{"639695":{"#nid":"639695","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Record Number of Students Attend Largest Women in Technology Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Computing is sending more than 100 students to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ghc.anitab.org\/\u0022\u003EGrace Hopper Celebration (GHC)\u003C\/a\u003E from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. \u0026nbsp;Many are attending the annual conference for the first time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough all virtual this year, it\u0026rsquo;s still one of largest gatherings of women in computing with more than 30,000 people from 115 countries representing academia and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to scholarships from the College, 63 undergraduate students, 32 master\u0026rsquo;s students, six Online Master\u0026rsquo;s of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) students, and 12 Ph.D. students are able to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThey have the opportunity to watch more than 200 panels and keynotes. Some highlights from Georgia Tech include a fireside chat with \u003Cstrong\u003EJoy Buolamwini\u003C\/strong\u003E, an alumna and founder of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ajl.org\/\u0022\u003EAlgorithmic Justice League\u003C\/a\u003E, on \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/84f26b13-25ef-458c-9d38-38432d71be09\/websitePage:645d57e4-75eb-4769-b2c0-f201a0bfc6ce\u0022\u003EDecoding Bias\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E on Oct. 3.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/constellations.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EConstellations Center for Equity in Computing\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rsquo;s Director of Educational Innovation and Leadership \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/lien-diaz-0\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELien Diaz\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E joins the panel \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/web.cvent.com\/event\/84f26b13-25ef-458c-9d38-38432d71be09\/websitePage:645d57e4-75eb-4769-b2c0-f201a0bfc6ce\u0022\u003ESeeing Beyond Yourself: Effective Allyship, Advocacy, and Activism for Women in Computing\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E on Sept. 29.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am particularly interested in the wide array of topics that GHC speakers will be addressing from tech careers to applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence,\u0026rdquo; said OMSCS student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelleadea\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichelle Adea\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference is just as much about networking as learning. As a silver-level sponsor, the College will connect with prospective students.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome students are excited to meet other women in computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I\u0026rsquo;m looking forward to engaging with other like-minded women in different career positions and levels of education and making connections,\u0026rdquo; said undergraduate \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rashmi-athavale\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERashmi Athavale\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The College of Computing is sending more than 100 students to the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2020-09-29 15:57:56","changed_gmt":"2020-09-29 16:08:34","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"639696":{"id":"639696","type":"image","title":"GHC 2019","body":null,"created":"1601395682","gmt_created":"2020-09-29 16:08:02","changed":"1601395682","gmt_changed":"2020-09-29 16:08:02","alt":"GHC panel","file":{"fid":"243201","name":"IMG_1755 copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_1755%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_1755%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":365938,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_1755%20copy.jpg?itok=pX96JIjw"}}},"media_ids":["639696"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50877","name":"School of Computational Science and Engineering"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone, Communications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}