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Registration Now Open
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference 2006
Early Bird Registration Rates end August 9, 2006
REGISTER TODAY

Registration is now open for 6th Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) of 
Women in Computing Conference: October 4-7, 2006 in San Diego, 
California. The Grace Hopper Celebration is the leading conference 
for women in the field of computer science and provides a forum to 
inspire, educate, encourage and create awareness of opportunities 
for women in the field of computing and to celebrate the 
considerable achievement of women in the field. This year's theme, 
Making Waves, emphasizes the expanding circles of influence and 
impact women have on the computing and technology fields.
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Register by August 9th to receive the early registration rates. To 
register for the conference or for more information see 
www.gracehopper.org.
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GHC 2006 Preliminary Program:
The GHC Preliminary Program has been posted. The conference 
includes plenary sessions, technical papers, panels, poster 
sessions and workshops by successful researchers and professionals 
in the area of computer science.
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GHC 2006 Keynotes:
* Shirley M. Tilghman - President, Princeton University
* Sally K. Ride - Former NASA Astronaut, President and CEO Sally 
Ride Science, Professor of Physics at UCSD
* Helen Greiner - Co-founder and chairman of the board, iRobot 
Corporation
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GHC 2006 Invited Technical Speakers:
* Marissa Mayer - Director, Consumer Web Products, Google
* Radia Perlman - Senior Distinguished Engineer, Sun
* Deborah Johnson - Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics & Department 
Chair Department of Science, Technology and Society (formerly TCC), 
University of Virginia
* Justine Cassell - Associate Professor of Media Arts & Sciences, 
Northwestern University
* Trish Millines Dziko - Director, Technology Access Foundation
* Yuanyuan Zhou - Assistant professor, Department of Computer 
Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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2006 Grace Hopper Celebration Sponsors, Scholarship Underwriters, & 
Affiliates
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Pre-conference events:
Feedback And Dynamics In Nature Workshop: Explores quantitative 
methods for investigating the role of feedback and dynamics in a 
variety of biological,ecological, geological, and physical systems. 
Sponsored By: California Institute of Technology - Princeton 
University - University of California, Santa Barbara
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TechLeaders Workshop: Promotes and enhances leadership skills for 
technical women at all levels. Brings together powerful women 
exercising major influence on technology from industry, government 
and academia. Provides a venue where women leaders meet to share 
ideas, tactics, and strategies and expand and deepen relationships 
with peers in the technical community.
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Additional Events:
Awards Banquet: Announces the award recipients of the prestigious 
Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership & Anita Borg Social 
Impact Award, along with awards and honors in other areas; Thursday 
evening, October 5th at the Grace Hopper Celebration. Don't miss 
the legendary Grace Hopper Celebration Disco immediately following 
the Banquet.
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Join the Grace Hopper Celebration Community:
Planning to attend GHC06? Add yourself to the map! Track who's 
attending, and where they're coming from.
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About the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing:
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a program of 
the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and is co-
presented by The Anita Borg Institute(www.anitaborg.org) and the 
Association of Computing Machinery - ACM (www.acm.org).
Inspired by the legacy of Admiral Grace Murray Hopper the 
Conference is designed to bring the research and career interests 
of women in computing to the forefront. It is largest gathering of 
Women in Computing in the World and includes leading women from 
industry and government, professors and researchers, graduate and 
undergraduate students. The conference includes plenary sessions, 
technical papers, panels, poster sessions and workshops by 
successful researchers and professionals in the area of computer 
science. Anticipated attendance: 1200+


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