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , and why so few women become CTOs and technical leaders. This esteemed panel also includes fellow CTOs Justin Rattner Justin Rattner is an Intel Senior Fellow and director of Intel's Corporate Technology Group. He also serves as the corporation's chief technology officer (CTO). He is responsible for leading Intel's microprocessor, communications and systems technology labs and Intel Research. (Intel) and Mark Bregman (Symantec). ThoughtWorks' commitment to diversity is shown through its varied workforce, as well as through supporting such worthy events as the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. "This is the leading conference for women in the field of computer science, and I'm very glad ThoughtWorks is a part of it," said Matt Simons, chief people officer of ThoughtWorks. "Our goal of revolutionizing IT starts with hiring the best knowledge workers in the world, and by attending this event, we get to meet great candidates while supporting diversity." ThoughtWorks, exhibiting in booth 20, will feature an interactive game that teaches visitors about Agile software development Methodologies for designing software that have proven to be more effective in dealing with business realities such as changing requirements during development. It promotes industry best practices that emphasize teamwork, customer involvement and the frequent creation of small, working , and will also hold a drawing for an iPod Nano A flash-based digital music player from Apple, introduced in 2005. Like larger iPod models, the nano has a color screen. Although the nano name suggests ultra-small "nanotechnology," the iPod shuffle is actually smaller. See iPod. . About ThoughtWorks ThoughtWorks, Inc. (www.thoughtworks.com) is a global IT consultancy providing systems development, consulting, and transformation services to Global 1000 companies. The company's pioneering approach, which includes industry-acclaimed Agile and Lean best practices, helps CIOs maximize investment performance across a portfolio of complex, business critical applications, while reducing time and risk. ThoughtWorks' 900 professionals serve clients from offices in six countries including Australia, Canada, China, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
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