Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing is an annual event bringing together thousands of technical women in computing and at different stages of their career. Attendees include women in the industry, professors, researchers, recruiters, undergraduates in Computer Science or considering CS as a major, graduate students choosing their research topic, recent graduates looking for a job. It is a diverse, exciting, inspiring, and nurturing environment of two thousand women, all of whom are smart, brilliant, beautiful, and unique in their own right

This is my fifth time at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing, the first time when I am not a speaker or on a panel. It feels a little different this time but I intend to attend the sessions without any stress of preparing for my own session. I first heard about Grace Hopper Celebration from colleagues when I was with Sun Microsystems. I attended my first event in San Diego and have attended them ever since. I learn a lot from the sessions, technical and non-technical. I make new contacts and renew older contacts/friendship. The keynote sessions are special and very inspiring! I look forward to hearing Sandy Sandberg and attending the Senior Women’s Summit this time.