An Effective Alternative to the Grace Hopper Celebration

Townsend, Gloria Childress; Sloan, Kay

doi:10.1145/2676723.2677233

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“…Many colleges and universities cover the registration fee for their students so the students can attend at no cost. A study comparing outcomes from the 10 ACM Celebrations held in 2011/2012 with those of GHC 2011 support that the regional celebrations offer an effective alternative to GHC [28]. Student responses on post surveys to the same questions from the different events were compared.…”

Section: Acm Celebrationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Panel Discussion on Regional Programs to Increase Participation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing: Experiences, Partnerships, and Lessons Learned

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Doyle

Ott

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings

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Her research centers on formal methods in software engineering. An ACM Distinguished Scientist, Laura has served on numerous editorial boards, program committees, funding panels, and advisory committees-most recently, as Vice Chair of ACM SIGSOFT and General Chair of the 38th International Conference on Software Engineering. Laura was a founding adviser of MSU Women in Computing; a founding organizer of the Michigan Affiliate NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Award; and a founding organizer of the Michigan Celebrations of Women in Computing and General Chair of the first one. Laura co-led TechKobwa, a technology camp for secondary-school teachers and female students in Rwanda, for three summers.

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Section: Acm Celebrationsmentioning

confidence: 99%